Going green in the IT world
Perhaps as controversial as any topic can get. Today I'm talking about going 'green' with reference to the difficulty (or not) this idea presents within the IT industry. 'Green' has become a bit of a buzz word since issues of climate change became widely publicly addressed during Thatcher's stint in... Read on »
Bing Travel knocked out in Seattle data center fire
A fire in Seattle has severed the power supply to a group of servers, which included Microsoft's Bing Travel section, according to a report by Tech Flash. Not only was that part of Bing knocked out, but also Authorize.net and various other sites, as a transformer was blown at the... Read on »
IE's market share falls below 60%, Firefox surpasses 30%
With Firefox 3.5 being recently released, and hitting five million downloads in 24 hours, Firefox appears to be gaining more market share, and Internet Explorer's market share is slipping according to Favbrowser, and a graph by statcounter shown below. Internet Explorer fell from 62.09% to 59.49%, while Firefox rose from... Read on »
Microsoft patents: Linux to become VFAT-free?
In light of the recent Microsoft-TomTom VFAT lawsuit and its subsequent settlement, Linux users have been wondering what Microsoft's intentions with regard... Read on »
Confirmed: Windows 7 set to RTM on July 13
Earlier today the guys over at GeekSmack.net "confirmed" that Windows 7 was set to RTM (release to manufacturing) on July 13, which... Read on »
June 19 was AT&T's "iLaunch Day 2009", best ever sales
When the iPhone 3GS was announced, analysts expected pretty good sales - nothing too extreme or mind blowing, but not poor either. Apparently they were wrong. The website Mac Daily News has been tipped off with an internal AT&T company memo, explaining that the 3GS launch was the best sales... Read on »
Neowin's top 5 gadgets for summer
UK readers of Neowin.net will have noticed that we seem to be at the end of a heatwave, but there is no guarantee it will stop there. I spent today on the beach and though readers may be elsewhere with the sunny weather still to come, do pay attention! Summer... Read on »
Microsoft pulls 'sickening' Internet Explorer 8 ads
Last week, Microsoft released some ads for Internet Explorer 8 that were intended to provide a "tongue-in-cheek look" at some of the new features of the browser. Unfortunately for them, there were those that weren't quite so happy watching a woman vomit, and as the Wall Street Journal reports, they've... Read on »
Family Pack deal coming to Windows 7 Home Premium
The pre-ordering deal for Windows 7 has been going on for a little while now, but there was still a few whispers flying around that there would be a family pack type deal coming for the upcoming operating system. This is all but confirmed now, as Kristan Kenney's Digital Life... Read on »
Flickr adds Twitter integration
Flickr has launched Twitter integration. The Flickr Blog reports that Twitter functionality has been added to the photo management tool. You can upload photos to both Flickr and Twitter, or use the functionality to tweet about an already existing photograph. The system will automatically shorten the url using a "flic.kr"... Read on »
Serious SMS vulnerability discovered for the iPhone
Apple is hard at work to patch a serious vulnerability that could allow a hacker to perform malicious acts unknowingly on the iPhone platform. The attack, which hasn't been described in detail, works when the attacker sends the victim an SMS that could cause the phone to run malicious code... Read on »
Apple warns of summer overheating for iPhone 3G & 3GS owners
Apple has issued a warning to iPhone customers regarding iPhone 3G and 3GS devices overheating. Sporadic reports have hit internet blogs and gadget sites this week regarding overheating issues with new iPhone 3GS models. Reports from The Telegraph suggest that dozens of users have reported overheating issues. According to some... Read on »
Apple potentially dropping NVIDIA chips after disagreements
Last week, a website named Semi Accurate reported that heated words were exchanged between the computer maker Apple and graphics chip producer NVIDIA, regarding their current agreement. It seems that NVIDIA was being "arrogant", according to Stuff.tv, and they may have been sent packing for the next three or four... Read on »
11 awesome applications you've never heard of
The average PC user has a dozen or so applications which they completely swear by – and rightfully so. What gets the job done is what matters the most. There is, however, a treasure-trove of pint-sized utilities and fully blown applications just waiting to be discovered. We've scoured the Web... Read on »
Psystar recovering from bankruptcy, still making products
Just when we thought it was nearly over, Psystar has thrown us all a curve-ball and returned from the dead, emerging from the bankruptcy they filed for. The news, which was reported by The Unofficial Apple Weblog, came in the form of a newsletter to Psystar's previous customers. In the... Read on »
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