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Microsoft's first Windows 11 development build that was still in its Windows 10 form leaks

Sayan Sen — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has been working on Windows 11 since 2020 or probably even earlier. This month, the first Windows 10 build, which would eventually become what we have known as Windows 11 21H2, leaked. Read more...

Xbox Ultimate Game Sale is now live, one day ahead of schedule

Usama Jawad — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:46:01 +0000

Although the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale doesn't officially begin until tomorrow, some Xbox One games have already been discounted up to 75% on the Xbox games store. Read more...

Here are some early Apple computer designs

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:22:25 +0000

Occasionally it's interesting to look back on early computer designs, so here we have some photos (courtesy of Designboom) of early concepts for Apple computers, laptops and even tablets. Read more...

Rumour: Portal 2 unlocking April 15 at 17:00 GMT+1 [Update]

Piers Hausjell — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:42:17 +0000

Neowin is expecting Portal 2 to unlock April 15 at 17:00 GMT+1 (British Summer Time), exactly four days earlier than announced. The website for in-game brand Aperture Science has a hidden countdown timer which, at... Read more...

Microsoft Early Adopters Programs - What's in it?

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:13:37 +0000

Many are familiar with the Microsoft Beta programs wherein users get access to pre-release products, such as Windows 7. But very little know the different programs Microsoft adopts in testing these pre-release products. Through Microsoft... Read more...

Windows 7 RTM as early as 2009?

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:28:31 +0000

With the holiday season approaching us, Microsoft has planned to release its Windows 7 to your desktop as early as next holiday season 2009, Doug Howe, a spokesperson for Microsoft said. "Definitely the holiday... Read more...

T-Mobile Google Android phone unveiled....a little early

Tom Warren — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:02:46 +0000

T-Mobile is due to officially unveil their Google Android phone (the G1) later today but the unofficial T-Mobile blog has all the specs and photos of the new device. According to the site there is... Read more...

TechEd $200 Early Bird Discount Ends Today!

Steven Parker — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:54:36 +0000

The deadline for the "Early Bird Special" has been extended to 18th of April, so sign up before the end of today to get the $200 discount for TechEd. This year, the show is broken... Read more...

Microsoft patched critical Windows bug in XP SP3 early

Steven Parker — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:48:59 +0000

The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation snafu indicates that Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in XP's still-unfinished Service Pack 3 (SP3) weeks before it fixed any other version of Windows. The glitch,... Read more...

Google's Android OS early look SDK now available

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:01:20 +0000

Just like the boys promised, the early look software developer kit for Google's soon-to-be huge phone OS has hit the streets... er, internet. Pedal your steam-engine over to the Open Handset Alliance site where you... Read more...

WLMessenger 9.0 slated for late 2008, early 2009

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:11:56 +0000

Despite version 8.5 being in private beta form, Microsoft has reportedly already started on Windows Live Messenger 9.0. Andrew Jenks, a Microsoft employee speaking at the Georgia Institute of Technology revealed that the WLMessenger 9.0... Read more...

AMD Preps Integrated DirectX 10 Platform for Early 2008

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:48:45 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices plans to update its family of chipsets with built-in DirectX 10-compliant graphics cores in January, 2008, sources with knowledge of the matter revealed. The new products will help AMD to offer more... Read more...

Windows Update spoof allows early download of Vista SP1

Steven Parker — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:28:57 +0000

Ever since Vista was released, there has been discussion of when Microsoft would deliver SP1, and whether or not that delivery would be a significant milestone in the OS's development. Microsoft has downplayed the importance... Read more...

Early Halo 3 Limited Edition Owners Receive Scratched Discs

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:47:39 +0000

Unofficial reports from lucky early owners of the Halo 3 Limited Edition found that unlike the regular Xbox 360 green game boxes, the Halo 3 Limited Edition ships in a black tin box with center... Read more...

Norwegian game shop sells Halo 3 copies early

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:21:32 +0000

MaxConsoles Reports that a Norwegian gaming shop called Expert has sold at least 2 copies of one of the most anticipated games for the Xbox 360 this year, Halo 3. Norwegian game shop sells... Read more...

Apple Activates $100 Offer For Early iPhone Customers

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:05:57 +0000

After announcing a $200 price cut for the iPhone, Apple quickly realized that it needs to take care of its annoyed early adopters. Steve Jobs received tons of angry emails from customers and on September... Read more...

Endeavour heads home early as NASA eyes hurricane

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:00:36 +0000

Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the international space station a day early Sunday, as NASA kept a wary eye on Hurricane Dean. Space agency managers worried that the storm would move toward Houston and force... Read more...

Xbox 360 Elite Hits Streets Early, Winds Up on eBay

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:55:10 +0000

Although the Xbox 360 Elite isn't set to officially launch until April 29, a lucky Chico, California man was able to score one such console from a Target store. Pictures proving his purchase hit Photobucket... Read more...

ITN On makes early use of Windows upgrade

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:07:10 +0000

ITN On, the multimedia division of ITN, has launched new online services developed using Microsoft Vista. ITN On is one of the first companies to develop systems based on the latest incarnation of the Windows... Read more...

IE 7 Phishing Bug For Windows XP Appears Early

Steven Parker — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:15:00 +0000

Microsoft released a non-security update for Internet Explorer 7 two weeks before the next patch day, and urged Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users to download and install the fix if they notice the... Read more...

