Does Windows 7 return customization to the forefront?
For years it seemed like every new application and operating system was touting its "skinning" capabilities. Then, abruptly, this trend stopped with the release of Windows Vista as developers began to return to providing a more consistent experience for PC users. To new visitors of Neowin, having a front page... Read on »
10 Ways Vista is more annoying with Windows 7 available
We all know Windows Vista got a bit of a bum rap. Its biggest sin was that it shipped earlier than it should and its reputation has never recovered. However, with Windows 7 now out, those of us who have to switch between PCs now find ourselves discovering completely new... Read on »
Brad's PAX 2009
Greetings. I just got back from the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo. It was great meeting some Neowiners there this year. For those of you who couldn't go, this quickie photo album should help you see what you missed. PAX is in Seattle. And this year, it sold out pretty quickly.... Read on »
Live from GDC: Day 1
Day 1 of GDC is about the summits. The show floor isn't open yet. I mostly spent the day meeting with other... Read on »
Top 10 best selling PC games of 2008
IGN has released the 10 best selling PC games of 2008. They were: Spore (Electronic Arts) Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom)... Read on »
GUI Championship voting: Animated wallpaper
The semi-annual GUI design contest, GUI Championships has begun user voting on the best entries for animated wallpapers. Animated wallpapers are quite a challenge to design properly. A good one should use little CPU, not be distracting, and still look as good as a static wallpaper. This year's entries come... Read on »
Intel Core i7 hits the streets on Monday
This Monday Intel is scheduled to release its next generation processor, the Intel Core i7. While we have long since moved away from names like Pentium 4 and such it seems, there seems to be a great deal of excitement for Intel's new chip. Early benchmarks show a pretty significant... Read on »
Windows 7 hits milestone 3
Mary-Jo Foley's blog reports some of the new things in Microsoft's internally released Windows 7 milestone. The successor to Windows Vista is only about a year away and scheduled to go into beta next month. The ribbon UI from Office 2007 seems to have migrated into some of the Windows... Read on »
Neowin: The Next Generation
Neowin Editor-In-Chief Steve Parker (Neobond) has put a call out to features users would like to see on Neowin.net coming up. Neowin is in the process of going through its next major development iteration and is looking for your input as to what features the site needs. New featuers include... Read on »
Global warming : Whose tech should we believe in?
The Register has an explosive in-depth look at global warming using NASAs own numbers. The conclusion is that depending on which publicly available readings one uses, you could predict either catastrophic global warming or alarming global cooling. "Which view is correct? Temperature data should be simple enough to record and... Read on »
Windows UX Taskforce
Long Zheng over at IStartedSomething has begun a taskforce to document the most significant failings of the Windows Vista user experience. Everything from the ancient fonts dialog to the IE download animation are being documented. Users are encouraged to submit new ones or help promot existing ones using a Digg-like... Read on »
USB 3.0 battle heats up
nVidia and AMD are looking to wrest control from Intel over the specification for USB 3.0. USB 3.0 is the next-generation high-speed connection standard due out next year that is expected to offer 10 times the speed of USB 2.0. At issue is that Intel is allegedly not giving the... Read on »
Windows Live Messenger and Youtube
As originally reported on the Neowin forums, Windows Live Messenger blocks sending YouTube links to other Windows IM users. Speculation has grown throughout the web as to why this is. Monopolistic practices on Microsoft's part, or something else? Today I discussed the issue with Rafael Rivera (maker of the Vista... Read on »
February retail sales charts
NPD has released the top 10 best selling PC games for February. Here are the results: February 2008 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) Sins Of A Solar Empire (Stardock) World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Blizzard) The Sims 2 Free Time Expansion Pack (EA) World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade... Read on »
The State of Skinning
Tweaking and customizing Windows is a major element of what people do with their PC. Neowin.net's own sidebar has an entire section dedicated to Customization websites. There are about 50,000 posts on Neowin just about Windows customization. As we do each year, we take a look at the state of... Read on »
Top Games of 2007
With 2007 over, the best of the year lists are flying. What about games? GameRankings.com compiles their lists based on the average review scores of major game publications. You can check out the top 10 PC games of 2007 in the article below. View: Best Games of 2007... Read on »
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