Neowin News Feed for: History

The latest Opera GX feature makes it the most morbid browser around

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:14:13 +0000

Opera GX will now fake your browser history after 14 days of consecutive non-use. The company hopes to save you a bit of post-death embarrassment if anyone uses your browser and looks at the history. Read more...

A convenient way to delete voice history records from an Alexa device

Hemant Saxena — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:00:02 +0000

There's a simple trick to remove or delete voice history records from an Alexa device. Just head to the Alexa app settings, choose your device, and select a time period. Find out how it is done! Read more...

How to wipe clean your search history records from Gmail

Hemant Saxena — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:16:01 +0000

The Gmail app for iOS makes it simple to clear or remove your Gmail search history of all the previously searched contacts, keywords, dates, and terms. Find out how to do it with a lot less effort. Read more...

How to delete your play history from Apple TV app on iPhone

Hemant Saxena — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:00:02 +0000

Look no further, if you wish to remove or delete your play history from the Apple TV app and clear the list of all shows and movies you've already watched. It barely takes a minute or two to complete. Read more...

University of Arizona will now offer degree credit for playing Age of Empires IV

Usama Jawad — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 06:52:01 +0000

Microsoft has formed a unique partnership with University of Arizona that will allow students to earn credit towards their degree for playing Age of Empires in a history-related course. Read more...

Google Arts & Culture learning gateway now available

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:58:01 +0000

Google has launched a learning gateway for its Arts & Culture content to help educators use the material to teach children that are currently learning online due to lockdown restrictions. Read more...

Timeline integration add-on is finally available for Chrome again

Hamza Jawad — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 10:00:01 +0000

Over a week ago, an unofficial extension that brings Timeline integration to Chrome was taken down due to the "Windows" trademark. It has now finally been republished on the Chrome Web Store. Read more...

Timeline add-on for Chrome removed due to "Windows" trademark

Hamza Jawad — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 12:38:01 +0000

Windows Timeline Support, created by Dominic Maas, developer of SoundByte, has been removed from Chrome Web Store due to trademarking issues. The fixed version is still pending review. Read more...

Chrome and Firefox gain Timeline integration via add-on

Sharath Ravishankar — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:20:01 +0000

Dominic Maas, known for developing a UWP SoundCloud client called SoundByte, has released an add-on for Firefox and Google Chrome that allows them to sync with Windows 10's Timeline feature. Read more...

StatCounter: Android dethrones Windows as the most used operating system for internet usage

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:00:02 +0000

Microsoft's Windows has held the crown of being the most-used operating system in the world for over two decades. But its reign has come to an end as Google's Android has trumped its rival OS. Read more...

Vivaldi makes History - allows users more privacy and insight into their online activities

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:00:01 +0000

Vivaldi has unveiled version 1.8 of its web browser, introducing many new features including one called "History", which allows users insights into their online activities and keep them private. Read more...

Citing Trump administration, the Internet Archive is backing up to Canada

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 08:46:01 +0000

The Internet Archive, which has saved countless websites, digital publications, games, and software in its databases, is looking to create a full backup of its archive somewhere in Canada. Read more...

U.S. to look at social media history of visa applicants

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:28:01 +0000

Following the San Bernardino shooting earlier this month, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will soon look at the social media history of those applying for a visa to enter the United States. Read more...

The history of Xbox as told by the leaders of the company

Christopher White — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 18:08:01 +0000

Why is the Xbox's key color green? What's the history of the Duke controller? What about that Red Ring of Death? Learn all this and more in a conversation with the former Xbox leaders. Read more...

Windows 10 10120: Edge adds History, easy to remove single links

Brad Sams — Sat, 16 May 2015 17:18:01 +0000

In the latest version of Windows 10 to makes its way outside the walls of Redmond, build 10120, Spartan has been updated to now support History, and it has the option to easily remove links as well. Read more...

TechSpot: Most memorable overclocking-friendly CPUs

Julio Franco — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:16:01 +0000

Enthusiasts have been pushing the limits of silicon for as long as microprocessors have existed. These are but a few of the landmark processors revered for their overclocking prowess. Read more...

From Xbox to Health, the story of the Microsoft Band

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:54:01 +0000

Last week, Neowin was in Seattle and we had a chance to sit down with the team behind the Microsoft Band to hear their story about how the product came to market. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer, Part 5

Julio Franco — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:25:54 +0000

This is the fifth and final installment in a series exploring the history of the microprocessor and personal computing, from the first transistor to modern day chips powering our connected devices. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the Personal Computer, Part 4 - The mighty Wintel empire

Julio Franco — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 05:48:01 +0000

This is the fourth installment in a five part series, where we look at the history of the microprocessor and personal computing, from the invention of the transistor to modern day chips. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the Personal Computer, Part 3: IBM PC Model 5150

Julio Franco — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 06:58:01 +0000

This is the third installment in a five part series, where we look at the history of the microprocessor and personal computing, from the transistor to modern day chips on our connected devices. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the Personal Computer, Part 2

Julio Franco — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:04:01 +0000

This is the second installment in a five part series, where we look at the history of the microprocessor and personal computing, from the transistor to modern day chips powering our connected devices. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer

Julio Franco — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:38:10 +0000

The invention of the microprocessor, DRAM, and EPROM integrated circuits helped bring computing to the mainstream. This is the first in a five-part series exploring the history of the CPU and PCs. Read more...

