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Review: I drove over the DOOGEE S200 10,100mAh night vision phone, no cats were harmed

Robbie Khan — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 19:00:01 +0000

This rugged phone boasts some impressive features on paper, like a night vision camera, and a 10,100mAh battery. It also claims to be Military standards certified, but how does it like my car tyre? Read more...

Microsoft Lists - MSA Preview for iOS is now available for testing via TestFlight

Fiza Ali — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:14:01 +0000

Currently, the Microsoft Lists - MSA Preview for iOS is available online only for testing via TestFlight and is limited to 200,000 Microsoft accounts (MSA), on a first-come, first-served basis. Read more...

Instagram is testing a TikTok-style full screen mode on its home page

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 03 May 2022 18:08:01 +0000

Instagram is testing a new format to make people watch more videos by making its home page even more immersive with full screen mode. This is similar to the full screen experience on TikTok. Read more...

Spotify is testing a new style of music listening that resembles TikTok

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:30:01 +0000

Spotify is currently testing a new feed called "Discover" which shows short clips of music videos in a style that is similar to what we see on TikTok. Users can swipe up the feed and like the songs. Read more...

Verizon, Samsung and Qualcomm unlock 711 Mbps upload speeds on 5G

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:36:01 +0000

Samsung, Verizon and Qualcomm have announced that they've achieved 711 Mbps upload speeds in an in-lab experiment. At these speeds, a user could upload a one-gigabyte video in just 10 seconds. Read more...

NASA's SLS' core stage to undergo final Green Run test

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:10:01 +0000

NASA has announced it'll carry out the final Green Run test for the SLS' core stage. This will be the final core stage test before Artemis I in November which will integrate SLS and Orion. Read more...

Twitter begins testing a new voice messages feature for direct messages

Abhay V — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:48:01 +0000

Twitter today announced that it is beginning to test the ability to send voice messages in direct messages. It is rolling out first to users in Brazil and will feature a simplistic interface. Read more...

NASA's Orion test ends in success paving the road to the Moon and Mars

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:20:01 +0000

NASA has reported that its Ascent Abort-2 mission, which tested Orion's launch abort system, was a success. With the mission out of the way, NASA engineers can focus their sights on future missions. Read more...

Ford set to test its fleet of self-driving cars in Washington, D.C.

Ruel Revales — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:26:01 +0000

Ford announced on Monday that it will begin testing its fleet of autonomous cars on the streets of Washington, D.C. The goal of the test is to deploy a commercial self-driving service in 2021. Read more...

Twitter suggested accounts to unfollow in new experimental feature

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:32:01 +0000

Twitter tested a new feature this week in which it was suggesting specific people to unfollow. The test covered only a limited number of users, though it's not clear if it's rolling out to all. Read more...

Here's how to enable the 280 character limit on Twitter yourself [Update]

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:22:01 +0000

Twitter recently started testing an increased limit of 280 characters per tweet for select users. If you weren't one of the lucky few, you can activate the feature by following this tutorial. Read more...

Microsoft is testing a Bing redesign inspired by Google Search

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:46:01 +0000

Microsoft seems to be in the process of testing out a new design for its search engine, Bing, with some inspiration taken from their biggest competitor and the dominant player, Google Search. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy S6 bends just as easily as the iPhone 6 Plus

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:02:01 +0000

A new test conducted by SquareTrade has found that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge bends under the same exact amount of pressure as the iPhone 6 Plus, leading to a potential "bendgate" 2.0. Read more...

Durability test: Xbox One versus PS4, which one survives?

Usama Jawad — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:12:01 +0000

Wired's Battle Damage segment put the two current gen consoles through some pretty brutal durability tests in a video to determine the last one standing. The loser gets chainsawed in half. Read more...

T-Mobile's devices offer more battery life than AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:28:01 +0000

In a recent experiment, T-Mobile's devices lasted longer in battery tests when it was pitted against identical devices from AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon. Some devices lasted up to two hours longer. Read more...

Supercomputer passes the Turing Test laying the foundations for Skynet

James Walker — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:38:58 +0000

After 64 years, a computer has finally passed the Turing Test designed to make a machine exhibit intelligent behaviour indistinguishable from that of humans in double-blind trials. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Can the HTC One M8 stand up against the blast of a sniper rifle?

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 20 May 2014 02:51:25 +0000

Can the all-aluminum body of the HTC One M8 survive against the full force of a Trackingpoint XS1 sniper rifle, chambered in .338 and fired from 1,100 yards? No, but it's pretty cool to watch anyway. Read more...

Google Nexus 4 drop test, fun or frightening?

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:57:29 +0000

Love it or hate it, there are kind hearted reviewers out there that will break devices for the greater good. With that said, do you want to see the Nexus 4 from LG/Google get dropped from six feet? Read more...

Facebook testing letting users pay to advertise to their friends [Update: We got it too!]

