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NASA calls on the public to send their names on its Europa Clipper mission

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 03:44:02 +0000

NASA is giving the public a chance to have their names stencilled onto a microchip that will be sent to Europa, a moon of Jupiter. If you choose to add it, your name should arrive by 2030. Read more...

You can't name your character "Jeff Bezos" in Amazon's New World

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:34:01 +0000

Amazon doesn't allow using the name likeness of the company itself or its former CEO and founder Jeff Bezos in its latest game, New World. The error message is the same as when you enter a swear word. Read more...

No Man's Sky developer ends 'secret, stupid' legal battle over the name of the game

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:18:01 +0000

No Man's Sky developer has stated that they have finally ended a legal battle with British telecommunications company, Sky, over the use of the word "Sky" in the name of the game. Read more...

An ex-Sony engineer left his name inside every PS4

Usama Jawad — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:16:01 +0000

Kazuya worked as a senior software engineer at Sony for ten years, he parted ways with the company in 2013 but before that he made sure that he left his name inside every Playstation 4. Read more...

Poll: What should Microsoft name Windows 8.1 update 1?

Brad Sams — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:53:48 +0000

Microsoft will be releasing Windows 8.1 update 1 in April but what should the company name this new update? Should they keep it subtle or should they give it a bigger name such as Windows 8.2? Read more...

Xbox One name so secret even Xbox UK exec wasn't told

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

The name of Microsoft's new console was kept a closely guarded secret until its announcement - even the Xbox UK marketing director had no idea what it was called until the launch event on Tuesday. Read more...

Moot v Moot. 4Chan founder in legal row with US start-up

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:32:55 +0000

Some people, like Chris ”Moot” Poole, take their online identities very seriously. The 4Chan founder is requesting a US start-up, moot.it, change its name to avoid confusion between the two. Read more...

Microsoft to replace 'Metro-Style" with "Windows 8 application"

Brad Sams — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:20:32 +0000

Microsoft has decided on a new name for Metro and they have carefully selected the name, Windows 8. While we wish we could make this up, make the jump to learn more about the new naming convention. Read more...

Google VP responds to Google+ name rules criticism

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:58:44 +0000

After a disconcerting amount of Google+ users were kicked from the infant social network last week over enforcement of the “real name” rule, many are worried that the seemingly draconian measures taken to ensure that... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 is final name

Tom Warren — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:49:00 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be the final name for the next generation operating system. In a blog, Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President, Windows Product Management confirmed the news. "Since we began development... Read more...

Nation upset at use of name Microsoft Fiji.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:37:44 +0000

Fiji's government says it's still trying to contact the Microsoft Corporation to discuss the company's plans to launch a product called Microsoft Fiji. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Fijilive his country wants an amicable... Read more...

Google Fights Domain Name Tasting

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:34:54 +0000

Google Inc. announced yesterday that it would begin to take increasing measures against domain name tasting, a practice which exploits a grace period originally designed to rectify legitimate mistakes, such as registrants mistyping the domain... Read more...

Zune Tattoo Guy Goes All Out, Changes Name to Microsoft Zune

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:36:02 +0000

First, number one Zune fan Steven Smith got a Zune tattoo on his arm. Then, he went and got a second Zune tattoo on the other arm, and a few months later picked up a... Read more...

News Corp. and NBC Name New Online Video Site "Hulu"

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:25:45 +0000

An online video site backed by media companies NBC Universal and News Corp. took a step closer to launching on Wednesday, saying it will call itself "Hulu" and begin a trial run in October. Little... Read more...

China firm sues Google over name

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:15:46 +0000

A Chinese firm is suing the internet giant Google over its Chinese name, saying it is too much like its own name and is harming its business. Google's Chinese subsidiary has transliterated its name to... Read more...

BenQ New English Name to be 'Qisda'

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:33:45 +0000

While BenQ just announced it will change its Chinese name from "Jia Da" to "Jias Da" (transliterated from Chinese) last week, the company recently stated the official English name for the new company will be... Read more...

Microsoft Windows Server Code Name Longhorn Beta 3

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:49:53 +0000

Microsoft Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" helps you to increase the flexibility of your server infrastructure while saving time and reducing costs. Powerful new management tools and security enhancements allow you to have more control... Read more...

Popular Instant Messenger, Gaim, Forced to Change Name

Christopher Vendemio — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:02:40 +0000

It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL. The... Read more...

Microsoft will fight to keep Office Live Name

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:35:57 +0000

Office Live LLC filed a trademark-infringement suit against Microsoft in the U.S. District Court of Central California in Los Angeles earlier this month over Microsoft's Web-based small business package of the same name. Microsoft Office... Read more...

