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Microsoft is reportedly the third biggest tech company in the world, after Apple and Samsung

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 13 May 2015 16:52:01 +0000

Despite the fact that the world of technology has been and still is in a constant state of disruption, Microsoft still manages a modest but significant third place in the financial charts. Read more...

World's largest video game collection sold for a staggering $750,250

Andy Weir — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:28:39 +0000

The world's largest video game collection - verified by Guinness World Records, and including over 11,000 games from dozens of systems and consoles - has been sold at auction for a massive $750,250. Read more...

Verizon all clear to become the nation's largest carrier

Brad Sams — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:18:36 +0000

Verizon has finally been cleared to acquire regional carrier Alltel. The Department of Justice, FCC and FTC have all given the appropriate thumbs up to allow the mega carrier to acquire the regional carrier.... Read more...

Largest ID theft case ever!

Roger Haynes — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:52:34 +0000

Federal prosecutors are gearing up for what they believe will be the biggest identity theft prosecution in U.S. history, after investigators broke up a major hacking ring allegedly responsible for stealing and selling more than... Read more...

The Windows PC is the largest gaming platform in the world

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:58:07 +0000

If you believe Microsoft... Prior to Microsoft's "Big Picture" gaming showcase held today in San Francisco, corporate vice president John Schappert reminded us that, despite what you may have heard, the Windows PC is... Read more...

Intel is the Largest Purchaser of Green Power in the U.S

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:36:39 +0000

First it won the heart of hardware enthusiasts with the Core 2 Duo, and now it is targeting environmentalists. Intel Corporation plans to purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy... Read more...

Foxconn Electronics May Become World's Largest Mobo Maker

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:11:58 +0000

After Asustek Computer, the world's largest maker of computer mainboards, was split into three companies on the 1st of January, 2008, Foxconn Electronics, a major contract manufacturer of electronics, has a lot of chances to... Read more...

FBI Aims for Largest Biometrics Database

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:34:22 +0000

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and... Read more...

HP tops Dell as world's largest PC supplier

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:01:56 +0000

Hewlett-Packard maintained its lead over Dell as the world's largest PC supplier in the third quarter of 2007, extending a slim margin it established last year, market researcher IDC said Wednesday. HP's PC market share... Read more...

Toshiba: 320GB Notebook Drive, Industry's Largest Capacity

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:31:34 +0000

Toshiba Corporation has announced two new lineups (MK-GSX and MK-GSY) of hard disk drives for mobile or portable applications that offer either increased capacities or leading performance. Both families of HDDs support an optional Free... Read more...

LG Sues World's Largest Laptop Maker Over DVD Patents

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:32:08 +0000

On July 3, in U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, LG Electronics Incorporated filed a lawsuit against the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptop PCs over the infringement of four patents related to DVD... Read more...

HP Introduces Industry's Largest Digital Camera Touchscreen

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:39:12 +0000

HP recently introduced nine new digital cameras to its product line, including one with the largest touchscreen LCD display of any compact digital camera in the industry. The HP Photosmart R937 Digital Camera has a... Read more...

AMD to Make Top 10 List of World's Largest Chip Makers

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:34:24 +0000

After coming close to getting into the top-10 listings for global semiconductor rankings, AMD has finally breached the list, according to preliminary rankings by iSuppli Corp. AMD's semiconductor revenue is expected to explode by a... Read more...

London Reclaims Largest Apple Store

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:26:46 +0000

Apple reopened the boarded up sections of the London Regent Street store today, proudly reclaiming the accolade of largest Apple Store from the recently opened Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York. Apple's senior... Read more...

Berlin Prepares World's Largest Consumer Electronics Show

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:22:06 +0000

The world's largest consumer electronics trade fair, the IFA, will open tomorrow in Berlin with over 1,202 exhibitors from 40 countries spilling out over a massive 160,000 sqm floorspace. It will run from the 1st... Read more...

Windows Gets Largest Security Update in Over a Year

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:14:01 +0000

Thanks to Radish™ for the heads up 12. That's the number of updates to be released with the June security patches. Of the twelve, nine are specific to the Windows operating system... Read more...

Windows Vista Beta 2: Largest software download in history

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:20:21 +0000

In an instant message chat, Microsoft has told the Windows Featured Communities that the demand for Windows Vista Beta 2 has been overwhelming. It is, in fact, the largest downloaded software in history. ... Read more...

IFPI Launches Largest Attack To Date on Illegal File Sharing

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:37:58 +0000

In its efforts to fight illegal file sharing, the International Federation for the Phonographic Industry, the global version of the RIAA, announced on Tuesday that they have launched the largest wave of action to date... Read more...

Largest ISPs Attack 'Zombies'

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:07:42 +0000

The country's largest e-mail account providers called yesterday for a worldwide industry assault on "zombies," personal computers that have been unwittingly commandeered by spammers and used to send out unwanted e-mail and malicious programs. ... Read more...

Neowin - Largest Invision board on the web

Tom Warren — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:47:09 +0000

According to Big-Boards.com Neowin's Forum is the biggest, most active, online forum in the Invision Board section. On behalf of all our staff we'd like to thank all members for their support in our down... Read more...

Maxtor Starts Selling The Worlds Largest HDD

Tom Warren — Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:02:49 +0000

Thanks xStainDx for posting this in our Back Page News Maxtor has begun to sell its world's largest MaXLine II HDDs in Japan and possibly some other countries. The devices boast... Read more...

Apple becomes largest online music store in the world...

Mon, 05 May 2003 16:39:57 +0000

Steve Jobs announced today that "In less than one week we've broken every record and become the largest online music company in the world." With this announcement, Apple says that its revolutionary iTunes... Read more...

Australia's largest bank hit by fraud spam

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:33:07 +0000

Thanks to nathanintu for his post in BPN POLICE are investigating two fraudulent spam attacks in the same day, as both the country's largest bank and domain name registrar were targeted by... Read more...

ISP pulling plug on Pennsylvania's largest online school

Sat, 09 Mar 2002 06:11:30 +0000

The company that provides Internet service for the state's largest online charter school is pulling the plug because the school is two months behind in its payments. The Einstein Academy Charter School, a... Read more...