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Thursday, July 18th, 2013
4:59 pm	Rumor: Windows 8.1 gone RTM with hand over to OEMs on August 16th http://www.neowin.net/news/rumor-windows-81-gone-rtm-with-hand-over-to-oems-on-august-16th A rumor "from Russia with love" claims that Microsoft has now signed off on the final RTM version of Windows 8.1 and plans to offer the OS update to its many OEM partners on August 16th. Read more...
3:47 pm	Microsoft's ads for Surface, Windows 8 and more boost overall tech ad spending http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft039s-ads-for-surface-windows-8-and-more-boost-overall-tech-ad-spending A new report claims that ad spending in the tech industry went up 30 percent in the first quarter of 2013 in the US, lead by Microsoft who boosted their own ad spending by 200 percent. Read more...
2:48 pm	Dell delays shareholder vote on going private until July 24th http://www.neowin.net/news/dell-delays-shareholder-vote-on-going-private-until-july-24th PC maker Dell has delayed a planned vote by its shareholders on a proposal to take the company private until July 24th, with reports that the current proposal did not have enough votes. Read more...
1:03 pm	Spec Shootout: HTC One vs HTC One Mini http://www.neowin.net/news/spec-shootout-htc-one-vs-htc-one-mini We compare the specs of the upcoming HTC One Mini with it's older, and more powerful, sibling, the HTC One. We know this is a mid-range device but what exactly are the trade-offs for its lower price? Read more...
1:45 pm	Microsoft offering free year of Xbox Gold with new Office 365 subscription http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-offering-free-year-of-xbox-gold-with-new-office-365-subscription Microsoft is offering its customers a really good deal; subscribe to Office 365 now and you get a full year of Xbox Live Gold for free. And yes that includes the 2 free games you receive every month. Read more...
12:10 pm	Nokia Q2 2013 results: Lumia sales up to 7.4 million, company still loses $150 million http://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-q2-2013-results-lumia-sales-up-to-74-million-company-still-loses-150-million Nokia's financial results for Q2 are in and Lumia sales are continuing to grow fast but the company is still losing money thanks to declining dumb-phone sales and high manufacturing costs. Read more...
12:15 pm	HTC announces HTC One Mini with 4.3-inch screen and dual-core CPU http://www.neowin.net/news/htc-announces-htc-one-mini-with-43-inch-screen-and-dual-core-cpu HTC has announced their brand new mid-range smartphone: the HTC One Mini. This device is a smaller less powerful version of the company's flagship Android phone. Read more...
3:53 am	Miniature HTC One smartphone teased for Thursday reveal http://www.neowin.net/news/miniature-htc-one-smartphone-teased-for-thursday-reveal HTC's U.K. Twitter account is teasing a miniature version of its flagship Android smartphone, One. The phone is expected to feature a 4.3-inch display and launch later this year. Read more...
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
10:19 pm	Lenovo stops selling Windows RT Yoga 11 notebook on its website http://www.neowin.net/news/lenovo-stops-selling-windows-rt-yoga-11-notebook-on-its-website Lenovo has stopped selling its Windows RT Yoga 11 notebook on its own website, although the 11 inch laptop that can also serve as a tablet is still available on other retail websites. Read more...
9:08 pm	T-Mobile now selling the Nokia Lumia 925 in the US http://www.neowin.net/news/t-mobile-now-selling-the-nokia-lumia-925-in-the-us T-Mobile is now selling the aluminum Nokia Lumia 925 in the US. As promised, the Windows Phone 8 device is being sold for $49.99 down and $20 a month for 24 months. Read more...
9:38 pm	Shipments of Leap motion gesture add-on for PC start this week http://www.neowin.net/news/shipments-of-leap-motion-gesture-add-on-for-pc-start-this-week Leap Motion has announced that the first shipments of its long awaited Leap motion gesture add-on for PC should start this week, with delivery to per-order customers on July 22nd. Read more...
7:38 pm	Google sends out invites for Android event http://www.neowin.net/news/google-sends-out-invites-for-android-event Invites for a Google event led by the head of Android and Chrome, Sundar Pichai, are being issued. The heavily leaked Android 4.3 update will likely be officially announced alongside Chrome updates. Read more...
8:08 pm	Google must do more to prevent anti-trust fines from EU http://www.neowin.net/news/google-must-do-more-to-prevent-anti-trust-fines-from-eu The head of the EU's anti-trust commission said today Google must offer some more concessions before it is satisfied that Google's hold on the search market does not violate the EU's anti-trust laws. Read more...
8:38 pm	Microsoft adding more info categories to Bing Autosuggest http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-adding-more-info-categories-to-bing-autosuggest Microsoft has announced it has added more information in other search categories to the right side box when a person types in a search string in Bing's Autosuggest feature. Read more...
6:12 pm	Microsoft joins with Polar to develop IE10 second screen polling app http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-joins-with-polar-to-develop-ie10-second-screen-polling-app Microsoft has announced a new partnership with the app developer Polar for a new IE10 second screen experience, where Polar's iOS app links to the browser to show the results of online polls. Read more...
5:29 pm	Nokia shows Lumia 1020 smartphones on the production line http://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-shows-lumia-1020-smartphones-on-the-production-line Nokia's marketing and sales head Chris Weber took to Twitter to post an image of a couple of the company's Lumia 1020 smartphones that are being assembled on the production line. Read more...
4:03 pm	More alleged iPhone 5S specs leak http://www.neowin.net/news/more-alleged-iphone-5s-specs-leak More possible specifications for the upcoming iPhone 5S have leaked from China, adding more likelihood that Apple's next phone will focus on internal changes rather than a new design. Read more...
3:33 pm	Microsoft launches Skype WiFi app for Windows 8 http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-launches-skype-wifi-app-for-windows-8 Microsoft has launched a new Skype WiFi app for Windows 8, allowing users of the OS to quickly find and connect to the over one million paid WiFi hotspots Skype supports around the world. Read more...
2:03 pm	MetroTwit for Windows 8 gets a major upgrade http://www.neowin.net/news/metrotwit-for-windows-8-gets-a-major-upgrade MetroTwit, one of the first third party Twitter apps that was created for Windows 8, has a new version that debuts a new design along with many other new features. Read more...
2:33 pm	Nokia Lumia 1020 will possibly have a red color option http://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-lumia-1020-will-possibly-have-a-red-color-option Well-regarded technology tipster @evleaks has revealed the Nokia Lumia will have a color option not previously shown by the company: red. The color option joins yellow, white and black. Read more...