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Google today announced that it is acquiring smart glass maker North. The details of the deals were not provided. North also announced that it will not be shipping the second-generation Focals 2.0.

Abhay V · Jun 30, 2020 with 0 comments

Amazon's cloud service is now said to power 1% of all internet traffic in North America, with a third of all users visiting an Amazon cloud site at least once a day.

Stefano Elia · Apr 19, 2012 · Hot! with 11 comments

The single-player Turok demo that was released a few weeks ago is now on the Xbox Live Marketplace is now available in North America. Previously, it was only available in virtually every country that doesn't...

· Jan 29, 2008 · Hot! with 6 comments

In 2007, Japan's Toshiba Corporation sold 1 million HD DVD digital video recorders in North America, according to Toshiba executives speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Only two days after Warner Bros...

· Jan 6, 2008 · Hot! with 29 comments

Because this year, Daylight Savings Time starts three weeks earlier than normal, on March 11th, 2007, and it is ending one week later than usual, on November 4th, all software on your computer needs appropriate...

· Nov 4, 2007 · Hot! with 14 comments

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the eagerly awaited and innovative first-person shooter (FPS) Shadowrun has gone gold and will begin hitting retailers throughout North America on May 29. From renowned developer FASA Studio, the...

Todd Tanner · May 9, 2007 · Hot! with 18 comments

NEW YORK, NY, March 22, 2007 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and leading third-party video game publisher, today announced that Silverfall®, a dynamic 3D action role-playing game (RPG),...

Todd Tanner · Mar 23, 2007 with 3 comments

NeowINDEX, where we all get on the same page NeowINDEX is Neowin's annual staff and member get together. Started in 2006 as a European only event, Neowin is proud to announce that we...

Michael Stanclift · Feb 19, 2007 · Hot! with 22 comments

Built on a foundation of pure fun, Nintendo's new Wii(TM) video game system sold through to more than 600,000 consumers in the Americas in just its first eight days of availability. ...

Todd Tanner · Nov 27, 2006 · Hot! with 42 comments

Well the day has finally arrived for all the Sony fans and Playstation 3 hopefuls. The Playstation 3 has launched in North America. Of course the vast, vast majority of the units available worldwide...

Todd Tanner · Nov 17, 2006 · Hot! with 124 comments

Thanks again to Bluesnews for the scoop. Aspyr Media confirmed today that its highly anticipated PC RPG Gothic 3 will ship on November 13 in North America, ensuring that it lands...

Todd Tanner · Oct 27, 2006 · Hot! with 12 comments

Thanks to Spartan_X for the spot. The gravity bending, mind altering monster known as Prey has now gone gold. The upcoming PC and Xbox 360 FPS that was...

Todd Tanner · Jun 28, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

Nintendo officially launched the DS Lite in North America on Sunday with a midnight opening event at its Nintendo World store in the Rockefeller Centre in New York. Nintendo gave a free copy of Brain...

· Jun 14, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

May 22, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) — ArenaNet®, developer of the award-winning online roleplaying game Guild Wars®, and NCsoft® Corporation, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announce today that the studio's latest...

Todd Tanner · May 24, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

Nintendo of America has announced its launch plans for the DS Lite handheld console, with the redesigned system set to debut in North America on June 11th, priced at $129.99. The system, which has been...

· May 5, 2006 · Hot! with 1 comment

According to the job listings posted by Rockstar North, they are looking for experienced network programmers. When Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories said it would have multiplayer, many hoped that it would let players...

· Mar 26, 2006 · Hot! with 1 comment

After a rocky release due to hackers and errors, ROSE is finally making some excellent progress. Rush on Seven Episodes' North American website released this notice: ROSE NA said: ...

· Mar 17, 2006 with -1 comments

Actiontrip has now confirmed that the North American version of Gothic III from Aspyr Media has been delayed until fall. Earlier today it was announced that the German version of the game was also being...

Todd Tanner · Mar 13, 2006 with 1 comment

Players and discs finally in the shops in late May, but where's the PS3? Sony has announced that its Blu-Ray next-generation DVD format will launch in North America on May...

· Feb 28, 2006 with -1 comments

Even though Nintendo has been reluctant to release details about its next-generation console, the Revolution, speculations have mounted that it may launch in 2007. So far, the Kyoto-based gamegiant has only unveiled a mock-up of...

