Microsoft has shut down access to its Bing Streetside feature in Germany after some citizens in that country expressed concerns about the possible privacy invasions. Read more...
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A bill proposed in both chambers of the New York State Legislature aims to target cyber-bullying by banning anonymous comments on websites, blogs, forums and social networks. Read more...
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Creative has posted up a teaser page for the upcoming reveal of its "next generation" Sound Blaster product. The full reveal is scheduled to happen on May 30th. Read more...
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HP has announced that, while it will be keeping its Compaq branding for "basic computing" products, it will finally be ditching the "HP Compaq" brand sometime in 2013. Read more...
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Yahoo! is about to embark in to a new market as it is supposedly going to launch a new web browser in to a highly competitive market. Yahoo! believes it has a better mouse trap, we are not so sure. Read more...
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Confirming previous rumors, HP announced plans to lay off 27,000 team members, or eight percent of its total worldwide workforce, even as its quarterly financial report beat estimates. Read more...
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If we told you that Adobe Flash was bundled with Windows 8, would you call us crazy? Well, if the new information is correct, get out your straitjacket as Flash looks to be included. Read more...
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A class action lawsuit has been filed by shareholders of Facebook against the company and its IPO underwriter Morgan Stanley, claiming Facebook cut its financial estimates without informing everyone. Read more...
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Scared that Apple could be storing confidential communications, IBM has decided to ban its employees from using Apple's Siri on its corporate networks. But is there really anything to be afraid of? Read more...
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A new report on malware threats by security software company McAfee claims that the level of PC malware for the first quarter of 2012 is the highest in the last four years. Read more...
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In an unusual course of events, anti-virus maker AVG has begun a bizarre (hopefully accidental) crusade to end the practice of 'Rickrolling' by having the original meme banned from YouTube. Really. Read more...
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Windows Phone users can now download the new and free Wall Street Journal Live app with videos and other content from the well known business newspaper and website outlet Read more...
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The long rumored Office for iOS is getting a release date, if the source of the information is correct. Mark your calendars for November as that is speculated launch date for the platform Read more...
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The pre-orders for the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S III are already breaking sales records in the UK, with Vodafone claiming it is the most pre-ordered Android phone ever in the UK. Read more...
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Google has pushed back the launch of its 1 Gbps Internet service in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri. Previously promised for the end of June, it will now happen sometime later in the summer. Read more...
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Nokia has announced that it won't be holding one big Nokia World trade show event in 2012. Instead, it will be holding a series of smaller events, beginning with one in Helsinki on September 5-6. Read more...
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The company's reference platform will include a new quad-core Tegra chip that can power Android tablets. NVIDIA aims to achieve a $199 price for such tablets. Read more...
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Windows Phone is a powerful platform and when you give creative minds the tools they need to create applications, game-changing applications can materialize; SAPER is a product of that collaboration. Read more...
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Ubuntu 12.04 offers a full desktop environment which is intuitive and consistent throughout its design implementations. What could this mean as we move into the post-PC era of computing? Read more...
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Dell has confirmed that Windows 8 notebooks with touch screen features will cost more than their non-touch screen counterparts when they are launched. Dell plans to offer a range of Windows 8 products Read more...
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In our latest From The Forums feature, we look at the PC workstations of various Neowin readers who have put up more than one monitor for their work (and fun) space. Read more...
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The latest custom Google logo (or doodle) on its web site pays tribute to Dr. Robert Moog, the creator of the synthesizer, by allowing visitors to create their own songs with a virtual synthesizer. Read more...
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Today Microsoft has begun disallowing Windows Phone handsets that are not Mango or higher from using any action in the Windows Phone marketplace. The change will be rolling out over the next few days. Read more...
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In a strange move, the FBI has taken Kim Dotcom's data outside of New Zealand without the knowledge of the court and sent it back to the US, despite an order stating it was to remain in the country. Read more...
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Apple spends more than any other company on semiconductors, while Samsung is second-place in both buying and producing semiconductors, trailing Intel on the production side. Read more...
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