Neowin News Feed for: Labs

Explore the galaxy with Chrome experiment '100,000 Stars'

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:31:39 +0000

Google has launched a new experiment that allows Chrome users to literally 'browse' the entire Milky Way. Called "100,000 Stars" the data is generated from among others, NASA and the ESA. 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...

Gmail offering high resolution video chat via Labs

Alan Cone — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:14:56 +0000

Google has been offering video chat through Gmail for a few years now, however they are currently testing a new ability for higher definition video chat than was offered before. If you are curious and... Read more...

Google's browser gets opt-in features via about:labs

Alan Cone — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:20:09 +0000

Google has been at work trying to come up with new ways for users to manage and use their web browser. Many of these ideas may never get pushed into builds, however with a recent... Read more...

Gmail gets nested labels and sneak peeks

Benjamin Rubenstein — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:33:44 +0000

While Gmail features don't exactly roll out in the most traditional way, they do tend to add pretty useful functionality to Google's ever-so-popular webmail service. Now, as showcased on The Official Gmail Blog, available in... Read more...

Microsoft testing twitter-like "OfficeTalk"

Tom Warren — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:20:01 +0000

Microsoft is currently testing an internal version of Twitter named "OfficeTalk". The product, made by Microsoft Office Labs, is a cross between Twitter and Yammer according to Mary Jo Foley. OfficeTalk is directed at private and... Read more...

Google adds POP refresh button to Gmail Labs

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:29:45 +0000

Google has made the managing of multiple email accounts through Gmail much simpler. However, there's always been something missing--the lack of push. Let's say you have your Hotmail account set up in Gmail using POP... Read more...

Gmail graduates and drops some Labs

Benjamin Rubenstein — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:24:36 +0000

Gmail is constantly changing, and user's feedback is a big part of that. Google Labs has been around for a while now, and many users take advantage of them on a daily basis. Depending on... Read more...

Google fast flip released

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:15:38 +0000

Google has published a new version of their Google News, called Google fast flip, making it easier to browse multiple news sources through one outlet. Fast flip is able to deliver top headlines from all... Read more...

Mozilla collecting all web tools together in one directory

Sam Symons — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:46:51 +0000

If you're a web developer, you'll hopefully be aware that there are many helpful (and free) tools designed to progress your quest for an epic website; the only problem with this, though, is that you... Read more...

Mozilla launches Prism 1.0 beta

Sam Symons — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:31:04 +0000

Mozilla's Prism project has been around for quite a while now, and many companies have been using and testing it throughtout the life of its development thus far; it may have taken a rather long... Read more...

Google announces Google Code Labs

Sam Symons — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:36:57 +0000

For those developers who are interested in some of what Google has to offer, you now have the chance to utilize some of their upcoming product's APIs for your own use. Google's Code... Read more...

April updates from DivX Labs

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:57:50 +0000

DivX Labs, our technology playground, has been very active over the last month. Just in case you missed it, here is a brief summary of updates: DivX Web Player 1.4.1 Beta 1... Read more...

CES2008: Bug Labs Shows Off BUG

Doug Bemis — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:54:33 +0000

Tucked away near the edge of the show was a booth with a rather innovative item. Bug Labs was showing off their BUGbase and BUGmodules. What could be better than building your own... Read more...

Interview with Don Lindsay, Microsoft Live Labs

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:41:14 +0000

If you think of all the innovative, cool and realistic technologies Microsoft has shown to the public in the past year or two, Photosynth would easily top that list. That’s pretty amazing for a research... Read more...

Creative Labs plans a high-end PCIe card

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:59:37 +0000

Creative Labs is in the process of designing a new high-end sound card based on an X-FI design, but this time it plans to launch a high-end card. It will launch something similar to the... Read more...

Mozilla Labs introduces Weave for Firefox 3.0

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:12:24 +0000

Mozilla Labs has launched a new project with the aim to explore the blending of the desktop and the Web through deeper integration of the browser with online services. The project, dubbed Weave, will focus... Read more...

Microsoft Live Labs Listas Tech Preview

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:36:21 +0000

Microsoft Live Labs has unveiled Listas, a tool for the creation, management and sharing of lists, notes, favourites, and similar services. It allows adding, editing and sharing lists with others for reading or wiki-style editing,... Read more...

IBM labs eye giving cars 'reflexes'

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:22:24 +0000

IBM researchers are exploring technology that would let vehicles exchange information with each other and highway infrastructure, take corrective action and provide feedback to drivers. IBM has announced a research initiative into equipping cars with... Read more...

'Your Britain in Pictures': Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:59:17 +0000

In a unique time-limited technology trial, Microsoft Live Labs offers a 3-D interactive experience to complement the BBC's "How We Built Britain" television series. Using its Photosynth™ technology, Microsoft Live Labs is announcing today... Read more...

Microsoft Live Labs releases DeepFish, a true Mobile Browser

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:26:44 +0000

Forget Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile, Microsoft has borrowed technology from Sea Dragon, the imaging engine behind Photosynth, and has released a new web browser dubbed DeepFish. The idea behind Deepfish is giving the user... Read more...

