Neowin News Feed for: Random

Quantum computer does something for first time, creates "certified truly random" numbers

Sayan Sen — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:46:01 +0000

Researchers achieve a breakthrough using quantum computing to generate and certify randomness, solving a problem classical computers can't tackle alone. Read more...

196MB of RAM is apparently enough to run Windows 11

Taras Buria — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:56:01 +0000

Windows 11 officially requires a minimum of 4GB of RAM to provide a more-or-less satisfactory user experience. However, as it turned out, you can run Windows 11 on a PC with less than 200MB of RAM. Read more...

Linux Kernel Random Number Generator flaw

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:24:34 +0000

According to security researchers, the Linux kernel is prone to a local vulnerability that may result in a DoS or privilege escalation, possibly allowing the attackers to run arbitrary code on the target system. This... Read more...

Microsoft confirms that XP has random number generator bug

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:57:28 +0000

Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.'s most popular operating system, sports the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000, Microsoft officials confirmed late Tuesday. The researchers, Benny Pinkas from the University of Haifa... Read more...

Google and Random House Move Closer on Book Search

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:04:32 +0000

Random House, the world's largest book publisher, is considering joining a book-search project run by search-engine giant Google, once considered an arch-enemy by the paper publishing industry. According to sources close to the matter, the... Read more...

Random background 1.0

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:14:40 +0000

The Lakhei Random Background Service is a small application that changes the background picture and/or background color of your desktop based on time, either randomly or based on a rotating schedule. Include pictures... Read more...