Neowin News Feed for: Innovation

Here's what latest data says about Apple and Google patents, and it's not encouraging

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:42:01 +0000

Leading tech giants Apple and Google are seeing a decline in the innovations they are making, the latest data suggests. Read more...

More choice, more innovation: A Chrome sell-off could be good for users

Paul Hill — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:01 +0000

The DOJ recently expressed that it wanted Google to sell its popular Chrome browser. If that goes ahead it could lead to more choice and innovation in the browser market. Read more...

AWS CEO Matt Garman says employees could quit if they don't want to come into office

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:02:01 +0000

Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman has said employees could always quit if they are opposed to coming into the office five days a week at a recent all-hands meeting. Read more...

Samsung rumored to abandon bigger battery, faster charging in the next flagship due to cost

Martin Hodás — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:40:01 +0000

While the flagship Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might come with some interesting improvements next year, the rumored “stacked” battery with faster charging won't be among them, claims the latest report. Read more...

Incredible story of the historic U.S. moon lander is officially over after long, cold night

Martin Hodás — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 06:04:01 +0000

Odysseus, the moon lander that made history for the U.S., hoped to surprise engineers and survive a long lunar night. However, the lander was not lucky enough to wake up from sleep. Read more...

Crashing to success: What we know and don't know about Starship's third test flight

Martin Hodás — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:40:02 +0000

SpaceX commented on Starship milestones in its post-flight debrief. The third test flight of Starship seemed like an overall success, though once again, there are important questions left unanswered. Read more...

Odysseus was data-blind prior moon landing, survived 11 crises and got lost for a few hours

Martin Hodás — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:08:01 +0000

The historic moon landing of the first commercial spacecraft was nothing short of a miracle. The public image of a smooth mission was far from what was actually happening behind the scenes. Read more...

What happens on Mars, stays on Mars? NASA helicopter's mysterious damage uncovered in hi-res

Martin Hodás — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:30:01 +0000

The unique mission of the Mars helicopter was halted by terminal damage, and now that we have finally seen the full extent of what had happened, it looks more dramatic than expected. Read more...

Farewell Ingenuity: NASA's pioneering Mars helicopter officially ends its mission damaged

Martin Hodás — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:54:01 +0000

The unique mission of the Mars helicopter was a huge success, exceeding all expectations. However, NASA's Ingenuity sustained damage during its final flight, grounding the rotorcraft forever. Read more...

Nokia and Samsung sign video standards patent license agreement

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:04:01 +0000

Nokia and Samsung have come to a deal which will let the Korean firm use video technologies developed by Nokia. Details of the arrangement have not been disclosed by either of the firms. Read more...

Xiaomi teases new retractable telephoto lens for smartphones

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 07:06:01 +0000

Xiaomi has teased a new 120mm- retractable wide-aperture lens for smartphones that can jut out from the body when required. The company claims this allows for better portrait and low-light photos. Read more...

Walmart collaborates with Microsoft on cloud tech to take on Amazon

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a five-year agreement with Walmart in order to accelerate digital innovation in retail by deploying the tech giant's cloud solutions to make shopping easier for customers. Read more...

Neowin's Top 5 Tech Innovations of 2017

John Keefer — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 22:04:01 +0000

There have been a lot of great tech gadgets and products unveiled in 2017. And while you want to reward the best, sometimes - for better or worse - you need to recognize the best attempts to innovate. Read more...

Facebook has launched in Brazil its first innovation center in the world

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 02:08:02 +0000

Facebook's innovation initiative, Estação Hack, was launched yesterday in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a world first for the company and will offer tech and entrepreneurship training to foster startups. Read more...

Top UK retailer says lack of smartphone innovation has led to lower device sales

Andy Weir — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:26:02 +0000

Dixons Carphone said "currency fluctuations have meant that handsets have become more expensive whilst technical innovation has been more incremental" - and that's having a negative effect on sales. Read more...

Xbox Head Phil Spencer: Our first-party studios should try to be innovative

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:04:02 +0000

Inspired by Microsoft's other products, head of Xbox Phil Spencer stated that the firm's first-party studios should try to be innovative and match the breakthroughs seen in other divisions. Read more...

Microsoft announces the Azure Intellectual Property Advantage program

Gabriel Nunes — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 03:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has developed the Azure Intellectual Property Advantage program to help its cloud customers to deal with increasing patent lawsuits for the use of cloud-based technologies. Read more...

Apple patents a paper bag

Andy Weir — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:18:01 +0000

No, that's not a mistake in the headline, and you're not imagining things - Apple has actually submitted an application to patent a recycled paper bag. But it's not quite as mad as it might seem. Read more...

HTC CEO: New 'hero product' coming in October; next flagship will be more innovative

Andy Weir — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:48:01 +0000

HTC's chief executive, Cher Wang, has apologized for the firm's poor financial performance, promising a new 'hero product' this year, and improvements in innovation and design for its next flagship. Read more...

