Neowin News Feed for: Paper

Researchers build a pencil-paper based biometric wearable that can monitor body signals

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:16:01 +0000

By using conducting graphite patterns drawn with pencils and regular office-papers as flexible supporting substrates, the team built a biometric wearable that can gauge temperature, sweat, pH, etc. Read more...

Wikidata founder floats idea for balanced multilingual Wikipedia

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:02:01 +0000

The founder of Wikidata has published a new paper that looks at how non-English Wikipedia version can get more content using complex tools that he describes called Abstract Wikipedia and Wikilambda. Read more...

Dropbox to close 'Mailbox' and 'Carousel' in early 2016

Matt Blowes — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:06:01 +0000

Failing to gain traction after their initial launches, Dropbox's Mailbox and Carousel services will be discontinued in 2016. Dropbox will instead focus on its core storage service. Read more...

Facebook said to be working on a breaking news app

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:32:01 +0000

A report has revealed that Facebook might be working on a breaking news app that will allow publications to notify users with text and links immediately something new takes place. Read more...

Facebook shows off Paper, a Flipboard competitor

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:28:26 +0000

Facebook has just unveiled a new news reading service and app, dubbed Paper. This will allow users to view their news feed in a beautiful and intuitive way, similar to the Flipboard design. Read more...

Women tricked into paying for fake paper laptop

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:18:29 +0000

In Spartanburg, SC, the same city where a woman was tricked into buying a fake iPad this week, two more women were conned into buying a box with paper they thought was a laptop. Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 Toilet Paper - It's really available now

Steven Parker — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:33:47 +0000

The Japanese are simply hyping Vista SP1 release. I was just surprised to find that a roll of toilet paper printed with highlighted features is already available in Japan. You kind of have to feel... Read more...

VIA merges chipset division under CPU, says paper

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:58:51 +0000

VIA Technologies merged its PC chipset division under that of CPUs in the fourth quarter of last year. Going forward the division will mainly focus on supporting the company's own-brand CPU platforms and will slowly... Read more...

Paper Battery Offers Future Power

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:37:11 +0000

Flexible paper batteries could meet the energy demands of the next generation of gadgets, says a team of researchers. They have produced a sample slightly larger than a postage stamp that can release about 2.3... Read more...

Zink to Step-Up Production of Inkless Printing Paper

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:43:12 +0000

Inkless printing company ZINK Imaging has completed its purchase of Konica Minolta's manufacturing facility in North Carolina, enabling ZINK to step-up production of paper for its Zero-Ink print process. ZINK Paper is special photo paper... Read more...

Flexible Electronic Paper to be Mass-Produced in 2008

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:49:16 +0000

Good-bye, Silicon. Hello, Polymer. UK-based Plastic Logic was founded via Cambridge University's research labs back in 2000. The company has just secured $100 million in financing. Naturally, financial backing happens to those with potential. With... Read more...

Student Develops Paper Capable of 450GB of Storage

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:03:52 +0000

According to a report from the Arab News, a university technology student named Sainul Abideen has invented a method of storing massive amounts of digital data on a plain piece of paper that he claims... Read more...

Brown University Researchers Create Paper Thin Battery

Christopher Vendemio — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:09:10 +0000

Researchers at Brown University in the US have created a prototype rechargeable battery that is as thin as a plastic transparency and as powerful as 100 alkaline batteries. The plastic battery, created by engineers Tayhas... Read more...

Asustek may give up network IC business, says paper

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:49:33 +0000

Asustek Computer is currently in talks with US-based Agere to dispose of its 65.25%-owned subsidiary, Attansic Technology, which has suffered losses for two years, the Chinese-language Apple Daily cited sources in the Taiwan network-equipment industry... Read more...

Guide: How to turn a paper clip into a house

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:39:01 +0000

It sounds crazy, but one Canadian net-junky has managed to swap his way to owning his own house, starting out with a simple red paper clip. Kyle MacDonald, 26, took a year to swap 16... Read more...

Digital Clock as Thin as Paper

Steven Parker — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:02:25 +0000

Just when you thought watches couldn't get any more advanced, Citizen Watch has created a digital clock that is as thin as paper! Utilizing the electronic paper display technology, Citizen Watch... Read more...

Paper Mario jumps into stores

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 03:29:36 +0000

Everyone's favorite plumber unlocks the secret behind The Thousand-Year Door starting today. Today Nintendo announced that Paper Mario is being shipped to Northern American retail stores. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is... Read more...

Paper Mario 2: First footage

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:05:44 +0000

Mario loses a dimension but gains the ability to turn himself into a paper plane. Sounds like a fair swap to us. Nintendo have just launched a Japanese website for Paper Mario... Read more...

Paper Mario 2 Website Opened

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 16:56:06 +0000

Spanking-new online destination features Japanese-language info about and trailer for Nintendo's innovative RPG. Japanese-speaking gamers awaiting the arrival of Paper Mario 2 are in luck. Today, Nintendo opened the Web site for... Read more...

Paper Mario 2 Movies

Wed, 19 May 2004 16:29:23 +0000

Nintendo's Paper Mario 2, the sequel to the hit N64 role-playing game of the same franchise, is set for release on GameCube this October. But IGNcube at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2004 had the chance... Read more...

Paper Mario 2 Facts

Mon, 03 May 2004 02:28:34 +0000

Nintendo of America today revealed some of the new gameplay concepts behind Intelligent System's sequel to its acclaimed N64 RPG. In Paper Mario 2 players will indeed return to play as a two-dimensional Mario, and... Read more...

New optical disc made from paper

Sat, 17 Apr 2004 00:28:55 +0000

Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony Corp and Toppan Printing Co Ltd have developed a new optical disc, made mostly from paper, that they say will be compatible with next-generation DVD technology. In a... Read more...

Paper Mario 2: First screenshots revealed

Darren Bolton — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:13:19 +0000

It retains the look of the original N64 game and the cast of characters is strangely familiar too The first screenshots of Paper Mario 2 reveal that the game will retain both the... Read more...

Paper Mario 2 confirmed for Gamecube

Darren Bolton — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 09:22:25 +0000

The action-RPG is back and Mario can turn himself into a paper plane. Obviously Nintendo have confirmed that Paper Mario 2 for Gamecube will be released in Japan later this year, meaning we... Read more...

Security Focus: Security at Microsoft Technical White Paper

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:58:07 +0000

Overview Microsoft is committed to sharing its internal IT security practices in order to help its customers successfully secure their environments. This paper describes what Microsoft's Corporate Security Group does to prevent malicious or... Read more...

Palm Low-Cost Handheld Takes Aim at Scrap Paper

Mon, 07 Oct 2002 06:36:48 +0000

In a move to expand its market, Palm Inc. on Monday unveiled a $99, entry-level handheld computer, hoping that students and casual shoppers will find the low cost digital assistant a better way to stay... Read more...

Palladium white paper

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:33:18 +0000

Thanks Jianfu for sending me "the business Palladium white paper" - Combining Microsoft Windows Features, Personal Computing Hardware, and Software Applications for Greater Security, Personal Privacy, and System Integrity. "Palladium" is the codename... Read more...

MS Palladium protects IT vendors, not YOU - paper

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:13:31 +0000

Thanks prasanth. Ross Anderson of Cambridge University has published a lengthy and informative paper/FAQ on Palladium, the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA), their relationship and their implications. His take is that Microsoft's Palladium, soft-announced by... Read more...

E-mail increases paper usage

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:04:46 +0000

With e-mail technology arrived the idea of reduced paper usage came with it. This may not be the case according to a new study, which found that the use of e-mail has increased paper consumption... Read more...