Neowin News Feed for: Fork

Report: ByteDance's VS Code fork Trae is a resource hog that spies on you

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:30:01 +0000

A detailed investigation into the VS Code fork, Trae, developed by TikTok's parent company ByteDance has revealed that the IDE is a resource hog and spies on you even when telemetry is disabled. Read more...

Nissin's $130 noise-cancelling fork aims to reduce ramen slurp sounds

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:06:01 +0000

Nissin Foods has debuted a noise cancelling fork that will attempt to eliminate the slurping sounds that are made when one is enjoying a bowl of noodles. The augmented utensil will cost roughly $130. Read more...

BlackBerry planning to license its own fork of Android to device makers

Dreyer Smit — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 14:26:01 +0000

Seemingly taking several pages out of the playbook written by Microsoft, BlackBerry has made its intentions clear that it is aiming to license out its in-house fork of Android to device makers. Read more...

Bitcoin bounces back to post a new record after being forked

Paul Hill — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 05:50:01 +0000

Bitcoin has reached an all time high today of $3,280. The goal was reached following a turbulent week as a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash, was forked from it creating some uncertainty. Read more...

Bitcoin splits in two; The first ‘Bitcoin Cash' block has been mined

Stergios Georgopoulos — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:04:01 +0000

After an agreement on technical rules that should guide Bitcoin's future could not be reached, a group has now created 'Bitcoin Cash', a new fork that addresses some issues Bitcoin has faced lately. Read more...

Truecrypt move to Switzerland, attempting a fork

Christopher White — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0000

The fate of Truecrypt is still unknown, but a group of dedicated people are trying to resurrect the project by hosting a website in Switzerland and laying the groundwork for a revival. Read more...