Neowin News Feed for: Black

Amazon introduces $150 million Catalytic Capital to help fund entrepreneurs

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:16:01 +0000

Amazon has begun funnelling $150 million through venture capital funds to businesses run by under-represented people. It hopes the effort will help grow these businesses and provide new jobs. Read more...

Black Surface Go 3 around the corner as Microsoft prepares for 10-year product anniversary

Usama Jawad — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:36:01 +0000

Leaked images of a purported matte black Surface Go 3 have surfaced online, indicating that a product refresh is imminent as Microsoft prepares for the 10-year anniversary of its Surface lineup. Read more...

Facebook publishes diversity report for 2018, cites rise in female representation

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:20:01 +0000

Facebook has published its fifth annual report. There has been a marked increase in female representation at the company, but it is still struggling in some areas that it intends to improve upon. Read more...

Blackberry KEYone makes a dark entry in India

Faisal Ahmed — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:26:01 +0000

BlackBerry has announced a special black variant of its KEYone smartphone for India. The BlackBerry KEYone 'Limited Edition Black' will be exclusive to an online retailer in the region. Read more...

Real-world testing begins for Boeing's self-destructing smartphone

Chris Schroeder — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:40:01 +0000

Boeing began building a phone that could self-destruct in the event of the device being compromised back in 2014. Fast forward to today and that same device has now entered its testing phase. Read more...

Apple issues apology following allegations of racism against schoolboys

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:24:01 +0000

Apple has apologized to six black Australian students following allegations of racism, after they were turned out from the company's store based on the possibility that they "might steal something". Read more...

Boeing making self-destructing 'spy phone'

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:25:41 +0000

Boeing is currently in the process of developing a self-destructing Android OS-based smartphone designed with spies in mind. Read more...

Microsoft to sell black and purple Xbox 360 chrome controllers in March

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:10:33 +0000

Microsoft has announced plans to sell two special limited edition chrome Xbox 360 controllers, one in black and the other in purple, beginning in March in the US for $54.99. Read more...

Nokia launches Lumia Black update worldwide, comes with folders and lots of new features

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:44:17 +0000

Nokia has just announced that they've started rolling out their Black update worldwide. Along with GDR3 features this update brings folders and Nokia exclusive apps such as Beamer and Storyteller. Read more...

Lumia Black starts rolling out in China next week; more countries Q1 2014

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:01:20 +0000

Nokia will start pushing out its customized version of Update 3 for Windows Phone 8 better known as "Lumia Black" in China starting next week; More countries are expected to follow in coming months. Read more...

Here's what Nokia has in store with the Black update

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:34:43 +0000

Nokia has announced through their Conversations blog, an update to their Camera app and a new Nokia Beamer app which allows users to stream their smartphone screens to any screen around the globe Read more...

BlackBerry R10 leaked in black with more specs

Ben Buffone — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:49:23 +0000

BlackBerry's rumoured R10 device has leaked again, but this time in black. With BlackBerry's Live expo in Florida approaching, further specs have also been revealed ahead of a possible announcement. Read more...

AMD's fastest CPU reviewed: Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

Julio Franco — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:48:57 +0000

Without any challenge to present at the Core i7 performance level, AMD is trying to pressure Intel in the value segment before their Core i5 CPUs make it to market. The new Phenom II X4... Read more...

Xbox 360 claims historic Black Friday sales

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:26:39 +0000

Microsoft certainly is one company not feeling the economic downturn at the moment. During the biggest shopping weekend of the year, they pulled out a huge victory in the shops, and over Sony's rival PlayStation... Read more...

Black Friday and Holiday Sales

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:14:58 +0000

With the holidays comes the spending and receiving of money. More so than normal. The holiday season in general tends to be hectic, but on one day especially; Black Friday. For some, the huge... Read more...

AMD pushes triple-core processors

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:52:24 +0000

AMD has announced three new triple-core processors and improved support for Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation technology. The new chips include the Phenom X3 8750 Black Edition, with a Clock Multiplier Control and tuneable performance, and the... Read more...

AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition review

Julio Franco — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:21:49 +0000

Although the release of the AMD Phenom processor series took place back in November of last year, roughly four months ago now, the highly touted quad-core processor has received limited action so far in the... Read more...

Black Hat: Apple lags behind Microsoft in patching security

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:24:29 +0000

Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday. Researchers from the Swiss Federal... Read more...

AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition Released

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:51:32 +0000

Aimed at gamers and overclockers, Advanced Micro Devices has released their new AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition quad-core processor with Clock Multiplier Control and AMD OverDrive, the industry’s most powerful Windows-based performance tuning utility, for... Read more...

Microsoft Sells 310,000 Xbox 360s During Black Friday Week

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:49:22 +0000

Coming on the heels of Nintendo of America's announcement of its best North American sales week ever -- with 350,000 Wiis and 653,000 Nintendo DSes sold -- a CNBC report states that Microsoft has announced... Read more...

