Neowin News Feed for: Next-generation

The Witcher 3 next-gen edition will include free DLC inspired by Netflix series

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 19:56:01 +0000

The upcoming next-generation edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will contain some bonus DLC that are inspired by the Netflix show. CD Projekt RED has also unveiled the new edition's cover art. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly Special: Everything we know so far about Windows 11

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:02:02 +0000

With Microsoft taking the wraps off of its "next-generation of Windows", creatively dubbed Windows 11, this week's column is dedicated to anything and everything we know about the upcoming OS. Read more...

Microsoft uses Facebook and Twitter to congratulate Sony on PS4 launch

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:38:19 +0000

Microsoft has posted an image to their Facebook page congratulating Sony on the launch of the PlayStation 4, followed by congratulatroy tweets from execs of the company to their Sony counterparts. Read more...

Report claims Microsoft will announce next-generation Surface in June

Andy Weir — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:13:49 +0000

Sources have been cited as saying that Microsoft will announce its second-generation Surface tablets at its BUILD conference in June - but the report comes from the notoriously unreliable Digitimes. Read more...

New Xbox console expected at end of 2013, sources say

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:12:11 +0000

Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console is expected to launch ahead of the 2013 holiday season, according to sources, who also echo earlier claims that it will be announced in the middle of next year. Read more...

AMD Reportedly On Track with Next-Generation Graphics Chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:40:49 +0000

ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, reportedly aims to release its next-generation code-named R700-series graphics processing units (GPUs) in mid-2008. The news comes as a surprise, as earlier it was revealed that the... Read more...

Apple's next-generation iMacs to add a touch of grace

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:39:09 +0000

AppleInsider has learned that Apple's popular line of iMac personal computers are about to undergo a substantial facelift that will showcase striking new industrial designs aimed at leaving both competitors and onlookers smitten. People familiar... Read more...

AMD brings next-generation graphics to the Apple Power Mac

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:36:09 +0000

AMD has announced the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition, a next-generation graphics card that combines workstation-class creative productivity and cutting-edge 3D game performance, according to the company. The ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition... Read more...

Microsoft publishes report on possible next-generation OS

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:34:31 +0000

Thanks to OrangeSoul for the heads up in BPN. Singularity is a research project focused on the construction of dependable systems through innovation in the areas of systems, languages, and tools. We... Read more...

Toshiba unveils first laptop with next-generation DVD drive

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:31:08 +0000

Toshiba has claimed that they have developed the first laptop computer with its new HD DVD drive. This supports the Microsoft's claims that the format is suitable for the next generation portable computers. The company... Read more...

Java to Appear in Next-Generation DVD Players

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:30:40 +0000

Sun Microsystems' Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players, executives said on Monday, a development that advances the technology in the consumer electronics market for which Sun originally developed the software. ... Read more...

Toshiba, Microsoft Working on next-Generation DVD Technology

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:44:59 +0000

Microsoft and Toshiba said Monday they will strengthen their joint development of PCs and consumer electronics goods and consider working together on next-generation DVD technology. Toshiba, the world's third-largest notebook PC maker,... Read more...

ATI Defines The Next-Generation of Enthusiast Gaming

Tue, 31 May 2005 11:56:47 +0000

ATI Technologies Inc., is revolutionizing gaming with the introduction of CrossFire™, the ultimate gaming platform. The CrossFire platform has been designed to give gamers the best performance and more flexibility and game compatibility than any... Read more...

Next-generation DVD moves ahead

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:26:46 +0000

Microsoft is now one of the three required video codec's for the next-generation DVD format. The Microsoft format that is being required is VC-9 technology which is used in Windows Media Video 9. ... Read more...

Via details features of next-generation processor core

Wed, 19 May 2004 15:46:38 +0000

Via Technologies Inc. provided a glimpse on Tuesday of features that will be offered with the company's upcoming next-generation processor core, called Esther. The first Esther-based processors from Via are expected to be available during... Read more...

Futuremark Gives a Sneak Peak on Next-Generation 3DMark

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:14:01 +0000

Thanks xStainDx Futuremark Corporation, the developer of the industrial 3DMark benchmark for testing performance of graphics cards intended for gamers, today gave a sneak peak on the next-generation benchmark for graphics cards.... Read more...

Sun to discuss next-generation 'Rock' chip

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:23:18 +0000

Sun Microsystems will discuss a future high-end processor Wednesday, a chip code-named Rock that will combine features of own designs with technology it acquired from Afara Websystems, sources said. David Yen, executive vice president... Read more...

Intel to Postpone Next-Generation Xeon Processors

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:15:17 +0000

After Intel pushed its future-generation desktop Tejas chips at a later date last week, this was only a question of time when it transpired that DP server Xeon processors with "Jayhawk" core are also postponed... Read more...

Intel to delay next-generation mobile chip

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:47:05 +0000

Intel plans to open the floodgates on a new generation of Pentium processors in the next few weeks, but its next chip for notebooks will not be among them. The chipmaker said... Read more...

Philips launches next-generation MPEG-2 codec for DVD

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 08:28:37 +0000

Royal Philips Electronics has launched the Nexperia PNX7200, a single-chip MPEG-2 codec for DVD recording applications. The Nexperia PNX7200 enables a low system-cost solution, reducing bill of material (BoM) costs by up to 30%, according... Read more...

Next-Generation Hard Drives

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 15:54:06 +0000

It's a hard-drive industry mantra: Each succeeding generation must be faster and fit more data into less space. But while performance gains have been modest recently, areal density (gigabytes per square inch) continues to grow.... Read more...

Intel Discloses Next-Generation Handheld CPUs Data

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 02:40:28 +0000

Just as expected, Intel Corporation today disclosed key technical details of its next-generation of Intel XScale technology based processors to be used in cell phones, PDAs and other wireless devices. The Bulverde will allow easy... Read more...

Pentagon to Move to Next-Generation Internet

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:07:45 +0000

The Defense Department said on Friday it planned to link its high-tech weaponry, battlefield sensors and other communications systems to an upgraded Internet operating system within five years. John Stenbit, the Pentagon's chief information officer,... Read more...

Next-Generation Secure Computing Base Explained

Tom Warren — Fri, 06 Jun 2003 12:29:51 +0000

Learn more about Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB): new security technology for the Microsoft Windows platform. Explore the resources on this page to discover how NGSCB can help create a more trustworthy computing environment.... Read more...

Apple signs Quanta to build next-generation iMac

Sat, 08 Dec 2001 06:50:50 +0000

Apple has hired Taiwanese contract manufacturer to produce one million iMacs with built-in 15in LCD screens, the United Daily News, a Chinese language newspaper, has reported. The contract appears to confirm the... Read more...

Linux wins access to next-generation CDs

Steven Parker — Sat, 03 Nov 2001 13:19:06 +0000

Thanks configure for the heads up on this one. After months of closed-door negotiations, open source developers are now sure of royalty-free access to one of the most significant new storage formats of the future:... Read more...