Why Vista Will Not Be The Last OS Microsoft Makes
A site boasting to offer irreverent Apple news boasted some frankly irrelevant news yesterday. An opinion piece titled " Will Vista Be the Last Operating System Microsoft Produces?" suggested that after Vista, that's it in the OS game for Microsoft. We urge you to read it. The article argues that... Read on »
HP Announces Not-So-Very Bulletproof Servers
From the company that brought you the HP iPod, now witness the invincible server. HP is showing off the features on their 'StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array', which claims to offer resilient service - whatever happens. To demonstrate invincibility, HP decided to ponder realistic scenarios for data centers ( Note -... Read on »
Portal Player Crashes After Apple Announcement
Chip maker Portal Player saw it's shares almost halve in value last night. The brutal price drop was caused by Apple's announcement that they would not be using their chips for future versions of the iPod. Currently, Portal Player makes 90% of its revenue from Apple and the iPod; its... Read on »
Gates To Host China President; Meal Plan Released
I know what you're thinking. We're thinking it to. But we've got nothing else to write about. Microsoft, via Todd Bishop's... Read on »
Firefox Update Contains 21 Security Fixes
Late last week, the Mozilla foundation rolled out an update for Firefox, a web browser (see here). Whilst they somewhat coyly alluded... Read on »
Firefox Flicks Closes
Firefox, the open source web browser, has recently closed an online video competition designed to promote the product. The competition, worth $5000 to the winner, involves creating a short video showing off the benefits of Firefox over other browsers. The Mozilla team is believed to be interested in using some... Read on »
Disney To Offer Lost And More For Free Online
Disney will soon offer shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives for free online, the AP reports. The shows will be available the morning after they air, and will be hosted in a format allowing users to go back and watch an entire series through. Disney claim to be using clever... Read on »
The Disaster That Was The .EU Land Rush
The ever insightful owner of Godaddy, Bob Parsons, has summed up excellently the events of the past week or so in the normally peaceful world of domain names. As many readers will be aware, a new domain .eu was launched by the European Union, allowing 'normal' people to register names.... Read on »
Office File Formats Announced
Microsoft have announced the file formats for Office 2007, the next version of Microsoft Office which is due to be released in early 2007. The most notable change is the obvious visual change in file names. No longer based around 3 characters (e.g. .doc), they are now 4 letters long.... Read on »
Apple Becomes Windows PC Platform, Launches Boot Camp
It doesn't get much more clever. You've flogged consumers an expensive Intel PC, with OS X, and then let them pay for the privilege of running Windows XP on it. Welcome to 21st century Apple, and say hello to their latest software offering called Boot Camp. “ Apple has no... Read on »
How The Richest Man In The World Works
Bill Gates, head honcho at Microsoft, has written an article for Fortune magazine revealing a number of insights on how he manages his day. Gates, unsurprisingly, makes good use of his company's technology, and prides himself on being virtually paper free. We say virtually - he's still got a whiteboard... Read on »
Forget PGP, Get Enigma
An apparently genuine enigma machine from World War II is being auctioned on eBay, ending today. The one of a kind unit is currently priced at 40,000 euros, or about $48,000. The seller claims the unit was handed down from a grand-father, presuming serving in the German army. The enigma... Read on »
Microsoftie Heads Off To Space
One of the key developers of Microsoft Word, Charles Simonyi, is said to be planning a trip to space next year. Reuters reports that if Simonyi goes ahead with the plans, he would be the fifth space tourist. The Russian space agency Roskosmos announced that it has signed a contract... Read on »
NY Times Does Redesign
Following in Neowin's very recent footsteps, one of America's biggest newspapers, The New York Times, has updated its online service. The main features include a re-design of the layout. With a nod to progresses in technology, the site is reworked for users with bigger monitors. The layout also provides better... Read on »
BBC Goes A Bit More Global
The BBC have announced plans to offer a separate website for international viewers. Based around BBC.com, the new website will feature adverts to help support the venture, and could become a portal for Video on Demand (VOD) in the future. The corporation wants to capture interest in popular UK content... Read on »
Apple Update Allows Parents To Limit Volume On iPods
After a number of lawsuits world wide, Apple have decided to do something about the potential hearing damage problem associated with iPods. As of now, via a free firmware update, users can set an upper volume limit for music / video playback. Apple have also added a 'lock' feature, so... Read on »
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