Neowin News Feed for: Becoming

Two fired for not becoming Scientologists

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:29:15 +0000

The former CIO at Diskeeper has filed a lawsuit claiming that his work forced him to take Scientology training courses, in order to keep his job at Diskeeper. Alexander Godelman and Marc Le Shay... Read more...

Are we becoming over-green?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:26:58 +0000

I'm positive that just about everyone has heard about global warming and the deadly effects it will have on future generations. We've all seen the scientific facts - the photos of the melting North Pole... Read more...

Digital photo frames becoming more functional

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:13:20 +0000

Due to intense competition, digital photo frames are increasingly being offered with more functions such as MP3 and MPEG-4 (MP4) playback, according to Taiwan-based manufacturers of digital photo frames. Lite-On IT, a maker of digital... Read more...

ICANN is considering becoming a private entity

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:18:23 +0000

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is considering a change in the way the Internet's governing body is organized that could allow it to skirt some potential legal issues. In late March, a... Read more...

Microsoft's Fathi: Vista Security Is Becoming Reality

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:07:45 +0000

After taking on the responsibility of leading Microsoft's efforts to secure its much-awaited Vista operating system, Ben Fathi, corporate vice president of the Redmond, Wash., company's Security Technology Unit, is in town at the Security... Read more...

Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:28:48 +0000

A Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall malware-infested operating systems on a rare interview. "When you are dealing with rootkits and some advanced... Read more...

Is Microsoft's Office Becoming More Like Windows?

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:30:08 +0000

Office, Microsoft Corp.'s collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself. A growing number of software developers are creating programs that run on top of Office, in... Read more...

Ubisoft becoming Notorious

Sun, 16 May 2004 10:25:18 +0000

Ever-expanding publisher joins the mature-rated crime-game racket with its new blend of street racer and urban action. Given the popularity of The Fast and the Furious-style street racers (Need for Speed: Underground)... Read more...

Ubisoft Becoming Notorious

Fri, 14 May 2004 22:02:20 +0000

Given the popularity of Fast and the Furious-style street racers (Need for Speed: Underground) and hip-hop-flavored "urban" actioners (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) it was only a matter of time until a publisher combined the... Read more...

Low Yields to Stop x86-64 Processors from Becoming Popular

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:07:12 +0000

Thanks xStainDx...There are a lot of concerns in regards availability and pricing of AMD's next generation x86-64 processors these days. Since AMD has been postponing their code-named K8 aka Hammer CPUs for ages now, a... Read more...

Sony becoming a sleeper PC giant

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:11:10 +0000

Thanks nextyxp...Despite flopping in the PC market a few years ago, Japanese consumer-electronics giant Sony has finally stepped up to become one of the computer industry's big players. The company's worldwide computer shipments grew faster... Read more...

The World Is Becoming Flat for PC Monitor Makers

Sun, 09 Jun 2002 02:17:01 +0000

Old fashioned cathode-ray tube computer monitors -- bulky, hot, and sometimes hard on the eyes -- are headed the way of black-and-white TVs if this week's Computex trade show in Taiwan is a guide. ... Read more...