Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has failed to make it into the 50 Highest-Rated CEOs for 2013. While a number of his tech CEO friends received high approval ratings, Ballmer's is only 47% More...

We know that remembering your password may be hard, but your security is at stake which means crafting a unique and non-dictionary password is all but necessary in today's world. More...

At the end of every year, we like to take a look back at Neowin's top stories. This year, Microsoft claimed 3 of the top 5 spots with Facebook and a source code leak filling in the remaining holes. More...

Today Neowin is launching a brand new feature for everyone here looking to upgrade or purchase a new computer: a Graphics Card Rankings List. Simply put, we're taking performance benchmarks of each of the latest... More...

Think you need way more high quality freeware applications for your computer, more than what today's top ten list gives you? Tired of doing web searches for software when friends ask you to recommend something... More...

Microsoft has taken top spot in the eighth annual Top 500 Business Superbrands survey, revealed today. Google, which ranked first in 2008 and 2009, has now slipped to 5th place, whilst Microsoft took the first place... More...

E3 has announced the exhibitor list for 2009, and Activision has confirmed an appearance, after Activision publically decided not to appear at last year's show. Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is an annual trade show for... More...

IT managers also say its insider threats that really worry them the most When it comes to security, human threats score much higher than those posed by technology. So says a new survey... More...

It would not be a holiday shopping season without a toy shortage, and this year, consumers are clamouring for the out-of-stock Nintendo Wii video-game console. For the second straight year, electronics stores around Metro Vancouver... More...

Nine privacy and consumer organizations asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to create a "do not track" list for Internet users who don't want their online activities tracked, stored and used by advertising networks.... More...

According to Forbes magazine's 25th annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($59 billion) is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren... More...

Canada's telecommunications regulator has laid out new rules for a national do-not-call list. Under existing rules, consumers have to register separately to be on the "do not call" list of each individual telemarketer but in... More...

Popular Science magazine's 2007 list of the absolute worst jobs in science include whale-feces researchers, hazmat divers, and employees of Microsoft's Security Response Center. Popular Science has been compiling the list since 2003 and according... More...

A March 2007 national poll by a Michigan hospital has concluded that parents are increasingly concerned about the safety of the Internet. Smoking and drug abuse still top the list, with respectively 40% and 39%... More...

A few days earlier than originally announced, the list of backwards compatible titles on the EU PS3 has now been released. The Sony site details games on a three tier basis, giving results for titles... More...

Earlier this week, Microsoft published a list of 800 applications that should run properly on its new Windows Vista operating system. On its Web site, Microsoft says the number of applications certified for use with... More...

After coming close to getting into the top-10 listings for global semiconductor rankings, AMD has finally breached the list, according to preliminary rankings by iSuppli Corp. AMD's semiconductor revenue is expected to explode by a... More...

On Tuesday, Sony said it would recall 60,000 of its notebook computer batteries in Japan, adding its own name to the list of PC makers recalling Sony-made batteries. Sony's move, which was expected, comes a... More...

MTV are set to join the growing list of TV channels who are now offering their shows for download over Apple's popular music download service, iTunes. Original programs from the channel can now be downloaded... More...

The new list of fastest supercomputers is out, and IBM has taken the top three spots, closely followed by Intel in the next three places. AMD also makes an appearance in the top 10 with... More...

According to third party product developers for Apple's iPod line, Apple placed its 60 GB iPod on its 60 day "At-Risk" list. The purpose of the list is essentially to warn resellers and product... More...

The United States is still the king of spam, topping Sophos' "dirty dozen" list of spam offending countries. However, for the first time the US accounted for less than a quarter of total spam... More...

The Hotfix.net website has posted a feature list that is expected to debut with version 8.0 of MSN Messenger sometime next year. While he hints that this is speculation and rumour, we are confident that... More...

They're back. Or they might be, those pesky telemarketing calls, after nearly two years of peaceful, interruption-free dinners. That's the warning a consumer protection group is about to issue. Legal wrangling threatens... More...

