Neowin News Feed for: World

Analysis: Eric Schmidt says whole world will be online by 2020. Really?

Andy Weir — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:14:42 +0100

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has predicted that "everyone on Earth will be connected" by 2020. But with two-thirds of the population still without a web connection, how realistic is that? Read more...

Bow-chicka-OH-MY: A look at the world's web porn searches

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:48:54 +0000

The world's largest porn search engine has compiled a breakdown of the world's top searches for adult content by country. We take a look at some of the eyebrow-raising highlights. Read more...

A world without Windows

Andrew Stevenson — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:15:04 +0000

In our latest editorial, we take a look at some of the alternatives to Windows and what impact making the sometimes daunting move might mean to users and the applications and services they access. Read more...

Amazon voted Most Reputable Company In The World

Piers Hausjell — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:31:51 +0100

Forbes, in conjunction with Reputation Institute, has just published its 'Most And Least Reputable Big Companies' list of 2011 with Amazon getting a score of 82.70 and being placed in the top spot. The Managing... Read more...

HTC wins 'Device Manufacturer of the Year' at Global Mobile Awards

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:40:03 +0000

HTC was awarded Device Manufacturer of the Year at the Mobile World Congress where the GSMA hosted their Global Mobile Awards, an industry awards ceremony highlighting the finest companies in what they do, reports Phandroid. HTC... Read more...

RIAA wants more money, world is unsurprised

Brad Sams — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:42 +0000

A conference is being held in Washington DC that is discussing copyrights and how they are affected by technology and the internet. The copyright group, namely the RIAA, wants Congress to make the law... Read more...

Acer launching its smartphone at the Mobile World Congress

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:44:16 +0000

Acer confirmed the launch of its smartphone on Wednesday in an invite to Pocketlint, an U.K based gadget news and reviews site. Since Acer acquired smartphone maker E-Ten (a.k.a) Glofiish last year there had been... Read more...

World First OLED Wireless Photo Frame

Sacha — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:58:08 +0000

Kodak's wireless photo frame is the first to use Organic Light Emitting Diodes, the new technology expected to replace LCDs soon. The 7.6 inch frame sports a 800x480 resolution with a touch-sensitive frame (not... Read more...

"Music Mogul", a virtual world for musicians and fans

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:43:07 +0000

Nicholas Longano, former executive of Vivendi Games, and Grammy Award winner Rodney Jerkins, are teaming up to work on creating a new virtual World for musicians and fans. Dubbed "Music Mogul", the site will offer... Read more...

Guitar Hero World Tour touring with Sting, and Tool

MightyJordan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:05:01 +0100

For the first time in the Guitar Hero franchise, last year's Legends of Rock allowed gamers to play as (or against) likenesses of real-life axe-men. Unfortunately, the lineup of legends was rather slim, consisting of... Read more...

Google snaps up biggest single email client in the world

Tom Warren — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:19:02 +0100

GOOGLE has snatched what is believed to be its biggest single client in the world - the NSW Department of Education - away from its rival Microsoft to claim up to 1.3 million new users... Read more...

The Windows PC is the largest gaming platform in the world

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:58:07 +0100

If you believe Microsoft... Prior to Microsoft's "Big Picture" gaming showcase held today in San Francisco, corporate vice president John Schappert reminded us that, despite what you may have heard, the Windows PC is... Read more...

Download Firefox 3, set a world record

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:21:46 +0100

Set a Guinness World Record, enjoy a better web. It's the goal of the Spread Firefox group when Firefox 3 goes final this summer. "Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do... Read more...

World of Warcraft Patch 2.4.0 - Fury of the Sunwell Released

HolyLiaison — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:12 +0000

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The glorious fount of arcane energy known as the Sunwell empowered the high elves for millennia, until the death knight Arthas laid siege to the elven kingdom and corrupted its sacred energies. Seeing no other... Read more...

China to lead world technology

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:57:05 +0000

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China is on track to surpass all other nations in manufacturing technology, including current leader, the US, according to a US academic study. While China still lags behind more developed nations in several key areas,... Read more...

World of Warcraft v2.3.3 Patch

EL1TE — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:11:54 +0000

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Blizzard has released a new patch for World of Warcraft, bringing their popular MMORPG to v2.3.3. The patch contains some bugfixes and improves data load times when newly entering the world and after zoning into... Read more...

PC World names the 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year

Slimy — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:52:41 +0000

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PC World has put together a top 25 list of the most innovative products of the year 2007, noting the “Innovation”, the “Benefit” and a brief overview of each. All entries on the list are... Read more...

The World Series of Linux: Round 1

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:37:07 +0000

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For untold thousands of developers around the world, it's not a game. For solution providers and their customers, it's not a game. But the world of desktop Linux has become increasingly competitive, increasingly important to... Read more...

DELL XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition Is Here!

zhiVago — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:40:39 +0000

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In a quest to nail the greatest gaming experience ever, Dell and Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. have joined forces to bring gamers the XPS™ M1730 World of Warcraft® Edition notebook PC. This mobile gaming platform comes... Read more...

Blizzard not thinking about World of Warcraft 2

mlauzon76 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:43:01 +0000

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MMO developer eager to expand World of Warcraft before any sequel enters development. The developer behind the world's most popular MMO, World of Warcraft, has told VideoGamer.com that it has not even begun to think... Read more...