Neowin News Feed for: Seconds

Science is almost ready to "redefine the second" with this new research

Sayan Sen — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:20:02 +0000

Scientists have been researching how to measure time even more accurately and with this new study, they are getting ready to "redefine the seconds." Read more...

This missing Windows 11 feature annoys me a lot

Usama Jawad — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:16:01 +0000

The Windows 11 Taskbar is very different from the one present in Windows 10, primarily because Microsoft is looking to "simplify" the UI. However, one missing feature in particular annoys me a lot. Read more...

MacBook hacked in seconds, again - via Safari exploit

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:45:14 +0000

Many people may remember Charlie Miller from last year's event where he successfully hacked a MacBook and was able to take control over it within seconds, walking away with the MacBook and the grand prize.... Read more...

Hackers Attack Every 39 seconds

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:42:43 +0000

According to a recent study at the University of Marlyand, hackers attack computers every 39 seconds. At the 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, the research team confirmed the already known... Read more...

Hijacking a Macbook in 60 Seconds or Less

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:57:04 +0000

If you want to grab the attention of a roomful of hackers, one sure fire way to do it is to show them a new method for remotely circumventing the security of an Apple Macbook... Read more...

Cracking Windows passwords in seconds [updated]

Wed, 23 Jul 2003 02:16:40 +0000

If your passwords consist of letters and numbers, beware. Swiss researchers released a paper on Tuesday outlining a way to speed the cracking of alphanumeric Windows passwords, reducing the time to break... Read more...