Neowin News Feed for: Claims

Samsung accused of lying over gas leak containment claims

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:13:09 +0000

Samsung have come under fire for allegedly lying about the containment of a gas leak in one of their semiconductor plants. Korean Police are conducting an investigation as the spotlight is on Samsung. Read more...

IE mouse tracking claims may have had alternative motives

Brad Sams — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:01:01 +0000

Microsoft has posted up a statement on its IE blog that goes into detail about the mouse tracking exploit and also paints a bigger picture about Spider.io's motive. Read more...

Iranian hacker claims credit for Comodo attacks

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:47:26 +0000

A post on the popular website Pastebin sheds new light on the recent Comodo SSL certificate attacks. A 21 year old Iranian hacker who goes by the name of ComodoHacker, claims full responsibility for the... 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...

Intel claims big bucks

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:06 +0000

Intel is claiming that its Core line of processors has allowed for $2bn in savings since release. First introduced two years ago, the Core chips were touted by Intel in part for their low power... Read more...

Google founders defend website after Big Brother claims

Thu, 22 May 2008 08:17:58 +0000

Google has tried to dismiss fears it is becoming the "Big Brother of the internet" by storing details of people's personal searches. The founders of the world's largest search engine said that those who were... Read more...

Video claims to demo breathtaking Windows 7 features

Steven Parker — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:45:25 +0000

Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed the video is fake. Thanks TechMedik for posting this in our forums, Ars Technica have posted what could be a promo video for Windows 7. Read on ... Many... Read more...

Vista 'Trick' Theorist Defends Loophole Claims

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:07:06 +0000

The Windows expert who originally speculated that Microsoft deliberately included a 'trick' in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS from the upgrade version on Wednesday defended his position. Earlier this month, the Windows... Read more...

Bill Gates Claims Technology Will Revive the US Economy

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:17:54 +0000

Bill Gates, the world's richest man, believes the US economy will not fall into a slump because technological progress will help it to grow, he said in an interview with a German newspaper on Thursday.... Read more...

Blogger claims 10-year wait for Microsoft tech support call

Steven Parker — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:46:05 +0000

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... Read more...

Micron Claims Rambus Destroyed Documents

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:12:42 +0000

Micron Technology, the largest U.S. maker of computer-memory chips, pressed claims of document destruction against semiconductor designer Rambus as a trial began in federal court. Micron sued Rambus in 2000, alleging it tried to control... Read more...

Briton claims first gaming gold

Steven Parker — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:13:21 +0000

British gamer Shaun Clark has won the UK's first gaming gold at the World Cyber Games. Mr Clark, aka Apollooo, took the top medal in the Command & Conquer 3 tournament at the week-long festival... Read more...

Chinese government at the center of five cyber attack claims

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:38:25 +0000

A wave of attacks in the UK, Germany, and the United States from Chinese-based computers had the Chinese foreign ministry issuing an official denial that their government had been involved. Afterwards, officials from New Zealand... Read more...

Intel claims silicon crown despite AMD Barcelona

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:09:50 +0000

Intel is confident, with a few benchmark exceptions, that it will still have the fastest x86 processor in the market following today's launch of AMD's Barcelona Opteron processor. "We feel quite good about our performance,"... Read more...

Gadgets 'ruin' film, claims Scott

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:53:48 +0000

British director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed technology which allows people to watch films on mobile phones and computer screens is killing cinema. "We try to do films which are in support of cinema,... Read more...

Sony Claims PS3 Failure Rate of Less Than 1 Percent

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:34:33 +0000

If recent reports hold true, Sony PlayStation 3 users may be spending more than their friends for a "next generation console" to save on the hassle of returning damaged goods. Sure all new consoles come... Read more...

Analysts Cast Doubt on 20% Mac Market Share Claims

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:18:26 +0000

Data from two leading research firms has cast doubt on claims that Apple's retail market share has reached 21%, a claim originating from a 1394 Trade Association release praising Apple's use of Firewire 800 ports... Read more...

Broadband claims mislead on speed

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:33:55 +0000

There is a huge gap between advertised broadband speeds and the actual speeds users can achieve, new research from consumer group Which? has shown. A survey by the organisation found that broadband packages promising speeds... Read more...

AMD Claims Intel Collected $60 Billion in Illegal Profits

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:47:04 +0000

The latest development in a pending antitrust suit by CPU manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) against its cheif rival, Intel, comes in the form of a glimpse at the case AMD will present in a... Read more...

Lawyer Claims iPhone Buyers Ill-Informed About Battery

Christopher Vendemio — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:11:38 +0000

The lawyer who has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple and AT&T said Wednesday the companies duped iPhone buyers by failing to disclose how expensive it would be to replace the battery. Larry Drury filed... Read more...

AMD claims memory controller breakthrough

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:51:05 +0000

AMD has unveiled a new memory controller system which it claims will double the memory capacity on its high-end server and workstation systems. The G3MX technology will target memory intensive systems such as virtualisation servers... Read more...

