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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
7:10 am	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...
6:40 am	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...
4:07 am	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...
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
10:24 pm	Apple sells 31.2 million iPhones and 14.6 million iPads in Q2 2013 http://www.neowin.net/news/apple-sells-312-million-iphones-and-146-million-ipads-in-q2-2013 Apple has announced it sold 31.2 million iPhones and 14.6 million iPads in the second calendar quarter of 2013, along with 3.8 million Mac's. Apple generated $35.3 billion in revenues for the quarter. Read more...
10:37 pm	Xbox Live currently experiencing service disruption [Update: It's fixed] http://www.neowin.net/news/xbox-live-service-down-for-xbox-360-windows-8-and-windows-phone Microsoft's Xbox Live service is experiencing some downtime at the moment, as some users are unable to sign in via the Xbox 360 console, Windows 8, Windows Phone and Games For Windows Live. Read more...
8:45 pm	Microsoft releases final version of Office 2010 SP2 http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-final-version-of-office-2010-sp2 Microsoft has quietly released the final version of Office 2010 SP2, containing a number of fixes and improvements for the software, after releasing a beta version in April. Read more...
9:54 pm	Three new Windows 8.1 preview fixes released http://www.neowin.net/news/three-new-windows-81-preview-fixes-released Microsoft has released three more bug fixes for the public preview of Windows 8.1, which includes a stability improvement when the OS uses the SkyDrive cloud service. Read more...
9:15 pm	Analyst: Xbox One could outship PS4 three-to-one in 2013 http://www.neowin.net/news/analyst-xbox-one-could-outship-ps4-three-to-one-in-2013 Baird analyst Colin Sebastian claims that, according to their own checks of parts supply chains, shipments of the Xbox One could be ahead of the rival PS4 console by as much as three to one. Read more...
6:45 pm	Rumor: Ashton Kutcher may soon be promoting Lenovo Windows 8 PCs http://www.neowin.net/news/rumor-ashton-kutcher-may-soon-be-promoting-lenovo-windows-8-pcs A new report claims that actor Ashton Kutcher is close to signing a $10 million deal with PC maker Lenovo that, if true, will likely see the man who played Steve Jobs promoting Windows 8 PCs. Read more...
7:15 pm	Three new Droid smartphones from Motorola coming from Verizon http://www.neowin.net/news/three-new-droid-smartphones-from-motorola-coming-from-verizon Verizon Wireless has announced it will sell three new Droid smartphones from Motorola, the Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx, in August, with pre-orders starting today. Read more...
6:15 pm	James Larus, leader of Microsoft's Singularity OS project, departs company http://www.neowin.net/news/james-larus-leader-of-microsofts-singularity-os-project-departs-company James Larus, the leader of Microsoft's now shut down Singularity OS project, has left the company after 16 years to become the new dean of computer science at Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne. Read more...
5:21 pm	Microsoft Research helping to create new short looping videos http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-research-helping-to-create-new-short-looping-videos A new paper that was co-created by a team at Microsoft Research describes a new way of creating short videos that can be placed in an infinite loop for sharing with others. Read more...
4:51 pm	99.7% of Windows Phone 8 apps run on 512MB devices http://www.neowin.net/news/997-of-windows-phone-8-apps-run-on-512mb-devices Many folks believe that having only 512 MB RAM on your phone leads to a sub-par experience but a recent report clearly shows this isn't the case when it comes to Windows Phone 8 games and apps. Read more...
3:56 pm	Windows Phone leader answers complaints about lack of new OS features http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-phone-leader-answers-complaints-about-lack-of-new-os-features The leader of Windows Phone at Microsoft, Joe Belfiore, posted a rare note on the company's support forums this week to answer complaints that new features for the OS are not being added fast enough. Read more...
2:25 pm	Microsoft releases update to OneNote Android app http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-update-to-onenote-android-app Microsoft has released a new update to the Android version of its OneNote app, designed to fix a problem with the app not loading on devices with NVIDIA Tegra 2 processors. Read more...
3:26 pm	Nokia came up with Lumia brand name in one day http://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-came-up-with-lumia-brand-name-in-one-day In a new article about Nokia, its CEO Stephen Elop revealed that he insisted that the company's leadership team come up with the brand name for their Windows Phone devices, Lumia, in one day. Read more...
12:20 pm	Netflix announces profitable Q2, but investors still worried http://www.neowin.net/news/netflix-announces-profitable-q2-but-investors-still-worried Netflix has released its quarterly report and it seems the video streaming company has had a great quarter with profits and revenue seeing a substantial increase. However, investors are still nervous. Read more...
11:20 am	EZTV and YIFY-Torrents latest in series of UK ISP blockades http://www.neowin.net/news/eztv-and-yify-torrents-latest-in-series-of-uk-isp-blockades Following yesterdays news on blocking porn through ISP filters for UK citizens, anti-piracy group FACT has won a court order to block two more torrent sites, citing "mass access to infringing content" Read more...
11:50 am	Apple celebrates 1 billion podcast subscriptions http://www.neowin.net/news/apple-celebrates-1-billion-podcast-subscriptions Apple is celebrating a new milestone: 1 billion podcast subscriptions. This format has become on of the most popular entertainment mediums out there with countless episodes being released every day. Read more...
10:08 am	LiveLeak app releases for Android http://www.neowin.net/news/liveleak-app-releases-for-android The official LiveLeak app has released for Android, promising mobile access to all the Russian dashcam videos you'll ever want and then some more. An iOS app remains in the works as well. Read more...