Emergence Day Revealed: Critically Acclaimed Xbox 360 Title “Gears of War” to Surface Nov. 12, 2006

Countdown begins for the most anticipated game of 2006 as gamers eagerly await the flagship title from Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games.
microsoft - comments - 3.8.2006

Get a Mac Mini for free!

With the popularity of Mac Mini's, people are snatching them up quickly before they are all gone. We've done this offer for a free one and so should you! The quickest way to get your free Mac Mini it to sign up to the Rhapsody service through the link below (it will only cost you 99 cents) and follow the directions.
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Windows 7 on a Mac Mini

Finding myself with some free time on Tuesday, I decided to try and see whether and how Windows 7 would install using Boot Camp on a Mac.
windows - comments - 29.1.2009

Dell’s Mini packs Ubuntu, XP

Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 now available and Dell is pushing the netbook is available on its site. Meanwhile Vodafone is going to sell the Mini in Europe.
common - comments - 4.9.2008

New Slim Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook

The famous multinational technology company, Dell has introduced its new slim and stylish netbook - Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (1210), which designed primarily for teens, tweens, travelers and ‘Tweeters’ to surf the Web on the go.
common - comments - 27.10.2008

Windows 7 Mini-Beta Coming Up in Concordance with the Release Candidate

Just because Microsoft is reportedly planning mini-beta releases of Windows 7 does not mean that the Redmond company is sidetracking from the original plans for the next iteration of the Windows client.
windows - comments - 1.4.2009

Behind Windows 7s Mini Start Menus - Jump List

Not many people might be aware, or remember this detail, but the Jump Lists feature in Windows 7 made its public debut with Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 back in November 2008.
common - comments - 5.1.2010

How to Minimize Windows 7 Media Player WMP12 to Taskbar as Mini Toolbar

In Windows Vista with Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11), user can choose to enable Windows Media Player toolbar on Windows Taskbar as a mini toolbar or Taskband or Deskband, where user can directly access WMP controls and view song or music currently been played.
windows - comments - 11.1.2010

Get Back Windows Media Player 12 Mini Toolbar on Windows 7 Taskbar

Those long time Windows Media Player 11 users might know about Mini toolbar which appears on taskbar when you minimize your Windows Media Player.
windows - comments - 9.1.2010

EU wants other browsers in Windows

Microsoft’s plans for Windows 7 to allow users to disable Internet Explorer don’t go far enough, the EU is thinking.
windows - comments - 1.6.2009

EU: Microsoft's Behavior 'Unacceptable'

European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes hit out at Microsoft in comments to European parliamentarians today, saying it is "unacceptable" that the company continues to gain market share using tactics that were outlawed in the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against the software vendor.
microsoft - comments - 22.3.2007

EU blow to Microsoft on Windows

Microsoft will be forced to hand over to rivals what the group claims is sensitive and valuable technical information about its Windows operating system for next to no compensation, according to a confidential document seen by the Financial Times.
windows - comments - 6.4.2007

EU cautioned on any Microsoft break-up

A former U.S. justice official who tried to break up Microsoft seven years ago has urged the European Commission to tread cautiously if it tries to do the same.
microsoft - comments - 9.5.2007

No Windows 7 upgrade option in the EU

Today Microsoft announced the pricing of Windows 7. As previously reported on Neowin, the EU will be getting a version that will not contain IE and because of this Microsoft will be offering no upgrade option in the EU.
windows - comments - 25.6.2009

Microsoft to contest "unjustified" EU move

Microsoft said on Thursday it would contest what it called an unjustified European Commission decision to impose backdated daily fines if it fails to comply with European Union antitrust sanctions.

The U.S. software giant said it had obeyed the Commission's landmark March 2004 decision ordering it to change its business practices but the EU executive kept making new demands and the latest one went beyond the European regulator's powers.
microsoft - comments - 23.12.2005

Microsoft's EU fight seen as Vista threat

Microsoft's antitrust battle in Europe threatens to snarl the release of the next version of Windows and has turned into a big distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits, analysts and investors say.
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Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU

Microsoft Corp. filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said.
microsoft - comments - 24.11.2006

EU Regulators, Opera on Windows 7 E plan

At the end of the day Microsoft acknowledged its plan to ship a browser-less version of Windows 7 in the European Union to attempt to appease antitrust regulators, those same regulators and Opera Software weighed in on Redmond’s plan.
common - comments - 12.6.2009

Microsoft-EU settle antitrust case

The European Commission said Wednesday that it has settled with Microsoft over its remaining antitrust issues.
microsoft - comments - 17.12.2009

Microsoft Asks US Courts to Intervene in EU Case

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it had asked U.S. Federal courts to force IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp. and Novell Inc. to give it documents in its battle against the European Commission.
microsoft - comments - 6.3.2006

Microsoft tells EU it will ship Windows Vista

Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there.
windows - comments - 13.10.2006

