Neowin News Feed for: Board

Microsoft Loop adds support for Board visualization tables

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:16:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Loop online collaboration app and service now supports Board visualization for all of its table-based components to help streamline a team's list of items. Read more...

Elon Musk not joining Twitter's board anymore as CEO references background checks

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:04:02 +0000

It seems that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not joining Twitter's board after all. Twitter's CEO has also made cryptic references to background checks and "distractions" that may originate from this news. Read more...

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal says Elon Musk is joining the Twitter Board after buying big stake

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:18:31 +0000

Elon Musk has joined the Twitter board after buying a 9.2% stake in the company. Twitter CEO Para Agrawal confirmed the appointment on Twitter and said it's a result of weeks of discussions. Read more...

Uber board unanimously votes for SoftBank talks

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:38:02 +0000

The board of Uber held their meeting yesterday to talk about the future of the company. Uber is now closer to taking a huge investment from SoftBank, and Kalanick's potential manoeuvres are lessened. Read more...

Asus Tinker could be aimed at taking a slice out of the Raspberry Pi

Boyd Chan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 08:18:01 +0000

With what could be mistaken as a dead ringer for the Raspberry Pi, Asus has quietly launched its new Tinker board which could provide compatibility for accessories designed for its main competitor. Read more...

Hotline Miami 2 gets banned in Australia, dev asks Australians to 'just pirate it'

Usama Jawad — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:32:01 +0000

Hotline Miami 2 has been banned in Australia due to depiction of sexual acts. the developer has asked Australians to pirate the game and enjoy it regardless of what the Australian Board thinks. Read more...

Steve Ballmer has stepped down from Microsoft's board

Brad Sams — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:12:29 +0000

Steve Ballmer has stepped down from the board of Microsoft in a move that has surprised many across the industry, and which comes only six months after he resigned as its CEO. Read more...

Opera founder resigns over differences with board

Denis Wong — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:03:06 +0000

The co-founder of Opera Software, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, has handed in his resignation from the company, ending a term that began with the company's creation in 1995. Mr. von Tetzchner was at the helm... Read more...

Apple board meeting next week to discuss empty seat

Sam Symons — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:24:46 +0000

As of late, the search giant Google has announced a number of products that directly compete with some of the equivalents that the company Apple offers. The Android smartphone is a competitor to Apple's iPhone,... Read more...

Chrome OS may push Google CEO off Apple's board

Sam Symons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:01:58 +0000

You may be aware that the CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, is currently positioned on the board of directors at Apple, helping oversee the workings of the company. You may also be aware that the... Read more...

The Real Reason Why Yahoo!'s Board Rejected Microsoft?

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:49:39 +0000

The embarrassing shareholder class action lawsuit filed by the pensions funds for Detroit policemen and firemen as well as its city workers against Yahoo! spells out not just what it calls a web of cushy... Read more...

Industry leaders join board of OpenID foundation

Simon Andrews — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:55:02 +0000

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... Read more...

Intel Quits OLPC Board Over Pressure to Kill Classmate PC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:17:19 +0000

Intel resigned from the One Laptop Per Child Project's board of directors after refusing a request to abandon its Classmate PC program, according to a source familiar with the situation. Intel's departure from OLPC's board... Read more...

PES 2009 Forced Back To Drawing Board

Andrew — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:25:56 +0000

Pro Evolution Soccer creator Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka has revealed that he's gone back to the drawing board for PES 2009 following the criticism of the 2008 edition on PS3. "It's so far from what we... Read more...

Apple board rushes to Jobs's defence

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:45:40 +0000

Apple's board of directors has issued a statement in support of chief executive and co-founder Steve Jobs, denying allegations by former chief financial officer Fred Anderson that Jobs approved illegal stock option back-dating. "We are... Read more...

Siemens Board Member Arrested On Bribery Charges

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:46:06 +0000

Johannes Feldmayer, a top-ranking official at Siemens, was arrested in Germany due to an investigation into payments Siemens made to the head of the AUB labour organization. Siemens said the arrest of the head of... Read more...

HP Wants to Boot Board Member Who Leaked Secrets

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:06:01 +0000

HP is seeking to remove a member of its board of directors after an internal investigation showed he was responsible for leaking confidential board-level discussions to the media. The company said it will not renominate... Read more...

Google CEO Joins Apple Board of Directors

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:27:43 +0000

In a press release, Apple announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt was named to Apple's Board of Directors today. Dr. Schmidt has a long resume, including current positions as CEO of Google, as a member of... Read more...

New Sega Arcade Board Isn't Xbox 360 Based

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:06:33 +0000

Sega representatives have moved to quash reports that the company's new "Lindbergh" arcade board, which will power titles including House of the Dead 4 and Virtua Fighter 5, is based on Xbox 360 hardware. A... Read more...

Sega's New Arcade Board Based on Xbox 360?

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:24:47 +0000

Reports from Japan say Microsoft's next-generation home console provides the tech for the House of the Dead 4 machine. Recently, Sega staged a beta test in Tokyo for House of the Dead... Read more...

