Neowin News Feed for: Talk

Mozilla Talk gets boost with Washington Post integration

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:02:01 +0000

The news outlet, the Washington Post, has begun implementing Mozilla's Talk commenting system into its website. Over the coming week, Mozilla says Talk will be rolled out over the Post's entire site. Read more...

Google introduces Google Dashboard

Sam Symons — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:29 +0000

Google's one of the biggest companies on the Internet; between search, IM, email and everything else, they have a huge user base. Though, with that comes the worry of how much user data they've collected;... Read more...

Microsoft's phone talk is all business

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:31:04 +0000

Well, It doesn't appear that Microsoft will be taking direct aim at the iPhone on Tuesday. Rather, the software maker is playing to its strengths, announcing a new piece of server software to help businesses... Read more...

Don't Talk to Strangers on Yahoo Messenger Webcam

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:36:46 +0000

McAfee Avert Labs has uncovered a new zero-day in Yahoo Messenger Webcam and are warning people not to accept invites from people they don't trust until a patch is out. Avert Labs is calling this... Read more...

Red Hat to MS: Let's Talk Interoperability

Tom Warren — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:07:09 +0000

Even though patent talks between Microsoft and Red Hat broke down last year before Microsoft went on to sign a technical collaboration and patent indemnity deal with Novell, Red Hat is still willing to work... Read more...

Apple iPhone delivers up to eight hours of talk time

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:54:29 +0000

Apple® today announced that iPhone™ will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January. iPhone will feature up to 8 hours of... Read more...

Bill Gates Talk on Computing from 1989

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:58:01 +0000

Bill Gates discusses the software and computer industry, and how Microsoft has contributed. Gates also discusses his views on the future of the computing industry. The talk was recorded in 1989 but was only recently... Read more...

Google Talk Gadget - Better than Google Talk?

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:03:50 +0000

Google has released the Google Talk Gadget – a web-based module of Google Talk. What better way to communicate than from your home page (assuming it's the Google Personalized Homepage)? Both Gmail and Google Talk... Read more...

Google Talk 1.0.0.104

Razvan Serea — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:16:43 +0000

Google Talk is a lightweight Jabber-based instant messaging client with voice capabilities. Google Talk is easy and intuitive to use. All you need to make free calls is an Internet connection, a microphone, and a... Read more...

Google Talk 1.0.0.95

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:06:54 +0000

PlusNet take on Talk Talk

Wed, 03 May 2006 10:12:42 +0000

UK Broadband ISP, Plusnet, has reacted to Talk Talk's offer of Free Broadband by announcing it's own range of pick'n'mix calls, line rental and broadband packages. From July, punters of the Sheffield based plc will... Read more...

Google to Combine Google Talk Features With Gmail

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:41:49 +0000

In it's ever increasing endeavors tolure users to its services, search engine giant Google Inc. has announced plansto join its popular Gmail e-mail service with its Google Talk Instant Messagingservice. By combining services Gmail users... Read more...

Straight Talk on Mac Security Risks

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:18:40 +0000

Are Macs impervious to malicious software? No. Have Macs been the subject of catastrophic attacks? No again. Should Mac users be vigilant anyway? Of course. It's time for me to... Read more...

Google Talk activates XMPP server-to-server communications

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:20:15 +0000

It appears Google Talk has started federating with other Jabber servers. Gary Burd, a Google software engineer, flipped the switch toconnect the Google Talk Service to the public XMPP network thismorning. Google... Read more...

BlackBerry Gets Google Local & Google Talk Due in Spring

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:05:24 +0000

In its everbroadening presence, Google has announced that it is expanding its services tothe BlackBerry platform. Available immediately, Google Local for mobile can bedownloaded for free, and will provide BlackBerry users with maps and satelliteimagery... Read more...

Google Sued Over Talk

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:22:34 +0000

Rates Technology (RTI), a company that owns several internet voice communication patents, is suing Google for $5 billion claiming the search giants' Google Talk software uses two RTI patented technologies without licensing them. The... Read more...

Microsoft Shoots Down Talk of HD-DVD Equipped Xbox 360

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:28:39 +0000

Microsofthas cleared up speculation regarding possible HD-DVD functionality infuture versions of the Xbox 360, saying that it currently has no plansto release an Xbox 360 equipped with a next-generation DVD player. The unusually direct statement... Read more...

Microsoft sets its sites on Google Talk, Skype, and beyond

Brad Wardell — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:54:14 +0000

Microsoft is about to announce that it is acquiring an Internet start-up called Teleo. Teleo is developing a voice over IP technology that is similar to what is found in Skype and the new... Read more...

