As the year comes to an end it's time to look back at the most interesting and relevant tech stories of 2012. Numerous trends consolidated during 2012: Apple's dominance in the sector, mobile growth.. More...

If you're thinking of making a new smartphone purchase in 2013, there's some new and upcoming technology that you'll probably want to look our for. We preview and predict the smartphone tech of 2013 More...

We've all been good boys and girls at Neowin this year, so we're hoping Santa will bring us all sorts of exciting prezzies. But what techie-treats are you hoping to unwrap this Christmas Day? More...

There are two surefire ways to have your name immortalized in history: succeed in your stride toward greatness or, as so many tech firms did in 2011, faceplant trying. More...

Twenty-eleven is almost over and as we conclude our end-of-year articles it's time to look back at some of the most relevant stories of 2011. We'll do a brief recount of tech happenings in... More...

Being the tech fanatics that we are we'd like to take a moment and look back at what 2011 had to offer, from the greatest computer hardware produced to some of the cool gadgets you shouldn't have... More...

The year's not yet over, but IBM is looking towards the next five, with five predictions for developments and innovations in technology that it believes will have changed the world by the end of 2016. More...

Ever wanted to be charged $99 for someone to remotely perform a virus check? Then you're in luck - Microsoft has got you covered with the launch of its new 'premium' support site. More...

The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt has reportedly made a comment at this week's D9 conference in California by stating that Microsoft is not in the 'gang of four' high tech companies leading innovation... More...

On Sunday America unleashed Super Bowl XLIV, which was the most watched television program of the year. Attracting 80 to 90 million American viewers at any one point, the professional American football event is one... More...

Shane Pitman, Neowin Editor in Chief, will be sitting down in just a few minutes with Brian Ignomirello, HP StorageWorks Americas Chief Technology Officer and Chris McCall, Manager for Product Marketing for Unified Storage, to... More...

When Circuit City announced that it was closing all of its stores it showed the true signs of the economy. Circuit City was a massive corporation employing over 30,000 employees which would all be... More...

The Super Bowl is one of the largest sporting events on earth. It attracts hundreds of millions of viewers each year and even more dollars will be spent on advertising. Have you ever... More...

Disconnected phone lines, old computer software, no instant messaging, no outside access to e-mail accounts and no social networking - these were the things Obama's tech team got to see in the White House when... More...

The Register has an explosive in-depth look at global warming using NASAs own numbers. The conclusion is that depending on which publicly available readings one uses, you could predict either catastrophic global warming or alarming... More...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), along with the Japanese government, has filed a trade complaint against the European Union, saying the E.U. has violated a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement by taxing... More...

Late last night Microsoft revealed it's latest web technology, Live Mesh. Live Mesh is a software + services platform and experience that enables PCs and other devices to "come alive" by making them aware of... More...

The semi-anonymous blogger whose account earlier this week about getting a tech support callback from Microsoft Corp. a decade later generated heavy interest and conspiracy theories among techies posted a follow-up late Wednesday, in which... More...

MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC / TV into a very advanced Media Center. MediaPortal allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos... More...

Toshiba has developed what it believes will be a key component of Flash chips capable of storing 100Gb of data. Unfortunately, you're going to have to wait four more generations of Flash technology to get... More...

Microsoft Corporation doesn’t just hunt around the top 100 tech websites for each country; Multimap also happens to be one Britain’s, and the world’s, leading online mapping services. It is unclear how much the software... More...

The General Services Administration has announced that project Alliant has been halted after a group of technology service providers claimed that the U.S. government broke its own laws in August when it selected contractors to... More...

Acacia, a company that buys patents and sues other companies, bought U.S. patent 5933639, which was issued in 1999 to Acceleration Software International Corporation, and formed a company called Computer Acceleration Corporation, which then took... More...

Microsoft Live Labs has unveiled Listas, a tool for the creation, management and sharing of lists, notes, favourites, and similar services. It allows adding, editing and sharing lists with others for reading or wiki-style editing,... More...

Researchers from Toshiba and Tohoku University in Japan have announced a new method of creating magnetic read heads that could boost hard drive storage density from the current record for a shipping product of 178.8Gb... More...