Intel Claims Breakthrough With 40Gbps Optical Chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:45:50 +0000

Intel Corp. researchers are a step closer to creating chips that transmit data at high speeds using light instead of electrons, but products based on the technology appear to remain over the horizon. On Wednesday,... Read more...

China claims Motorola, Nokia batteries explode

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:42:24 +0000

As investigations continued into the June 19 death of Xiao Jinpeng whose cell phone battery exploded and killed the 22-year-old Chinese man, authorities have found batteries that may blow up when used in Motorola Incorporated... Read more...

Safari Security Claims Ignite Controversy

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:23:44 +0000

Just hours after Apple Inc. released a Windows version of Safari on Monday, security researchers had uncovered more than half a dozen vulnerabilities in the browser beta, including at least three that could let attackers... Read more...

Microsoft claims Linux violates 235 patents

Mon, 14 May 2007 03:23:54 +0000

Free software is great, and corporate America loves it. It's often high-quality stuff that can be downloaded free off the Internet and then copied at will. It's versatile - it can be customized to perform... Read more...

AMD Claims Quad-core Desktop CPUs Ready for Christmas

Fri, 11 May 2007 02:20:28 +0000

This week, AMD announced its quad-core desktop CPU codenamed Agena FX in Sunnyvale, California. The processor was featured in single and dual-socket configurations – the dual-socket configurations mark AMD's first demonstration of an 8-core desktop.... Read more...

Windows DRM Not Up To Snuff, Claims BitTorrent Founder

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:36:21 +0000

On the opening day of the VON conference, Bram Cohen (the founder of BitTorrent) was among several others who spoke out against digital rights management software and specifically the implementation of it in Microsoft Windows,... Read more...

Shanghai stages 4G telephony rollout, claims a world first

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:58:31 +0000

China has launched a trial run of home-grown fourth-generation mobile technology in Shanghai. 4G technology provides wireless services at much faster speeds, sharply improving high-quality images and data services, and potentially allowing for such features... Read more...

AMD makes bold quad-core claims

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:32:52 +0000

When it comes to quad-core chips, good things come to those who wait, AMD believes. After years of being outplayed by AMD, Intel beat its rival to the punch by releasing its quad-core Xeon 5300... Read more...

Skype price plan claims 'more for less'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:18:45 +0000

VoIP provider Skype has rolled out a new pricing plan that eliminates per-minute charges in favour of a connection fee for certain calls. SkypePro subscribers will now be charged a connection fee of €0.039 to... Read more...

Microsoft Claims Vista's Aero Interface Doesn't Slow PCs

Steven Parker — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:20:14 +0000

Running Windows Vista's new Aero graphical interface doesn't impact PC performance, a study sponsored by Microsoft claims. According to speed measurements of more than 60 common business chores, which were conducted by North Carolina-based Principled... Read more...

Microsoft owns Linux now, Ballmer claims

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:10:15 +0000

MICROSOFT'S shy and retiring boss Steve 'there's a kind of hush' Ballmer might be gearing up to take Linux distributors to the cleaners. According to Linux World, Ballmer is whispering to all who can hear... Read more...

Stock options scandal claims another victim

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:21:59 +0000

The stock options scandal that has affected Apple, McAfee and CNet has claimed another victim, and this time it's one of the pioneers of Silicon Valley's chip business. The San Jose Mercury News reports: ... Read more...

Samsung claims to have cracked 4G

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:34:49 +0000

Samsung is claiming to have cracked 4G, while most of the mobile industry couldn't tell you what it is yet. The electronics giant says it will demonstrate the high-speed technology at the Samsung 4G... Read more...

Security Vendor Claims Microsoft Is Shutting Out Competition

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:50:36 +0000

Security solution provider Agnitum claims that Microsoft's kernel patch protection will shut out competing products unless competitors resort to hacker tactics. In an article posted to the company's Web site, Agnitum said that because of... Read more...

Microsoft Claims Victory Over Java

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:14:06 +0000

Microsoft is leaving Java in the dust, but the company still has room to grow in the developer arena, a key executive said. Speaking at the Microsoft FAM (Financial Analyst Meeting) on July 27 in... Read more...

Windows vulnerability a feature claims Microsoft

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:19:08 +0000

MICROSOFT CLAIMED a hacker trick that allows an executable file to be launched when a user types a Web address into Internet Explorer is a feature rather than any security vulnerability. But security boffins have... Read more...

ATI Claims No Physics for "9 to 12 Months"

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:54:00 +0000

During ATI's 2006 third quarter financial results conference call this morning, ATI CEO Dave Orton revealed to analysts that despite demonstrating physics processing earlier this year, actual retail availability will not be available for another... Read more...

Microsoft Settles California Antitrust Claims

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:37:10 +0000

Microsoft Corp., tentatively agreed to pay $70 million in vouchers to several California municipalities to settle an antitrust claim that it used its market dominance to overcharge government customers, plaintiff lawyers said on Tuesday. The... Read more...

Yahoo Claims Start-up Stole Trade Secrets

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:06:15 +0000

Yahoo has filed a lawsuit against wireless content company MForma, charging the San Francisco-based company and a group of ex-Yahoo employees there with theft of trade secrets. According to the lawsuit, which... Read more...