Neowin News Feed for: Rise

Gartner: PC shipments to bottom out, smartphone sales to increase by only 7% in 2016

Usama Jawad — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:08:01 +0000

Gartner has published a new report predicting that PC shipments will finally bottom out in 2016 but smartphone market will increase only by 7%, its first single-digit growth up till now. Read more...

Global attacks against critical infrastructure on the rise

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:12:15 +0000

McAfee, one of the worlds leading technology security companies, recently carried out a report on the attack-state of critical infrastructure systems, such as gas, power and water and found surprising results. The firm sent a... Read more...

Apple's Safari on the rise, up 4.67% since 2006

Sean Bradford — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:17:22 +0000

Over the last few years, Microsoft Internet Explorer has seen huge loses in market share. In the final month of 2008, the trend continued. Internet Explorer has dropped 16% in market share since May of... Read more...

Economic hardship gives rise to more sophisticated scammers

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:37:36 +0000

The money crisis has not only rippled through the offline lives of millions, but those who felt they were safe from losing their homes or retirement funds are now facing new risks each time they... Read more...

Microsoft expected to post sharp profit rise

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:11:18 +0000

Microsoft is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system and Office software. Investors will also look... Read more...

U.S. game sales rise 28% in Deccember

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:25:14 +0000

U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said... Read more...

Market share of notebooks with Blu-ray drives to rise to 10%

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:35:29 +0000

The market share of notebook PCs with Blu-ray drives is expected to increase from 1% this year to 10% in 2008 due to notebook makers more willing to adopt cheaper Blu-ray combo optical disc drives... Read more...

Avencast: Rise of the Mage has shipped for PC

Todd Tanner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:48:34 +0000

Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer ClockStone Software are happy to announce that their fantasy-based Action RPG, AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage is now available in major retail stores across North America and Europe. To... Read more...

LCD-TV Prices On The Rise

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:22:52 +0000

After falling over the last six months, the average selling price for LCD-TVs rose significantly in July and remained at the higher level in August, according to iSuppli, which blames the introduction of more expensive... Read more...

RIM shares rise on Microsoft takeover rumour

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:25:24 +0000

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. are climbing on rumours that the BlackBerry maker may be bought by software giant Microsoft Corp. RIM shares set a new trading record by rising as high as $89.68... Read more...

PS3 Sales Rise, Still in Last Place

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:07:27 +0000

A price cut in early June seems to have boosted sales of Sony's PlayStation 3, but the floundering console is still trailing its rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo. After dropping the console's 60GB SKU price... Read more...

Reports: BitTorrent index SuprNova.org to rise again

Tom Warren — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:14:23 +0000

SuprNova.org, a well-known BitTorrent hub before being forced to shut down three years ago, is apparently making a comeback. An agreement was reached that allows the operators of The Pirate Bay to use the domain... Read more...

Pirate Downloads at All Time High and Set to Rise

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:35:32 +0000

Illegal music downloading is at an all-time high and set to rise further, according to a report out today that urges the record industry to make legal buying easier and cheaper. Although social networking sites... Read more...

Everquest II expands again - Rise of Kunark!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:24:07 +0000

For those of you who played (or still play) the original Everquest, Kunark was one of the expansions for that game, and from what I understand it was a mess - literally. Well now Everquest... Read more...

Ubisoft Q4 Sales Rise 37% on Tom Clancy Games, TMNT & Wii Ti

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:59:44 +0000

French publisher Ubisoft today reported its full-year and fourth-quarter sales for the period ended March 31, revealing results that easily outstripped targets. Total sales during Q4 were up 37.4 percent to 197 million euros ($268... Read more...

Kaspersky: Mac and Linux viruses to rise 'significantly'

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:36:53 +0000

Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and head of anti-virus research at Kaspersky Labs, claims that because Vista hasn't entered the market with a bang, some customers will start moving towards both the Mac and open-source platforms, making... Read more...

Rise of the Argonauts announced

Todd Tanner — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:23:59 +0000

Yet another awesome sounding game from Codemasters! Codemasters added a further property to its 2008 portfolio today with the announcement that Rise of the Argonauts™ , an epic scale action-RPG, is now in development at... Read more...

2007 Security Threats on the Rise

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:38:55 +0000

Security threats paint a constantly evolving landscape, and there is no end in sight in terms of threats that keep appearing. Enterprises have survived through extraordinary cycles of security threats, including the 2003 "summer of... Read more...

Huge rise in the number of spams sent!

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:57:02 +0000

Last month the amount of spam that was send across the world increased by a whopping 35%, given that more than 90% of e-mail send is spam this is causing serious trouble for regular users... Read more...

