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Interview: AMD hints at Ryzen compatibility with next major Windows version requirements

Sayan Sen — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:12:32 +0000

We recently interviewed AMD and the company revealed some interesting details about its hardware plans and ambitions around Windows. Read more...

Interview with Brad Wardell: Bringing back Elemental, Stardock's troubled strategy classic

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 16:00:01 +0000

Stardock is bringing back 2010's Elemental to have another go at completing its original fantasy strategy vision. Here, we ask company CEO Brad Wardell questions about this upcoming experience. Read more...

Meta is stepping into the future by allowing candidates to use AI in coding tests soon

Usama Jawad — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:56:01 +0000

Meta is planning to allow job candidates to leverage AI in coding tests, but the scope and evaluation parameters for this paradigm shift in interviews are currently unknown. Read more...

We interview the Director of Product at Brave Search about its new image and video features

John Callaham — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:14:01 +0000

Arjaldo Karaj, the Director of Product at Brave Search. talks to us about its new feature that offers an independent alternative to searching for images and videos on the internet. Read more...

We chat with David L Craddock, the co-director of the FPS: First Person Shooter documentary

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:00:01 +0000

David L Craddock talks about getting involved in this crowd-funded documentary, why it concentrates on FPSs made in the 1990s, its chances for a sequel, and his new job working for John Romero. Read more...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for global AI regulations in 60 Minutes interview

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:18:01 +0000

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai told 60 Minutes in a recent interview that he predicts that there will be global treaties in the future to regulate the use of artificial intelligence and to limit misuse. Read more...

OpenAI's CTO believes that ChatGPT can help with education

Justin Luna — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 07:38:02 +0000

Many students have been using ChatGPT to write their papers, resulting in school districts banning the tool. However, the creator behind ChatGPT thinks that the chatbot should not be blocked. Read more...

Alan Wake's Petri Alanko and Thomas Puha discuss the game's music and licensing issues

Asher Madan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:00:01 +0000

Recently, I interviewed Alan Wake's composer Petri Alanko and Remedy Entertainment's Director of Communications Thomas Puha. We talked about the game's music, licensing issues, and much more. Read more...

Interview: D-Wave's Alan Baratz on the present and future of practical quantum computers

Ather Fawaz — Sun, 23 May 2021 00:00:01 +0000

We sat down with D-Wave CEO Alan Baratz to have a chat about quantum computers, what kind of problems they're solving, how they're tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lies ahead. Read more...

Interview: Microsoft's Arun Ulag discusses updates to the Power Platform, and its future

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:08:02 +0000

This week at Microsoft's virtual Ignite conference, we got a chance to interview Power BI CVP Arun Ulag, discussing announcements made regarding the Power Platform, and the future of Power BI. Read more...

Interview: HMD Global's Vijay Thangavelu lays out the future of Nokia smartphones

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:00:01 +0000

We recently got the chance to talk to HMD Global's country manager for Malaysia and Myanmar, Vijay Thangavelu, about the resurrection of the Nokia brand, and what innovations we can expect in 2019. Read more...

Interview: Xiaomi's John Chen discusses the company's expansion plans and more

Jay Bonggolto — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:28:02 +0000

Xiaomi plans to invest approximately $1.48 billion in the artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (AIoT) market. Now, Xiaomi's John Chen shares more of its plans for expansion and other goals. Read more...

Interview: Qualcomm's Miguel Nunes talks about what's next for Windows on ARM

Rich Woods — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:30:01 +0000

Last week was Qualcomm's Snapdragon Technology Summit, where we got a chance to sit down with senior director of product management for Windows on ARM at the company, Miguel Nunes. Read more...

App Spotlight + Interview: Pocket Casts

Sharath Ravishankar — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 10:00:01 +0000

Here's an interview with Russell Ivanovic, head honcho of Shifty Jelly, makers of Pocket Casts. The app's been a staple for me for the better part of a decade, and now, there's a Windows app for it. Read more...

App Spotlight + Interview: SoundByte

Sharath Ravishankar — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:22:01 +0000

SoundByte is a great-looking app for streaming audio from services like SoundCloud and YouTube among others. Here's a quick review of it, along with an interview with its developer, Dominic Maas. Read more...

Interview: Going beyond in Elite Dangerous with Sandro Sammarco

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:48:02 +0000

I had a chance to chat with Sandro Sammarco, Lead Designer behind Elite: Dangerous, about the recent Beyond: Chapter One update to the game, and the team's upcoming plans for the universe. Read more...

Inter-review: To war with the "new" Age of Empires and Microsoft's Adam Isgreen

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:42:01 +0000

We interviewed Adam Isgreen about Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, discussing the team's design choices, and reviewed this attempt at giving the 21-year-old game a new 4K lease on life. Read more...

Firefox in Focus: What's next for the privacy browser on mobile?

John Keefer — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:30:01 +0000

While Mozilla continues to push the privacy aspects of its Firefox web browser, it has developed a slimmed-down mobile version called Focus that offers users even more privacy than its big brother. Read more...

Career at Microsoft taught Kevin Unangst to "move fast and focus on the customer"

John Keefer — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:00:01 +0000

Kevin Unangst is moving on from almost a 30-year career at Microsoft to join Stardock as its vice president to focus on global marketing. We tracked him down to get more about his time at Microsoft. Read more...

Interview with Matt Kaplan, General Manager of LastPass

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:08:01 +0000

In light of the rather substantial update for LastPass Enterprise which was released last week, we had a chat with Matt Kaplan, GM of Emerging Products at LogMeIn, and by extension, LastPass. Read more...

