Neowin News Feed for: Road

9 years down the road with Neowin

Steven Parker — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:30:52 +0000

Hi there it's Steve here, otherwise known as Neobond on the forums. It's also weekend, and a perfect day for an "opinion piece". Remember back in 2000 when we started? Many of you will because... Read more...

Hacking programmable road signs

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:50:25 +0000

Many citizens might notice the construction digital road signs on the side of the road while driving, indicating important information such as road closures or traffic delays, but what if the sign included information such... Read more...

Helio's bumpy road

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:14:22 +0000

Between picking your cell phone model and choosing your provider, the wireless world is filled with options. It's hard to ignore the heavily advertised companies like Verizon and AT&T, which peddle such popular phones as... Read more...

On the road with wi-fi and video

Steven Parker — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:51:24 +0000

Gadget lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to portable media players, with an increasing number offering web access through wi-fi connections. We take a look at four different players - Sony's PSP Slim,... Read more...

Microsoft Outlines System Center Road Map

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:01:50 +0000

Microsoft plans to ship its long-awaited Operations Manager 2007 application management software on April 1, which will mark the first product released under the System Center brand. Formerly known as Microsoft Operations Manager v3, System... Read more...

In-car email kit keeps eyes on the road

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:30:04 +0000

Car safety device manufacturer Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS) has launched a new system designed to give field staff and other frequent travellers easy hands and eyes-free access to their corporate email systems from behind the... Read more...

Microsoft Smooths Road to Vista With Apptimum Buy

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:28:49 +0000

Microsoft announced March 7 that it is has acquired application-transfer specialist Apptimum for an undisclosed sum. Formerly Eisenworld, Apptimum, based in Sunrise, Fla., began in 1998 and is best known for PC relocation products branded... Read more...

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 movie

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:51:32 +0000

The umpteenth movie trailer for Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is now available, again showing off the now-complete World War II tactical shooter by Gearbox Software. Part six in the series, this clip... Read more...

Firefox: The Road Ahead

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 03:03:46 +0000

Now that Firefox is firmly establishing itself in the browser market (download graph), we can look forward to subsequent milestone releases by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox 1.1 (Dubbed "Deer Park") is slated for release in... Read more...

The Road to Windows "Longhorn" 2004

Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:22:50 +0000

Microsoft shocked the computer industry today when it announced that it would deliver its next major Windows release in 2006, but would do so without WinFS (Window Future Storage), one of the original major components... Read more...

Microsoft's (Bumpy) Road to Longhorn

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:04:07 +0000

Microsoft's product roadmap for Longhorn has some potholes to navigate in the coming two years, according to research firm Directions on Microsoft. In a new report, the Kirkland, Wash.-based research firm said Microsoft is facing... Read more...

Another road bump for Condition Zero

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:17:15 +0000

After numerous delays, development changes, and leaks, it seems that Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is heading for yet another road bump. The guys over at Planet Half-Life are reporting that Condition Zero is not on the... Read more...

The long road to Yukon

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:18:32 +0000

For months, Microsoft watchers have voiced concerns that delays in the company's introduction of its Yukon database software could derail other products, including a new version of Windows, code-named Longhorn. But Microsoft... Read more...

Road paved for liquid-cooled Macs

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:44:07 +0000

Start-up firm Cooligy yesterday announced a new processor-cooling technology, developed in cooperation with Apple, Intel, AMD and DARPA. The technology – Cooligy's Active Micro-Channel Cooling – was developed at Stanford University's mechanical engineering department. It's... Read more...

Microsoft's New Security Road Map

Tom Warren — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:39:08 +0000

With all of the attacks on Microsoft software the past few months, it is increasingly hard to chalk it up to the fact that Microsoft products are the most widely used in the industry, and... Read more...

End of the road for SMTP?

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 23:10:33 +0000

The protocol that has defined e-mail for more than two decades may have a fatal flaw: It trusts you. Developed when the Internet was used almost exclusively by academics, the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or... Read more...

