Neowin News Feed for: Competition

Microsoft is giving away a Lumia 928 on Twitter today

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:35:14 +0100

Windows Phone Blog and We Are Juxt have got together to host a Twitter party in which one lucky participant will come away with a brand spanking new Nokia Lumia 928! Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography contest for May (includes giveaway!)

Christopher White — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:29:15 +0100

The second monthly photography contest is complete, and ArcticRift was the winner! The contest's next theme is "The View From My Window," and the prize is a Neowin subscription! Read more...

From the Forums: Neowin photography contest voting

Christopher White — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:54:09 +0100

The April photography contest is now closed, and the voting is open to select the winner. Take a look at the photos, place your entry for the best, and help one lucky member win a Mimobot! Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography contest reminder (with Giveaway)

Christopher White — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:58:44 +0100

The official Neowin photography contest is underway and we have many excellent entries. Remember, the winner will take home an 8GB Captain Kirk Mimobot thumb drive! Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography contest for April (includes a giveaway!)

Christopher White — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:48:30 +0100

The photography competition from March is now closed, a winner has been chosen, and a new theme for April has been selected. Participate in the next contest and you could win a Mimobot! Read more...

Linux group complains to EU, says Microsoft actions are "absolutely anti-competitive"

Andy Weir — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:22:39 +0000

A Linux community association has complained to the EU against Microsoft, claiming UEFI Secure Boot is an anti-competitive "obstruction mechanism" to booting other operating systems on Windows 8 PCs. Read more...

Students use Raspberry Pi to 'Make the World Better'

Christopher White — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:44:34 +0000

Students aged 8-18 were asked to use Raspberry Pi to "Make the World Better." Creativity ruled, and some of the students used the tiny computer to help the elderly answer the door and take medicine. Read more...

Microsoft says Surface is superior to OEM devices, admits they missed out on mobile

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:44:14 +0000

Craig Mundie, adviser to Steve Ballmer, has opened up about Microsoft's thoughts on where the Surface sits compared to OEMs, and Microsoft's recent move to become a hardware company. Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography competition!

Christopher White — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:13:28 +0000

Enjoy photography? Enjoy contests? Enjoy winning? Then take a look at Neowin's official monthly photography contest to try and win or just see great photography by our members. Read more...

Code in YouTube app on Android suggests paid channels coming

Paul Ferson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:07 +0000

An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. Read more...

Win 10 games from Neogamr!

Paul Ferson — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:12:05 +0000

In association with our friends at BundleStars, Neogamr is giving ten games each to two lucky readers. All games are Steam-redeemable, so you've nothing to lose by entering. Good luck! Read more...

Microsoft extends deadline for Imagine Cup challenge quizzes

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Microsoft is extending the deadline for the challenge quiz requirement of its Imagine Cup competition a month to give student teams from across the globe time to celebrate holidays. Read more...

Acer giving away 39 Aspire S7 Ultrabooks!

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:01:36 +0000

Fancy winning a brand new Ultrabook? Acer is giving Facebook users a chance to win one of their Aspire S7 Windows 8 Ultrabooks, one a day, until December 31st. That's 34 in total! Read more...

Neowin T-Shirt contest: Design and win!

Steven Parker — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:24:58 +0100

Neowin has partnered with threadsquad and launched a store that sells official Neowin T-shirts. Now we're turning to the members to submit great Neowin related designs that we can include in the store Read more...

Microsoft comes to Sydney, Imagine Cup takes over

Brad Sams — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:07:35 +0100

Microsoft is about to kick-off its premier student competition in Sydney, Australia. Neowin has come along for the ride and the show is about to begin as Microsoft takes over Darling Harbor. Read more...

NeoGamr Giveaway: The Walking Dead: Steam season pass

Byron Hinson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:10:21 +0100

Get ready for five great episodes of The Walking Dead courtesy of Telltale Games. Yes we have one steam season pass to the game to give away here on NeoGamr and its very simple to enter to win. Read more...

Flexible, twisty keyboard wins Microsoft design contest

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:27:09 +0100

Microsoft reveals the winner of its PC Hardware Design Project competition - a flexible keyboard that can be squeezed, bent and twisted, offering new ways to interact with computers and devices. Read more...

Smoked by Windows Phone reaches Hong Kong

Paul Ferson — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:00:15 +0000

Microsoft have brought their 'Smoked by Windows Phone' advertising campaign, intended to show the speed of WP7 devices, to Hong Kong. Read more...

Giveaway: Sony Ericsson Xperia ray (winner announced)

Byron Hinson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:51:20 +0000

We have a brand new Sony Ericsson Xperia ray to giveaway in our latest Neowin competition. The phone has had excellent reviews both on the web and here at Neowin where it received an excellent 8/10 Read more...

Adobe CS5.5 Giveaway & Adobe Imagination Challenge 2011 [Update: Winner announced]

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:40:56 +0100

We have a copy of Adobe Creative Suite Student and Teacher Edition 5.5 to giveaway to one lucky reader, and info on how to win £10,000 by competing in the Adobe Imagination Challenge! Read more...