Nintendo makes Wii web browser free, again
If you want to browse the web on your Wii, but didn't want to fork over some cash to do so (and did not get the application when it was free in 2007), you can now start up your Wii and get surfing. The Wii Internet Channel, a web browser... Read on »
Apple, Google, AT&T respond to FCC
Late last month the FCC sent a series of questions to Google, Apple and AT&T over the supposed denial of the Google Voice application from the iTunes App Store. Now a little less than a month later we are getting some answers. Interestingly, Apple is saying that contrary to popular... Read on »
Neowin Review: Madden NFL 10
First and 10: Overview Since 1989, Madden has been a staple of video gaming for one reason or another, even more so when it gained exclusive rights to the NFL and NFL Player's Association. Since it is, essentially the only football game available to the console and PC gamer, the... Read on »
Next World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm announced
After several weeks of rumors, the new World of Warcraft expansion, titled Cataclysm has been announced at this year's Blizzcon. At the... Read on »
Apple's Jobs sought no-poaching deal with Palm
Two weeks ago we reported that Apple and Google were being investigated for suspicion of anti-competitive hiring practices. The belief is that,... Read on »
Microsoft suggests higher pricing for Windows Mobile apps
Microsoft has an important message for Windows Mobile developers: don't worry about hitting the 99 cent price point. This message comes out of a series of developer camps in Redmond where Microsoft is stressing that developers price premium applications based on value, instead of the common standard of the iTunes... Read on »
Online glitch may point to early Snow Leopard launch
Yesterday, several news sites reported that Mac OS X 10.6 was listed for a short while as shipping within 24 hours on the Apple Store online. This glitch follows reports from several Apple rumor sites that Snow Leopard is due to launch as early as this month. Apple has still... Read on »
Gmail overtakes AOL, becomes third largest email provider
According to ComScore, a marketing research company, Gmail is now the third largest email provider in the United States. InformationWeek broke down the numbers, revealing last year Gmail grew a remarkable 46 percent, from 25.3 million to 36.9 million users. Gmail is now on pace to overtake Windows Live Hotmail,... Read on »
Internet Explorer comes out on top against Phishing
NSS Labs, an independent security research group, found that Internet Explorer 8 was the best browser tested at thwarting phishing attempts. Firefox was statistically tied with IE for first with Opera and Chrome bringing up the rear. Safari was the real loser of the group with only 2% of phishing... Read on »
Apple planning keynote on September 7th; tablet a no show?
Several rumor sites are now reporting that Apple will be holding its now annual media event on September 7th. The event has been used in the past to launch devices like the iPod nano in 2005 and the iPod touch in 2007. Apple has not confirmed the event so it... Read on »
Mac OS X Snow Leopard reaches Golden Master
According to several sources in contact with MacRumors.com, Mac OS X 10.6 Build 10A432 has been designated as the Golden Master. This build is the final release out of the development team and will likely be the final shipping version. Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, represents a series... Read on »
Rumor roundup: Dell to launch first smartphone in China?
Late last week TechCrunch reported that Dell was working on and was extremely close to releasing a smartphone in China. Now word is leaking from a source in China, 163.com, that the device is expected to launch this week. This would mark Dell's first venture into the smartphone market and... Read on »
Mozilla delivers first alpha of Firefox 3.6
Mozilla announced on Friday the availability of Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1. This alpha comes just two months after the release of Firefox 3.5 and is the first of several developer previews. Codenamed Namoroka, after a national park in Madagascar, Firefox 3.6 is expected to be finalized and released later this... Read on »
Report: Apple and Google agree not to steal workers
According to sources speaking with TechCrunch, Apple and Google agreed not to "cold hire" each other's employees. The agreement was apparently in place during Eric Schmidt's recent tenure on the Apple board of directors but may or may not still be enforced by the two companies. The report also states... Read on »
Obama Administration funds effort to build better batteries
Wednesday, President Barack Obama outlined a plan for the United States government to fund 48 different battery related projects. The government is mostly looking for more energy efficient batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. The total project includes an estimated $2.4 billion dollars in allocated stimulus grants to help create... Read on »
Hitachi GST announces first 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Its fun to think that ten years ago the biggest hard drive available was 73 gigabytes. However with the constant and near unstoppable push to solid state drives, hard disk manufacturers must continue to press on. Fast forward to today and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies becomes just the first vendor... Read on »
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