Road Ahead Excites Gates

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:16:01 +0000

While the technology industry experienced a boom in the late 1990s that is unlikely to be repeated again during his lifetime, there are a number of exciting challenges ahead, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect... Read more...

The Road To Longhorn by Paul Thurrott

Tom Warren — Mon, 12 May 2003 16:20:24 +0000

Paul just let me know he has put up a huge and indepth look at the road to Longhorn, what's in Longhorn and hints at the new UI code-named Aero. This is definitely... Read more...

Intel Canterwood 3GHz/800 FSB combo is a real road scorcher

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:25:00 +0000

UNTIL OCTOBER/NOVEMBER last year all motherboard manufacturers expected the "satanic" front side bus 666 to turn up, Intel caught most people on the hop, skipped this loaded number and chose to go directly for a... Read more...

The Road To Gold Part II: Developing Windows

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 19:21:52 +0000

And it's with great enthusiasm that I read part two of our friend Paul Thurrott's Windows Server 2003: The Road To Gold. This time Paul takes a look at the build process, with exclusive pictures... Read more...

HP, Microsoft hit the road for storage

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:29:38 +0000

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are teaming up to grab a bigger slice of the storage market. As the first step in a new storage partnership to be announced on Tuesday, the software giant... Read more...

'Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome' - Screens

Marcel Klum — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 17:26:01 +0000

Electronic Arts is excited to announce the expansion pack, Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome for the PC. The multiplayer-focused expansion pack will give players more of what they have grown accustomed... Read more...

Away on Business: the Road Not Traveled as Much

Sun, 03 Nov 2002 09:32:36 +0000

The virtual meeting, held in the comfort of your own office, at your own desk with PC-based audio and video, is cutting into some traditional face-to-face business travel. The reasons are varied,... Read more...

The Road to Windows "Longhorn": Updated!

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 23:13:37 +0000

Good olde Paul has updated his The Road to Windows "Longhorn" article with information from the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2002, which was held April 15-18, 2002! In this update he dispells... Read more...

BMWs hit the road with Microsoft

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 22:29:11 +0000

Cars in BMW's new line, the BMW 7 Series, are equipped with a special kind of Windows: the Microsoft kind. Microsoft's Windows CE software will allow BMW drivers to navigate, make calls... Read more...

HP's new road to recovery for PCs

Mon, 04 Feb 2002 08:49:10 +0000

Consumers using Hewlett-Packard PCs now have new options for disaster recovery, hard-disk upgrades and online security. HP has eased a policy that could have limited how consumers recovered their PCs in the event of... Read more...

Paul Thurrott's Road to Windows "Longhorn" Updated

Sat, 26 Jan 2002 05:31:32 +0000

A big thanks to bjf2000 for emailing us this info. Paul Thurrott's Longhorn preview has been updated with new information from people in and close to Microsoft! At the end of the... Read more...

The Road to Windows "Longhorn"

Steven Parker — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:27:14 +0000

Thanks Milhouse for the heads up on this interesting post by Paul Thurrott updated on the 14th of January. From Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: If you're a Net junkie like me,... Read more...

Road Runner Doesn't Do XP

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:54:16 +0000

Road Runner (owned primarily by AOL/TW) will not support XP. From the article: 'Road Runner, the second-largest cable Internet service provider (ISP) in the nation with more than 1.4 million subscribers, does not support the... Read more...

Road rage drives into the SMS age

Sun, 21 Oct 2001 15:50:03 +0000

Have you ever been stuck behind a 'Sunday driver' and wished you could alert them to the accident they may have if they don't move out of your way—soon? Ever pulled up at a set... Read more...

Road warriors get new security shield

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 23:24:03 +0000

IBM last week launched a wireless security software and services package aimed at firms looking to transfer corporate data from wired networks to mobile devices. The package extends the functions of Tivoli Risk Manager... Read more...

Mercedes says no to surfing on the road

Thu, 06 Sep 2001 20:56:49 +0000

Thank goodness common sense has stopped one instance of technology for technology's sake :) Drivers don't want to surf, they want to know where the nearest petrol station is... Mercedes-Benz... Read more...