Dell shows off "smart desk" workspace concept with its new $2499 27-inch Ultra HD 5K display

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:52:01 +0000

Dell's 'smart desk' concept rather vaguely defines its adaptive UI and support for third-party software - but the real focus is its new $2499 UltraSharp 27 monitor with 5120x2880px resolution. Read more...

Microsoft: We have just 14% of the total worldwide device market

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:33:54 +0000

While Microsoft still has 90% of the global PC market, its share of the total devices market is just 14%, as the company's chief operating officer, Kevin Turner, explained at WPC 2014 today. Read more...

What makes the Surface Pro 3 special? Microsoft's Panos Panay explains

Andy Weir — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:41:34 +0000

In a video released today, Microsoft's Panos Panay discusses some of the innovations in the Surface Pro 3 and the thinking that helped to define its development, to set it apart from the competition. Read more...

Microsoft opens Innovation Lounge at startup-hub 1776 in Washington D.C.

James Walker — Thu, 22 May 2014 18:12:03 +0000

Microsoft has opened an 'Innovation Lounge' in the Washington D.C. 1776 hub for small but growing businesses that is packed with the latest Microsoft hardware and software for the companies to use. Read more...

Microsoft's next 12 months: A year of innovation ahead

Andy Weir — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:05:03 +0000

Microsoft has revealed some of what it's got lined up for its 2014 fiscal year, including what's on the way for Windows, Windows Phone, Surface, Skype and more in its "biggest innovation year ever". Read more...

Teenager creates device that could charge your phone in under 30 seconds

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:57 +0000

A teenager has won an Intel innovation award for a supercapacitor design, which she hopes will revolutionise battery technology, offering rapid device charging and efficient energy storage. 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...

HTC president on Galaxy S4 design: "We were pleased to see no innovation"

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:50:59 +0000

HTC's North American president, Mike Woodward, has said the company is "pleased to see no innovation" in regards to the design of the Samsung Galaxy S4, which has largely the same design as the S III Read more...

Internet hall of fame announced by Internet Society

Tom Dwyer — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:24:33 +0000

Thirty-three innovators, global connectors and pioneers of the Internet have been inducted into a Internet hall of fame hosted by the Internet Society. Read more...

Silver mine manages to maintain late 1980s PC

Paul Ferson — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:33:46 +0000

Neowin discovers a classic computer from the late 1980s, operating still as a daily piece of hardware at a silver mine somewhere in the world. Read more...

Microsoft develops a 3D modeling technique that is flawless

Tom Dwyer — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:57:29 +0000

Microsoft's Beijing research lab have developed a technique to create near perfect 3D models of human expression. The innovation comes with a lot of potential and maybe later added to Kinect. Read more...

Forbes: Microsoft not as innovative as Apple and Google

Stefano Elia — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:07:09 +0000

In a recent statistic report published by Forbes, Microsoft was ranked the 86th company in regards to being the most innovative, below Amazon, Apple and Google. Read more...

Apple reportedly prepping new connection technology

Brenton Currie — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:57:16 +0000

Apple is reportedly preparing to announce a new high-speed connection technology, CNET reports today. CNET claims a "source" has confirmed the Cupertino-based company will soon announce a new connection technology which is faster than the USB... Read more...

2009's 50 most innovative companies

Sam Symons — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:55:27 +0000

The Fast Company has unleashed its list of the 50 most innovative companies for 2009. Innovation is a key nowadays to making (and more importantly, selling) products, so making a top 50 list is certainly... Read more...

Lack of innovation cuts computer prices

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:15:18 +0000

'Value PCs' costing less than $500 made up more than half of new PC sales in June for the first time, according to data from Current Analysis. The analyst firm based its findings on sales... Read more...

Innovation, IP Rights Key In Microsoft's EU Antitrust Case

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:40:49 +0000

Microsoft and the European Commission will clash in court over innovation and intellectual property rights when the software giant appeals against a 2004 anti-trust decision, according to court papers seen by Reuters. Microsoft wants to... Read more...

SAP dismisses open source innovation

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:30:00 +0000

Open source will fail to deliver innovation and is more likely to break applications, according to Shai Agassi, president of the product and technology group at SAP. "We all talk about how great Linux is,"... Read more...

The Seed of Apple's Innovation

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:44:03 +0000

In an era when most technology outfits have tightened their belts to adapt to a slower-growing market, one company stands out for forging ahead on innovation: Apple Computer. Others have slashed R&D and focused on... Read more...

Economist 2004 Innovation Awards

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:15:45 +0000

The Economist claims to have been founded to take part in "a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing progress". As such, each year, The Economist recognises individuals who... Read more...

EA Unveils Game Innovation Lab

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:14:14 +0000

Electronic Arts and the University of Southern California today unveiled the EA Game Innovation Lab, part of the USC School of Cinema-Television. Housed in the School's Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, the Lab is... Read more...

Innovation Brings Quantum Computation Closer

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:59:56 +0000

Instead of puddle jumping during a rainy Midwestern spring, physics researchers at Indiana's Purdue University have been doing some puddle linking -- tying together pools of a few dozen electrons sandwiched inside a semiconductor. The... Read more...