Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Time	Event
4:07a	Microsoft Paint is the canvas for 97-year-old legally blind artist http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-paint-is-the-canvas-for-97-year-old-legally-blind-artist 97 year old Hal Lasko is an artist who creates his works with Microsoft Paint and spends ten hours a day on his craft. Lasko is currently selling prints of his creations on his website. Read more...
6:40a	New Microsoft infographic gives Windows XP a retirement party http://www.neowin.net/news/new-microsoft-infographic-gives-windows-xp-a-retirement-party A new infographic released by Microsoft gives Windows XP its own retirement party as it tries to show businesses why they should make the move to Windows 8 and 8.1. Read more...
7:10a	Intel's fanless and energy efficient Haswell chip coming later this year http://www.neowin.net/news/intels-fanless-and-energy-efficient-haswell-chip-coming-later-this-year Intel says a new version of its latest Core processor, code name Haswell, that will be fanless and use less energy, is coming by the end of 2013, that could be used in Windows 8.1 notebooks. Read more...
8:04a	Apple site hack done "in the name of research", complete overhaul inbound http://www.neowin.net/news/apple-site-hack-done-in-the-name-of-research-complete-overhaul-inbound A security researcher based in London has stepped forward and claimed responsibility for the hack that occurred almost a week ago on the Apple Developers website, which is still down. Read more...
9:01a	Study: Facebook is depressing but Instagram maybe even more so http://www.neowin.net/news/study-facebook-is-depressing-but-instagram-maybe-even-more-so If you've ever thought that Facebook seemed depressing you were completely right according to scientists. And it seems Instagram may be even more so as it "purifies this one aspect of Facebook". Read more...
9:31a	New Nexus 7 unveiled by Best Buy ahead of Google event http://www.neowin.net/news/new-nexus-7-unveiled-by-best-buy-ahead-of-google-event Best Buy has published its pre-order pages confirming previous spec leaks and outing all the info on Google's brand new Nexus 7 tablet, ahead of the actual launch event later on today. Read more...
10:07a	Tim Cook: high-end smartphone market hasn't peaked http://www.neowin.net/news/tim-cook-high-end-smartphone-market-hasnt-peaked Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, said today that he doesn't believe that the high-end of the smartphone market is actually saturated. But he also hinted the company is addressing its absence from the low-end. Read more...
10:37a	NVIDIA announces 12GB Quadro K6000 "fastest GPU ever" http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-announces-12gb-quadro-k6000-fastest-gpu-ever NVIDIA has unleashed upon the world the Quadro K6000 graphics card. The card, which is aimed at pros, comes with a massive 12GB of GDDR5 memory, three times that of the K5000. Read more...
11:07a	Leaked images & video claims to show new 5-inch Blackberry A10 http://www.neowin.net/news/video-claims-to-show-new-5-inch-blackberry-a10 A new video claims to show the upcoming Blackberry flagship, the A10. The device is rumored to have a 5-inch screen, a dual-core processor and it's expected to launch around the winter holidays. Read more...
11:37a	EE post good Q2 results, everyone everywhere wants 4G apparently http://www.neowin.net/news/ee-post-good-q2-results-everyone-everywhere-wants-4g-apparently EE were the first network in the UK to offer 4G capabilities to the consumer. Now, figures released show they are not only doing well, but gaining customers at 4G like speeds! Read more...
12:10p	White Xbox One development kit revealed http://www.neowin.net/news/white-xbox-one-development-kit-revealed An Xbox developer has confirmed the existence of a white Xbox One, which as been used as a development kit internally at Microsoft. Could it be a glimpse at a future release? Read more...
1:47p	Microsoft sets Xbox One game prices at £50 in UK http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-sets-xbox-one-game-prices-at-50-in-uk Microsoft has revealed the cost of Xbox One games in the U.K. to be £49.99, the same price as the cost of newly released Xbox 360 games. The company previously announced the U.S. price of $59.99. Read more...
2:49p	NVIDIA demos next-gen mobile chip, Project Logan, in new videos http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-demos-next-gen-mobile-chip-project-logan-in-new-videos NVIDIA is revealing more about its next generation mobile chip, which has the code name Project Logan, along with some new videos that show off its graphical capabilities. Read more...
3:24p	Michael Dell improves offer slightly to take Dell private http://www.neowin.net/news/michael-dell-improves-offer-slightly-to-take-dell-private Dell has postponed its shareholder vote on going private again, this time to August 2nd, but this time they will have a slightly better share offer from Michael Dell to consider. Read more...
4:06p	Microsoft and Facebook lobby against NSA in April-June, Google/Yahoo stay quiet http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-and-facebook-lobby-against-nsa-in-april-june-googleyahoo-stay-quiet Microsoft and Facebook were the only tech giants to lobby against the laws that allowed the NSA to conduct its PRISM program but even so, it wasn't a strong effort by either company. Read more...
6:43p	Google Announces Nexus 7 refresh, Android 4.3 http://www.neowin.net/news/google-announces-nexus-7-refresh-android-43 The much awaited refresh to the Google Nexus 7 series has finally been officially announced. Having been leaked previously over and over, the specs confirm what most already know. Read more...
7:13p	Google announces Chromecast, streams Chrome to your TV http://www.neowin.net/news/google-announces-chromecast-streams-chrome-to-your-tv Google has announced Chromecast which streams content to almost any TV. This follows the cancelled Nexus Q and poorly adopted Google TV, has Google finally succeeded in the home entertainment space? Read more...
7:43p	Microsoft partners with Azul Systems to bring OpenJDK to Windows Azure http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-partners-with-azul-systems-to-bring-openjdk-to-windows-azure Microsoft Open Technologies has announced a partnership with Azul Systems that will bring Oracle's Java to Windows Azure sometime later in 2013 using the OpenJDK specification. Read more...
8:13p	Microsoft may change course and allow Xbox One games to be self published http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-may-change-course-and-allow-xbox-one-games-to-be-self-published A new rumor claims that Microsoft plans to change their policies for the Xbox One and allow independent game developers to release games for the console without needing a publisher. Read more...
8:43p	Microsoft: There are ways besides blocking sites to keep online porn from kids http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-there-are-ways-besides-blocking-sites-to-keep-online-porn-from-kids In a new blog post, Microsoft' Chief Online Safety Officer says that parents are finding ways to keep online adult content away from kinds besides simply blocking those sites. Read more...
9:57p	Ballmer states that Windows is not selling well, next gen Surface in testing http://www.neowin.net/news/ballmer-states-that-windows-is-not-selling-well-next-gen-surface-in-testing Microsoft's executive team held an internal conference on the campus today to talk about the latest earnings report and dropped a few other important nuggets of info. Read more...
10:27p	Microsoft confirms Xbox One game self publishing plans; details coming later http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-xbox-one-game-self-publishing-plans-details-coming-later Microsoft's Marc Whitten has confirmed that the company will indeed allow for game developers to self publish games for the Xbox One, but details will be revealed later. Read more...
10:57p	Microsoft offers tips to adapt Windows 8 apps for Windows 8.1 preview http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-offers-tips-to-adapt-windows-8-apps-for-windows-81-preview Microsoft is offering a number of tips to developers of Windows 8 apps so they can adapt them to work with the new features added for the preview version of Windows 8.1. Read more...

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