Historically, Facebook has given its employees iPhones. But with the explosion of Android devices, they are now looking for employees to switch to Android to better test their Android Facebook apps. More...
In a new blog post, Microsoft offers up some advice for Windows 8 app developers on how they can automate the practice of testing their apps before they are released. More...
HTC has extended an invitation to join a new beta program 'to experience the future of software and services for your Windows Phone today' - but you'll have to hurry... places are limited! More...
Along with the RTM announcement for Windows 8, Microsoft also gave out a few statistics about how many times the platform was tested across its many months of developments and release cycles. More...
It looks like Google is testing a new homepage bar that brings it more inline with it's other products in terms of design and functionality. More...
Microsoft announced some staggering statistics about Windows 7, IE9 and a new feature to Windows 8, Windows Assessment Console. More...
Microsoft’s upcoming Mango release for its Windows Phone platform is the second major update to the platform. Many consumers have been anxiously awaiting the update as it will bring many new features to the table... More...
Valve has decided that their quality assurance team doesn't quite do enough to make sure Team Fortress is perfect. They stated, on the Team Fortress 2 blog, that as much as they change TF2, and... More...
A lot of commotion has hit the air waves recently about the antenna that resides inside the iPhone 4. Whether Apple knew about it or not, one thing that did surface was the importance of... More...
CNBC is running a special segment called "Inside the Mind of Google" where they are taking a look inside the company that changed the way we interact with the Internet and everything connected to it.... More...
As Windows 7 RC gets ready for its release, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard build 10A261 is released officially to select beta developers and testers this week according to an Italian Website, Macity. Compared... More...
Microsoft has begun providing external companies with early access to alpha versions of its Office 14 server components. According to Mary Jo Foley some external testers say they've now got access to documentation outlining what's... More...
At the request of its SharePoint and Office product development teams, Microsoft 's Office Labs operation has created and is testing a prototype of an internal social network that can provide employees with feeds and... More...
Microsoft has begun privately beta testing a new tool, known as "Windows Advisor," which is aimed at helping consumers better pinpoint why their Windows machines might not be up to snuff. Windows Advisor currently... More...
Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta... More...
The upcoming Intel X48 chipset has been a poorly kept secret, but then again there has been little to be secretive or excited about. This is because the X48 is nothing more than a slightly... More...
Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory and is extremely fast. It requires no installation and can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Its... More...
Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory and is extremely fast. It requires no installation and can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Its... More...
Let's assume for a second that anyone reading this article owns a copy of Crysis or has at least played the game. Then you should all know how potentially good the game is and how... More...
If application security has to be baked into the development process, source code analysis tools are the technological equivalent of oven mitts—making their providers natural targets for acquisition, some analysts predicted. "There's a lot... More...
Two leading children's publishers, Scholastic, Inc., and Disney, will soon discover whether the laptop compares to the lap in the hearts of young readers. Scholastic is officially launching BookFlix, an educational Web site pairing short... More...
It seems Google isn't the only one that has decided to redirect a handful of users to test a different approach to web search. Microsoft is redirecting a small number of random users who use... More...
Outpost Firewall Pro provides a superior arsenal of defense against PC infiltration. Outpost ensures your online security with solid protection against all Internet-borne threats. Vista product will be significantly different from the XP version, both... More...
Earlier today, CDW issued the second of three reports on businesses' plans for adopting Windows Vista. While more IT organizations are evaluating Vista than the first survey, fewer number are planning upgrades. November's survey found... More...
Microsoft Corporation has started private testing of Office 2008 for Mac, the first version of Office for the Macintosh that runs natively on both Intel- and Power PC-based Macs. As well, the new software adds... More...
Announced in January at the Consumer Electronics Show and expected to ship this summer, Microsoft Windows Home Server is currently in the beta stage. Developers have been inundated with bug reports for the consumer server... More...
Over the next day, Mozilla plans to begin delivering bug fixes to a select group of beta testers who will try out the upcoming Firefox 2.0.0.3 version before it is released to all Firefox users.... More...
