Neowin News Feed for: Advantage

Clarity: D-Wave's guiding light for its future in quantum computing

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:40:04 +0000

Today, D-Wave unveiled Clarity, its roadmap for the years ahead. Improving current hardware and services, debuting gate-model quantum computers, and quantum annealing will be the centerpieces. Read more...

D-Wave announces the next generation of its quantum system and more at the Qubits conference

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:40:01 +0000

Today at its annual conference, Qubits, D-Wave announced Advantage 2 with over 7,000 qubits, new hybrid solvers in its Leap quantum cloud service, and expansion into gate-model quantum computers. Read more...

D-Wave announces Advantage, its 5000 qubit, next-gen quantum computing system

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:46:01 +0000

With a qubit count of 5000, D-Wave's next gen quantum system is also the most connected quantum computer to date. The firm also announced a new hybrid solver and a program to boost businesses in QC. Read more...

D-Wave launches Leap 2 quantum cloud service with new tools

Paul Hill — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:42:01 +0000

D-Wave has announced a new service called Leap 2. It integrates tools that were requested by the users of the original Leap service. Leap 2 is available immediately on a bigger range of price points. Read more...

New rumor claims Snapdragon 820 might be exclusive to Samsung until April

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 06:02:01 +0000

A new rumor has surfaced claiming that only Samsung will be able to utilize the Snapdragon 820 in its handsets initially. If true, this could offer a significant advantage to the upcoming Galaxy S7. Read more...

Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to Office

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:24:07 +0000

Microsoft is set to begin a pilot of a new Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Office that will add a "nag-like" feature, akin to what is now part of Windows Vista, to Office. Office already... Read more...

Microsoft: Windows Genuine Advantage works!

Steven Parker — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:17:01 +0000

IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Vole had tried everything... Read more...

Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:35:46 +0000

Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista were writing to say that they could not validate their installations... Read more...

Office Genuine Advantage (OGA), Now Mandatory

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:03:14 +0000

If you don't like the mandatory anti-piracy checks that Microsoft now enforces for Windows, brace yourself. The Microsoft Office productivity and collaboration suite is about to get a similar program. The company's Office Genuine Advantage... Read more...

Microsoft Tightens Grip with Genuine Advantage

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:13:15 +0000

To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their products as "genuine" before being able to obtain many downloads and add-ons. Come... Read more...

Worm poses as Windows Genuine Advantage

Steven Parker — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:10:12 +0000

IT security experts have warned of a worm that purports to be Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy tool. WGA has recently been branded as 'spyware' in that it collects unnecessary hardware and software data... Read more...

Utility Nukes Windows Genuine Advantage Callbacks

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:32:10 +0000

A private security company has found a way to nuke the controversial callback component in Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool. Firewall Leak Tester, a company that provides tools to test the quality of personal... Read more...

New Worm Takes Advantage of Yahoo Mail Flaw

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:42:01 +0000

Thanks to member siddhs for the heads up on this. Monday Symantec released an advisory concerning a vulnerability in Yahoo Mail that is currently being exploited by JS.Yamanner@m, a new worm that is written... Read more...

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Not Spyware!

Steven Parker — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:42:10 +0000

Thanks MrCobra for the heads up on this update in Back Page News on our forums. Microsoft defended its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) tool this week against charges that it acts like spyware because it... Read more...

Windows Genuine Advantage now supports Firefox

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:07:58 +0000

Microsoft Genuine Windows Validation process now works in Firefox and other Mozilla browsers. Firefox users can manually install the Windows Genuine Advantage validation Firefox plug-in available on Microsoft's website to complete the Windows validation process.... Read more...

ATI's Future Drivers to Take Advantage of Dual-Core Chips

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:41:25 +0000

ATI Technologies recently said at press-conference that in several month time the company's drivers for graphics cards would take advantage of dual-core microprocessors. The move will allow users of systems running chips with two engines... Read more...

Windows Genuine Advantage Circumvented Yet Again

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 03:24:45 +0000

Hot on the heals of Microsoft patching the Windows Genuine Advantage program against malicious scripts and hidden checkboxes, an interesting new workaround has been discovered. It seems that running GenuineCheck.exe in Windows 2000 compatibility mode... Read more...

The NV35 Doom3 Advantage

Fri, 06 Jun 2003 09:27:46 +0000

With Id Software's upcoming Doom3 title looming on the not so distant horizon, we've been taking a sincere interest in Id's new game engine. Since it will obviously become a definitive tool in our... Read more...