Neowin News Feed for: Room

Developers of "Room" app threaten legal action against Facebook for stealing idea

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:48:01 +0000

Facebook recently launched "Rooms," a chatroom application for the iPhone, but there already is a similar app called "Room" whose developers are now threatening to take legal action against Facebook. Read more...

Netgear brings Youtube to the living room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:50:51 +0000

Netgear at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has unveiled a new media adapter that allows users to access Youtube videos on a regular television. Using the Youtube application programming interface (API) that Youtube... Read more...

Hi-def video to ring in digital living room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:50:13 +0000

A new generation of high-definition TV and DVD technology heralds the arrival of the digital living room, says Alice Chang, CEO of Taiwanese media software maker CyberLink. Users love high-definition TV because it's like watching... Read more...

AMD chip socket makes room for others

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:26:31 +0000

AMD will let computer makers pop specialized coprocessors into sockets that otherwise would house an AMD primary processor such as Opteron or Athlon. It's an expansion of the Torrenza initiative which provides a way for... Read more...

Microsoft Hardware Is Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:04:38 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will unveil two new hardware devices with innovative, easy-to-use features and sophisticated designs that will make accessing PC entertainment more enjoyable. The devices are an expression of Microsoft's continuing... Read more...

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:34:34 +0000

And you thought your dorm room was scary! Konami goes "boo" with the latest Silent Hill. Konami has announced that the latest edition of the Silent Hill series has shipped to retailers... Read more...

EyeToy AntiGrav: Hoverboard in your own front room

Darren Bolton — Fri, 21 May 2004 09:52:08 +0000

It's Sony's latest motion-sensitive PS2 game - and it's taken a turn for the (ahem) extreme After the cutesy mini-game compendiums that made up the first generation of EyeToy titles, Sony have revealed... Read more...

Silent Hill 4: The Room - nasty shots of an ugly place

Darren Bolton — Thu, 13 May 2004 08:47:03 +0000

E3 2004: A foreboding name complemented with suitably spooky pics await those who dare enter THE PITCH: It's all gone vene more brown and grainy in the latest survival-horror excursion to unmentionable dimensions... Read more...

Prescott makes play for living room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:22:11 +0000

Intel will release a new desktop chip next month, kicking off what is likely to be an intense effort to get computers into the living room. Prescott, the code name for an enhanced version of... Read more...

Silent Hill 4: The Room announced

Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:47:19 +0000

Konami announces via its official Web site that it's working on a fourth Silent Hill game for the PS2 and Xbox. First screens inside. Konami has today announced via its official Web... Read more...

ipUnplugged and NetMotion grant wireless users room to roam

Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:35:24 +0000

When you weigh just the benefits of mobility, flexibility, and productivity, going wireless is a no-brainer. But factor in roaming issues, spotty coverage on the corporate campus, and security vulnerabilities, and the decision can get... Read more...

Microsoft Xbox Music Mixer Brings Karaoke to the Living Room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:00:45 +0000

No longer limited to arias in the shower or Jimi Hendrix air guitar in the car, Americans can now move their performances into the living room. With the recent launch of Microsoft® Xbox® Music Mixer,... Read more...

Asia running out of IP-address room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 May 2003 20:13:02 +0000

China, Korea and Japan are running out of time. Governments and academics from the three countries are teaming up, putting aside troubled histories to avert a common disaster. The issue: Asia's well... Read more...

Microsoft targets the living room

Tom Warren — Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:17:50 +0000

By the end of this year, Microsoft would like you to see a pop-up menu linking all the devices in your home when you switch on your living room television. The PC... Read more...

All-In-One Living Room Gadgets Arrive

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 15:06:49 +0000

It is the one romance that has been long rumored but never consummated in the world of consumer electronics: PC meets TV. Now, some of the world's largest electronics companies think the happily-ever-after is in... Read more...

VIA unveils convergence box for the living room

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 18:00:47 +0000

VIA KICKED OFF its Technology Forum in Taipei today with a glimpse of a living room convergence box based on its upcoming EPIA M Mini-ITX digital media platform. VIA's EPIA M mainboard is optimized for... Read more...