This one is for all the Neowinians in Canada. Shaw currently offers a download bandwidth of 25 Mbps, Videotron offers 20 Mbps, Telus offers 6 Mbps, Rogers offers 6 Mbps and Bell offers 5 Mbps.... More...
Today sees the release of Shift Linux 0.3 (Gnome) for testing. This is a Live CD based off of Morphix, is Debian based, and developed in-house here at Neowin. It comes with many packages as... More...
Dubbed AIM ET, the robust Instant Messaging Client is AOL's response to the requests of the users who are tired of "bloat". The new lightweight AIM client has only the most basic instant messaging functionality.... More...
Following the release Friday of Microsoft Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1), Microsoft Corp. announced plans to make RC1 available for broad customer and partner testing. With this milestone, Microsoft is also communicating the U.S.... More...
Google-powered ads, which have become a mainstay on Web sites, are now being played on at least one radio station in Detroit. And like so many other Motor City radio products, it won't be long... More...
It looks as if the unthinkable has happened. As if it wasn't enough that Intel's soon-to-be-released Core 2 Duo chips were breaking WRs back and forth among the elite overclocking community, Coolaler, the overclocker that... More...
Engineers within Symantec Corp.'s research and development organization have built a new database security appliance that could eventually lead the Cupertino, California, company into the database security business. The project has been tested by a... More...
Microsoft is rumored to be testing a new version Hotmail, codenamed "Kahuna". The new version will reportedly feature a new style of interface, routine inbox refreshing and a preview pane, enabling users to read... More...
Microsoft is offering a selected group of testers an early preview of Windows, Code-Name "Longhorn,". Longhorn Beta Program participants will preview software for the next generation of Windows as well as Internet Explorer 7 for... More...
Sony is currently testing a new form of digital rights management (DRM) called "sterile burning" which allows for copying ripped and burned tracks from a copy-protected disc to a blank CD in WMA format. The... More...
Turbine and the DDO Team are excited to announce that Alpha Registrations for Dungeons & Dragons Online are now open to the community in the Members Only forum! Please note: at this time, Alpha signup... More...
Thanks annon Dear Beta testers, By the end of August 2004, we will have completed the Windows Update (WU) v5 Site Beta testing project. It is now rolling out to... More...
Neowin member Jabb has posted some screenshots from the new version of MSN.com. Currently in testing for a 'select number of users', one can see a few things have changed so far. MSN... More...
Microsoft formally rolled out the first major beta of its Virtual Server 2004 this week and has delayed shipment until the middle of the year at the earliest. The software company released beta... More...
Microsoft this week started beta testing its Virtual Server, a program that enables a single server to run multiple operating systems. The software was in development when Microsoft acquired it--along with the... More...
Microsoft's MSN division has launched a sneak peek beta test of its new MSN Search Engine. (ed. looks pretty samey to me! ) The new MSN Search is a full speed ahead effort for Microsoft... More...
Deluged by unsolicited commercial, or spam, e-mail messages, Internet service provider (ISP) America Online Inc. (AOL) is trying a new technology for cracking down on one common spammer tool: forged sender addresses, which spammers and... More...
Greetings everyone! This message is to announce a new beta project for the Windows Update V4 beta program. For those who are not running Windows XP, please disregard this mail. ... More...
Thanks to Lewis Benge for mailing us in with the below story. A new music download service, launched on Tuesday in Madrid, tests a legal loophole in Spanish copyright law that appears... More...
Dear Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Beta Tester, Thank you for your test efforts and feedback thus far. To help expand your testing of Service Pack 4, we are providing test scenarios... More...
On March 3, Sun will begin beta testing the 6.1 release of StarOffice, the company's office productivity suite based on OpenOffice.org. The 6.1 Beta program will last through May 2, 2003 and a beta refresh... More...
Many thanks to Bink for this juicy item. Microsoft new big product will be its Customer Relation Management suite. It will be released somewhere next year. Unique in this beta program is how... More...
Thanks lexus and our friends over at geeknewz for this. The Windows Sustained Engineering team is currently taking nominations for the Windows 2000 SP4 Beta Program. Their goal is to have a well targeted group... More...