Neowin News Feed for: Away

Toshiba slashes Prices of HD Laptops, gives away 5 HD Movies

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:23:04 +0000

Toshiba’s Digital Product Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Incorporated, has lowered the starting price on its HD DVD notebook line to $899 (starting with the Satellite A205 notebook). In addition to the... Read more...

AMD Chips Away At Intel Market Share

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:39:44 +0000

Relax, this isn't about Advanced Micro Devices Inc. beating the Core 2 Duo. After gaining slightly more than 2% in both desktops and notebooks, AMD has broken its own record by capturing 25.3% of the... Read more...

Microsoft Tries to Explain Away Outlook 2007 Controversy

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:41:02 +0000

Microsoft is trying to dampen criticism by explaining its controversial decision to unify the rendering and editing engines in Outlook 2007 and use only the Word 2007 engine, even though there are some HTML and... Read more...

Crackdown demo blows away competition

Todd Tanner — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:16:21 +0000

Microsoft's recent Crackdown demo, a free download available only for Gold Tier members on Marketplace, this week made Microsoft history. That's right, beating out top downloads like Lost Planet and Fight Night... Read more...

Freenode's founder passed away

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:10:56 +0000

Neowin has just gotten word that the Creator of the Freenode IRC network, Rob Levin (aka lilo) has passed away. Although there is not much information yet on the subject, this is what fellow Freenode... Read more...

Napster UK to give away free MP3 players

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:20:02 +0000

Napster UK is giving away free MP3 players to all new subscribers of its portable music service. Anyone taking out a three-month Napster to Go subscription from 14 September will receive a 512MB Sandisk Sansa... Read more...

Mass Market for WiMax Still Years Away

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:07:47 +0000

The mass market for WiMax technology faces a number of challenges, but will probably reach its potential within five years. "Now that the certification of WiMax equipment has started and coverage areas have begun to... Read more...

iTunes to Give Away 70 Million Songs

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:51:45 +0000

Thanks slimy for this submission in Back Page news. Apple is teaming up with Coca-Cola in Europe for a huge iTunes giveaway, in which 70 million codes for free songs will be distributed inside packages... Read more...

Netsky blown away in June virus charts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:58:06 +0000

Netsky.q has been pushed off the top of the virus charts for the first time since 2004, according to monthly statistics released by Kaspersky Lab. Netsky.q has been the most widespread email worm since 2004... Read more...

Microsoft gives away Introducing Visual Basic 2005 eBook

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:51:10 +0000

Oh yea! Microsoft handing out free stuff, count me in! Although this will only be interesting for people who code in Visual Basic, it's still worth a mention. Get a focused, first look... Read more...

TiVo May Give Away Set-Top Boxes

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:29:00 +0000

TiVo Inc., the television recording technology company that is facing increasing competition, on Monday said it is considering giving away TiVo set-top boxes as part of plans to win subscribers. Chief Executive Tom Rogers said... Read more...

Neowin Annual October Give away - 2005 Edition, ROUND UP

Steven Parker — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 10:48:09 +0000

So you didn't win anything huh? Well, this year we have a prize for everyone, winners included. Our own in-house DJ Chris Allen aka [NFC]Wave] has done a full 74 minute... Read more...

Neowin Annual October Give away - 2005 Edition, WINNERS

Steven Parker — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 09:50:51 +0000

As promised, one week after the draw here are all the winners that our script randomly generated. 5107 members took part and the script selected 83 from that amount. Members were paired with a prize... Read more...

Mountain Dew and Microsoft to Give Away Xbox 360 Systems

Wed, 18 May 2005 16:11:15 +0000

Tuesday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2005, Microsoft Corp. and Pepsi-Cola North America announced a U.S. promotion to put the Xbox 360 (TM) next-generation video game and entertainment system from Microsoft into the hands... Read more...

Apple takes a step away from FireWire

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:35:40 +0000

FireWire is still Apple Computer's baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The... Read more...

Opera Gives Away Educational Licenses

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:17:31 +0000

Opera Software has announced that it will make its popular web browser available free of charge to universities and colleges. Originally, schools had to purchase licenses in bulk at a cost of $1 each. Institutions... Read more...

Flash-based iPod days away

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 07:13:33 +0000

Thanks to jerry for the heads up in BPN. Apple's long-rumored flash-based iPod will be introduced at Macworld Expo in 1GB and likely 2GB versions, Apple enthusiast website Think Secret has confirmed.... Read more...

Microsoft plan lets subscribers download away

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:53:02 +0000

Chris Gorog is convinced people won't continue to pay $1 a song for online music. That is despite Apple's record string of recent achievements, including 200 million songs sold at its iTunes Music Store, and... Read more...

Pepsi to give away an iPod an hour until Christmas

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:51:32 +0000

Over the weekend, Pepsi Canada launched a new iPod promotion that will givewaway a "truckload of iPods." The company said that it would offer a free iPod an hour, every hour, of every day, for... Read more...

IBM won't use XP update right away

Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:16:32 +0000

Microsoft says that the code for its update to the Windows XP operating system is finally ready. But IBM's internal technology department disagrees. Microsoft on Friday released Service Pack 2 (SP2) to... Read more...

