Neowin News Feed for: Technology

QWERkeys teases new mechanical keyboard, gauges your interest

Paul Ferson — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:33:11 +0100

QWERkeys, a company focusing on mechanical keyboard parts, has posted a number of teaser images of their own product. A niche market, though the future of the board doesn't appear to be guaranteed. Read more...

The technology that lets you charge your phone with a puddle of water

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:32:28 +0100

The prospect of charging your phone with the help of a puddle of water might sound insane, but the technology is quite real, and it's going on sale soon... although it won't exactly be cheap. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 928 will include an AMOLED screen, larger battery

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:34:39 +0100

Nokia's upcoming 928 handset, which will replace the 920 as the flagship phone, has an AMOLED display panel manufactured by Samsung, allowing for better colors and a bigger battery. Read more...

Samsung office raided over LG OLED tech theft allegations

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:19:34 +0100

Korean police have raided Samsung's Display office in connection with allegations that employees had stolen LG OLED technology. Samsung denies that claims, while LG say they didn't inform the police. Read more...

Livemocha merges with Rosetta Stone to change how we learn languages

Paul Ferson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:32:17 +0100

Livemocha has sent an email to its users alerting them that the company is now part of Rosetta Stone, letting users know that this will not change their ability to learn and hinting at a redesign too. Read more...

Google invites some lucky people to the Glass Explorer Program

Paul Ferson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:26:12 +0000

Google's hunt for new Explorers with Glass is over. While the contest ran during February, the company has only begun to send out invitations to join the Explorer Program via Google+ today. Read more...

Samsung loses Apple patent suit in UK over 3G data

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:36:47 +0000

Apple has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung which clears them of unlawfully using Samsung technology related processing and transmitting data on 3G networks. Read more...

Boston-area CIOs talk about technology and sports

Christopher White — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:43:34 +0000

The four CIOs from Boston's major league sports teams assembled for a panel to discuss how technology needs to be used to attract fans and "get butts in seats" at the stadiums. Read more...

Design patent gives a look at a potential future Nokia handset

Paul Ferson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:28:30 +0000

Nokia's phone designs always seem to be found among US Design Patents, and the most recent is no exception. The D675587 patent contains a phone with some striking similarities to another Nokia model. Read more...

Book review: Atari: Business is Fun

Paul Ferson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:53:34 +0000

Neowin glimpses into the Atari of the 1970s, a company markedly different to that which we know today. We try to discover just how fun business was as part of one of the main companies of the decade. Read more...

John McAfee arrested for murder on Mexico/Belize border [UPDATE: He wasn't arrested]

Christopher White — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:31:18 +0000

Has John McAfee finally been found after allegedly murdering his neighbor last month? According to his official blog, the answer is yes. Read more...

$35 Android tablet releases in India, aimed at students

Paul Ferson — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:04:07 +0000

India's president, Pranab Mukherjee, has unveiled the country's Aakash-2 tablet. A successor to the original Aakash, the new model brings Android 4.0 to the table and is aimed at students especially. Read more...

John McAfee, antivirus kingpin, wanted for murder in Belize

Paul Ferson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:29:30 +0000

McAfee antivirus creator John McAfee is wanted in the Central American country of Belize in connection with the shooting of a builder on Saturday night, following recent history of being... well, odd. Read more...

Verizon's Galaxy S III is now available in black and, erm... brown

Paul Ferson — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:23:11 +0100

Early buyers of Samsung's flagship Android handset were given the choice between blue and white, but now Verizon customers can also choose from black and... brown? Yup, brown. Read more...

FTC could be knocking at Google's door over antitrust allegations

Paul Ferson — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:10:58 +0100

After more than a year of investigation, it seems that the FTC feels Google has been exploiting its position at the top of the market to ensure that rival services do not get a chance to oppose. Read more...

Microsoft and the Cincinnati Reds, a match made for Cooperstown

Brad Sams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:42:20 +0100

What happens when the oldest team in the MLB teams up with Microsoft? Magic. Microsoft and the Cincinnati Reds are working together to create innovative solutions to help align business needs. Read more...

TshirtOS: the world's first internet-ready t-shirt

Paul Ferson — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:22:31 +0100

A company has brought forth the idea of an internet-ready t-shirt, complete with an LCD display, microphone and camera, but explains that it will only happen if there is enough demand. Read more...

Iranian nuclear program hit by virus, plays AC/DC

Paul Ferson — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:27:02 +0100

Iran's nuclear program has been infected with a new virus which seems to play excellent music at inopportune times, and has spread across two different Iranian facilities already. Read more...

Martin Scorsese appears in Siri commercial for Apple

Paul Ferson — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:27:02 +0100

Martin Scorsese has appeared in an advert promoting Apple's Siri voice assistant software, with the famed director appearing in his natural environment of New York. Read more...

SwiftKey 3 leaves beta today

Paul Ferson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:41:16 +0100

One of Android's most popular keyboards has been updated today, exiting from its ongoing beta phase and entering as the new standard version. Read more...