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Friday 27 November 2020
Joe Schmidt was visibly disappointed with the surface at Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium.
Microsoft edges closer to the ideal hybrid device and it may have cracked it.
And the new addition to the Surface range, which Microsoft called its first laptop, came with a twist.
Think of the Surface 3 as a jack of all trades, but a master of none.
Could it be third time lucky with the Surface 3, which runs the full version of Windows.
The company created the replica tablet computers as part of a promotion happening in Australia.
Microsoft decided not to announce the 8-inch Surface mini because it felt it wasn’t different enough from rival products and wouldn’t be successful.
The 12-inch tablet weighs 800g and will be released in Ireland at the end of August.
Ulster supporters, it might be best not to take a souvenir back from Edinburgh tonight.
Tablets have grown in popularity since the iPad first appeared in 2010, but which one is right for you?
The tech giant is updating its much-criticised Windows 8 software next month, here’s a few things we’re hoping to see.
The Oireachtas cancelled a tender looking for 300 tablet computers – saying a better deal can be reached through other means.
There are already tablet computers available for TDs to use in the Dáil – but they’ve only been used 25 times since the election.
The devices will allow TDs and Senators to carry out their work more efficiently and will cut the cost of printing texts of bills and other documentation, Leinster House authorities say.
The tech giant’s new device has a few innovations. See it in action here…
Nine things to know this morning…
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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