Neowin News Feed for: Tech

TechSpot: 2012, The Year in Tech

Julio Franco — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:15:23 +0000

As the year comes to an end it's time to look back at the most interesting and relevant tech stories of 2012. Numerous trends consolidated during 2012: Apple's dominance in the sector, mobile growth.. Read more...

Mobile tech to look out for in 2013

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:00:27 +0000

If you're thinking of making a new smartphone purchase in 2013, there's some new and upcoming technology that you'll probably want to look our for. We preview and predict the smartphone tech of 2013 Read more...

Discuss: All I want for Christmas is…

Andy Weir — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:41:02 +0000

We've all been good boys and girls at Neowin this year, so we're hoping Santa will bring us all sorts of exciting prezzies. But what techie-treats are you hoping to unwrap this Christmas Day? Read more...

TechSpot: Biggest Tech Failures of The Last 10+ Years

Julio Franco — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:43:13 +0100

There are two surefire ways to have your name immortalized in history: succeed in your stride toward greatness or, as so many tech firms did in 2011, faceplant trying. Read more...

TechSpot: The Year in Tech - 2011 Most Relevant Stories

Julio Franco — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:21:04 +0000

Twenty-eleven is almost over and as we conclude our end-of-year articles it's time to look back at some of the most relevant stories of 2011. We'll do a brief recount of tech happenings in... Read more...

TechSpot: Best Gadgets and Tech Products of 2011

Julio Franco — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:25:26 +0000

Being the tech fanatics that we are we'd like to take a moment and look back at what 2011 had to offer, from the greatest computer hardware produced to some of the cool gadgets you shouldn't have... Read more...

IBM's five predictions for next five years in tech

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:34:28 +0000

The year's not yet over, but IBM is looking towards the next five, with five predictions for developments and innovations in technology that it believes will have changed the world by the end of 2016. Read more...

Microsoft launches AnswerDesk.com for "premium" tech support

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:34:08 +0000

Ever wanted to be charged $99 for someone to remotely perform a virus check? Then you're in luck - Microsoft has got you covered with the launch of its new 'premium' support site. Read more...

Eric Schmidt snubs Microsoft as not being innovative

Stefano Elia — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:14:05 +0100

The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt has reportedly made a comment at this week's D9 conference in California by stating that Microsoft is not in the 'gang of four' high tech companies leading innovation... Read more...

Top tech Super Bowl commercials for 2010

Tom Warren — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:31:35 +0000

On Sunday America unleashed Super Bowl XLIV, which was the most watched television program of the year. Attracting 80 to 90 million American viewers at any one point, the professional American football event is one... Read more...

Live from the floor of the HP Tech Expo

Michael Stanclift — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:02 +0100

Shane Pitman, Neowin Editor in Chief, will be sitting down in just a few minutes with Brian Ignomirello, HP StorageWorks Americas Chief Technology Officer and Chris McCall, Manager for Product Marketing for Unified Storage, to... Read more...

What it's like to work at a closing tech store: Circuit City

Brad Sams — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:10:28 +0000

When Circuit City announced that it was closing all of its stores it showed the true signs of the economy. Circuit City was a massive corporation employing over 30,000 employees which would all be... Read more...

Camera tech behind the Super Bowl

Brad Sams — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:29:36 +0000

The Super Bowl is one of the largest sporting events on earth. It attracts hundreds of millions of viewers each year and even more dollars will be spent on advertising. Have you ever... Read more...

White House in Tech Dark Ages

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:12:51 +0000

Disconnected phone lines, old computer software, no instant messaging, no outside access to e-mail accounts and no social networking - these were the things Obama's tech team got to see in the White House when... Read more...

Global warming : Whose tech should we believe in?

Brad Wardell — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:36:56 +0100

The Register has an explosive in-depth look at global warming using NASAs own numbers. The conclusion is that depending on which publicly available readings one uses, you could predict either catastrophic global warming or alarming... Read more...

US Complains About EU Tech Tax

Sagittarius — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:03:31 +0100

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), along with the Japanese government, has filed a trade complaint against the European Union, saying the E.U. has violated a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement by taxing... Read more...

Microsoft Reveals Live Mesh Tech Preview

Tom Warren — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:06:18 +0100

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Late last night Microsoft revealed it's latest web technology, Live Mesh. Live Mesh is a software + services platform and experience that enables PCs and other devices to "come alive" by making them aware of... Read more...

Blogger claims 10-year wait for Microsoft tech support call

Steven Parker — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:46:05 +0000

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The semi-anonymous blogger whose account earlier this week about getting a tech support callback from Microsoft Corp. a decade later generated heavy interest and conspiracy theories among techies posted a follow-up late Wednesday, in which... Read more...

MediaPortal 2 Infinity - Tech Preview

EL1TE — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:56 +0000

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MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC / TV into a very advanced Media Center. MediaPortal allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos... Read more...

Toshiba tech paves way for 100Gb Flash chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:02:47 +0000

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Toshiba has developed what it believes will be a key component of Flash chips capable of storing 100Gb of data. Unfortunately, you're going to have to wait four more generations of Flash technology to get... Read more...