Neowin News Feed for: Model

OpenAI launches GPT-4o Mini: a more affordable AI model for developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:16:01 +0000

In response to the industry's trend of releasing cost-effective AI models, OpenAI announced GPT-4o mini. This new model is cheaper and faster than its predecessors, replacing GPT-3.5 Turbo. Read more...

Anthropic launches Claude 2, can write longer responses and better at coding

Paul Hill — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:52:01 +0000

Anthropic has released Claude 2, the latest version of its AI model. It's available for a fee via API or through a web chat if you are in the US or UK. The web chat lets you upload documents too. Read more...

Valorant will start recording your voice chats soon

Usama Jawad — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:12:01 +0000

Riot Games has provided a launch date for a controversial change that will allow it to record your voice chats to train its language model and take action upon reported incidents of hate speech. Read more...

Save 92% off this Mighty Maya Design Mastery Bundle

News Staff — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:46:01 +0000

With today's highlighted deal, you could be master of character modeling, rigging, automobile designing and more with 98 hours of training across 16 Maya courses via Neowin Deals! Read more...

OpenAI won't release an AI model due to its ability to create fake news

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 06:50:01 +0000

OpenAI has developed a model that can produce realistic textual responses, however, the firm has opted not to release it due to its potentially malicious applications in fake news and impersonation. Read more...

Netflix: We no longer support iTunes as a method of payment for new members

Usama Jawad — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 06:32:02 +0000

Netflix has decided to ditch in-app iTunes billing for new customer subscriptions, instead directing them to its website. Through this, the company will skirt the 15% cut demanded by Apple. Read more...

IBM patenting watermark technology to protect ownership of AI models

Usama Jawad — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 08:38:01 +0000

IBM is working on patenting a watermarking technology to protect the ownership of AI models developed by AI researchers. The framework does have some limitations but is bound to improve with time. Read more...

Apple is “working on” a more wallet friendly iPhone

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:23:56 +0000

With Samsung's latest financial report showing dominance in the smartphone market, it seems Apple may consider introducing a less expensive model of iPhone to compete with the budget Android market. Read more...

Rumour: Apple testing next generation iPhone

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:43:03 +0000

Arguably the most popular mobile device on the planet; Apple's next generation of iPhone is rumoured to already be under development. According to the Apple rumour site, MacRumors.com, Apple have begun field testing their new... Read more...

Microsoft pay-per-use PC Model rejected

Brad Sams — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:46:14 +0000

Microsoft recently submitted a patent application for pay-per-use computing as previously reported on Neowin; that application has already been rejected by the patent office. A letter was given to Microsoft privately before the... Read more...

Microsoft planning for pay-per-use PC model

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:09:54 +0000

A recently filed Microsoft Patent shows that Microsoft is planning for a pay-per-use PC model. The patent is titled as Metered Pay-As-You-Go Computing Experience. The current business model requires users to purchase a PC that... Read more...

New Nintendo Wii Model Expected to Arrive for Holidays

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:31:48 +0000

Apparently, Nintendo has applied for a new universal product code in the U.S., meaning that the manufacturer had changed certain features of its highly-successful Wii game console. Speculation is leaning towards either DVD playback functionality,... Read more...

Sony Lightens PlayStation 2 in New Hardware Model

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:50:33 +0000

Sony plans to release a new hardware revision of the slim-line PlayStation 2, according to Japanese publication Nikkei Business Daily. The new model differs from the current slimmed model only by a new designation code... Read more...

Asustek to offer BD Combo model in 3Q07

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:36:36 +0000

Asustek Computer on June 28 announced in China that it will launch a Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive, BC-1205PT, in the third quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan. This is Asustek's first... Read more...

Best Buy done with PS3 20GB model

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:24:49 +0000

Sony's PlayStation 3 is currently available in two flavours: the $499 USD 20GB version and the $599 USD 60GB version with 802.11b/g wireless networking and a MemoryStick/Secure Digital/CompactFlash reader. Based on a printout from Best... Read more...