Microsoft's channel 9 gives a tour of some Microsoft buildings, lots of Windows 2000 nostalgia

Byron Hinson — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:07:49 +0000

In the 100th edition of Channel 9's Defrag Tools series, Chad Beeder and Andrew Richards take us on a video tour of the campus and talk about the history of Buildings 22 and 26 including the build lab Read more...

Xbox series will bring 'true interaction with real history'

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 16 May 2014 07:10:28 +0000

New info comes to light regarding Microsoft's upcoming series for the Xbox. A documentary series slated for a 2015 release will bring interactivity to history, letting you "play TV". Read more...

TechSpot: Iconic Hardware - The Products that Made a Dent on the PC Industry

Julio Franco — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:28:54 +0000

What makes a product iconic? Design, functionality, styling, and innovation will get you part of the way there, but the true test how history remembers their status. Read more...

Computing History Museum opens their Cambridge, UK location on Saturday

Christopher White — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 07:12:47 +0000

The Centre for Computing History will open their new museum in Cambridge, UK on Saturday. They aim to show off computer history and also to engage youth to take an interest in programming. Read more...

TechSpot: History of the GPU #4 - The Coming of General Purpose GPUs

Julio Franco — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:47:00 +0000

Until the advent of DirectX 10, there was no point in adding undue complexity by enlarging the die area, which increased vertex shader functionality in addition to boosting the floating point... Read more...

TechSpot: History of the GPU #3 - The Nvidia vs. ATI era begins

Julio Franco — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:27:07 +0000

Prior to the Voodoo 5's arrival, ATI had announced the Radeon DDR as “the most powerful graphics processor ever designed for desktop PCs.” Previews of the card had already gone public... Read more...

TechSpot: History of the GPU, 3Dfx Voodoo - the game-changer

Julio Franco — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:04:52 +0000

Launched on November 1996, 3Dfx's Voodoo graphics consisted of a 3D-only card that required a VGA cable pass-through from a separate 2D card to the Voodoo, which then connected to the display... Read more...

TechSpot: The History of the Modern Graphics Processor

Julio Franco — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:03:56 +0000

The evolution of the modern graphics processor begins with the introduction of the first 3D add-in cards in 1995, followed by the widespread adoption of the 32-bit operating systems and the... Read more...

1984 video of Steve Wozniak surfaces, talks about early Apple, pranks and Jobs

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:10:35 +0000

Videos have emerged of Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, speaking at an Apple enthusiast meeting in 1984. Wozniak talks on a range of subjects, and the videos are well worth a watch. Read more...

Book review: Atari: Business is Fun

Paul Ferson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:53:34 +0000

Neowin glimpses into the Atari of the 1970s, a company markedly different to that which we know today. We try to discover just how fun business was as part of one of the main companies of the decade. Read more...

The First, First Person Shooter: An INFOGRAPHIC

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:47:13 +0000

The First Person Shooter is arguably the most successful genre in the PC gaming scene, and we have an infographic that shows where it started and what defined the genre. Read more...

TechSpot: The Rise and Fall of AMD

Julio Franco — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:31:09 +0000

AMD has long been subject of polarizing debate among technology enthusiasts. The chapters of its history provide ample ammunition for countless discussions and no small measure of rancour. Read more...

World's oldest functioning digital computer, returns to display after being restored

Paul Ferson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Almost twenty years after it had disappeared, the oldest functioning digital computer in the world has been restored and put on display. The hefty British bruiser was found in a municipal store room. Read more...

Videogame virgin: What was your first game?

Christopher White — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:08:49 +0000

Neogamr staff members share their age by discussing memories of the first video games they remember playing. We want to hear hat your first experience with a game was! Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft codenames

Tyler Holman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:15:36 +0000

Ever been curious about Microsoft product codenames and the stories behind them? For this week's Trivia Tuesday, we've assembled a sampling of some of the most interesting, from Opus to Longhorn. Read more...

Russia's SVR reportedly investing in spam-bots

Paul Ferson — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:31:47 +0000

Information from Russian newspaper Kommersant indicates that Russia's foreign intelligence agency, the SVR, has invested considerable sums of money into developing propaganda spambots for the state. Read more...

Facebook's oldest user could be 101 year old Californian

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:29:51 +0000

It would appear that Facebook's oldest user could be a 101-year-old Californian woman who, coincidentally, lives in the same area as the site is headquartered. She's been on Facebook since mid-2009. Read more...

Google endorses Endangered Languages project

Paul Ferson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:11:16 +0000

Google has provided its encouragement for the 'Endangered Languages' project, intended to protect languages which are in danger of dying out. Read more...