Neowin News Feed for: Dust

Google's new Pixel phones have IP53 dust- and water-protection - far less than iPhone 7

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:28:01 +0000

Google's new flagships offer some 'dust protection', but are only protected against a limited amount of 'water falling as a spray' - unlike the latest iPhones, which can be fully immersed in water. Read more...

Another Windows Vista Feature Bites the Dust

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:22:20 +0000

Will there be anything left when Vista finally ships? Microsoft seems to be cutting 'features' from Vista left and right. Would you rather wait longer and have a full featured OS, or would you rather... Read more...

Another One Bites the Dust

Steven Parker — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:54:01 +0000

Thanks to Copernic for the heads up on this news item. The popular DVD ripping tool DVD Decrypter has ceased all activities following an order by an as yet unnamed company. The author... Read more...

Is the dust on your computer toxic?

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:12:31 +0000

According to new research into chemical residue found in the dust collecting on computers and other electronics devices, the PC that you're using to read this story could pose a long-term threat to your health.... Read more...

Phantom Dust not coming to America

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:21:38 +0000

Microsoft declines to bring its Japanese studio's Xbox actioner across the Pacific. In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft has decided not to publish Phantom Dust in the US and Canada. "Microsoft Game... Read more...

New Web Protocol May Leave DSL in the Dust

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:11:31 +0000

With the click of a BIC, speeding along the information superhighway may begin to feel like zooming down Germany's no-holds-barred Autobahn. BIC-TCP (binary increase congestion transmission control protocol) is a new data-transfer protocol that "makes... Read more...

IBM sprinkles more Pixie Dust on HDDs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:15:54 +0000

IBM boffins have squeezed more areal density from its latest mobile hard drive, thanks to a liberal extra coating of Pixie Dust. This is IBM's nursery school term for some home-grown data... Read more...