Apple, Cisco reach agreement on iPhone name

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:11:40 +0000

Thank you to Tech_Dude_5000 for submitting this to our front page. It seems Apple Incorporated has successfully evaded a particularly problematic trademark issue with network equipment maker Cisco Systems Incorporated. Cisco sued Apple for trademark... Read more...

This Web Site can name that Tune

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:05:35 +0000

Midomi. Try to remember that name, chances are it will come in handy when you can't figure out which song is stuck in your head. The technology allows searching for a song by typing the... Read more...

Owner of PalmOS changes name to GarnetOS

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:26:26 +0000

Access announced today that it was renaming the PalmOS operating system for mobile devices (latest version being PalmOS 6) to "GarnetOS." The company is going to market the OS and devices that use it under... Read more...

Unused Domain Name for U.S. Isles Gone

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:41:31 +0000

The organization behind ".um", the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute, decided the domain wasn't worth the effort. Since it wasn't being used anyway, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers unanimously decided... Read more...

Longest Product Name Ever: MWVUULNSE

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:25:33 +0000

Microsoft has finally pulled it off, the longest product name ever: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate UPGRADE Limited Numbered Signature Edition. It was so long, I couldn't fit it in the neowin title box by itself.... Read more...

Skype Founders Name New Video Start-Up Joost

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:04:46 +0000

Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, the duo that brought the world Skype and Kazaa, have chosen the name 'Joost' for their new online-video start-up. The name has no meaning in Danish, it was simply chosen... Read more...

Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" - January 2007 CTP

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:34:16 +0000

Visual Studio code name "Orcas" delivers on Microsoft's vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version enables any size... Read more...

Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of iPhone Name

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:48:40 +0000

Thanks to maash for posting this in BPN. Cisco Systems Inc. has owned the name "iPhone" since 2000 and today announced that it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court. Cisco obtained the trademark... Read more...

Secure Your PS3 Network Name Now

Joe Cashman — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:59:06 +0000

Sony promised that users around the world hoping to buy a PS3 could register their online name on launch day, this promise, although kept, has been released a month late, but of course, is very... Read more...

Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" September 2006 CTP

Steven Parker — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:59:00 +0000

Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" delivers on Microsoft's vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version enables any size... Read more...

Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Community Technology Preview

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:29:47 +0000

The Development Tools for .NET Framework (RC1) provides developers with support for building .NET Framework 3.0 applications using the final released version of Visual Studio 2005. This support includes XAML Intellisense support through schema extensions... Read more...

Official Name for Windows Live Mail Desktop Revealed

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:13:47 +0000

Unsurprisingly given yesterday's announcement that the Windows Live Search client will be called Windows Live Search Center, Mail Desktop is to follow suit and become Windows Live Mail Center. Ignoring the fact that the... Read more...

Microsoft may Dump Proposed RSS Name

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:05:11 +0000

A well-known Microsoft Corp. Web logger Tuesday downplayed the proposed use of a new name for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) in the next version of Internet Explorer (IE) following several days of intense discussion about... Read more...

Xbox 360 name confirmed; console design details revealed

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:59:55 +0000

British sources confirm previously rumoured details about Microsoft's new console. British sources have confirmed that the next generation Xbox is indeed called Xbox 360, that the logo is a simple, round nexus,... Read more...

Legal row over iTunes domain name

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:16:27 +0000

An internet entrepreneur is taking legal action against computer giant Apple over the iTunes domain name. Benjamin Cohen, 22, registered itunes.co.uk in 2000, but earlier this month the UK domain name registry, Nominet, handed the... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees With EU On Name For New Windows XP

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:52:26 +0000

Embattled software giant Microsoft has today announced a resolution with the European Union on the name of a new copy of Windows XP. After being found guilty by a court in 2004 of breaking EU... Read more...

Spaces vs. Spaces; Blog Name Games

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:17:08 +0000

When Microsoft launched their free weblog service, MSN Spaces, many of you (this writer included) might have thought that you'd seen that name before in a similar context. You'd be right. Edict, a company based... Read more...

Microsoft Windows Code Name Longhorn Schedule Updates

Tom Warren — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:35:13 +0000

If you're wondering what's happening with Longhorn and whether we'll see Longhorn at WinHEC 2005 then wonder no more. It's not likely that we will see the first beta of Longhorn at WinHEC... 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...

Reports name Wario Ware GBA sequel

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:35:11 +0000

Although Wario Ware's GameCube outing is an enticing prospect for some, there was understandably some disappointment when Nintendo opted to stick mainly to the mini-games (sorry, microgames) that comprised the original Game Boy Advance offering.... Read more...

In name dispute, it's Googles vs. Google

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:11:09 +0000

Now a days it seems like everyone wants a piece of Google. It's either another search engine, Fortune 500 Company, or in this case a company that sells children's goods called Googles. Googles has filed... Read more...