Neowin News Feed for: Sun

This could exactly be how our Sun ends but it's not as simple

Sayan Sen — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:30:02 +0000

Scientists may have uncovered a remarkable cosmic mystery, revealing a fascinating glimpse into the precise process by which our Sun could eventually die. Read more...

A mind-bending mystery of our Sun has finally been solved

Sayan Sen — Sun, 17 May 2026 21:30:01 +0000

One of the most enduring and mysterious puzzles surrounding our Sun may finally have been solved after decades of research. Read more...

Scientists discover four Earth-sized planets orbiting sun-like star

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 04:16:01 +0000

A team of international astronomers has confirmed the existence for four Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearest Sun-like star, Tau Ceti. Visible to the naked eye, the star sits 12 light years away. Read more...

Google introduces 'Project Sunroof,' helps you cut costs with solar energy

Justin Luna — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:38:01 +0000

Google has devised a new tool that takes advantage of solar energy. Called "Project Sunroof," it measures sunlight, and calculates how much it would cost to install a solar panel on a house's roof. Read more...

Experts warn against taking selfies on Friday's solar eclipse

Usama Jawad — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:24:01 +0000

Nearly 80% of Europe will experience a solar eclipse this Friday, where the moon will blot up to 98% of the sun's disc - but experts have strictly warned against taking selfies during the phenomenon. Read more...

Interview: The Decline and Fall of Nokia, David Cord tells us more about the Finnish company

John Callaham — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:35:52 +0000

Neowin got a chance to chat with David J. Cord, the author of the new book The Decline and Fall of Nokia, which claims that Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy was the company's first choice for CEO. Read more...

Report: 'Nokia Sun' Windows Phone coming in November

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:59:08 +0000

Nokia's new Windows Phones are eagerly awaited but concrete info is hard to come by on the first three devices: Searay, Sabre and Ace. A leaked image from Orange adds a new name to the mix: Nokia Sun. Read more...

Sun Microsystems co-founder launches new company via Twitter

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:18:10 +0000

The former co-founder and CEO of the now defunct Sun Microsystems is launching a new and mysterious start up business and he's largely using the Twitter social networking web site to get the word out.... Read more...

HP Discover: Third day roundup

Christopher White — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:13:09 +0000

The third day of HP Discover has officially wrapped and today's focus was clearly on unseating Oracle in the enterprise. As such, we saw a presentation on migrating from the Sun/Oracle SPARC architecture to HP's... Read more...

Solaris 10 no longer free, future of OpenSolaris questioned

giga — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:56:21 +0000

Infoworld is reporting that Sun's enterprise operating system, Solaris 10, is no longer free and is now a 90 day trial. The changed licensing agreement now states the following: "Please remember, your right to use... Read more...

VirtualBox 3.1.4

Kristan Kenney — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:59:11 +0000

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only... Read more...

EU gives Oracle unconditional approval for Sun purchase

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:42:11 +0000

U.S. software company Oracle has been given unconditional approval from the European Union for its $7 billion purchase of computer maker Sun Microsystems, reports Reuters. Oracle was given the go ahead by the U.S. Department... Read more...

MySQL founder calls for protests against Oracle takeover

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:51:27 +0000

The founder of the popular MySQL database is calling for people to protest against Oracle's attempted takeover of Silicon Valley based Sun Microsystems. Michael Widenius says that the European Commission must block the deal in... Read more...

ZFS filesystem for Mac OS X is dead

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:10:29 +0000

Apple's official project of porting ZFS to Mac OS X has been cancelled. In a simple message posted by MacOS Forge, Apple stated only "the ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository... Read more...

Date set for Sun stockholders to vote on Oracle merger

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:10:42 +0000

Sun Microsystems has announced that a special meeting of it's Board of Directors has approved a July 16, 2009 date for a special stockholder meeting to vote on the adoption of the proposed merger agreement... Read more...

OpenSolaris 2009.06 blazes forth

James Hall — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:28:52 +0000

OpenSolaris started life as an open-source version of Sun's venerable and well-respected Unix-based operating system Solaris. Since its first proper release over a year ago, it has moved forward by leaps and bounds, and the... Read more...

Microsoft to give first JavaOne keynote next month

Sam Symons — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:04:19 +0000

Here's a world first, kids: on June 4th, Microsoft will give its first ever keynote at Sun's annual JavaOne conference in San Francisco. This is quite surprising as Sun and Microsoft have had a relatively... Read more...

Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4 billion

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:43:40 +0000

Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, with Oracle purchasing Sun stock with cash for... Read more...

IBM said to be buying Sun Microsystems for $7B

Sam Symons — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:47:46 +0000

The company IBM is currently negotiating a deal in which it will buy Sun Microsystems for the hefty sum of US$7 billion. The deal will be a very important one, and according to The NY... Read more...

Sun to spread Live Toolbar via JAVA

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Microsoft has announced a deal with Sun Microsystems to offer its MSN Toolbar when users download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), from today. Anyone downloading JRE will have the option to download the... Read more...

Sun Delivers JavaFX Preview

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:56:08 +0000

JavaFX is the RIA technology from Sun. Sun is behind others in the RIA space, including Adobe and Microsoft, but is looking to make up for lost time through its expertise in the Java community.... Read more...

Sun Plans to Cut 2500 Jobs

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:42:41 +0000

Sun Microsystems, citing impacts of the softening U.S. economy, posted a net loss on a slight decline in revenue for its third quarter and announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs, results which departed... Read more...

Sun Acquires Chipmaker Montalvo

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:33:24 +0000

Sun Microsystems is buying the technical assets of Montalvo Systems, a semiconductor company that was looking to break into the x86 market against the likes of Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. In a statement, a... Read more...

Sun to Create Java VM for iPhone

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:54:11 +0000

Sun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device. According to Eric Klein,... Read more...

Sun, Microsoft wrangle for TV turf

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 May 2004 19:16:11 +0000

Sun Microsystems and its allies gained a victory this week in establishing Java technology in TV set-top boxes, but rival Microsoft snapped up a Sun executive and countered with its own technology. On Sun's side,... Read more...

Sun, Microsoft pact draws mixed reactions

Sun, 04 Apr 2004 01:31:50 +0000

The broad legal settlement reached Friday between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems could be a big boost for the companies and their customers, but any impact it may have on the European Commission's efforts to rein... Read more...

Microsoft, Sun, IBM, And HP Make Retail Moves

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:47:31 +0000

The IT side of retailing held center stage Monday as companies ranging from Microsoft and IBM to Sun and HP laid out plans and products at the National Retailer Federation's trade show in New York.... Read more...

Sun, Office Depot Ink Server, Storage Contract

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 04:15:15 +0000

Sun Microsystems beat out competitors to land a multiyear agreement to supply storage systems and software to office products reseller Office Depot, Sun said Monday. The project includes Solaris-based Sun Fire 15K servers,... Read more...

Amnesty blows the horn on MS, Sun, Cisco

Thu, 28 Nov 2002 09:05:02 +0000

Human rights group Amnesty International has fingered a handful of tech companies that allegedly have sold products used in government censorship of Internet speech in China. In a report released Tuesday, Amnesty... Read more...

Sun, Lindows.com Strike Deal

Tue, 16 Jul 2002 03:26:17 +0000

Proving the motto "My enemy's enemy is my friend," Microsoft foes Sun Microsystems and Lindows announced an alliance to put Sun's StarOffice software on Lindows.com's operating system. The deal will make StarOffice... Read more...