Neowin News Feed for: Denies

Ageia Technologies Denies Its Takeover by Third-Party

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:17:01 +0000

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Ageia Technologies, the developer of so-called physics processing units (PPUs), on Tuesday denied reports about its acquisition by an undisclosed third party. The company said it remains independent and has a roadmap to execute. The... Read more...

Warner Denies Plans to go Blu-Ray Exclusive

Slimy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:50:12 +0000

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In response to rumours whispered by members of the Blu-ray camp, Warner Home Video announced that it will not be ditching HD DVD for Blu-ray. Warner Brothers is currently the only major studio to support... Read more...

Microsoft denies Windows 2000 security risk

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:29:09 +0000

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Microsoft has hit back at claims that Windows 2000 users are exposed to a loophole in the operating system's random number generator, a flaw researchers claim allows hackers to retrieve users' personal information. Dr Benny... Read more...

Toshiba denies Xbox 360 with built-in HD DVD

mlauzon76 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:51:10 +0100

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Toshiba has rubbished reports that it is currently working with Microsoft on an Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive. Rumours surfaced last week, but an unnamed Toshiba exec has now stated that Toshiba... Read more...

Sony Denies Sale of Cell Chip Facilities to Toshiba

Slimy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:39:44 +0100

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Contrary to previous reports, Sony has stated it is not considering the sale of its Cell chip operations facilities to Toshiba. The Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, first reported of the sale to Toshiba last... Read more...

Microsoft Denies PatchGuard Update, Kernel Hacks Link

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:52:32 +0100

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Tuesday's update to Windows Vista's PatchGuard, a kernel protection scheme designed to keep malicious or unproven code at arm's length, had nothing to do with recent hacks of another Vista defense, Microsoft said Thursday. The... Read more...

Microsoft Denies Software Assurance Exodus

Sagittarius — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:57:45 +0100

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Software Assurance, Microsoft's enterprise subscription plan which allows subscribers to upgrade to new product releases at a 29% discount per year per desktop and 25% discount per server, provides Microsoft a steady revenue stream in... Read more...

Apple denies big record label may quit iTunes

Tom Warren — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:03:18 +0100

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Apple Inc. denied reports Monday that record label Universal Music Group did not plan to renew its contract to sell songs on its online iTunes Store. "We are still negotiating with Universal," Apple spokesman Tom... Read more...

Verizon denies neglecting copper infrastructure over fibre

Slimy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:16:17 +0100

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Verizon is facing allegations that all of its infrastructure investments are being poured into the deployment of FiOS, Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises network. During testimony given before the Virginia State Corporation Commission last week, Communications Workers of... Read more...

Baidu denies plans for European expansion

Slimy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:56:20 +0100

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According to previous reports, Baidu CFO Shawn Wang was planned to announce details of a European expansion for China's largest search engine at a London conference. Baidu.com has denied such claims saying there are no... Read more...

Dell denies plan to exit LCD TV business

Slimy — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:21:58 +0100

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If you caught my previous story, my apologies for the mix-up. Dell Incorporated has denied reports that it plans to stop making LCD TVs. A report in the Taiwanese newspaper Economic Daily suggested that Dell... Read more...

Microsoft Search Head Denies New Project

Slimy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:13:58 +0100

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Microsoft Corporation's head of search and advertising is denying that a team of developers in Silicon Valley were working on a cutting-edge search project. "When they get it done, I hope they'll send me a... Read more...

MS denies Rumor: undecided on last 32-bit Windows Client

Slimy — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:15:44 +0100

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Bill Laing, a General Manager in the Microsoft Windows Server Division, has been quoted as saying that Windows Server 2008 will be the last 32-bit operating system. Bill is a server guy and indeed... Read more...

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

Slimy — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:11:37 +0100

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Google has responded to Viacom's $1 billion March copyright lawsuit, arguing that it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and has not infringed on the rights of the media company. Google believes... Read more...

Nvidia denies it is to launch own-brand motherboards

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:38:56 +0100

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With Nvidia pushing the "Designed by Nvidia" scheme to market, it shows that the company has the engineering capability to design motherboards. Because of this, sources at graphics card makers believe that Nvidia will launch... Read more...

Update:Plextor Denies Plan to Cease Optical Drive Production

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:13:16 +0000

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Plextor LLC, a leading supplier of optical disk drives (ODDs) that belongs to Japanese electronics giant Shinano Kenshi, said on Tuesday that it would not exit the market of optical disk drives, despite of announcement... Read more...

Sony Denies Preventing Adult Content On Blu-Ray

Slimy — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:45:36 +0000

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Sony has denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format. Sony has said it has no control over the licensing of Blu-ray, and has no problem with the... Read more...

Apple Denies Customers Education iMac

MonkeyClaw — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:51:13 +0100

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In an echo of the furore that met the release of the original eMac, Apple has withdrawn its new education-only iMac from sale to individuals. The new product was available for purchase by individual... Read more...

Lenovo Denies Ditching Linux

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:34:20 +0100

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In reaction to what Neowin and other news outlets around the world reported a couple days ago, Chinese computer supplier Lenovo has clairifed a report that it is planning to stop offering Linux on its... Read more...

Supreme Court Denies BlackBerry Appeal

Shane Pitman — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:45:27 +0000

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BlackBerry users are once againfocusing their attention on Richmond, VA and U.S. District Court of JudgeJames R. Spencer. On Monday the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal fromBlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. leaving... Read more...