Neowin News Feed for: Future

OpenAI partners with Future on specialist content

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:44:01 +0000

OpenAI has partnered with Future to bring content from Future's media brands to ChatGPT. This will allow users to access a wider range of information and engage more deeply with content. Read more...

The well regarded PC hardware site AnandTech is ending operations after over 27 years

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:40:01 +0000

AnandTech, founded in 1997 by a 15-year old Anand Lal Shimpi, will no longer be updated after over 27 years of covering PC hardware. Read more...

Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2024: How and when to watch and what to expect

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:00:01 +0000

The Future Games Show Summer Showcase for 2024 is coming up on Saturday, June 8. We have the info on how and when to watch the online event and what you can expect to be revealed during the showcase. Read more...

10 years after The Fappening literally everyone can recreate it. And it's as dark as it gets

Martin Hodás — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:00:01 +0000

Opinion: In 2024, artificial intelligence allows you to strip celebrities of their dignity. But unethical or straight up malicious uses of AI extend far beyond the seemingly innocent ones. Read more...

Huawei releases new white paper with 2025 tech predictions

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:56:01 +0000

Huawei has released the latest Global Industry Vision white paper. In it, Huawei outlines how it thinks the world of 2025 will look. It's largely centred on 5G, AI, and IoT technologies. Read more...

Sidewalk Toronto to kick off first roundtable in March

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:52:01 +0000

Sidewalk Toronto has announced several dates in which the general public can meet with the team to put forward ideas for Quayside. Project updates will be shared by Sidewalk Labs at the meetings. Read more...

Alphabet plans to build futuristic neighbourhood

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:50:01 +0000

The Alphabet company, Sidewalk Labs, is partnering with Toronto in order to build a futuristic neighbourhood which will re-imagine transport and city design in order to make life better. Read more...

Take a sneak peek at the Microsoft's AI research facility

Gurkaran Singh — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:38:01 +0000

An exclusive sneak inside Building 99, Microsoft's AI research labs in Redmond, highlighted the company's objective of taking the present technology to the next level with bots and more. Read more...

Microsoft launches .future podcast to talk about how technology will shape our lives

Andy Weir — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 05:36:01 +0000

Microsoft is developing a new podcast - known as .future - in collaboration with Gimlet Creative, to discuss major emerging technologies, and how they will affect our lives in years to come. Read more...

Opera conceptualizes the browser of the future with Neon

Gurkaran Singh — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:48:01 +0000

Opera has released a concept browser named Neon, intended to challenge some of the traditional facets of modern browsers while including features such as video pop-out and split screen mode. Read more...

Microsoft outlines its plans for Project Islandwood

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 10:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has outlined the changes it'll be making to Project Islandwood - its open source tool to port iOS apps to Windows - with better implementation of UIKit combined with XAML. Read more...

Google co-founder Larry Page has reportedly spent $100 million to build flying cars

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:50:01 +0000

Google's co-founder, Larry Page, has big dreams when it comes to the future. He's hoping to create affordable flying cars for the masses so we can all live like George Jetson. Read more...

Aussie research aims to enable amputees to feel again through robotic arms

Boyd Chan — Sat, 28 May 2016 13:46:01 +0000

Modern prosthetics could be taken to a new level if a joint effort between St Vincent's Hospital and the University of Melbourne discovers how to relay sensory feedback from robotic arms to the brain. Read more...

The evolution of the web: From HTML to VR and AR

Christopher White — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:16:01 +0000

The web is quite a bit different today than it was 20 years ago. We look at some ideas on how it will expand and change in the next two decades and would love to hear your opinions on the topic. Read more...

Double amputee becomes the first person to control two robotic arms using only his brain

Chris Schroeder — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:42:01 +0000

The blending of science and fiction is gradually becoming our reality as a man without both of his arms successfully operates two robotic arms using nothing more than his own brain. Read more...

Bing predicts the trends for 2015

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:36:01 +0000

Bing was pretty good at making predictions in 2014 with Cortana correctly predicting almost all the results of the football World Cup and more. What's in store for 2015? The Bing team explores. Read more...

Facebook plans to use advanced AI to stop you from putting up embarrassing selfies

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:24:01 +0000

Ever uploaded a photo in a subconscious state and regretted it afterwards? Not anymore. Facebook is working on a digital assistant which will question you before you upload embarrassing selfies. Read more...

A chat with the Microsoft Band team on the cord, the updates and the future

Brad Sams — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:30:01 +0000

We had a chance to chat with the team behind the Band - and with their far-reaching goals, what we see today is just the start of an ambitious project that will change the way we look at health data. Read more...

OnePlus Two is on the way - but it won't be here for a while

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:02:01 +0000

OnePlus has confirmed that it is working on a second handset, but the Two won't go on sale until mid-2015 - and the company has hinted that it could end up being a smaller device than its predecessor. Read more...