Owen Williams — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:07:21 +0000

It's already been confirmed that the News Feed would contain featured stories from advertisers in the near future, but now, Facebook is allowing users to advertise their posts to their friends. Read more...

Smartphone beta test is over, says Nokia, thanks to Lumia 900

John Callaham — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:59:09 +0000

According to Nokia's new TV commercial for the Lumia 900, the smartphone beta test we have all had to deal with for the past five years is finally over and done with. Read more...

Google wants you to enter your credit card as part of Gmail signup?

Brad Sams — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:32:15 +0000

Google is testing a new email signup page where it will ask the user to enter their credit card information to also create a Google Wallet account. Read more...

Android browser 52% faster than iOS Safari in browsing speed test

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:23:20 +0000

Browser speed has always been a talking point in the never-ending mobile OS war(a war we hope doesn’t end anytime soon). According to Blaze, a website optimization company, Android’s native browser blows iOS’s Safari out... Read more...

Volvo completed SARTRE test, could be in use within 3 years

Piers Hausjell — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:32:09 +0000

Volvo has completed phase one trials for the European Commission's Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project. Hands free driving is an old idea but tech firms, such as Idiada of Spain, are hoping... Read more...

Yahoo begins testing Bing search results, fully powered by September

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:54:45 +0000

Yahoo said on Tuesday that it has begun testing organic (also referred to as algorithmic) and paid search listings from Microsoft for up to 25 percent of Yahoo Search traffic in the U.S. The testing will... Read more...

Internet Explorer 9 platform preview 3 released

Tom Warren — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:06:25 +0000

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 platform preview 3 today, marking the third and possibly final release prior to the beta phase. The updated platform preview code includes support for the HTML5 video tag. Platform Preview 3... Read more...

Windows 7 RC to receive test updates on May 12th

Sam Symons — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:41:32 +0000

Those involved with Windows 7 will remember a while back the beta received test updates, to check if how well the update system worked within Microsoft's new operating system. Well, a similar thing is happening,... Read more...

Fourth Leopard 10.5.7 test build given to developers

Sam Symons — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:58:02 +0000

Development seems to be coming to a close for Apple's upcoming OS X Leopard 10.5.7 build, folks. World of Apple is reporting a new test build has been released to the developers of OS X... Read more...

U.S anti-trust regulators to test Windows 7 more thoroughly

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:46:58 +0000

The three member panel of Technical Advisers (Technical Committee - TC) to the antitrust regulators which monitor Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will test Windows 7 more thoroughly, according to a status report... Read more...

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Neowin Staff — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:05:03 +0000

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Australia to test blocking all P2P and Bit Torrent traffic

Brad Sams — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:15:09 +0000

Australia has been known to have high levels of censorship. It should come as no surprise to those in the land down under that the government is planning to filter P2P and Bit Torrent traffic... Read more...

'Intelligent' Computers Put to the Test

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:50:40 +0000

Can machines think? That was the question posed by the great mathematician Alan Turing. Half a century later six computers are about to converse with human interrogators in an experiment that will attempt to prove... Read more...

Security giants fail Virus Bulletin test

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:56:58 +0000

Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin 100 test. The test used 100 pieces of malware collected from active samples and put them up against a number... Read more...

Pupils test multi-touch screens

Tom Warren — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:48:36 +0000

School pupils are trying out desks with interactive screens that can recognise more than one person's finger presses. Researchers at Durham University observed classroom interactions then worked with manufacturers to produce the necessary software... Read more...

OneCare places 16th in antivirus test, 13th in spyware.

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:56:41 +0000

Virus Bulletin this month released the results of a major comparative of the latest security products, covering a range of metrics. These include detection rates over various types of malware, false positive rates, scanning speed,... Read more...

Microsoft to alpha test Office 14 before end of year

Steven Parker — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:48:22 +0000

Microsoft will begin alpha testing the next version of Office in November or December, according to a blog posting by a Microsoft employee that was later pulled from the Web. According to the blog posting,... Read more...

IETester Helps You Test Your Site

Steven Parker — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:31:18 +0000

IETester is a free web browser specifically designed for testing web sites in Internet Explorer including IE 8 beta, IE 7, IE 6, IE 5.5 on both XP and Vista. Like any web browser,... Read more...

Wal-Mart ends test run for Linux-based computers in stores

Steven Parker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:22:09 +0000

Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows didn't attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain has stopped selling them in stores, a spokeswoman said Monday. "This really wasn't... Read more...

Google-Funded Firm Launches DNA Test in Europe

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:47:57 +0000

A private firm funded by Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United States, where the $999 service went on sale in... Read more...

Hold test

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:16:36 +0000

WHEN will Windows get truly useful features like: undelete support, ability to read+write cross-platform volumes (Linux, MacOS), multiple desktop support, etc.... Read more...

3Dmark Vantage has DirectX 10.1 test

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:00:25 +0000

We've learned that the next generation 3Dmark will have two points that are going to suit ATI a lot. The new 3Dmark06 will have a DirectX 10.1 test, at least that is the current plan,... Read more...