Many people have opted for the ease of donating via text messages to various charities on the ground in Haiti. Unfortunately, recent reports indicate that cell phone companies will probably be holding the funds allocated...
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We've all seen the messages on Facebook urging us to lend a hand in the Haiti crisis by simply sending a text message. The potential trouble here is that while one of your closest friends...
Ever wondered what happens to Facebook profiles when their owner dies? As we previously reported, the social networking giant implements memorial pages. It can be quite depressing for family and friends to login to their...
As with Windows Vista, the newest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's DirectX. Windows 7 was released with Direct X 11 support, and it was initially thought that Direct X...
Reaching yet another milestone, Apple's App Store has broken the 100,000 approved applications mark. According to TheNextWeb, Apple has approved 101,713 applications and games. Of course, not all of these are available immediately as many...
Imagine being able to download applications to your camera, just as you can to your smartphone. Reports indicate that researchers at Stanford University are attempting to create an open source camera. Stanford is no stranger...
We are probably all aware of what a Harry Potter style newspaper looks like (The Daily Prophet). Moving images on the page, playing out a newsworthy scene or a wanted poster. Such newspapers are surely...
A study from the University of Guelph has linked Facebook usage with an increase in relationship jealousy. It is reported that certain "triggers" can increase relationship friction. The leader of the study, Amy Muise, said...
There are many reasons not to advertise sensitive information on the internet, one of which being the possibility that a police helicopter will be summoned to your home. Reports indicate that a party initially...
Richard M. Stallman is defined by Wikipedia as being an "American software freedom activist, hacker and software developer." He is perhaps most notably known for his work on the Free Software movement. Stallman is also...
Twitter serves as a communication platform in our day to day lives, but with a new addon for the World of Warcraft called TweetCraft, it does the same for your character. TweetCraft can: Send...
Flickr has launched Twitter integration. The Flickr Blog reports that Twitter functionality has been added to the photo management tool. You can upload photos to both Flickr and Twitter, or use the functionality to tweet...
Making news in the financial world today is the story of a small UK based chip designer who is being regarded by technology giants Intel and Apple as an integral investment. Imagination Technologies is based...
In the midst of the current economic climate reports have surfaced which state that Microsoft will be scaling back it's YouTube competitor, Soapbox. Soapbox has been around since 2006, but never seemed to dent the...
Microsoft has announced that for every completed download of Internet Explorer 8, they will donate the financial equivalent of eight meals to the Feeding America network. The campaign is called "Browser for the Better," and...
A study released by the University of Arkansas shows that excessive gamers, defined as those who spend seven hours or more per week playing games, sleep 1.6 hours less, on average, than casual gamers. Amanda...
In light of the recent happenings regarding the St. Louis Cardinals manager and the fake tweets made in his name by Tony La Russa, it is reported that Twitter has decided to utilize an implementation...
In my very first article here at Neowin, I posed the question: "Can Microsoft overtake Apple in 'coolness'?" It goes without saying that over the past little while we have been presented with news from...
The latest development builds of Google Chrome possess a feature that is desired by many, extensions. It is reported that four Chrome extensions have surfaced. Of those four are two very notable releases: ...
While much news has surrounded Yahoo in regards to its own acquisition, at the hands of Microsoft, reports indicate that Yahoo is doing some shopping of its own. Ari Balogh, Chief Technology Officer told Reuters,...
Reports indicate that YouTube was swamped yesterday by an abundance of pornography. A large group of users began uploading seemingly innocent clips, many with kid-friendly tags such as "Jonas Brothers" and "Hannah Montana". The...
Reports hare surfaced that Samsung has released a Twitter widget which can be used on their network enabled models, the LED 6000/7000/8000 as well as their 6 and 7 series televisions. This means that while...
A new search engine, known as Wolfram|Alpha has launched. It may be improper to refer to it as a search engine, as it refers to itself as a "computational knowledge engine". The engine differs from...
That's right, Stweet is a mash up between Google Street View and Twitter! Now you can navigate the streets of the world and see who has been there before you and what they've said! Certain...
With my most recent piece, I've been hearing that much of what is holding people back from using IE8 is the lack of an Ad blocking feature. Perhaps not widely known, but IE8 actually contains...
In my most recent piece, "IE8, and why it's almost my default browser", I outline a couple of factors that inhibited IE8 from holding the default browser position on my PC. Since writing that article,...
Microsoft recently released Internet Explorer 8, and while I find that it is a great piece of software, it had a few shortcomings which left Google Chrome untouched with respects to my default browser selection....
Researchers at the University of Toronto traced pieces of malicious code found on more than 1,200 computers worldwide and discovered that it originated from China. The Globe and Mail reported that the software had tapped...
Whereas the current economic crisis has many feeling very weary in regards to business, Steve Ballmer is remaining optimistic. Specifically in regard to future talks with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz. Reports have indicated that...
The month of love does not always end happily for everybody. One such case of an unhappy ending is that of Karim Emara. Reports have surfaced which state that Emara has been charged...
Google, who have been recently claiming to make moves towards an ecologically friendly future, had some potentially embarrassing news about their infrastructure made public. In a keynote, Jeff Dean revealed that in the past decade...
According to Reuters you might be seeing advertisements on your mobile phones. This is due in large part to the success of the iPhone and the AppStore. Content authors have the ability to embed advertisements...
According to the blog of Ebaumsworld, the new owners have fired all of the original staff, including Ebaum himself! Ebaumsworld is a very well known website that focuses on funny videos, pictures, flash games, etc....
Pope Benedict XVI, or more appropriately, the Vatican as a whole, have created a YouTube account. The Assosciated Press is reporting that the Vatican hopes to utilize the growing medium of online media...
A recent article here on Neowin reported the AMD Phenom II hitting a speed of 5GHz. That milestone has now been left in the dust as a video has surfaced on YouTube which has shown...
Approximately two years after Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, stated that the GNOME environment "in striving to be simple, no longer does what [he] needs", has made the switch from KDE to...
Shortly prior to Obama's inauguration the official White House website was updated with a new layout and new features. Already seen has been the new administration implement Change.gov which was widely met with satisfaction amongst...
Choosing a desktop platform usually involves the choice between Windows or Macintosh. There are a few factors which people consider when they are choosing a desktop platform. In no particular order, people want application compatibility,...
Let's face it; supercomputers are by no means cheap and accessible to all. This isn't much of an issue for the average user as there are rare instances in which they would need hundreds of...
How might technology influence a college student in the future, and what can we expect from our learning institutions in regards to advancements? In which type of environment will students find themselves learning in 10,...