The Battle For Middle-Earth II: Rise of the Witch-king Ships

Todd Tanner — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:07:45 +0000

Electronic Art's The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ II, The Rise of the Witch-king™ is officially gold and shipping to retailers Nationwide November 28. As the expansion pack to... Read more...

Record sales highlight DRAM price rise

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:51:12 +0000

Some of Taiwan's DRAM makers have reported record monthly sales for August, highlighting an increase in DRAM prices that could continue in the months ahead. The higher prices are unlikely to affect PC prices thanks... Read more...

'Image Spam' and VoIP Scam Attacks on Rise

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:38:51 +0000

So-called "image spam" is on the rise once again -- as clever hackers try to sneak by spam screening software that tests messages for spam based on keywords. After declining steadily throughout 2005 -- from... Read more...

European Apple Sales on the Rise as Industry Slows Down

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:45:36 +0000

Apple continues to excel in the UK and Europe, growing sales at a significantly faster rate than the industry average. New data from the analysts at IDC shows the company continues to make gains.... Read more...

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War demo

Marcel Klum — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:49:29 +0000

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. Rise & Fall... Read more...

Rise of Legends demo rises up Friday

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:13:40 +0000

In 2003, Rise of Nations was released, which allowed gamers to build a civilization based on real history. The game quickly became a success. The lead designer Brian Reynolds has now been inspired to make... Read more...

Symantec warn of phishing, DoS attacks rise

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:53:32 +0000

Security firm Symantec have released a bi-annual report claiming two of the web's most illicit activities are on the increase. Phishing attacks, where scammers send fake emails in a... Read more...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Movie

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:35:14 +0000

Big Huge Games has released a new movie trailer for Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, showing more of their upcoming techno-fantasy 3D real-time strategy game. This extremely high resolution trailer sports another good half-minute... Read more...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Screenshots

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:51:29 +0000

A sizable set of new screenshots for Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, the techno-fantasy 3D real-time strategy game in the works at Big Huge Games, is now available for download in regular and high... Read more...

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse released

Todd Tanner — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:37:55 +0000

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 20 - The epic battle to save humankind rages on with the release of X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, the sequel to the best selling X-Men title ever, X-Men Legends,... Read more...

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Videos

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:45:58 +0000

The overdose of trailers for X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse rolls on relentlessly with another four clips of the imminent top-down 3D superheroic action sequel by Raven Software. One high-resolution movie demonstrates more special... Read more...

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Movie

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:25:35 +0000

Activision has released a new movie trailer for X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse to show more of the top-down 3D superheroic action sequel in the works at Raven Software. This brief clip illustrates the... Read more...

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Screenshots & Videos

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:11:14 +0000

A new set of screenshots for X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is now available for download along with another pair of movie trailers for the top-down 3D superheroic action sequel in production at Raven... Read more...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Screenshots

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:39:56 +0000

A round-up of the slow trickle of screenshots for Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is now available for download in medium and high resolutions to illustrate the techno-fantasy 3D real-time strategy game under construction... Read more...

Legal Music Downloads on the Rise

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:15:11 +0000

According to a new survey conducted by Entertainment Media Research, around 35% of music listeners now legally download their favorite songs from the internet; a percentage that is quickly catching up to those who pirate... Read more...

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends section with screenshots

Tue, 10 May 2005 17:09:47 +0000

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is the newly unveiled fantasy 3D real-time strategy game under construction at Big Huge Games. Our game section for this title is now online, serving up relevant information and... Read more...

Huge Rise in Yahoo! Profits

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:36:29 +0000

Search giant Yahoo! has recorded a massive rise in profits over the past year. The company has announced a total profit of Â£1.2bn, a rise of 80% on the previous 12 months. Revenues also rose... Read more...

eBay Plans Fees Rise

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:33:25 +0000

eBay plans to increase its listing fees have angered small business owners who use the site to reach many customers, reports AP. Fees for the eBay gallery are going up $0.10 to $0.35 on the... Read more...

Rise of Nations Gold Edition Sighted

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:13:51 +0000

Microsoft Game Studios has sent word that Rise of Nations Gold Edition is now in stores across North America. The compilation contains Rise of Nations and the Thrones & Patriots expansion pack. Players explore over... Read more...

Rise of Nations: Gold Edition Announced

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:42:25 +0000

Microsoft and Big Huge Games today announced Rise of Nations: Gold Edition, a one-box special packaging of RTS goodness set to hit this Fall. The Gold Edition features the original, acclaimed Rise of Nations as... Read more...

Pentium 4 chipset inventories rise to one-month levels

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:42:14 +0000

Inventories of Pentium 4 chipsets at some leading Taiwanese motherboard makers have recently swelled in excess of one-month levels, instead of normal two-week levels, according to sources at the makers. The rise in inventories is... Read more...