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132 websites seized for selling counterfeit goods

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:25:12 +0000

An operation conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations has seized 132 websites selling counterfeit goods and more than $175,000 from PayPal accounts. Read more...

EU says games are good for children

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:01:50 +0000

A European Union report on Wednesday concluded that video games can in fact be good for children, and also said that there was no definitive link between violence in video games and violent behaviour. "Video... Read more...

Too good to ignore: 6 alternative browsers

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:23:57 +0000

Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari lead the market, but there are other browsers out there for PC and Mac users. Which are better from these 'lesser-known' browsers ? When Microsoft, Mozilla or Apple comes out... Read more...

What Makes a Good Phone?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:30:31 +0000

Microsoft is about ready to formerly launch its unified communications strategy. That may be tomorrow, but what about the comm that matters to most people, today? So we ask: What do you want from your... Read more...

Patent Reform Is Good for Microsoft

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:01:34 +0000

If newly proposed patent legislation becomes law, Microsoft might have to lay off or fire a bunch of lawyers. On Friday, the House passed H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, setting the stage... Read more...

Web 2.0 'distracts good design'

Tom Warren — Mon, 14 May 2007 09:42:12 +0000

Hype about Web 2.0 is making web firms neglect the basics of good design, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen has said. He warned that the rush to make webpages more dynamic often meant users... Read more...

IE7 The Good the Bad and the Buggy

Steven Parker — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:29:36 +0000

Being the good beta tester that I am I feel it's my duty to report annoyances or bad behavior that occurs in Microsofts new re-rebranded web browser. I have to wonder if they decided to... Read more...

Good Things Come in Threes, and Bad Things Too

Joe Cashman — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:43:12 +0000

It seems like Sony has been constantly taking criticism since E3, the price of the console, the price of the console...oh and the price of the console, and this week has been no exception. ... Read more...

Microsoft Anti-Virus Push: Good For Us, Bad For AV Vendors

Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:16:46 +0000

As Microsoft readies it's latest security software for it's Windows operating systems, some say it may catch the eye of antitrust regulators. There is concern that if Microsoft ties it's new anti-virus software too close... Read more...

Sun and Microsoft: So far, so good

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:18:12 +0000

Taking an intentionally cautious tone, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems executives said Wednesday that the first eight months of their 10-year partnership have yielded small, but significant progress. The two companies held a... Read more...

Floppies On Their Way Out, Good or Bad

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 08:16:36 +0000

Most computer users who "live in the now" may have a 3.5" floppy drive, but like most, rarely if ever use it. Since larger storage capacity technology has become available in every computer under the... Read more...

Microsoft good at fighting viruses (?)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:33:23 +0000

SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft is jolly good at fighting viruses but only if users remember to switch on their Update function, claimed chief software architect Bill Gates, yesterday. Gates, who made the claim while in Australia... Read more...

When Good Discs Go Bad

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:46:24 +0000

Burning CDs and DVDs is the easy part. your data will be there when you go back to it days, months, or even years later--well, that's a bit harder. Not all discs are created equal,... Read more...

Metronomy 'Free PC' too good to be true

Tom Warren — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:09:21 +0000

In an email to potential customers of Metronomy's 'Free PC' offer, many were informed that orders placed back in October won't be fullfilled until August or never at all. Metronomy's excuse is the following, "we... Read more...

Good Technology System to Work with PocketPC

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:24:27 +0000

Good Technology Inc., a developer of mobile corporate data and messaging systems, on Tuesday said its software will now work on handheld devices powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC platform, potentially allowing millions more people... Read more...

I want to be surrounded by walls of good sound

Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:19:11 +0000

ONE OF THE things that can make a good game great, or a great game annoying is sound, and how it is presented. Computer sound has gone from interrupt driven clicks on the Apple ][... Read more...

Mobile Devices To Get a Good Talking To

Mon, 03 Nov 2003 18:45:55 +0000

"Organise my life, copy important stuff from the corp LAN then remember Mom's birthday!" It seems that's what I'll be telling my shiny new xda 2 as Microsoft release new software... Read more...

Study Finds Video Games Good for Treating Phobias

Marcel Klum — Sun, 19 Oct 2003 09:12:16 +0000

Scared silly of spiders? Horrified by heights? Terrorized by tight spaces? Play a video game -- doctor's orders. Regular, off-the-shelf computer video games are an effective method of treating people's fears, using a... Read more...

