Neowin HP Giveaway, enter now!
The HP Magic Giveaway has begun on Neowin today. The HP Magic Giveaway, is a competition that enables 50 top blogs to run their own contests to give away 50 prize packages whose value exceeds $6000. Microsoft and HP have decided, Neowin is one of the top blogs, and we... Read on »
New EU plans to "tackle hi-tech crime"
The BBC reports that a new five year action plan has been made to help European police forces tackle cyber crime. The plan should help police forces across Europe track down and prosecute criminals; the plan is focused mainly on reducing child pornography, and bringing down spam, viruses, and other... Read on »
Danish software firm goes bankrupt, CEO wanted by Interpol
One of Denmark's largest software firms, IT Factory, has declared bankruptcy after papers were discovered that indicated its CEO, Stein Bagger, had secretly defrauded the company and embezzled an amount equal to nearly $85 million USD. Bagger is now wanted by Interpol after he has disappeared while on a trip... Read on »
Xbox 360 claims historic Black Friday sales
Microsoft certainly is one company not feeling the economic downturn at the moment. During the biggest shopping weekend of the year, they... Read on »
Amazon, meet Abe
Amazon.com, Inc today announced that it has completed it's aquisition of AbeBooks. AbeBooks, for those that have never heard of it, is... Read on »
The Simpsons mocks (m)Apple
Engadget reports that last night The Simpsons mocked Apple for a full 6 minutes. The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, has a long history of using several well known celebrities including 50 cent, Ricky Gervais and even the former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Last night Groening mocked Apple's cult following... Read on »
Microsoft-Yahoo deal is "total fiction"
A report by Reuters has suggested that earlier reports of a $20 billion deal between Microsoft and Yahoo are false and that the only possibility is an acquisition of the search division of Yahoo. We reported earlier that the deal between Microsoft and Yahoo would include the creation of a... Read on »
Happy Birthday mouse
The original mouse invention which is now in use on every office and home PC turns 40 next week. Looking like something that could take your fingers clean off, the wooden block with a single red button on top was unveiled to the world 40 years ago. Douglas Engelbart invented... Read on »
Microsoft and Yahoo working on $20 billion deal
Microsoft is once again in talks with Yahoo to acquire its search business for $20 billion according to reports from The Times. The deal comes after two previously failed Microsoft attempts to take over all of Yahoo. Also, Microsoft would support a Yahoo management team with $5 billion. This would... Read on »
Black Friday brings down online retailers
Amazon, like many other online retailers were brought down yesterday from eager users trying to get their hands on some limited offers from the sites. Sears.com, Saksfifthavenue.com, lowes.com, victoriassecret.com, amazon.com and many others were overwhelmed with internet traffic from users that the sites experienced down time due to too many... Read on »
Chinese Internet giant hit with scandal
Baidu, China's largest search giant has been accused by the state run media that it is allowing unlicensed medical providers to buy high search rankings. Baidu dominates the Chinese market with about 60% of the market; as a result of the information Baidu's stock tumbled on the Nasdaq. Robin Li,... Read on »
Flexible Smartphone Screens
Smartphones are great multi-functional devices able to replace the functions of cameras, torches, navigation units, media players, organisers and voice recorders. The only device they have trouble replacing is the personal computer. Why? The screen is too small! Luckily, flexible smartphone screens are coming. It was just last year that... Read on »
Facebook used to track 'dine-and-dashers'
An owner of an Australian restaurant was left in the possession of a hefty bill after five young diners fled the restaurant after their meals. Owner Peter Leary from the restaurant 'Seagrass' which lies on Melbourne's southbank reports that the diners ordered oysters, trout and expensive wines and then proceeded... Read on »
Neowin HP giveaway begins 30th November
Update: Our contest is now live, click here to enter! The HP Magic Giveaway has begun on several sites today. For a full list checkout the Google calendar at the bottom of this post. The HP Magic Giveaway, is a competition that enables 50 top blogs to run their own... Read on »
Shift Linux to become based on Arch Linux
As part of our new direction, I am proud to announce that Shift Linux will be moving away from Ubuntu, and instead switching over to Arch Linux. There are many reasons for this, including a more customizable distribution for us as developers to work with, and a faster and more... Read on »
Baby purchased on Internet being held by authorities
Reuters reports that a Belgian boy was purchased over the Internet by a couple in Ghent. Reports indicate that the potential parents paid between $6421.90 and $12843.81 USD for the child. The couple denies paying for the actual child, stating that any costs they paid were merely pregnancy costs that... Read on »
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