Neowin News Feed for: Nears

Impulse Nears It's Millionth User

Spencer Scott — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:32:05 +0000

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, has grown to close to a million users since its launch last summer. Impulse enables users to purchase and download PC software including games, utilities, and applications. The... Read more...

Microsoft nears mobile search deal with Verizon

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:21:26 +0000

The WSJ is reporting that Microsoft is inching closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to snatch the default search provider on the wireless carrier's cellphones, from rivals Google. Under the terms now being considered,... Read more...

Sins of a Solar Empire nears gold

Brad Wardell — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:02:43 +0000

Sins of a Solar Empire, the upcoming strategy game that combines real-time strategy with 4X depth is heading towards going gold. Sins has been described as a cross between Homeworld and Civilization. As a game,... Read more...

Microsoft Nears D-Day for VoIP Launch

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:12:46 +0000

For all of the solution providers who've said they're taking a wait-and-see approach to Microsoft's impending unified communications blitz, the wait is almost over. Microsoft has been laying the groundwork for its march into the... Read more...

Wireless USB nears last hurdle before launch

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:41:44 +0000

Almost three years after it debuted at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), wireless USB remains one of the most promising implementations of ultra wideband (UWB) short-range radio technology, but it is still waiting for its... Read more...

International Space Station Nears Milestone

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:48:16 +0000

Wednesday, November 2nd will be an historic date for NASA and the International Space Station as it marks the Stations fifth year anniversary of continuous human presence in space. Since the delivery of the module... Read more...

Microsoft's Peabody Smart Phone Nears Completion

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:03:14 +0000

A low-cost smart phone from Microsoft code-named Peabody is nearing completion and will run on the recently released Windows Mobile 5 operating system, an executive from the software giant said Tuesday. When the... Read more...

Microsoft nears release of 64-bit Windows

Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:26:48 +0000

Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems. The company said it has reached the "release candidate" stage for... Read more...

ModBlog Nears Final Release; Partners With Lockergnome

Steven Parker — Tue, 18 May 2004 07:11:27 +0000

Thanks Gormon of ModBlog who alerted me that after a year of DeskMod absence, ModBlog is almost ready to hit our screens, this is what they've been up to so far:After almost a year in... Read more...

Matrix Online beta nears

Tue, 04 May 2004 07:02:44 +0000

Warner Bros. readies persistent world for persistent gamers, beta sign-up open for business. Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today relaunched The Matrix Online Web site and started soliciting gamers to sign up... Read more...

Xilinx nears 90-nanometer finish line

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 19:34:16 +0000

The chipmaker said on Monday that it has begun shipping its first new 90-nanometer field programmable gate array (FPGA) chips in small quantities. Xilinx is one of the first few chipmakers to start down the... Read more...

PlayStation 2 nears broadband phase

Tue, 22 Jan 2002 01:25:27 +0000

A story on Asia Biz Tech today suggests that Sony's Playstation 2 shipped nearly five million units in Q3 of 2001, and certainly more than five million in Q4. And it also suggests that Sony... Read more...

RAM Prices Level Out as XP Nears

Steven Parker — Wed, 19 Sep 2001 07:13:08 +0000

Thanks Scuba for this.. Analysts say that RAM could drop again before Windows XP is released in October. "Low-price" memory e-tailers such as Buy.com and Crucial are offering memory at bargain... Read more...