Google exec confirms phone in the labs

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:46:34 +0000

Rumours, hints and leaks have all suggested that Google was working on a GPhone. Official confirmation comes from Isabel Aguilera, Google's chief executive in Spain and Portugal. The woman has admitted that the search giant... Read more...

Creative Labs Introduces Wireless iPod Accessories

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:28:56 +0000

Has Creative made a traitorous or intelligent move here? After settling its differences with Apple, Creative Labs has unearthed its latest Xdock Wireless product: a certified "Made for iPod" accessory. Audio enhancing features include X-Fi... Read more...

Creative Labs Applications Software Available

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:26:44 +0000

Today Creative Labs have released the long awaited applications software for Windows Vista 32-Bit and 64-Bit, Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 5.10.38 and Creative CD Burner Plugin 5.01.31 for Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer. although this is only... Read more...

CEO Leaves Infinium Labs

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:06:51 +0000

The company behind the controversial console, the Phantom has announced that CEO Kevin Bachus has left the company and CFO Greg Koler, the European boss has taken over. He has joined the company... Read more...

Infinium Labs to Demo Phantom in NVIDIA booth at CES

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:55:13 +0000

Infinium Labs will demonstrate its flagship Phantom Game Service in the NVIDIA® booth (No. 35311) in the South Hall of the Convention Center during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Thursday - Sunday, Jan. 6 -... Read more...

Infinium Labs seeking more funding to launch Phantom

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:27:23 +0000

A new regulatory filing from Florida-based firm Infinium Labs has revealed that the company needs to find fresh funding of around $11.5 million if it is to launch its Phantom game service next year as... Read more...

Kaspersky Labs - Virus top 20 September

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 10:49:25 +0000

This September we witnessed several outbreaks caused by new variants of our old enemies Bagle and Mydoom. Thankfully, we did not see any malware exploiting the JPEG vulnerability in MS Windows, despite dire predictions... Read more...

Infinium Labs Is Running Out Of ... Cash

Thu, 09 Sep 2004 15:52:39 +0000

Infinium Labs and its Phantom Gaming System and Service have been the center of controversy on numerous occasions, whether it be for various lawsuits (suing [H]ardOCP, getting sued by DiStream, and its own former Executive... Read more...

Kaspersky Labs News: PDAs under attack

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:27:53 +0000

Kaspersky Labs has detected Backdoor.WinCE.Brador.a, the first backdoor for PDAs running under PocketPC (based on Windows CE). Brador is a classic Trojan backdoor program: it opens the infected machine for remote administration. Brador... Read more...

Infinium Labs Signs Chicony for Production of Keyboard/Mouse

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 01:20:28 +0000

Infinium Labs has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chicony, a manufacturer of keyboards and PC cameras, to build a custom keyboard/mouse combo peripheral that will ship with the Phantom. The peripheral,... Read more...

SCO tries to revive Unix System Labs name

Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:14:50 +0000

Company has applied for a trademark on the term but is vague about how it plans to use the name. The SCO Group Inc. is trying to revive the name of the... Read more...

Splinter Cell US Creative Labs bundle fix

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:58:14 +0000

Ubi Soft sends along a small patch for the version of Splinter Cell, their original third-person stealthy action game, that came bundled with Creative Labs cards in the US. This fix addresses an unspecified problem... Read more...

Infinium Labs Lies?

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 02:44:30 +0000

Infinium Labs the new guy in the console game market appears to have "Mislead" the U.S. District Court! This information comes as a big support to the crew over at [H]ard|OCP. ... Read more...

Creative Labs winds down ATI business

Sun, 23 May 2004 07:12:49 +0000

As we reported yesterday, Terratec has left the graphic business because of the pressure. And now it seems that Singapore giant Creative Labs is also feeling miffed, at least with one vendor of graphic card... Read more...

Infinium Labs Unveils Made-over Phantom Console [E3 2004]

Fri, 14 May 2004 22:09:33 +0000

After a series of disappointing showings at past shows including GDC, Infinium Labs will debut its Phantom Gaming Service at E3 held later this week. The company plans to offer the console free of charge... Read more...

Infinium Labs announces revised stock purchase

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:23:38 +0000

Infinium Labs announces a stock purchase agreement worth $44 million, replacing the $15 million commitments announced in January. Infinium Labs has today announced a revised stock purchase agreement with commitments of $44... Read more...

Former Infinium Labs VP Files Multimillion Dollar Lawsuit

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:32:06 +0000

Terry Nagy, a former executive vice president of Infinium Labs, is suing the company and its principal officers for fraud and breach of contract. Nagy alleges that Infinium Labs used him for his knowledge of... Read more...

Infinium Labs complaint now public

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:31:53 +0000

You can read the legal complaint Infinium Labs filed against the cold, HardOCP for yourself in this PDF. It's a 900K+ download, so dial-up folks might want to skip it. For the rest of us,... Read more...

China sets up Windows, Linux labs

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:40:12 +0000

Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft have separately reached agreements with the Chinese government to offer equipment and support to help cultivate the country's software industry. HP on Thursday signed an agreement with the Ministry... Read more...