Neowin News Feed for: Critics

AMD silences quad-core critics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:20:44 +0000

AMD has released benchmark data for its upcoming Barcelona quad-core server processor, and has demonstrated a quad-core Phenom desktop processor running at 3GHz. Barcelona is scheduled to ship in August. Phenom is slated for release... Read more...

Microsoft Answers Vista Ultimate Extras Critics

Tom Warren — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:24:48 +0000

Microsoft has finally commented on the much criticized Ultimate Extras. "We want to let our Windows Vista Ultimate customers know that we are actively working to deliver the remaining Extras that we identified in January.... Read more...

Network Neutrality Critics Say If Net Ain't Broke, Don't Fix

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:01:08 +0000

Opponents of network neutrality are criticizing a bill introduced this week by Senators Olympia Snowe, (R-Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.). The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2007 would prevent broadband service providers from prioritizing some... Read more...

Oracle hits back at security critics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:19:38 +0000

Oracle has lashed out against security experts who criticized the company's security record. The database vendor is "leading the software industry in terms of responsible development and security," charged Eric Maurice, manager for security in... Read more...

RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say

Steven Parker — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:50:54 +0000

The music industry's educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups. The Consumer Electronics Association and Public Knowledge are among the groups to issue a joint... Read more...

Bush set to OK spam bill--but critics not convinced

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 05:14:03 +0000

President Bush is expected to sign the "CAN-SPAM" bill Tuesday, creating the first federal law regulating spam, a move backers say would be a major step in the war against e-mail solicitations for pornography, Viagra,... Read more...

Anti-spam law critics predict failure

Darren Bolton — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:48:00 +0000

EU directive will be crippled by countries failing to comply, warn anti-spam experts The new anti-spam directive which came into force today will not stop unsolicited email, critics have warned. ... Read more...

VeriSign fends off critics at ICANN confab

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:53:16 +0000

David Schairer, vice president of broadband provider XO Communications, is frustrated by VeriSign's decision to redirect Web surfers who mistype domain names to its own advertising-based Web site. At an unprecedented public... Read more...