EU Threatens Microsoft With New $446 Million Fine

In what was probably an inevitable ultimatum, the only question surrounding which may have been when it would come, the European Commission today publicly issued a warning that Microsoft must turn over what it describes as the “complete documentation” regarding interoperability protocols for Windows, or else face a fine retroactive to last July totaling €348 million (USD$445.7 million), plus €3 million per day thereafter for continued non-compliance.
microsoft - comments - 16.11.2006

Microsoft Gambles One EU Customer Will Make its Case

It has been "Issues Week" all week for Microsoft, and Thursday, the company took on the dreaded interoperability issue. But its choice of message was called into question a bit yesterday after Microsoft boasted of having signed up its first official customer for its communications and interoperability IP licenses: Quest Software, the manufacturer of the Toad data modeling system.
microsoft - comments - 10.3.2007

Microsoft Says EU Version Of Windows Vista A Dud

Company officials say no PC manufacturers have chosen to license the special editions of its operating systems, which are available only in Europe, that lack the Windows Media Player media playback software.
microsoft - comments - 21.5.2007

EU warns Microsoft to limit Windows Vista features

The European Union's top competition regulator has warned Microsoft Corp it won't be allowed to sell its new Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-loaded with certain features, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
windows - comments - 29.3.2006

EU Commission: Intel fined record $1.45 billion

The European Commission on Wednesday fined Intel a record €1.06 billion, or about $1.446 billion, for abusing its dominance in the computer chip market to exclude longtime rival AMD.
common - comments - 13.5.2009

Microsoft finally comes to an agreement with the EU over Internet Explorer and Windows 7

After months of discussion, arguing and fighting; Microsoft has finally found even grounds with the EU over their inclusion of Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 in Europe.
windows - comments - 16.12.2009

Win 7 Anytime Upgrade prices announced, EU & UK ripped off

Microsoft today unveiled pricing for Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and the Windows 7 Family Pack.
windows - comments - 31.7.2009

MS Office 2010 Build 14.0.4417.1000 Download Link and Screenshot Gallery

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jcxp.net - 05.09.2009

HP gets into Netbook game with Mini 1000

Dan Ackerman: We'd like to say we were pleasantly surprised to see HP announce its new Mini 1000 Netbook Tuesday. Of course we can't, since HP accidentally put a big picture of the new system up on its Web site over the weekend for several hours. Blown surprise aside, the Mini 1000 is now available for online ordering, and we've got a full review and video.




winbeta.org - 29.10.2008

Microsoft Announces Game for Nintendo DS

Although we probably wont ever be seeing Mario on the Xbox, one of Microsofts latest franchises will be hitting a Nintendo system.


Microsoft announced at Comic Con that Viva Piñata is headed to the Nintendo DS. The title will be based off the current title for Xbox 360 (also slated for the PC later this year) rather than the Party Animals mini-games package. The Microsoft-owned game developer studio Rare will be handling the development of this title in-house.


Rare describes the upcoming title in a news update on its website, œThis is a full-size Viva Piñata game in your pocket, featuring not only the entire range of paper beasts from the Xbox 360 title but also a few new ones thrown in to spice things up for those familiar with the established cast.�..
winbeta.org - 31.07.2007

Domain name '.eu' open for business

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union planted its flag in cyberspace Wednesday when the ".eu" Internet domain name opened for business.

Until now, Europeans had to choose between a national domain such as ".fr" for France or a global one like ".com," which is often seen as American.

EU Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding said she expected several hundred thousand sign-ups for ".eu" in the first few days. National registries in some countries -- such as Belgium, home to the EU headquarters in Brussels -- are offering promotions to persuade Internet users to stay local.

But do Europeans want a ".eu" domain name? Some business groups are uncertain how popular it will be. Europeans have an EU flag, an EU passport and an EU anthem but many have a lukewarm attitude to European integration -- as French and Dutch "no" votes to a new constitution showed this year...
winbeta.org - 09.12.2005

Opera Beefs Up 'Mini' Phone Browser

Opera Software on Wednesday released the second revision to its Opera Mini browser for mobile phones. The software brings full Web capability to non-smartphone owners, supporting any handset with Java capabilities. Opera Mini 2.0 adds a number of new features, including content downloads...
betanews.com - 04.05.2006

Apple, please stop 'thinking different'

When Apple unveiled its latest Macbook and Macbook Pro the world rejoiced. Steve Jobs and his gang at Apple are excellent at product presentation and sales. One thing that was somewhat overlooked at the launch was the inclusion on of mini-DisplayPort. It sounds great but where did Apple get this DisplayPort mini idea from? It seems as if they came up with the idea to design, fabricate and now push the small form factor display port themselves. It's also astonishing because mini-DisplayPort is following in the foot trails of mini-VGA and mini-DVI which all were wildly adopted?

