Neowin News Feed for: Thumbs

Dell gives Geek Squad the Thumbs Up

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:55:43 +0000

With the recent announcement of Dell selling its PCs at Best Buy, many began to wonder who would be responsible for the Tech Support. It turns out that Dell has authorized both the Geek Squad... Read more...

US consumers give WiMax the thumbs up

Tom Warren — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:21:59 +0000

US consumers have a "significant preference" for WiMax mobile wide area broadband over mobile cellular data and Wi-Fi services, research has revealed. An In-Stat survey conducted earlier this year with over 1,200 respondents suggests that... Read more...

Windows Vista Randomization Gets OEM Thumbs Up

Steven Parker — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:48:34 +0000

Microsoft's use of code-scrambling diversity to secure Windows Vista is getting crucial support from OEM partners. The Redmond, Wash. software giant has convinced major U.S. computer makers—including Dell, Gateway and Hewlett-Packard—to make default changes at... Read more...

Gates gives Xbox 360 the thumbs up

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:39:15 +0000

Microsoft boss says early launch will give the Xbox 360 an advantage, but concedes PS3 will be "a little faster in a few areas." In a meeting with financial analysts at Microsoft's... Read more...

Neowin gives the THUMBS DOWN to Lindows.com

Steven Parker — Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:59:40 +0000

If only it were as simple as in the days of the Roman Empire where the top dog could allow a man to live or die (or in this case a marketing idea) I guess... Read more...

Dolby is sound on MPEG 4, gets thumbs up

Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:57:29 +0000

Dolby has updated its audio streaming standard, MPEG AAC, with the release of Version 4. The company is offering an easy upgrade from MPEG 2 AAC, and a licensing model based on... Read more...

Thumbs Are the New Fingers for GameBoy Youth

Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:56:16 +0000

Saw this during my visit to Slashdot . An anonymous reader writes "Reuters is running an interesting story on how the use of gadgets such as mobile phones and GameBoys has caused a physical mutation... Read more...

All Thumbs 1.6.0.2

Mon, 08 Oct 2001 16:14:59 +0000

Thanks GeekNews for the heads up on this handy little program. Finally - Download the Images, Movies MP3s and other files you want without having to wade through endless links, advertisements and annoying... Read more...