Check out Harvard's thousand-robot flash mob

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:25:44 +0000

Researchers from Harvard have created a robot swarm. Consisting of over 1000 'kilobots' the swarm can assemble itself and achieve tasks without the need for human intervention. Read more...

Google reveals Chromebox, targeted at the enterprise for $999

Daniel Hull — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:57:00 +0000

Less than 24 hours ago, Google revealed a new product in their ever expanding line-up, the Chromebox. This video-conferencing system is available for $999 in the US today with a free one year license. Read more...

Samsung unveils software clubs for South Korean teens

Paul Ferson — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:29:12 +0000

Samsung has introduced the 'Junior Software Academy' as an extra-curricular club for students in its home country of South Korea to learn about software development, from company employees themselves. Read more...

This is Microsoft's vision of the future 'intelligent car'

Brad Sams — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:44:27 +0000

The future of the automobile is something that often includes the thought of self driving cars, hydrogen power and even the possibility of flying cars but Microsoft's view is slightly different. Read more...

Microsoft: Smartwatches are a "possibility," lots of cool stuff coming

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:41:02 +0000

Rick Rashid, Microsoft's chief research officer, has given an interview with The Verge where he states that a Microsoft smartwatch is a "possibility," but the market may not be there. Read more...

Livemocha merges with Rosetta Stone to change how we learn languages

Paul Ferson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:32:17 +0000

Livemocha has sent an email to its users alerting them that the company is now part of Rosetta Stone, letting users know that this will not change their ability to learn and hinting at a redesign too. Read more...

Mozilla's Collusion demo shows how you can become a marketing tool

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:53:31 +0000

Mozilla's latest project, the 'Collusion' addon for Firefox, builds up an almost-scary picture of how you're connected to the Internet, and how you can be tied across different websites unknowingly. Read more...

Google invites some lucky people to the Glass Explorer Program

Paul Ferson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:26:12 +0000

Google's hunt for new Explorers with Glass is over. While the contest ran during February, the company has only begun to send out invitations to join the Explorer Program via Google+ today. Read more...

Code in YouTube app on Android suggests paid channels coming

Paul Ferson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:07 +0000

An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. Read more...

Where does Apple's future lie?

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:41:34 +0000

Apple has been riding a tidal wave of success that started with the iPod in the early 2000s. But with increased competition from Google & Microsoft in the mobile space, where does Apple's future lie. Read more...

Microsoft uses headlines to read the future

Paul Ferson — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:34:35 +0000

Microsoft Research, in cooperation with the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel, is working on a system to potentially divine the future from newspaper headlines and other sources. Read more...

Microsoft opens fourteen Innovation Centres across India

Paul Ferson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:52:29 +0000

Microsoft has launched fourteen Innovation Centres across four Indian states. The centres allow for students to gain certification with Microsoft's products, with seven in Andhra Pradesh alone. Read more...

What will technology look like in 2020?

Christopher White — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:08:18 +0000

What will Information Technology look like in the year 2020? That's what HP is trying to find out by crowdsourcing the Internet. Questions are asked on their site and an ebook will be published in Dec Read more...

Internet traffic to reach zettabyte by 2015

Paul Ferson — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:40:01 +0000

We know the future of the internet is only going to see more development, but it can be hard to really comprehend it. We take a look at what a zettabyte is and where the internet could go, given time. Read more...

How will the next generation face a wired world?

Tyler Holman — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:40:27 +0000

A Pew Internet survey shows that while most experts are optimistic about how the next generation can cope with today's technology, others aren't so sure. Others just have utterly bizarre predictions. Read more...

Hackers blast off into space

Paul Ferson — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:45:14 +0000

In an unusual new attempt to circumvent internet censorship, hackers have suggested using satellites in space, as no country could request their removal. Read more...

IBM's five predictions for next five years in tech

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:34:28 +0000

The year's not yet over, but IBM is looking towards the next five, with five predictions for developments and innovations in technology that it believes will have changed the world by the end of 2016. Read more...

Microsoft unveils new ‘Future Vision' video

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:25:28 +0000

Microsoft has released its latest 'future-gazing' video, offering an exciting glimpse into how it believes technology will develop and integrate within our personal and professional lives. Read more...

Wozniak: Humans to become like dogs as machines take over the world

Paul Spain — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:40:28 +0000

At a business event on Friday afternoon, Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs) claimed that humans would "become the pets, the dogs of the house." Wozniak was speaking to an audience of over... Read more...

Paper-thin, flexible phone signals the future of mobile technology

Steve Donaghy — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:22:02 +0000

Ever since their worldwide debut in the 1980's, Mobile phones have been getting smaller and thinner. It's a good thing, too, those first phones were quite literally the size of your average house brick. All... Read more...

Eric Schmidt on computing's future, competition, and his new role

Mike Brown — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:32:19 +0000

Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt outlined his vision of the future of computing, where he sees Google heading, and the possibilities Moore's Law can provide the public with. In an interview with The Telegraph ,... Read more...