· Jan 18, 2006 with -1 comments

As the fallout from Blizzard Entertainment's merging of its North studio into the company's headquarters studio continues to settle, three former Blizzard North development staff have established a new studio called Hyboreal Games. Located in...

· Nov 29, 2005 with -1 comments

The HRSC on ESA's Mars Express obtained this perspective view on 2 February 2005 during orbit 1343 with a ground resolution of approximately 15 metres per pixel. It shows an unnamed impact crater located on...

· Jul 29, 2005 with -1 comments

Another US state ponders legislation against sale of violent games to minors. Yet another US state has opened the debate on whether legislation should be put in place to prevent the sale...

· Apr 13, 2005 with -1 comments

Following on from yesterday's announcement of a fresh delay to the launch of Gran Turismo 4 in Japan, Sony has now confirmed that the title has also been pushed back to early 2005 in North...

· Nov 19, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

A North Carolina man was sentenced to nine years in prison for sending hundreds of thousands of "spam" e-mail messages, Virginia prosecutors said on Wednesday. Jeremy Jaynes, of Raleigh, North Carolina was found guilty under...

· Nov 4, 2004 with -1 comments

As Pokemon Leaf Green and Pokemon Fire Red arrive in Europe today, Nintendo has confirmed that North American sales of the titles have passed a million units since their launch there three weeks ago. ...

· Oct 3, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

Nintendo DS will launch in North America in late November, according to unconfirmed reports quoting publishing sources at the Ziff-Davis Electronic Gaming Summit. Third-party publishers are reportedly "confident" that the portable will be on store...

· Aug 12, 2004 with 2 comments

Sony's PSX multipurpose DVD recorder and game console won't see release in North America this year, Bloomberg Japan reports today. The news comes from an interview with Sony Electronics COO Hideki Komiyama, who offered little...

· Jul 9, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

North Korea isn't to happy about how it's being portrayed in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2. North Korea is accusing Americans of hating them. With pretty bold statements like "[Americans] have shown everyone their...

· Jun 28, 2004 with -1 comments

Microsoft Game Studios has today announced the Xbox Live release of The Gallery Golf Club's North Course for Links 2004. For $4.99, players can download the Arizona club's most exclusive course, which boasts the longest...

· Jun 6, 2004 with -1 comments

US Cellco Nextel has launched a full scale mobile wireless broadband service for North Carolina's Research Triangle offering a 1.5 Mbps service, bursting to 3 Mbps, for prices ranging between $34.99 to $74.99 a month....

· Apr 19, 2004 with -1 comments

SCEA has announced that it has sold over 25 million PlayStation 2 consoles in North America to date, with 2.6 million of them enabled for online play and a million gamers using PS2 online gaming...

· Mar 6, 2004 with 1 comment

Microsoft has expanded its legal battle against Linux seller Lindows, suing the software maker for trademark infringement in Canada. A Microsoft representative confirmed that the suit was filed late Wednesday in the...

· Feb 20, 2004 with -1 comments

EA announces the North American release of The Sims Bustin' Out for all current generation consoles. Electronic Arts has today announced the North American release of The Sims Bustin' Out for PlayStation...

· Dec 16, 2003 with -1 comments

Microsoft has agreed to pay as much as $89 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in North Carolina that alleged the vendor overcharged for its software. Under the settlement, North Carolina residents who bought Microsoft...

· Nov 7, 2003 with -1 comments

Blizzard North's three cofounders and Bill Roper leave the studio that created Diablo to pursue other opportunities. According to a Reuters report, four key figures at Blizzard North have "resigned from the...

· Jul 1, 2003 with -1 comments

Thanks again to Neowin's crusading gamer jago6498 for this slice of news.. So that's one down and one to go. The April 2003 American release of Final Fantasy Origins, Square's collection of...

· Jan 10, 2003 with -1 comments

MSN Autos is introducing the official consumer Web site for the 2003 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), being held this year in the COBO Conference/Exhibition Center, Detroit, MI. For the sixth consecutive...

· Jan 2, 2003 with -1 comments

ATI is shipping the All-in Wonder Radeon 7500 in North America. Carrying a list price of $199, the multimedia graphics card is choc-ful of PC-on-TV features. This includes a Windows-based program guide...

· Jan 22, 2002 with -1 comments