Web Traffic Snarls Sites on Black Friday

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:19:59 +0000

A surge of e-commerce traffic on Thanksgiving night and all day Friday apparently caught several retail giants by surprise, with Lowe's, Macy's and Victoria's Secret especially hard hit. But they were far from the exception,... Read more...

With Black Hat approaching, Apple in a rush to patch?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:25:50 +0000

With security researchers set to reveal details of a critical security flaw in the iPhone at the Black Hat 2007 conference next week, Apple Inc. now has fewer than seven days to patch a critical... Read more...

Analysts: Halo 3 to push Xbox business into the black

Fri, 25 May 2007 18:49:03 +0000

Goldman-Sachs expects first-week sales of Bungie's shooter to reach about $170 million, giving Microsoft's gaming division its first profitable quarter. There's no question that Halo 3 is going to be big. Several weeks ago, a... Read more...

Could Black Holes be Portals to Other Universes?

Nicholas Carter — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:27:15 +0000

The objects scientists think are black holes could instead be wormholes leading to other universes, a new study says. If so, it would help resolve a quantum conundrum known as the black hole information paradox,... Read more...

Game Mag Says Black Xbox 360 is Coming

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:29:05 +0000

I apologize in advance for the delay of this news post; Todd (LOC) is currently having technical difficulties, so he can't give you his usual take on what's happening in the gaming world. Microsoft has... Read more...

Vista hacked at Black Hat

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:09:42 +0000

While Microsoft talked up Windows Vista security at Black Hat, a researcher in another room demonstrated how to hack the operating system. Joanna Rutkowska, a Polish researcher at Singapore-based Coseinc, showed that it is possible... Read more...

X-Box 360 sees Black and Jedi Knights

Todd Tanner — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:05:36 +0000

1Up.com reported that the official X-Box 360 Backwards compatibility list has been updated with three new games. These include: Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Winning Eleven 9, and Black. Considering that Black was never to see... Read more...

Black and White 2 Goes Gold

Garry Watson — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:12:44 +0000

Thanks to Garry for the heads up in the forums Lionhead Studios, headed up by the legendary Peter Molyneux of Theme Park and Fable fame, today announced that the sequel to their... Read more...

Black & White II Video - Part 2

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:37:53 +0000

The recent flood of Black & White II movies continues with another trailer for 3D god-playing strategy sequel under construction at Lionhead Studios. This trailer comes in two sizes and presents chapter 2 of the... Read more...

Black & White II Video

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:06:50 +0000

There is a new movie trailer for Black & White II to show more of the 3D god-playing sequel that's nearing completion at Lionhead Studios. This trailer comes in two sizes and presents chapter 1... Read more...

Black & White 2 Next-Gen?

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:52:10 +0000

Lionhead is considering a next-generation console version of PC God-game/real-time strategy hybrid Black & White 2, designer and co-founder Peter Molyneux has revealed, and is already working on "other games" using PlayStation 3 and Xbox... Read more...

Interview: Lionhead on Black & White 2

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:24:03 +0000

Lionhead's Black & White 2, if everything goes according to plan, will stomp onto the scene this year and will without doubt be one of 2005's biggest PC releases. A sequel to what is now... Read more...

Black & White II Movie

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:52:17 +0000

The latest movie trailer for Black & White II is now online, revealing more of the 3D god-playing strategy sequel being crafted at Lionhead Studios. This high-resolution trailer demonstrates the lightning spell in a bit... Read more...

Black & White II Video

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:10:00 +0000

Electronic Arts has issued a new movie trailer for Black & White II, showing more of the 3D god-playing strategy sequel in the works at Lionhead Studios. This high-resolution trailer demonstrates the fire spell in... Read more...

Ninja Gaiden back in Black

Thu, 19 May 2005 15:00:24 +0000

Tecmo confirms deluxe version of the acclaimed Xbox game; includes Ninja Gaiden, both Hurricane expansions, and bonus missions. For several weeks now, confirmation of rumors about a new version of Tecmo's Ninja... Read more...

Black & White II Video

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:55:13 +0000

The first movie trailer for Black & White II is now online, revealing more of the 3D god-playing strategy sequel being created at Lionhead Studios. This clip highlights a few of the game's features in... Read more...

Black & White 2: more details

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:06:12 +0000

Lionhead studios has dipped into the virtual postbag to answer a few more questions about the forthcoming sequel to PC God-sim Black & White. It's been confirmed that four creatures will be available - Cow,... Read more...

Black & White 2 Q&A/Screens

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:01:14 +0000

Gamershell.com has posted new screenshots of Black and White 2, showcasing this sequel developed by Lionhead Studios. There's a Q&A sheet attached to this news, so be sure you check it out as it contains... Read more...

PCs brave Black Friday

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 02:57:26 +0000

PC makers have some reasons to be thankful, according to new retail sales results from Thanksgiving week. Overall PC hardware unit sales, which include desktops, notebooks, monitors, PDAs (personal digital assistants) and... Read more...

Neowin Black & Midnight Styles Launched

Steven Parker — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:05:27 +0000

Neowin is proud to present 2 new themes for the main pages. Neowin Black & Neowin Midnight These darker themes have been based off the 2 new forum styles... Read more...