Neowin News Feed for: Matter

Mystery of this elusive particle has been solved leading to a surprising answer

Sayan Sen — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:30:01 +0000

The mystery surrounding this elusive particle has been addressed following a new experiment that has produced a surprising conclusion for researchers. Read more...

Fastest Intel & AMD supercomputers helped unravel what really happens at a Black Hole's edge

Sayan Sen — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:30:01 +0000

Intel and AMD-powered super-fast supercomputers have helped answer an elusive question regarding Black Holes. Read more...

Science finds clue to solving one of the most fundamental puzzles of Universe

Sayan Sen — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:02:01 +0000

Scientists have managed to uncover clues that could help answer one of the most fundamental questions of this Universe. Read more...

Matter 1.5 brings support for cameras, soil sensors, and closures to your smart home

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:42:01 +0000

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released its latest smart home update, Matter 1.5, bringing support for cameras and other device categories. Read more...

Super-heating gold unexpectedly breaks a fundamental law of Universe .. sort of

Sayan Sen — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:12:01 +0000

Scientists have found that heating gold beyond a level of degree unexpectedly broke a fundamental law of nature. Read more...

Matter 1.4.2 released with improved scenes, Wi-Fi-only commissioning, and more

David Uzondu — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:56:01 +0000

Several months after launching Matter 1.4.1, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) is back with version 1.4.2, introducing Wi-Fi-only commissioning and other upgrades. Read more...

Apple quietly adds Thread smart home radios to its latest iPads, iMacs and MacBooks

Steve Bennett — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:18:02 +0000

The Thread smart home protocol has seen even greater implementation across Apple's range of products than expected, recent FCC filings have shown, with iPads, MacBooks and iMacs including the radios. Read more...

Matter 1.3 smart home spec adds support for EV chargers, rain sensors, and other devices

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 08 May 2024 18:10:01 +0000

Connectivity Standards Alliances has updated the Matter smart home standard to version 1.3. The new specification adds support for EV chargers, rain sensors, freeze detectors, and other devices. Read more...

Microsoft reveals new improvements for Teams apps, including reviews and ratings

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has revealed some new features and improvements it is making to help admins and users find and access third-party apps from the Teams app store, including reviews and ratings. Read more...

A quick look back at some Microsoft games announced at E3 that were never released

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:00:02 +0000

There will never be another E3 show held in Los Angeles. All we have are memories of past shows, and that includes games announced at E3 by Microsoft that ended up not being released. Read more...

Samsung and Google expand partnership for a more interoperable smart home

Paul Hill — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:14:01 +0000

Google and Samsung have expanded their smart home partnership so that smart home users can more easily switch between Samsung's SmartThings app and Google Home, enabling total interoperability. Read more...

Google's Matter support and Home update will let you quickly add smart devices

Paul Hill — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:34:01 +0000

Google has developed a new Home app that's designed around the fact that people's smart home devices are increasing in number. It puts customizability at the heart for a tailored experience. Read more...

SmartThings Hub to offer "seamless connectivity and control" in a connected home experience

Fiza Ali — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:08:01 +0000

Samsung's latest SmartThings Technology will aid its mission of expediting connected living adoption. Select Samsung products will offer support for SmartThings Hub capabilities all through 2022. Read more...

Microsoft cancels Kinect game from movie director Gore Verbinski

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:15:21 +0000

A Kinect-exclusive game from movie director Gore Verbinski, known for the Johnny Depp-starring Pirates of the Caribbean movies, has been canceled. The game was slated to be released this year. Read more...

Mind over matter no longer science fiction

Dave Legg — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:36:07 +0000

Using a specially designed skull cap fitted with electrodes, scientists are now able to control a computer, and write characters onto the screen. As Dr. Brunner concentrates on the "B" of "bonjour" in a keyboard-like... Read more...

U.S. scientists create new form of matter

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:55:15 +0000

Scientists said on Wednesday they had created a new form of matter and predicted it could help lead to the next generation of superconductors for use in electricity generation, more efficient trains and countless other... Read more...

Why Lindows Ultimately Won't Matter

Steven Parker — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 10:42:10 +0000

Finally a fellow webmaster who is agreed on the short comings of Lindows. It seems there are so many sites out there that have it in for Microsoft they don't really care if Lindows is... Read more...