Neowin News Feed for: Sounds

Sounds bring Google Earth to life

Tom Warren — Thu, 10 May 2007 08:51:25 +0000

As well as homing in on visual feasts around the globe, users of Google Earth may soon be able to listen to the sounds that accompany them. A Californian company has created software that... Read more...

Analyst sounds AMD cash-flow warning

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:03:17 +0000

A US analyst has expressed "increasing concerns" that AMD is heading toward a cash-flow crisis even a shareholders' ears prick to whispers that a private equity company is looking to buy a stake in the... Read more...

How Microsoft Chose New Windows Sounds

Steven Parker — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:38:50 +0000

Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At Microsoft Corp., that's how long it took to perfect just four seconds of sound. Of course, this isn't just any four-second clip. It's the... Read more...

Windows Vista Sounds Revealed

Tom Warren — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:44:02 +0000

James Senior (Microsoft Technical Specialist) has revealed the highly anticipated sounds of Windows Vista. "So over the weekend I installed a nice shiney RTM build and the sounds have been upgraded from the ones in... Read more...

Microsoft Sino-Indian Deal Sounds Warning Bell

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:44:38 +0000

European firms need to wake up to the "warning bell" being sounded by the globalisation of the software and services industries, industry experts have warned. Analyst firm Gartner said that Microsoft's recent creation of a... Read more...

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into brain

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:46:43 +0000

If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. The technique could one day... Read more...

Sources: Tiger to debut "Graphulator" app, new system sounds

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:19:32 +0000

Although news surrounding Apple's next-generation Tiger operating system has slowed in recent weeks, sources say the company continues with its aggressive development pace, tying new enhancements into the system almost daily. As... Read more...

Crank it! iTunes sells sounds of silence--for real

Fri, 06 Feb 2004 01:21:13 +0000

Silence may be golden, but now, thanks to iTunes, it can be downloaded for a mere 99 cents. Among the hundreds of thousands of downloadable songs for sale at Apple Computer's online... Read more...

Torvalds Sounds Off On SCO Lawsuit

Sat, 24 May 2003 09:33:48 +0000

Linus Torvalds won't render his own verdict on SCO Group's legal case against IBM until the Unix code in question is revealed in court. In an e-mail response to CRN, Torvalds, widely considered... Read more...

Office 97 Sounds for Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 12 Apr 2003 06:57:28 +0000

Quick Info File Name: sounds97.exe - Download Size: 417 KB - Date Published: 4/11/2003 - Version: 97 Overview You can install these sounds to have fun audio cues play as you... Read more...

Office XP/2000 Add-in: Office Sounds

Steven Parker — Thu, 11 Oct 2001 16:34:43 +0000

Thanks Vla for this interesting update: You can install these sounds to have fun audio cues play as you work with Microsoft Excel 2002/2000, Microsoft Outlook® 2002/2000, Microsoft PowerPoint® 2002/2000, and Microsoft Word 2002/2000. For... Read more...