In a Californian court, a former Apple employee was found guilty of defrauding the company for a value of more than $17 million through theft, taking kickbacks, and inflating invoices.
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HP is rumored to be considering a move that could cause as many as 25,000 of its employees to be laid off, or about eight percent of its total workforce, including some early retirement packages.
Starting tomorrow, eight staffers from Neowin will be participating in the third annual Neowindex US, this year dubbed "TX09." Two weeks ago, staffers from the EU met up in Amsterdam for their fourth annual event,...
In case you missed the memo, the Meet the Staff podcast series kicked off a few weeks ago with an interview with Neowin Administrator, Daniel Fleshbourne, Neowin Developer, Rob Wright, and Neowin Journalist, Andrew Lyle....
We hope you enjoyed the first two episodes of the elaborate podcast series we are hosting here at Neowin called Meet the Staff. In case you missed the memo, the Meet the Staff podcast series...
We hope you enjoyed the first episode of the elaborate podcast series we are hosting here at Neowin called Meet the Staff. In case you missed the memo, the Meet the Staff podcast series kicked...
Today we are very excited to announce an elaborate podcast series entitled "Meet the Staff" here at Neowin. The series has been made possible by a long term member and MVC (Most Valued Contributor),...
Sprint today announced that they will reduce their staffing by nearly 8,000 people. Along with other benefit reductions, that is expected to save the company approximately $1.2 billion per year. Layoffs will take place...
Microsoft confirmed the closure of Aces Game Studio to IGN today, the internal development studio responsible for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Amidst the 5,000 job cuts at Microsoft it appears as though Microsoft Flight Simulator is...
According to Reuters, one in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' personal emails and salary details. Cyber-Ark surveyed 300 senior IT professionals and found 1/3 admitted to...
Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to an anonymous source familiar with the situation. The Sunnyvale-based company...
The UK Home Office is turning to iPods to teach some civil servants leadership skills. A Times Online report explains that twenty leading civil servants have been given top-of-the range iPods for the purpose, as...
I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everybody a Happy new Year and a prosperous 2007 from all of us here on the Neowin Staff. We appreciate your continued support whether you are a...
MMO publisher NCsoft has confirmed that 70 employees at its Austin headquarters have been laid off as part of new plans to restructure the company. Initial reports suggested that NCsoft was being forced to reduce...
Apple will staff Best Buy locations selling its computers with its own employees in a similar fashion as the company has done with its displays at many CompUSA stores. The Apple-badged workers, or Apple Solutions...
Despite denying any wrongdoing the head of Livedoor, Takafumi Horie, has been arrested along with three other colleagues in Japan. The Japanese company has recently caused havoc...
Sun Microsystems expects to lay off around 1,000 staff at a cost of about $100 million as part of the company's ongoing cost-cutting strategy, according to Sun's chief financial officer. Sun Chief Financial Officer Steve...
Two computers containing personal information on Motorola Inc. employees were stolen from the mobile phone maker's human resources services provider, Affiliated Computer Services , the latest in a series of incidents of companies losing control...
Neowin Essential staff & member submitted guides Forum is essential reading if you need to find out how to improve your relationship with your computer [I use a big hammer... -Ed]. The member/staff submitted articles...
Unofficial internal survey finds 90 per cent are "disappointed"... Nine out of ten Microsoft employees are disappointed with recently announced changes to the company's employee stock purchase programme, according to an informal...
TechTV told 285 San Francisco employees on Thursday that their jobs are being eliminated, a move that was widely feared by workers after Comcast announced in March that it would acquire the technology cable channel....
Antitrust division lawyers at the U.S. Justice Department are recommending that the department file suit to block Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, indicating that Oracle may face a serious setback in its embattled bid for its...
Employees persuaded to infiltrate IT systems, warns High Tech Crime Unit Organised syndicates are targeting IT staff to carry out online crimes, according to the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). ...
A new mass-mailing virus, which disguises itself as a file sent by a computer user's network administrator, began infecting systems Friday. The worm, which is being dubbed "mimail," attempts to exploit a vulnerability in Internet...
America Online on Tuesday said it has laid off 50 employees involved in Web browser development at its Netscape subsidiary amid a reorganization of its Mozilla open-source browser team. The move affects...
140 consultants now fully equipped to 'understand the competition' Microsoft is training around 140 of its consultants in Linux and Java, acknowledging the growing threat posed by these rival technologies. Sources...
As they did with FFX-2, Square release a poster that teases... but in a whole different way Square has announced the main team working on Final Fantasy XII, and to make sure...
We want to be among the first if we can to wish all our visitors a Happy New Year The Christmas decor has just been taken down but I hope we retain...
Neowins route to World Domination just came one step closer this evening as we are proud to announce the addition of 3 new news-posters. 2 days ago we announced that we sought at least 3...
Corel Corp has announced that it has reduced its workforce by 220 employees, approximately 22%, as it aims to become profitable and generate positive cash flow. The Ottawa, Canada-based graphics and office software vendor said...
HP has suspended more than 100 employees on full pay in the UK and Ireland pending an investigation into the misuse of its corporate email system to circulate pornographic material. Fifteen people...
Policies, monitoring and checking-up on employee's Internet surfing, are increasingly on the agenda for Australian businesses, according to one industry analyst. Research from industry analyst Gartner (US) found that as much as 40 percent...
OQO, the start-up that debuted the 7oz "Ultra-Personal" at WinHEC this week is keeping plenty of details under wraps. But we did catch Executive Vice President Colin Hunter this morning, and he dealt with some...
Online music trading service Napster said Friday it will sack 10 percent of its staff as it awaits a deal with the world's leading record companies. Napster has been all but shutdown since...
Serious call-up for those people that are able to write a weekly column (read, not newsposters) for Neowin that will focus on the weeks news. My idea for the column will be an in-sight to...
Ahh! one of my all time fav IT Tongue in cheek news reporting sites took a blow this week when it had to lay of a third of it's staff. Many Neowin readers will know...
Eleven Nvidia staffers and four associates stand accused of making $1.7m through insider trading, after the company told employees it had won the contract to supply Microsoft's Xbox games console with graphics chips. ...
The Inquirer recieved what they are calling a genuine memo issued to all staff within Microsoft relating to the recent Anthrax testing on a letter recieved by Microsoft late last week. Microsoft...