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neowin.net - 02.12.2008

Opera Launches 'Mini' Phone Browser

Opera Software on Tuesday rolled out the final version of Opera Mini, a full Web browser designed to run on any mobile phone that supports Java. The software has been in trial mode since August and is available for download free of charge by loading mini.opera.com in a phone's WAP browser...
betanews.com - 24.01.2006

.eu Domain Opens for Business

The European Union's .eu domain opened for registrations on Wednesday morning, with its supporters hoping the newest international domain will boost EU e-commerce. The launch of the domain ends a six-year process that began in 1999 and later received the support of the European Commission...
betanews.com - 08.12.2005

Microsoft: We Did Everything EU Asked

With the EU expected to hand down fines of 2 million euros per day dating back to December 15 for Microsoft's alleged non-compliance with antitrust sanctions, the company has sent an e-mail to employees updating them on the situation. Microsoft's associate counsel in Europe says the company has done everything the EU has asked...
betanews.com - 30.06.2006

No Windows 7 upgrade option in the EU

Today Microsoft announced the pricing of Windows 7. As previously reported on Neowin, the EU will be getting a version that will not contain IE and because of this Microsoft will be offering no upgrade option in the EU. This harsh line comes as somewhat as a surprise that all EU users that wish to upgrade to Windows 7 must buy a full copy. There is a silver lining to this announcement and it's that the full price of Windows 7 will be at the equaliviant price to the upgrade option.

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neowin.net - 25.06.2009

EU: Microsoft Exhibiting 'Abusive Behavior'

EU competition chief Neelie Koes told the EU Parliament Thursday that she believed Microsoft was still engaging in "abusive behavior," and continues to gain market share as a result...
betanews.com - 22.03.2007

Opera releases Mini 4 beta

Opera has released a beta of the new version of Opera Mini, a mobile phone browser.

A free download from the Opera website, Opera Mini 4 is the latest product in the family that already has 15 million users worldwide.

According to Christen Krogh, vice president of engineering at Opera, Opera Mini 4 is not meant to adapt the web for the mobile phone, but to put "the internet as you know it" on your handset.

Rather than show websites in a specially adapted small-screen format, it presents the sites as you would see them on a PC, allowing you to zoom in and out. ..
winbeta.org - 19.06.2007

Rumor: New Mac Mini coming to Macworld 2009

Apple will launch an upgrade to its low-end desktop, the Mac Mini, at January's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, according to an Apple corporate employee who contacted Wired.com. The source, who wished to remain anonymous (to keep his job), could not disclose details about the Mac Mini other than its upcoming announcement at Macworld Expo, which begins Jan. 5. That's where CEO Steve Jobs traditionally launches major products during his famous keynotes (assuming he does indeed show up). Here's what Wired.com believes will be in the next Mac Mini, based on trends seen in Apple's latest products: Similar to the MacBooks, the Mac Mini will sport a silver enclosure composed of a block of aluminum.

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neowin.net - 16.12.2008

Via launches Nano processor for mainstream

Via Technologies is set to go mainstream. On Thursday, Via launched the low-power Nano processor line that will compete with Intel's Atom processor and likely give the chip supplier some mainstream PC street cred.



Formerly referred to by the code name Isaiah, Nano is based on the x86 architecture, meaning it can run the same software as chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

With Nano, Via is angling for more mainstream notebook and mini-notebook designs such as Hewlett-Packard's
2133 Mini-Note PC, which uses Via's current C7 processor. Low-cost desktops will also be a target market, as will designs with Nvidia's graphics processors.




winbeta.org - 29.05.2008

Opera Releases Final Preview of 'Mini'

Opera Software this week put the final touches on a preview version of its "Mini" Web browser, which is designed to allow users to access the Web on phones normally incapable of running a browser. To keep memory usage down, Opera Mini utilizes a remote proxy that pre-processes a Web page before sending it to the phone...
betanews.com - 21.12.2005

Here comes the BlackBerry Application Storefront

betanews.com - 21.01.2009

Mad Rush to Purchase .eu Domains

The European Union's .eu top-level domain name was opened to the public Friday, with businesses and individuals rushing to stake their claim on the Web's newest frontier. Over 700,000 registration applications were received in the first four hours of the domain going live. The EU hopes to provide a real rival to .com after excitement over other new domains largely fizzled out...
betanews.com - 07.04.2006

.eu Storms into Top 10 Web Domains

The .eu domain has become one of the most popular in the world only a year after its launch, ranking third most common in the European Union...
betanews.com - 11.04.2007

More details of next-generation Mac Mini surface

An image has appeared over on the MacRumors discussion boards of what appears to be the eagerly anticipated next generation Mac Mini. Details are still scarce, but the source claims the new Mini will ship with a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory and a SATA Super Drive. Perhaps the biggest surprise is the apparent inclusion of a FireWire port, which Apple controversially axed from the new unibody MacBook range in October. Apple was expected to unveil a revised Mini back at MacWorld in January, but failed to deliver leaving many consumers bitterly disappointed. The new hardware, like the MacBook family, is expected to be powered by NVIDIA chipsets.

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neowin.net - 20.02.2009

Sorry folks, Opera Mini won't be coming to the iPhone

In a New York Times interview this week, Opera's Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner said Opera Mini has been ported to the iPhone, but cannot be released...
betanews.com - 31.10.2008