Put Windows Vista in your pocket with the OQO model 02

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:07:05 +0000

OQO recently launched its model 02 ultra-mobile PC as a successor to its groundbreaking model 01 and model 01+. The device measures just 5.6Ã—3.3Ã—1.0-inches and weighs around 1.0lb yet is able to run complete desktop... Read more...

Official Sony UK PS3 website lists 20GB model

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:49:51 +0000

Sony will indeed offer both the 20GB and 60GB versions of the PlayStation 3 in the UK, it appears. Despite earlier claims only the pricey 60GB model will be made available over here, Amazon.co.uk has... Read more...

End to End vs Component Model -- Apple vs Dell

Michael Stanclift — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:48:25 +0000

Dell and its business model has been the focus of a lot of comment on Apple oriented forums in recent months. The Dell model is said to be unviable, and Dell's recent news is said... Read more...

PS2 sales triple as new slimline model launches

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 22:33:06 +0000

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 2 console edged ever closer to the seven million unit mark in the UK last week, as the launch of the slimline redesigned PS2 console - dubbed PStwo by the media... Read more...

ATI Technologies Vows to Bring Shader Model 3.0, Multi-GPU

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:47:42 +0000

ATI Technologies, the world's top supplier of discrete graphics processing units, said it would adopt technologies that its arch-rival NVIDIA Corp. has been promoting for a while in future. While the Markham, Ontario-based graphics chip... Read more...

Microsoft Move MSN Messenger To "Pay For" Model

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:37:24 +0000

Beta testers for Microsoft's MSN Messenger software are being asked to trial the new direction for MSN Messenger. When Microsoft launch MSN Messenger 7, the program will come with options that are only available to... Read more...

Bill Gates: A model for the future

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:44:45 +0000

California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Bill Gates predicts a future for the entertainment industry in which traditional broadcast television is rendered irrelevant. It's a positive vision, however, because new and better business models made possible by... Read more...

Industry veterans bet on open-source model

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 04:04:44 +0000

A team of computer industry veterans, including a former Microsoft executive, are launching an open-source company that aims to be the Dell of the software industry. The company, called SourceLabs, will provide... Read more...

AMD confirms Sempron model number changes

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:47:11 +0000

Chip firm AMD said that pressure from its customers caused it to introduce its "value" Sempron chips at the end of July, and not the 17th of August, which was its original intention, as we... Read more...

Moore calls on platform competitors to follow XNA model

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:10:10 +0000

Peter Moore (Microsoft corporate VP) has issued a statement asking for competitors (Sony & Nintendo) to embrace the XNA model. For those who don't know the XNA model is a global software development platform... Read more...

Sun tries new pricing model

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:22:31 +0000

Sun Microsystems Inc. of Santa Clara has a deal for countries in the developing world on its computer servers and software. According to a plan announced by Sun today in Shanghai, countries classified as developing... Read more...

AMD Officials: No Changes with Model Numbering to Come

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 21:46:16 +0000

Representatives for Advanced Micro Devices and HardWare.fr revealed Thursday that the information about changes in AMD's model number approach with its Athlon 64 processors published on the 31st of March is not correct. On Wednesday... Read more...

N-Gage boss slams GBA, reveals business model details

Marcel Klum — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:08:42 +0000

Nokia's head of entertainment and media, Ilkka Raiskinen, has attacked Nintendo's GBA in today's Dow Jones, accusing the system of failing to appeal to adult demographics, and has revealed some details of the development business... Read more...

Nasa model 'had wrong data'

Wed, 09 Apr 2003 17:39:47 +0000

A computer model that convinced engineers that the Columbia shuttle could safely return to earth lacked the right information, accident investigators say. The analysis carried out during the flight concluded that little harm had been... Read more...

UT2003 Troopers Clone Model

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:12:01 +0000

Since the Troopers demo is not finished yet the fellas from UT2003.co.uk would like to give you a Christmas present, a Troopers Clone model. Hopefully it will help to keep you entertained while they're... Read more...