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Xbox Kinect's voice recognition to be US/UK/Japan-only at launch

microsoft By Brody McKee, 3 hours ago 15 Comments

Many of those dreaming of a voice-controlled entertainment system in their living room will have to wait a little longer, as Microsoft confirms that only North America (with no French), the UK and Japan will have Xbox Kinect’s touted voice recognition enabled at launch. According to Engadget, Germany, Italy, France,... Read More »

TechSpot: Asrock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review

hardware By Julio Franco, 4 hours ago 6 Comments

Since the arrival of Intel's P55 chipset and the LGA1156 platform almost a year ago, over a dozen different motherboards based on that product line have passed through our testing lab. Some of the best offerings we've come across include the well equipped MSI P55-GD65, Asrock's value priced P55 Extreme,... Read More »

Review: WorldCard Mobile for iPhone

review By Andrew Lyle, 6 hours ago 9 Comments

If you've ever been stuck in a situation where your business contact doesn't have a spare business card on them, or you want to quickly add a new contact into your phone, than you might just be looking for WorldCard Mobile. The iPhone application works with just about any type of... Read More »

Twitter releases official iPad app

twitter By Simon Andrews, 10 hours ago 5 Comments

Twitter has announced, via their blog, that their official Twitter application for Apple's iPad has been approved, and should now appear on the App Store worldwide. The app features several new features when compared with its iPhone counterpart, including panes, better media support, and enhanced gestures. Overall, the app has... Read More »

Ping! iTunes goes social, Neowin goes mouse on

apple By Simon Andrews, 11 hours ago 56 Comments

Just hours ago, Apple announced their new "Ping" social network, along with the latest update to iTunes. The software update has gone live, and Neowin has given the new social network a quick testing. While the service is still in its infancy, and therefore doesn’t have a whole lot to... Read More »

Sony Music Unlimited: cloud-based music service

sony By Alan Cone, 14 hours ago 7 Comments

On Monday, Sony announced a new cloud-based music service that will enable many of the company's products, as well as Windows PCs, to be to stream music from an online library. This will be a service that will sync a collection of tracks to all of your devices which are... Read More »

Microsoft goes all double rainbow with Windows Live Photo Gallery

microsoft By Tom Warren, 16 hours ago 37 Comments - Hot!

Microsoft has gone all double rainbow today in Redmond. The software giant has pumped out a promo video for its Windows Live Photo Gallery application. The twist you ask? It features Paul “Bear” Vasquez, famous for his excited reaction to a double rainbow. The Microsoft workers invited bear to Seattle in... Read More »

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturing

microsoft By Tom Warren, 19 hours ago 65 Comments - Hot!

Microsoft has officially finished Windows Phone 7 today. The software giant has officially released Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing (RTM). The final build and code has been shipped to Microsoft's hardware and carrier partners to allow them to integrate their own software and services before devices ship later this year. Paul... Read More »

Windows 7 Family Pack returns October 3

microsoft By Andrew Lyle, 20 hours ago 20 Comments

Microsoft announced today on their Windows Team Blog that the Windows 7 Family Pack will be making a return to the market, just in time for the one-year anniversary of Windows 7's retail debut. Windows 7 Family Pack will allow consumers to upgrade any three computers in their house-hold to Windows... Read More »

Introducing the all new Apple TV

apple By Andrew Lyle, 21 hours ago 117 Comments - Hot!

Apple announced today during their keynote the all new Apple TV. Although it was released back in September 2006, the new Apple TV will have many improvements over it's previous version. The new, smaller, Apple TV is less than 1/4 the original size of Apple TV comes loaded with a... Read More »

iTunes 10 available today; new social network Ping

apple By Alan Cone, 21 hours ago 157 Comments - Hot!

iTunes 10 is available later today, sporting several new features that change how you browse and discover content. This update also comes with a brand new icon, as Apple felt that the CD was outdated and that we as a whole are moving to digital downloads. Apple has looked more... Read More »

Apple announces new iPod touch, nano and shuffle

apple By Andrew Lyle, 21 hours ago 89 Comments - Hot!

Apple hosted their first web stream today in years, and introduced a variety of new products and software updates. Apple showed off their entire line up of refreshed iPod products, including the iPod touch and iPod Nano. First on Apple's release list is the iPod touch 4th generation. The new iPod... Read More »

Apple iOS 4.1 release next week, 4.2 for iPad in November

apple By Andrew Lyle, 22 hours ago 39 Comments - Hot!

Apple announced today during their live stream broadcast about the upcoming iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new improvements include fixes for a lot of security issues, bugs and adds a lot of additional features. iOS 4.1 will include GameCenter, which allows you and your friends to play... Read More »

Internet Explorer 8 market share on the rise

microsoft By Brandon Boyce, 23 hours ago 43 Comments

The Windows Team Blog points us to a report browser usage showing that Internet Explorer 8 usage is on the rise throughout the world. With all versions of Internet Explorer accounted for, Microsoft's share of users actually dropped from last month by .34% but usage of Internet Explorer 8 climbed 1.17%... Read More »

Microsoft officially announces the Arc Touch Mouse, due in December

microsoft By Tom Warren, 01 September 2010 - 16:17 29 Comments

Microsoft has officially unveiled its latest mouse, the Arc Touch. Details of the Arc Touch Mouse began surfacing in early July as several European retailers began publishing listings for a "Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse". Company officials registered arctouchmouse.com on Tuesday March 30 this year. Neowin exclusively revealed in August that the... Read More »

Apple to live stream media event today

apple By Tom Warren, 01 September 2010 - 10:47 65 Comments - Hot!

Apple said on Tuesday that it plans to live stream its September 1 media event today. The live stream marks the first time for years that the company has provided a video stream of their latest product announcements. Apple will broadcast today's event online using Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming, which is... Read More »