Tablet PCs have been around for a while now but for some reason they still haven't really replaced laptops despite their portability and flexibility. Now we already have ultra mobile PCs. Does anyone really need... More...

Some industry watchers may still question why Symantec moved to acquire storage software maker Veritas for $10.2 billion in 2004, but the fruits of the companies' combined labors are already proving the deal as a... More...

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released results of a broad telephone survey on the technology people have, how they use it and what they think about it. The study, which ran between... More...

A new space innovation centre in the UK will lead the development of novel technologies to monitor our planet. Called the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation, it will pull together university and industry... More...

In their annual survey, the Consumer Electronics Association has found that U.S. households are spending an average of $1,200 a year on electronic gadgets; the average home has 25 consumer-electronic devices, with the top five... More...

A spokesman for eBay confirmed that the Virginia Tech killer used the handle Blazers5505 on the auction site to buy two 10-round magazines for the Walther P22 – one of two handguns used in the... More...

Less than 36 hours after the worst shooting spree in US history at the Virginia Tech University campus, scammers have already created fraudulent charity sites. The Sans Internet Storm Center is warning of at least... More...

A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing a confirmed 31 people in the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history. The gunman also was killed. "Today the university... More...

New York City's government is one of the few that understands how useful day-to-day technology can be when it comes to crime-fighting efforts and public service. While reporting a crime in progress, NYC crime witnesses... More...

A new IDC report on the impact of Windows Vista on the industry claims Microsoft's business partners stand to benefit more financially from the operating system than Microsoft itself will in 2007. According to the... More...

Wow, this took me by complete surprise! An alpha, and I'm sure buggy, tech demo of Starsiege: 2845 has been released by Clancore Games. Just a quick post here so I'll get this done quick.... More...

Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key information about its upcoming Vista operating system in an attempt to gain an advantage in the security market. The security specialist said this week that Microsoft is refusing... More...

If you signed up for the XPe Feature Pack then you should have gotten your invite via email by now. If you haven't signed up yet, its now a public beta. Just follow the instructions... More...

In what has to be one of the biggest new stories to hit the online gaming scene in quite awhile, Sony Online Entertainment announced yesterday that they had licensed Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology for... More...

Computer manufacturer's free technical support systems seem to be failing US customers, according to a new report, but Mac users get a slightly better deal, it claims. The Consumer Reports National Research Center found that... More...

One of the UK's largest technology retailers, Dixons, is to rebrand it's stores as Currys.digital in the coming months. With both stores owned by DSG International, all 190 Dixons outlets in the UK will become... More...

The long-running legal battle over claims that IBM's version of Linux violates SCO Group's intellectual property took another twist on Tuesday when IBM sent subpoenas to four other tech players. Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard,... More...

Users with servers powered by Intel's "Paxville" Xeon MP processor can now activate the chip's virtualization capabilities. Speaking at a conference here on virtualization, Diane Bryant, vice president and general manager of Intel's Server Platforms... More...

Cell processor co-developers Sony, Toshiba, and IBM announced yesterday the beginning of a five-year technological alliance, part of which will focus on developing 32nm thick and smaller manufacturing processes which will dominate the computing market... More...

The last episode of Neowin's official podcast -- PowerUser.TV -- for 2005 is now available (yea yea, it's January 2 now). The topics? A look back at the major tech stories of 2005.... More...

NASA has chosen Texas Tech University computer scientists to help develop software that will aid in the design and building of an abort system for a new Crew Exploration Vehicle. NASA engineers will work with... More...

In a deal announced on Friday network equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. revealed that it will acquire Scientific-Atlanta, one of the largest manufacturers of set-top boxes for the cable television industry. In the acquisition, Cisco... More...

Windows CE 5.0 Live Chat! Do you have tough technical questions regarding Windows CE 5.0 for which you're seeking answers? Do you want to tap into the deep knowledge of the talented Microsoft Embedded... More...

Security in Microsoft Products Join Mike Nash, Vice President for the Microsoft Security Business Unit, and his team of security experts each month. Microsoft is working hard to improve security and Mike and his... More...

Tablet PC Windows XP Tablet PC Edition paves the way for the most versatile computing experience ever. The mobility of Tablet PC is combined with ink and speech tools to let you take your... More...