Neowin News Feed for: Experiment

Edge Canary restores a bunch of Chromium flags like Mute site and CTRL+H to History page

Steven Parker — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:12:01 +0000

Version 107.0.1390 restored a number of Chromium flags that were removed years ago, among which: the ability to Mute site, rather than tab, reader mode flags and History page shortcut. Read more...

Microsoft may be working on a rounded Taskbar for Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:48:02 +0000

A rounded Taskbar has been seen in the latest Dev build of Windows 11. Provided that the proof is not doctored, It may be an indication that Microsoft is working towards a more consistent design. Read more...

Now TikTok is testing Snapchat-like Stories

Usama Jawad — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:46:01 +0000

It seems like everybody and their uncle is implementing Snapchat-like Stories nowadays. Multiple TikTok users have spotted that the company is currently testing the capability on a limited scale. Read more...

Mozilla graduates Firefox Send, its private file sharing service

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:52:01 +0000

Mozilla has just released Firefox Send, an end-to-end encrypted file sharing service. The former-Test Pilot service is free but more features are unlocked for those logged into a Firefox Account. Read more...

Microsoft's Lumia 640 found to be the best phone to use on a weak signal

Justin Luna — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:44:01 +0000

The Aalborgs University in Denmark conducted a study, finding out which smartphones perform best on a weak signal. It concluded that Microsoft's Lumia 640 blasts other phones in signal performance. Read more...

Over 50% of internet users fall for this despite risks, says research

Justin Luna — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:58:01 +0000

An experiment was conducted about security by the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany. The study sent scam emails to test subjects, and then measured who would open the links inside the message. Read more...

Windows Hello can identify twins apart, preventing unwanted logins

Justin Luna — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:46:01 +0000

Twins were used to test Windows Hello's accuracy. One twin was to register her face in the system, while the other tried to login as the former. Hello was able to tell twins apart, for its results. Read more...

YouTube is experimenting with multiple angle videos

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:00:01 +0000

YouTube has been working on a number of new features for its videos, and the latest experiment involves adding the ability to watch a concert or a sports game from multiple angles. Read more...

Facebook tightens up social experiments guidelines

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:24:01 +0000

After coming under heavy fire for the way Facebook manipulated users' feeds for a social experiments, the social network is now saying it has tightened up its guidelines for such research. Read more...

Twitter experiment treats favorited tweets like retweets

Steven Parker — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:39:45 +0000

Those pesky developers over at Twitter are playing around with a select base of user accounts yet again, treating favorited (or starred) tweets just like retweets! The horror, the horror..... Read more...

Explore the galaxy with Chrome experiment '100,000 Stars'

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:31:39 +0000

Google has launched a new experiment that allows Chrome users to literally 'browse' the entire Milky Way. Called "100,000 Stars" the data is generated from among others, NASA and the ESA. Read more...

Google testing new results page which updates as you type

Brenton Currie — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:34:33 +0000

The world's most popular search engine, Google, has confirmed it has begun limited testing of a new search results page that updates as you type your query. SEO consultant Rob Ousbey spotted the change and recorded... Read more...

Yahoo Music continues DRM-free download experiment

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:16:42 +0000

Yahoo put another music track without DRM (digital rights management) on sale through its Yahoo Music service Tuesday. The Norah Jones single "Thinking About You" sells for $0.99, in MP3 format on Yahoo's music store,... Read more...

BBC Launches Global Warming Experiment

Joe Cashman — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:01:49 +0000

Here is something for all of you to get involved in. The BBC this week launched their Climate Change Prediction Experiment. While the experiment itself is a tongue twister to say out loud, participating couldn't... Read more...

Microsoft ends SP2 torrent experiment with DMCA warning

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:38:02 +0000

One group tried get out ahead of the lobbyists and demonstrate the usefulness of P2P in areas not usually covered by the mainstream media, and they've used SP2 to do it. Downhill... Read more...

Wal-Mart Shelves RFID Experiment

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:34:58 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week canceled a closely watched experiment using radio-frequency identification systems to track individual merchandise. But rather than signal waning enthusiasm for RFID, the decision shows how companies are focusing on the... Read more...

Experiment points to new spin on storage

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 11:18:45 +0000

In an experiment that could bring the computing world closer to an advanced method of data storage, a team of scientists successfully reproduced an image that was digitally encoded and momentarily stored within a liquid... Read more...