Interview with the Lead Designer of Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:30:01 +0000

Next year horror fans, especially those who enjoy the dark and twisted narratives by H.P. Lovecraft, will travel to Darkwater Island to uncover a mystery surrounding the deaths of an entire family. Read more...

Sony believes handheld gaming has a 'limited' market opportunity

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:52:01 +0000

In an interview, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Andrew House noted that the company saw handheld gaming as a 'limited' opportunity, even with the Switch proving quite popular worldwide. Read more...

Interview with Dan Greenawalt, Creative Director for the Forza franchise

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:18:01 +0000

We speak to Dan Greenawalt, Creative Director behind the Forza Racing franchise, about the engine that drives the innovation behind the game, and other topics surrounding racing games in general. Read more...

The iPhone X will sell in 'enormous volumes' according to analyst

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:48:01 +0000

With a starting price of $999, one might be forgiven to think that the upcoming iPhone X could be relegated to only a select few consumers, but IHS analyst Ian Fogg believes otherwise. Read more...

Job Stauffer from Telltale Games would 'love to' do something with Black Mirror

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:32:01 +0000

After finalizing the games that the studio has already announced, one can only wonder what Telltale Games will get up to next, however, Job Stauffer definitely knows what he would like to see. Read more...

Mad Fellows developer tired of the constant hate the Xbox platform gets from the community

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:08:01 +0000

During an interview, the developer of the critically acclaimed Aaero discussed why he felt the community has unfairly targeted Xbox with near constant backlash since the reveal of the Xbox One. Read more...

Interview with Justin Fernandes, level designer for Runbow that took Xbox One by storm

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:00:02 +0000

We spoke to the level designer for the new platformer on Xbox One, about the developer's experience porting to the platform, and what the reception was like after launching on Games with Gold. Read more...

Elite: Dangerous developer drops hints about his next 'big' project coming next year

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:26:03 +0000

The developer of the blockbuster Elite: Dangerous spoke in a recent interview about the future of the series, and his next unannounced project based on a well-known movie franchise. Read more...

The Xbox One X isn't worth $500 according to industry analyst

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:58:02 +0000

According to a well-known industry analyst in a recent interview, the Xbox One X isn't worth the $500 price point Microsoft has set, and might only be worth buying after a significant price cut. Read more...

Developing on the Nintendo Switch is a struggle, according to developer

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:08:01 +0000

The developer of Darksiders revealed their experience porting games to the latest console from Nintendo. According to the developer, the system isn't as easy to work with due to its power. Read more...

Rocket League will die without Cross-Network multiplayer according to developer

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:38:01 +0000

During an interview, developer Psyonix discussed the potential damage Sony could do to the industry by refusing to allow cross-console multiplayer between them and competing platforms. Read more...

#AskDona: Submit your questions for Windows Insider Program's Chief Ninja Cat, Dona Sarkar

Andy Weir — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:31:12 +0000

MIcrosoft's Dona Sarkar will be chatting with Neowin this week about the East Africa Fellowship, and the #Insiders4Good initiative - and she'll also be answering some questions from Windows Insiders. Read more...

Interview: A chat with Unbabel's CEO about AI-powered, human-refined translation

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 20 May 2017 15:30:01 +0000

We interview the CEO and co-founder of Unbabel, Vasco Pedro, about the company's approach to translation, the USP of the firm, as well as what the future may hold for the Lisbon-based company. Read more...

Interview: A lively chat with Microsoft's Dona Sarkar, chief of the Windows Insider Program

Andy Weir — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:11:39 +0000

Dona Sarkar spoke with Neowin about the Windows Insider Program, Surface Phone (!), Insider MVPs, Windows 10 Mobile, how Microsoft is approaching technology in emerging markets, sleep, and lots more. Read more...

Interview: A chat with Microsoft's Jeremiah Marble on NexTech Africa and Windows Insiders

Andy Weir — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:11:13 +0000

Jeremiah Marble, from Microsoft's Windows Insider Program, spoke to Neowin about solving problems using technology in emerging markets, and the role that Windows Insiders are playing in those efforts. Read more...

Interview with Ali Miracle: a visually impaired FOSS warrior and developer from Iraq

Steven Johns — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:02:01 +0000

We caught up with Ali Miracle - a visually impaired software developer and FOSS activist from Baghdad, Iraq. We spoke about his life, his background and his thoughts on Free and Open Source Software. Read more...

Sony executive expects PlayStation VR shortages, details thoughts on 'Neo'

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:00:01 +0000

In an interview, a Sony executive has stated that the company expects PlayStation VR shortages due to difficulty in predicting sales, also detailing his thoughts on the upcoming upgraded PlayStation. Read more...

Interview: Eve's CEO talks to us about the company's past and the "Surface killer"

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:06:01 +0000

We interview Eve's CEO and co-founder about the company's past and the upcoming crowd-developed Windows 10 2-in-1 device, "Project: Pyramid Flipper", also dubbed by many as the "Surface killer". Read more...

Satya Nadella talks Windows 10 Mobile; extending Cortana beyond the OS

John Devon — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 07:08:01 +0000

In a post-Build interview, the CEO was bullish on Continuum and discussed Microsoft's way forward with Cortana, asserting AI will pervade all points of computing and mobility, including cars. Read more...

Interview: Wire CEO talks to us about the messaging service's history, future, and potential

Matt Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:02:01 +0000

We were given the opportunity to sit down with Wire CEO, Jonathan Christensen and discuss the reasoning behind Wire's existence, and how it looks to shape the future of online communications. Read more...