Neowin News Feed for: Historic

Harvard unknowingly paid just over $27 for a real "Magna Carta" from centuries ago

Sayan Sen — Mon, 19 May 2025 22:16:01 +0000

Harvard Law School has revealed how it determined that the Magna Carta, which it had paid under $28 for, was the real deal. Read more...

Microsoft's iconic Windows 95 and Minecraft Alpha themes just became historic, literally

Sayan Sen — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:28:01 +0000

Almost every nerd is aware of the iconic Microsoft Windows theme songs. The one for Windows 95 just became history as it got inducted into the National Recording Registry. Read more...

Book review: Atari: Business is Fun

Paul Ferson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:53:34 +0000

Neowin glimpses into the Atari of the 1970s, a company markedly different to that which we know today. We try to discover just how fun business was as part of one of the main companies of the decade. Read more...

Xbox 360 claims historic Black Friday sales

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:26:39 +0000

Microsoft certainly is one company not feeling the economic downturn at the moment. During the biggest shopping weekend of the year, they pulled out a huge victory in the shops, and over Sony's rival PlayStation... Read more...