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Details surrounding the long-rumoured Palm tablet have leaked to Engadget, providing our first look at the long-rumoured device. However, what we have here are actual renders, not working products. It is expected that HP will officially...

Apple has just published an "iOS 4.3 beta" for its registered developers, offering support for the new "Personal Hotspot," as well as new access for app and web app developers to use their "AirPlay" for...

Hours after Apple launched its brand new Mac App Store, which brought the App Store model from the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to the company's Macintosh computers, Neowin has learned that many applications have...

With Microsoft's Steve Ballmer set to take the stage at 2011's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in just over a day, speculation is growing about just what will be said. Now, it seems, we have gained...

Well, congratulations. You're now the proud owner of a bouncing new baby iPad, iPod touch or iPhone. You've probably already done the basics - plugged it in, synced all your music, photos and videos, and...

The Apple TV has always been a strange device for Apple. Steve Jobs has, on numerous occasions, referred to it as a hobby - most recently when he introduced the newest revision of the product. However,...

Just hours ago, Apple announced their new "Ping" social network, along with the latest update to iTunes. The software update has gone live, and Neowin has given the new social network a quick testing. While...

An Engadget reader may have uncovered a secret that Google would rather keep under wraps: the origin of the Android logo. While few have questioned the origin of the now-iconic little green robot, instead opting...

Twitter has announced, via their blog, that their official Twitter application for Apple's iPad has been approved, and should now appear on the App Store worldwide. The app features several new features when compared with...

While Apple’s iPad may be dominating the tablet market thus far, Samsung has their own answer in the works - the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Today, their advertising campaign began to pick up steam by means...

The new licensing system that was set to reinvigorate the paid Android market by offering a more secure solution to Android application developers has been cracked, a little under a month after Google began encouraging...

Neowin is currently upgrading its forums to Invision Power Board 3. During this time, the forums will be inaccessible. This upgrade started at 8:30 GMT, and we expect it to continue well into tonight. By...

The Neowin Forums have returned to their online status. Despite a weekend of almost nonstop work by myself, Dave, Tim, Rob, and multiple outside sources from Invision and elsewhere, we were unable to make Invision...

The Localhostr Widget provides a near-instant way to share any type of file you want. Using the service from localhostr.com, the widget will upload your file (or even more than one by selecting multiple files)...

A case is a crucial part of a computer. Aside from the obvious fact that without a case, all you have is a pile of chips and cables, the case of a computer plays an...

A few Americans managed to sneak past Microsoft's virtual US-Canada border over the weekend to get in on some 1 vs. 100 beta action. According to Kotaku, all that was needed to sneak into...

If you asked me a year ago what I thought about Windows, I probably would have said something along the lines of "disorganized", "a mess", or "not adequate for my needs". So I was very...

We are currently downloading and installing the iPhone 3.0 software beta. The event will be covered via CoverItLive, a service that allows us to communicate with members directly and post updates whenever one comes in....

The iPhone 3.0 firmware promised us communication from firmware to accessories connected via either bluetooth or the dock connector. However, it has come to Neowin's attention through a reliable source that Apple will require these...

Hot on the tails of World of Apple's screenshots of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (currently in early developer testing), we at Neowin have some more tidbits to feed your hunger for more Snow...

It's been nearly 4 months since Neowin reviewed the new, 2008 15" Apple MacBook Pro. So, how's it been doing? My initial review was very positive, and I was optimistic on how the unibody enclosure...

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...

Since its incarnation in 2006, Shift Linux has had an ambitious team behind it. We have always strived to be "more than just another linux distribution", a goal which has never been more important than...

Coda is a single window development application by Panic, for Mac OS X. It includes a text editor, a CSS editor, a terminal, books, SVN support, and more. New in Coda 1.6: Introducing...

Microsoft has become involved in the search for Brandon Crisp, a 15 year old from Barrie, Ontario, about 100 km north of Toronto. The company, which runs the Xbox Live service, has increased the reward...

On October 14, Apple refreshed its notebook line, redesigning their MacBook and MacBook Pro lines completely. Among the biggest new additions touted were a "precision aluminum unibody enclosure" (a fancy way of saying the bulk...

During its Notebook event at Apple's Town Hall today, Apple refreshed its entire notebook line, utilizing glass and aluminum on their redesigned models. The new MacBook and MacBook Pro begin shipping today, and will utilize...

In a move you don't often see from a large corporation, Apple has sent an email to all MobileMe subscribers, offering an additional 60 days free of charge for the service. This is in addition...

Ars Technica has an interesting piece today about the iPhone SDK, and the NDA that continues to withhold information about it from reaching the masses. While the problem isn't that there's a lack of documentation...

There's no stopping it now: the marriage of XM and Sirius has been cleared by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under a few conditions. The deal is said to offer subscribers better choice in the...

Have you ever looked at Google and thought: "There aren't enough search results here"? Well, surprisingly, you are not alone. Today marked the launch of a new search engine, known as Cuil (pronounced Cool). The...

Apple surprised many today when it announced it would be previewing the next version of the operating system that runs on its Mac line of desktops and notebooks, Mac OS X 10.6, aka "Snow Leopard"....

Can you feel the love? As it turns out, those special edition Red Zune 80s Microsoft was making for Valentines Day were quite popular; so popular, Microsoft couldn't keep up with demand. So what do...

Three of the five undersea cables that were severely damaged and caused disruptions across the middle east will be repaired by Sunday, one of them being repaired by Saturday, according to authorities currently dealing with...

As if an ISP filtering what content gets to you wasn't enough, Cary Sherman of the infamous RIAA says that the only way to really defeat piracy is via a client-side monitoring service, much like...

Several industry leaders in the tech industry, and in particular the online side of it, have officially joined the OpenID foundation as corporate board members, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, IBM, and VeriSign. This large step...

Forum user -Alex- gave us a heads up in Neowin Back Page News that Microsoft is requesting beta testers via a somewhat vague e-mail. The e-mail requests that participants fill out a survey, which they...

Canalys.com is reporting that Apple grabbed 28% of the US smartphone market and 6.5% globally for the fourth quarter of 2007, shipping 2,320,840 of its popular iPhone handset, and only narrowly defeating Motorola (who shipped...

Apple is reportedly planning to get into the movie rental business and license its digital rights management technology, and it could announce a deal within the next few weeks. Both the Financial Times and The...