Beyond Good & Evil demo

Marcel Klum — Sat, 04 Oct 2003 09:08:56 +0000

A playable demo for Beyond Good & Evil is now available, allowing you to try out this upcoming third-person action adventure by Ubi Soft Entertainment. This demo contains three parts: the Fight level Domz Attack,... Read more...

SCO's ill wind blows no good for Microsoft

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 18:53:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is not benefiting from The SCO Group Inc.'s intellectual property dispute with IBM Corp. despite the market uncertainty the legal fiasco is creating. Microsoft Australia's platform strategy manager Martin Gregory has rejected claims... Read more...

When Good Ideas Go Bad

Tom Warren — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:16:10 +0000

Scammers dupe Microsoft of thousands of dollars worth of software by posing as retail sales associates. It's not just former Microsoft employees who have been defrauding the company of thousands of dollars... Read more...

Government Prying, the Good Kind

Sun, 06 Jul 2003 02:25:31 +0000

"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest," according to the architect of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Given that sentiment, it's tempting... Read more...

Sun forced to use Intel chips because AMD Opteron too good

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:40:42 +0000

SUN MICROSYSTEMS now realises that it stands to lose market share not only from Intel on Linux based servers but could face severe competition from AMD with its Opteron, a research analyst claimed today. And... Read more...

How Good Are AMD's Bundled Coolers For The Athlon XP?

Wed, 02 Apr 2003 16:27:13 +0000

Although not quite as exciting as THG's previous look at AMD chips, it does prove to give a good look at all the cooling solutions for Athlon XPs. Its even got physics formulas... ... Read more...

Gaming 'is good for you'

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:51:44 +0000

Computer games are good for you, say researchers who studied the complex social interactions in the popular shoot-em-up Counter-Strike. To people who do not play computer games shoot-em-ups such as Counter-Strike and Quake... Read more...

VIA, SiS consider K8 delay good for business

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:29:53 +0000

Taiwanese chipset designers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) expressed little disappointment regarding yet another delay by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in launching its K8-core Athlon 64 processors, stating that the postponement may in... Read more...

Microsoft donate software to good causes

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:25:41 +0000

Continuing their seemingly endless announcements of software donations Microsoft have today announced that they are to give server and desktop software to two well-known charities. In a show of good will the Redmond... Read more...

Good, Microsoft form handheld alliance

Mon, 07 Oct 2002 06:08:04 +0000

Handheld-software maker Good Technology is forming an alliance with Microsoft as it tries to increase the number of devices on which its applications can run. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based start-up will work with... Read more...

Think your good enough to play games on an IMAX screen!

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 20:17:49 +0000

Video games will gain a whole new dimension - including a mild sense of nausea - with a contest Aug. 15 at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif. Game... Read more...

Neowin News: Good day this is your Captain speaking

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:35:11 +0000

Well.. first off I want to show some appreciation to Hosttyme for supporting us throughout our decided downtime. They have been an immensly supportive with some server issues we've been having. Despite the flood of... Read more...

Not a good day for "free" email services...

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:52:40 +0000

For three months, freelance writer Lydia Zajc updated friends and family on her adventures in Southeast Asia by sending detailed messages from her Hotmail account. In a series of e-mails, she described... Read more...

Leaked Demos, Good or Bad?

Marcel Klum — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:07:48 +0000

Dr Foxy enjoys getting an early look at a game still being made, but CitizenC questions the damage they can do, and asks everyone to think of the children. "Dr Foxy: So... Read more...

Intel i845G looks like a good performer

Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:31:06 +0000

Ran across this article at The Inquirer and I thought it might interest you guys, so here it goes... Despite others claiming that the up and coming i845G isn't up and running and... Read more...

Want a good guide for .NET, Paul has one!

Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:02:27 +0000

Paul thurrott has put another update on his site, WinSupersite.Confused about Microsoft's strategy for .NET? Then read the most authoritative .NET FAQ on the Web! News source: winSupersite - .NET... Read more...

AOLs not good enough for aol... who is it good for??!!!

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:06:28 +0000

Thaks for this simon! It would appear that AOL, in all its appauling glory is just not good enough for use by AOL-Time warner staff. IN A humbling reversal, AOL... Read more...

Things Are Not Looking Good For Flyers

Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:17:44 +0000

Spotted this over at PCWorld. When was the last time you fly? Things are different now after the September 11th terrorism attack. Tom Spring of PCWorld.com has posted an interesting article, here's it goes.. ... Read more...