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Hits Store Shelves Way Early

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:51:48 +0000

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, expected February 20th, 2007 – available now. Newegg began selling the 90nm dual-core 3.0GHz chip for $599 in-stock (just under the volume distributor pricing of $607) while Buy.com also... Read more...

Consumer Versions of Windows Vista Available Early

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:13:23 +0000

The official launch of Windows Vista is planned for January 30. Some online retailers have, however, made the operating system available early. mwave.com states that it has Vista 32-bit Home Basic OEM for $89.90, Vista... Read more...

Oracle now giving early notice of security updates

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:01:38 +0000

Oracle has taken a cue from Microsoft and started giving its customers an early warning of what they can expect from upcoming security patch releases. On Thursday, Oracle published its first-ever Critical Patch Update Pre-Release... Read more...

Microsoft Ships Early Betas Of 'Cougar' And 'Centro' Servers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:55:27 +0000

Microsoft has released early beta versions of its "Cougar" upgrade of Small Business Server and "Centro," a new integrated server suite for midsize businesses. Both products are x64-only and are scheduled to ship in 2008,... Read more...

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Hits Stores Early

Joe Cashman — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:10:52 +0000

Brits love their footie, so when family retailer Woolworths released Pro Evolution Soccer 6 two days early they should have expected at least a little bit of fuss to be made about it. After reading... Read more...

Wi-Fi Alliance bows to market need for early 802.11n product

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:32:30 +0000

It is increasingly obvious that standards processes are falling hopelessly behind the real time to market needs of vendors. In WiMAX and, particularly, Wi-Fi, markets suppliers are pre-empting ratified standards by ever longer margins. Initially,... Read more...

Early PS3s Contain Built-In PS2 Hardware?

giga — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:19:43 +0000

The first versions of the PlayStation 3 to hit shelves will offer complete backwards compatibility with PS2 and PS1 titles by including a version of the PS2 hardware in the system, according to a report... Read more...

SiN Episodes delayed until early 2006

Todd Tanner — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:15:06 +0000

With a small update to the official website, Ritual un-officially announced that the long awaited SiN Episodes launch would now be in early 2006. The first episode titled Emergence was previously scheduled to be released... Read more...

Viiv-based desktop PCs to enter mass production in early Feb

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:31:42 +0000

Taiwan-based small-form-factor (SFF) PC specialists AOpen and Shuttle and own-brand PC companies Acer, Gigabyte Technology, and Micro-Star International (MSI) are gearing up to introduce new desktop PCs based on the Intel Viiv platform in January... Read more...

IE7 Public Beta Due Early '06

Steven Parker — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:54:14 +0000

Microsoft today publicly announced that the availability of an updated Internet Explorer 7 beta will not be until Q1 2006. In real terms this means that the next IE7 beta for Windows XP... Read more...

US HD-DVD Launch Pushed Back to Early 2006

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:32:08 +0000

The US launch of the HD-DVD format won't take place until early next year according to one Toshiba official, and a lack of coordination between hardware and software partners is to blame. The official... Read more...

Intel set to go quad core early too

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:01:04 +0000

SO, WHERE DO you get a competitor for the 4-core Opteron in a hurry if you are Intel? Well, you pull a Presler and put two Woodcrests on a slab of organic substrate. Now,... Read more...

AMD may cut Sempron prices in early May

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:25:36 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to lower the unit prices for Socket 754 Sempron processors in early May, with the maximum cut being 15%, according to Taiwan motherboard makers. The price reduction for the entry-level... Read more...

Xbox 2 will release 'in late October, early November'

Marcel Klum — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:52:50 +0000

While internet news sources today have reported that Microsoft is readying to launch its next generation Xbox hardware in America and Europe in the fourth quarter of this year, Eurogamer has learnt that the specific... Read more...

Sony puts 500 PSPs up for auction, early distribution

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:28:47 +0000

Sony Japan enlists top online retailer in scheme to direct funds to earthquake victims in Japan. It's the perfect pay-to-play scenario. 500 PSPs are being put up for auction on Japan's most... Read more...

Nintendo reveals US release schedule for early 2005

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:55:42 +0000

A new release line-up from Nintendo of America has given a clear picture of the firm's plans for the GBA, Cube and DS in the first half of 2005 - with almost all of its... Read more...

Pacific Assault commencing early

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:15:38 +0000

After being pushed back, the latest Medal of Honor game's deployment date is moved up; special DVD Director's Edition due 11/2, regular version 11/9. In August, PC gamers everywhere eager to storm... Read more...

MS Premium Customers Get Early Security Warnings

Steven Parker — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:04:00 +0000

Thanks Oblivion for this news in our Back Page News section of the forums. Microsoft is giving premium customers advance notice of security bulletins, internetnews.com has learned. The company plans... Read more...

Ubisoft for Early 2005 for Ghost Recon PC

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:30:05 +0000

Ubisoft hints on some information that Ghost Recon 2 will release on console and PC. A statement from the publisher confirming PS2 and Xbox versions for "Holiday 2004" and the PC version for "early 2005".... Read more...

Take an early look at 64-bit Linux on a PowerPC 970 platform

Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:41:55 +0000

The IBM PowerPC® 970 CPUs are well-designed, high-performance chips that ship in millions of end-user systems under Apple Computers' Power Macintosh G5 moniker. These CPUs greatly lower the bar for 64-bit computing on the desktop... Read more...