Sun chips away at wireless chip connections

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 14:29:11 +0000

It will take a lot of work, but Sun Microsystems says it is making headway on a technology that will allow chips to communicate without circuit boards or wires. The technology, called... Read more...

Google Gives Away Digital Photo App

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:02:55 +0000

Last week Google acquired Picasa which enables users to easily manage and share digital photographs. Now you can download Picasa from Google for free (version 1.6). Before Google acquired Picasa its software was... Read more...

Microsoft takes Windows Update away from the pirates

Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:01:49 +0000

Much rejoice there were when Microsoft's Barry Goffe announced that everyone (including the so-called "thief's") would be able to install Windows XP Service Pack 2. A few days later, A Microsoft spoke person said otherwise... Read more...

Napster gives away music players with subscription

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:04 +0000

If you like Roxio's digital media player and Napster then you're in luck. With a one-year subscription you can get a Rio Chiba Sport or 1.5GB Rio Nitrus. Roxio Inc.'s Napster... Read more...

AMD Continues Shift Away From Megahertz Race

Tue, 25 May 2004 20:02:19 +0000

The chipmaker says it will use a "performance-power rating" to name its processors, resulting in names that have higher numbers than the clock rating expressed in megahertz. In the latest step... Read more...

Infinium to give away Phantom console & Phantom images

Marcel Klum — Mon, 10 May 2004 20:05:20 +0000

New details of Infinium Labs' plans for the Phantom Game Service have emerged, with company president Kevin Bachus revealing that the Phantom console will effectively be free, and providing the first pictures of the hardware... Read more...

Comcast walks away from Disney bid

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:41:16 +0000

Comcast said Wednesday that it has withdrawn its multibillion-dollar bid to buy Walt Disney after investors and Disney executives failed to embrace the acquisition. "I'm very comfortable with our decision to withdraw... Read more...

Intel giving away $25 Amazon vouchers?

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:01:59 +0000

So it would seem! Brand new member to neowin, darktiger has posted on the forums with this gem of information. Intel, in a bid to sell more network cards, is offering free 'training'... Read more...

Apache zooms away from Microsoft's Web server

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:45:07 +0000

Apache grew far more rapidly in 2003 than its nearest rival, Microsoft's Internet Information Services, according to a new survey--meaning that the open-source software remains by far the most widely used Web server on the... Read more...

Microsoft giving away $250 million

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:19:23 +0000

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said on Tuesday that it would donate software and $250 million in cash over the next five years to fund education programs around the world. ... Read more...

AMD's Thorton can't be far away

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:20:41 +0000

IT APPEARS as if the mongrel chip AMD codenames Thorton is not that far away from release. Details of the chip, which is a hybrid Thoroughbred- Barton, and which AMD has persistently told the INQ... Read more...

Internet Via Power Lines Works, but Years Away

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:54:42 +0000

High-speed Internet access via power lines is as close as an electrical outlet in a house north of New York City, but bringing it to the rest of the world may be a long way... Read more...

Server Ship Dates Start Slip-Sliding Away

Tom Warren — Mon, 02 Jun 2003 18:43:43 +0000

A number of Microsoft's server products will be showing up months or years later than originally anticipated, officials said Monday at TechEd. As part of his kick-off keynote at Microsoft's TechEd convention... Read more...

Yamaha rides away from CD writers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Feb 2003 20:40:16 +0000

YAMAHA HAS SAID IT WILL WITHDRAW from the CD-R/RW business at the end of March. They said that the middle to high-end market for CD writing equipment had shrunk dramatically. The company has been in... Read more...

Away on Business: the Road Not Traveled as Much

Sun, 03 Nov 2002 09:32:36 +0000

The virtual meeting, held in the comfort of your own office, at your own desk with PC-based audio and video, is cutting into some traditional face-to-face business travel. The reasons are varied,... Read more...

Amber Passed Away Last Night

Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:49:36 +0000

Thanks again to Sid for this sad news. "Amber Passed Away Last Night around 11PM. She fought very, very hard; she had to battle for most of her short life.... Read more...

Pipex gives away free ADSL modem

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 May 2002 15:27:14 +0000

Pipex is getting even more aggressive in the broadband marketplace with yet another tempting offer designed to get people to sign-up to its ADSL service. Until June 13 the broadband ISP is offering new customers... Read more...

Google Turns Away Robots From Its Front Door

Darren Bolton — Thu, 28 Mar 2002 15:45:52 +0000

Citing the need to protect its server resources, Google has prevented competing search engines from indexing much of its own Web site, the company confirmed Wednesday. While Google has amassed an index of over... Read more...

AMD giving away 300 processors!

Fri, 04 Jan 2002 06:50:58 +0000

AMD has just announced a special 2 city edition of their Extreme Performance Project. Date: 01/07/02 City: Santa Clara, CA Place: Micro Center - Mercado Shopping Center (3255 Mission College Blvd. -... Read more...

New look MSN turns away non-MS lovers

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:02:07 +0000

MSN's new look pilot site, a move to the look and feel of Windows XP, is suffering a few teething problems - some users can't get on it. Microsoft intends to go... Read more...