Neowin News Feed for: Falcon

Welcome to Mobile World Congress 2016: Here's what you can expect...

Andy Weir — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 09:30:01 +0000

Mobile World Congress - the biggest event in the mobile industry calendar - is upon us once again, and Neowin is there too. Check out some of the devices that are expected to appear in the week ahead. Read more...

Photos and specs revealed of HP's powerful new Windows 10 Mobile handset, the Elite x3

Andy Weir — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:30:01 +0000

The first photos of HP's new Elite x3 have emerged, along with key specs of the device, including a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB RAM, iris and fingerprint scanners, dust- and water-resistance, and more. Read more...

HP's new Windows 10 Mobile phone, codename 'Falcon', expected to launch as the Elite x3

Andy Weir — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:24:01 +0000

The handset has been known until now by its internal codename, 'Falcon' - but it seems it will go on sale as the 'Elite x3', lining up with an earlier report that it will be aimed at business buyers. Read more...

HP Falcon smartphone is real, said to debut at MWC 2016

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:46:01 +0000

The mysterious Windows 10 Mobile device that made waves earlier this month is a real device that is assumed to make its debut at Mobile World Congress in 2016. Read more...

Microsoft Research working on fast phone app loading

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:49:41 +0000

A team at Microsoft Research is working on a new project called FALCON that tries to predict what apps will be used first and then pre-loads those apps for a much faster start time. Read more...

Updated: SpaceX Falcon 1 Suffers Anomaly During Launch

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:59:31 +0000

At 11:36 pm EDT August 2, 2008 the Falcon 1 lost contact with the base in Hawthorn, California. After aborting the first launch at .5 seconds, the counter was reset to 11 minutes and... Read more...

Cheaper Xbox 360 Jasper Expected after Falcon, August 2008

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:36:21 +0000

On his blog, Dean Takahashi is found talking about Jasper, the code name for the next motherboard for the Xbox 360 that is slated for August 2008. He criticizes Microsoft's speed in shrinking the size... Read more...

Microsoft's next move is the Xbox 360 Code-name Falcon

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:41:29 +0000

According to Dean Takahashi, Microsoft is working on project code-named Falcon: another hardware upgrade for the Xbox 360. It will have an IBM microprocessor and an AMD/ATI graphics chip that are manufactured in a 65-nanometer... Read more...

Case modder smuggles PC on board Millennium Falcon

Darren Bolton — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 16:03:41 +0000

We've seen some bizarre PC case modifications in our time, but this one takes the cake. One Russ Caslis has build a PC into the Millennium Falcon. Yes, Han Solo's famous smuggling... Read more...

DIY Millennium Falcon

Sun, 19 May 2002 14:07:15 +0000

In the tradition fashion of posting novelty things on those long sunday afternoons, why not make your own Millennium Falcon?!!!! "The script called for a life-size Millennium Falcon. The big question was... Read more...