Yamauchi retiring from Nintendo board

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:11:50 +0000

After 52 years as president and three as director, Hiroshi Yamauchi will retire from Nintendo this June. Nintendo announced today that former company president Hiroshi Yamauchi, 77, will be stepping down from... Read more...

Eidos board unanimously recommends SCi's offer

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:30:29 +0000

The end seems to be in sight for the takeover drama at UK publisher Eidos, with the company's board this morning announcing that it is recommending the offer from British firm SCi to shareholders. The... Read more...

ECS announces dual-Intel/AMD-platform board

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:13:17 +0000

Addressing an old dream of power users to be able to share the same system between both Intel and AMD processors, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showing a new Pentium 4 motherboard that makes this... Read more...

Bill Gates joins Berkshire Hathaway's board

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:28:02 +0000

Bill Gates joined the board of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investment company yesterday, formalizing the relationship between two bridge buddies who happen to be the richest men in the world. Buffett is considered a major... Read more...

Neowin Upgrading to Invision Power Board 2.0!

Neowin Staff — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:56:35 +0000

That's right folks, the wait is almost over! Neowin is currently in the process of upgrading our existing forums to the new release of Invision Power Board! We anticipate that Neowin.net will... Read more...

Invision Power Board 2.0.0 (PF 1)

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 23:57:46 +0000

Invision Power Services has released the first Pre-Final version (RC1), of Invision Power Board 2.0. The board is free to evaluate, and can be downloaded from invisionpower.com. The release includes a 1.3 upgrade script. ... Read more...

Apple again expands iBook logic board repair program

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:25:18 +0000

Good news for iBook owners Apple has extended its logic board repair program. Now iBooks manufactured from May 2001 to October 2003 are covered. Apple has, for the second time, expanded... Read more...

Apple Expands iBook Logic Board Repairs

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:47:06 +0000

Apple Computer, Inc. has updated its iBook Logic Board Repair Program to include coverage for additional models. According to Apple's site, the following models are now eligible for this program: iBook (16 VRAM) iBook... Read more...

Apple board re-election threat

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:53:54 +0000

US pension fund Calpers (The California Public Employees' Retirement System) has announced that it will withhold votes for the re-election of Apple's entire board of directors in protest at the company's failure to implement a... Read more...

Apple launches iBook Logic Board Repair Program

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:36:22 +0000

Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday announced a new program that will help owners of the company's iBook laptop computer. The iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program is a worldwide program covering repair or replacement of... Read more...

Gigabyte intros ATI-based Pentium 4 board

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:49:48 +0000

TAIWANESE MOBO firm Gigabyte said yesterday it has released the Pentium 4-based Titan 8TRS300M. The board uses the ATI RS300 integrated graphics chipset, and includes support for 800MHz front side buses, hypethreading and DDR 400.... Read more...

Neowin - Largest Invision board on the web

Tom Warren — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:47:09 +0000

According to Big-Boards.com Neowin's Forum is the biggest, most active, online forum in the Invision Board section. On behalf of all our staff we'd like to thank all members for their support in our down... Read more...

Invision Power Board 1.3 Final Released

Steven Parker — Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:11:11 +0000

Thanks pringlex for this news in the forums. This from the InvisionPowerBoard website: We're pleased to announce that the final production release of 1.3 has been released to the download area. This... Read more...

Hewlett Board Authorizes $1 Billion More for Buyback

Sat, 20 Sep 2003 02:11:20 +0000

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's No. 2 computer maker and largest maker of computer printers, on Friday said its board authorized an additional $1 billion toward the repurchase of its shares. The Palo Alto,... Read more...

Invision Power Board v1.2 FINAL

Tom Warren — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:51:10 +0000

Thanks coffeee & James for the heads up "We're very pleased to announce that the first full release of 1.2 is now in the download area and is still available at no... Read more...

Case modder smuggles PC on board Millennium Falcon

Darren Bolton — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 16:03:41 +0000

We've seen some bizarre PC case modifications in our time, but this one takes the cake. One Russ Caslis has build a PC into the Millennium Falcon. Yes, Han Solo's famous smuggling... Read more...

Invision Power Board 1.2 Beta 2 Released

Marcel Klum — Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:39:38 +0000

Invision Power Board is a fast and secure forum software solution for the personal or corporate user, brought to you by authors and support staff with several years of forum coding experience. This fast and... Read more...

Yahoo's Koogle leaving board

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:34:37 +0000

Former Yahoo Chief Executive Tim Koogle has resigned from the company's board of directors, the latest of many changes since Terry Semel was named CEO two years ago. Yahoo announced Tuesday that... Read more...

Invision Power Board 1.1.2

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 19:24:20 +0000

Invision Power Services released new version of their bulletin board system (Invision Power Board), version 1.1.2. This release only contains security fixes! Upgrade does not require an update script, just upload changed files. ... Read more...

Al Gore joins Apple's board

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 22:35:00 +0000

thanks xStainDx Apple Computer on Wednesday named former Vice President Al Gore to its board of directors. In a statement, CEO Steve Jobs noted that Gore is an avid Mac... Read more...