An effective to-do list software Tired of writing to-do items on sticky notes and pasting them all over your desk and computer screen? Still missed deadlines simply because you couldn't locate a... More...

A new variant of the pesky Sober worm led the top-10 list of viruses compiled by SophosLabs this May. The Sober-N worm, which was detected in early May, spread rapidly across about 40... More...

Think your 1Mbps connection is speedy? You ain't seen nothing yet. A Hong Kong ISP has unveiled a service which zips along at an impressive 1Gbps - well, for local traffic anyway. Connections outside of... More...

First of all I'd like to apologise to all of the sites that took the time to trade links wiith Neowin using our older Toplist software. We were forced to disable it after a critical... More...

Computer Associates International Inc. has launched a list of the worst spyware threats as part of a new program to combat unwanted software "pests." At the top of that list: the peer-to-peer application Kazaa. The... More...

Google announced that it has registered to be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Nasdaq is mainly known for technology constituency. No doubt Google is going to give Nasdaq a well needed boost.... More...

What comes as a disappointing decision by the Bush administration is that there are no immediate plans to create a national do-not-spam list. One of the reasons that impacted this decision was the fear that... More...

MSN are almost ready to let loose their next revision of MSN Messenger 6, version 6.2. Although this version won't be a heavy upgrade like 6.0, there will still be minor improvements and features for... More...

A federal court decision Tuesday upholding the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call list helps to clear the way for a do-not-e-mail list as well. In a 3-0 ruling, the 10th U.S.... More...

Do you know anyone who succeeded in this world without getting organized? Not too many people right? We have a solution for you. Biromsoft To-Do List is an effective task manager... More...

Thanks figgy for this. Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are the most generous charitable donors in America, Business Week magazine said this week, as the couple gave away or pledged... More...

Major record labels have been snooping onto the world's peer-to-peer song-sharing networks in a bid to measure which artists are proving popular among file-sharers. Media tracking company BigChampagne has been monitoring P2P services since 2000,... More...

Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will devastate business and cost as many as two million... More...

The subpoenas are flying, and we're naming names. Are you on the list? The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down individual song swappers, making good on... More...

The open-source operating system trailed only the economic environment in the biggest risks outlined by CFO John Connors. Microsoft is taking the Linux threat seriously. So seriously, in fact, that open-source software... More...

IBM and Intel have edged ahead on a quickly changing list of the 500 fastest supercomputers. Hewlett-Packard leads the herd with 159 systems on the list, which is set to be released Monday,... More...

Washington-based open source group the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has published a list of the most dangerous internet application security problems. The group advises that governments and private sector organisations should... More...

The boys over at Activewin have done something Microsoft haven't (and should really), they have gone and made a compilation of all the security bulletins released for 2002. Titled Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary List 2002... More...

Thanks to our very own wa22guy who's sent us a link to this page with the current list of bug fixes destined for XP SP2. Not only is it regularly updated, but its also got... More...

"For those of you who have shared your thoughts on where we need to go next with BF1942... keep 'em coming. While we can't answer everyone's feedback personally, we are taking notes. As it stands... More...

.Net RC1 has been added to the MS evaluation software trial list (TechNET Microsoft UK). & replaces beta3 that was previously on the list. Also avaliable is : Visuals Studio NET (DVD Version)... More...

NT compatable has updated their compatability list, and features a what will and what wont database of programs, games, and hardware. This is especially useful for people who want to upgrade and are worried if... More...

Thanks Stevie for the heads up. Microsoft Corp. told a federal judge on Monday that it has decided not call nearly half of its remaining defense witnesses, citing "progress made so far" in defending itself... More...

Online auctions account for the majority of complaints about Internet fraud, according to a new report from the FBI. The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, a joint operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the... More...

Thanks Julio Franco for the heads up. Julio writes: "We have just updated our "OS Updates" page where you can find a complete listing of OS patches for Windows XP, 2000, Me... More...