Google Talk has secrets...

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:21:30 +0000

Hot on the heels of the recent launch, we've got some fun things to do with Google Talk! There are some secret parameters that allow you to change the way the program runs. The most... Read more...

Google Talk is online!

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:51:20 +0000

After days of speculation, Google has officially launched Google Talk! Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free–anytime, anywhere in the world. Google Talk is... Read more...

Express Talk 1.0

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 22:20:31 +0000

Express Talk is a VoIP service similar to Skype that lets you make calls from your PC. With Express Talk you can call anyone on the internet who has Express Talk installed (or any other... Read more...

Next-gen leaders talk about their consoles

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:20:59 +0000

Corporate mudslinging between game console makers begins as leaders on all sides size up the competition. The Electronic Entertainment Expo marked the start of the next-generation console war. With all sides gearing... Read more...

Okamoto and Mizuguchi talk next-gen Xbox

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:57:44 +0000

The Japanese creators talk about their reasons behind joining Microsoft and give hints on their respective game projects. In the beginning of March, Microsoft announced that Yoshiki Okamoto, former Capcom executive and... Read more...

Microsoft, Sun to talk about cooperation

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 03:54:40 +0000

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on December 1 will deliver a joint update on their collaborations pursuant to an April 2004 technology-sharing agreement to boost interoperability between the two vendors' products, according to a Microsoft representative... Read more...

Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:45:04 +0000

The popular IM from Yahoo is once again blocking other programs like Trillian, Kopete, etc... According to Yahoo "the block is meant as a pre-emptive measure against spammers from its Yahoo Messenger service."... Read more...

Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd Hoek Talk Longhorn (Part Two)

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:27:49 +0000

Paul Thurrott is back at it again with part two of his interview with Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd Hoek (Longhorn Windows User Experience Team). This second part goes into more detail of how Microsoft... Read more...

Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd Hoek Talk Longhorn (Part One)

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 06:41:41 +0000

Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd ("cheered") Hoek are two of the key figures in the Windows User Experience team at Microsoft, and they've worked on some the company's more advanced user interface projects over the past... Read more...

Senior Intel PR man talks 64-bit extension talk

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sun, 04 Jan 2004 19:49:52 +0000

THE MAN who masterminds PR on desktop CPUs for the Intel Corporation has been talking Yamhill-talk to internetnews.com. The wire quotes George Alfs, who isn't related to the River Alph in Coleridge's Kubla Khan, as... Read more...

McNealy dodges crisis talk

Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:06:47 +0000

At Sun Microsystems' first European user conference, the inescapable issue for CEO Scott McNealy in meetings with customers and the media was Sun's financial situation and future prospects. Sun came in for heavy... Read more...

Word is out: MPs can't talk the talk

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:13:49 +0000

Selling politics to today's youth is no easy task. But while Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative leader, flails in a search for youth- orientated policies, it seems Tom Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich East,... Read more...

Sun Microsystems Shares Rise on Takeover Talk

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:29:55 +0000

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc., which makes computers that run networks, rose more than 5 percent on Friday as takeover speculation emerged yet again, analysts said. "This sounds a lot more like takeover... Read more...

Half-Life 2 talk soaks the 'Net

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 24 Apr 2003 18:18:49 +0000

Undoubtedly the biggest new for gamers in the last two days has been the announcements for the sequel to the critically acclaimed FPS "Half-Life", "Half-Life 2". When it was released in November 1998, "Half-Life" redefined... Read more...

Talk about twisting words - rant

Tom Warren — Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:37:17 +0000

Thanks again to our friend Joe from Cnet|news.com for this entertaining read As someone dealing with Microsoft on an almost a daily basis, I can attest that spokespeople and company marketing material... Read more...

Outlook to Lotus: Let's talk

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 21 Dec 2002 09:43:30 +0000

Microsoft announced on Friday free software that lets companies running IBM's Lotus Domino e-mail server--designed for the Lotus Notes e-mail application--give employees access to Microsoft's rival e-mail program. Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector is add-in software... Read more...

The bit where we talk about Neowin stuff

Steven Parker — Sun, 24 Nov 2002 13:19:10 +0000

Hi everybody! we all know that last week saw some amazing and magical slow-downs on our server, some have even noticed that the slow-downs are all but gone. The reason Neowin was... Read more...

Microsoft Denies 'Homestation' Multimedia Hub Talk

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:06:23 +0000

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Friday denied it is building the "HomeStation", a rumored living room entertainment hub industry watchers have speculated could combine the software giant's Xbox video game console with digital video, music and... Read more...