Neowin Reviews: Apple MacBook Pro, late 2008
On October 14, Apple refreshed its notebook line, redesigning their MacBook and MacBook Pro lines completely. Among the biggest new additions touted were a �precision aluminum unibody enclosure� (a fancy way of saying the bulk the enclosure is one part), upgraded internal hardware, and a new glass, buttonless trackpad as the biggest new additions. I had been planning on replacing my older MacBook Pro for... Read on »
Sprint pro-rated ETF finally gets a date
According to an internal document, Sprint will finally make good on their word and roll out their pro-rated ETF (Early Termination Fee) plan on November 2nd. They are the last of the 4 nationwide carriers to release their pro-rated goodness. The company previously promised to release their plan the 1st... Read on »
Intel teams with Oprah Winfrey for ad campaign
Intel and Oprah Winfrey. You don't hear these two words often in the same sentence, but perhaps you may want to get used it, at least for this year. Intel announced today that for the 2008-2009 season, it will be partnering up with the popular talk show host for an... Read on »
Vista SP2 build 16489 released to testers
Microsoft has released an early beta build of Vista SP2 to testers according to those familiar with the beta program. In a posting to The Hotfix forums,... Read on »
Windows 7 pre-beta build is 6801
Microsoft announced the availability of a critical security patch yesterday affecting a variety of Windows operating systems. Interestingly, the Windows 7 pre-beta build, which will be available... Read on »
Exploit code for Windows critical bug available
Security researchers took 2 hours to reverse engineer yesterdays release of a critical patch for the Windows operating system. According to The New York Times, developers of the Immunity security testing tool wrote an exploit after Microsoft released a patch for the issue yesterday. Immnuity's tool is available to paying... Read on »
Google introduces Gmail for mobile 2.0
Google has unveiled the next version of its Gmail for mobile. In a blog post, Derek Phillips, Software Engineer for the Google mobile team, announced the improvements and changes for Gmail mobile. Gmail mobile is a java based application that customers install onto their phones from Google's mobile site. It... Read on »
Microsoft releases earnings results
Microsoft announced its earnings report yesterday. The company announced revenue of $15.06 billion a 9% increase over the same period of the prior year. "Our customers are asking how they can save money and do more with less," said Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft. "Microsoft is uniquely positioned... Read on »
Microsoft: Emergency Patch? It ain't so bad after all!
After issuing notification earlier today, of an imminent emergency critical patch needed for most versions of the NT core versions of Windows, Microsoft issued a patch for affected systems to Windows Update that resolved the issue this evening. According to the notification given for the details of the update Microsoft... Read on »
Microsoft to release EMERGENCY patch for Windows today
Cheers Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency security patch later today. Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1). All Microsoft has said so far is that the vulnerability can be remotely exploited by malware. Microsoft advises every... Read on »
Linux and Mac users will be "easy targets" for hackers
Russian security expert Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder of IT security company Kaspersky Labs, has said Linux and Mac users will be �easy targets� for hackers and malware writers over the next few years. Linux and Mac users have enjoyed a secure past which has split opinions across the world as to... Read on »
LG turns it's eyes to solar panel production
LG Electronics seems to be betting that the popularity of solar energy and the subsequent need for solar panels will increase enough, in the next few years, that it is converting one of their three plasma display panel manufacturing plants into a solar cell production facility. In a notice released... Read on »
Windows 7 to RTM within a year?
Microsoft has let the cat out of the bag a week early and stated "there is not another WinHEC planned before Windows 7 is released." Blogger Long Zheng noticed the admission on Microsoft's WinHEC 2008 site. As the WinHEC conference is an annual affair, providing the conference isn't cancelled next... Read on »
�All-star bloggers� group liveblogging at PDC 2008
I'm proud to announce that Neowin will be participating in a live blog of the daily keynote's from next weeks Microsoft Professional Developers conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft enthusiast and blogger Long Zheng arranged a group liveblogging and he has gathered "seven of the most interesting Microsoft bloggers" for this... Read on »
Apple's revenue boost due to iPhone
Apple announced its Q3 profits yesterday during a conference call with investors. Apple's iPhone helped bump up revenue which still fell slightly shy of expectations. The device now accounts for 39% of Apple's business, generating $4.6 billion in revenue on sales of nearly 7 million units during the quarter. In... Read on »
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