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Newton Inc. - Apple Spins Off The MessagePad
News The new company, tentatively called Newton Inc.will begin operation July 1. Sandy Benett, acting vice president for the Newton Systems Group, will run the operation while a CEO is recruited, Benett will serve as COO.
[May 23, 1997, 9:44]
Newton Users Express Dismay Over PDA's Death
News That was the message Friday at Apple Computer Inc.headquarters as about 60 Newton users and developers gathered in a parking lot to express anger and dismay about the company's decision to discontinue the once-revolutionary handheld computer.
[March 9, 1998, 8:58]
Opinion: Newton's Legacy
News Apple's recent discontinuation of its Newton MessagePad marks a sad end for a pioneering device: the handheld computer. Apple coined the term personal digital assistant, or PDA, just for the Newton. The intense hype surrounding the Newton put this...
[June 29, 1998, 11:00]
Newton Sees Duller But More Profitable Future
News It's a corporate product bought in very large volumes to save time and money in doing business," said Craig Sears-Black, VP of sales and marketing for the firm, which will trade under the Newton name, at least for the near future.
[May 23, 1997, 16:10]
Q&A: Dell's Newton Serves Up Aces
News A series of strong financial quarters have given it the confidence it needs to head for the number one spot, as UK corporate managing director Mike Newton told PCDN. Already established as a top five PC vendor, leading direct seller Dell is chasing...
[September 6, 1996, 11:49]
Apple Unveils New Generation Of Newton Portables
News It is based on Apple's Newton operating system and comes with bundled software including a word processor, drawing program, spreadsheet and graphing calculator. The MessagePad 2000, also a Newton-based device, is GSM compatible and includes 5Mb RAM...
[October 29, 1996, 11:35]
Apple Could Sell Newton Unit
News When the first PDAs based on the Newton operating system came to market in 1992, many pundits hailed their arrival as the technology around which Apple could build a new fortune. However, Newton has since floundered under the weight of poor reviews...
[February 4, 1997, 16:18]
Apple Makes Huge Job Cuts, Newton Spared Again
News However, the Newton PDA division, marked out by many pundits as a likely candiate for the drop, goes ahead. Apple made its much-dreaded job cuts Friday, saying it planned to reduce its head count by 2,700 employees plus 1,400 part-time and...
[March 17, 1997, 11:16]
Apple Kills Off Newton PDA
News Ever since its launch, the Newton has been victim to external mockery and internal sharp changes in policy. After being spun off last year, the Newton division was reined back in by stand-in CEO Steve Jobs but this is definitely the end of the road...
[February 27, 1998, 14:42]
Apple Investors Rejoice In Newton's Demise
News Apple's stock has leapt in value following the decision to end Newton production, the latest bitter pill in a course of harsh medicine being administered by CEO Steve Jobs. The Newton, which never made up more than one per cent of Apple's turnover...
[March 5, 1998, 14:01]
JP1 Enables NEWTON To Deliver Comprehensive IT Management Services From Their Headquarters In London To Customers Throughout Europe
White Papers A London based IT solution provider, NEWTON Information Technology Ltd. NEWTON), has launched a new service offering which provides total management of their customers' IT environments. JP1 enables NEWTON to dramatically improve the efficiency of...
[May 8, 2007, 0:00]
Back In The World Of Infinite Free Energy...
Blog Comment This debate also put me in mind of Einsten/Newton - however, not because it's a good analogy but precisely the opposite. It can't be tweaked - there is no slightly inaccurate equation which is right 99% of the time (as was the case with Newton and...
[March 22, 2007, 15:48]
Software Piracy Case Hits The Old Bailey
Talkback THE trial of a Newton man accused of playing a part in an international software piracy ring continued this week. Close, Newton, and a second man, Alex Bell, 29,of Plymouth Road, James Cudney,aka (bcr8tive) of the 'Drink or Die' group, was accused...
[November 13, 2004, 9:15]
Finding Roots On The Edge Of A Function's Domain
White Papers The interval version of Newton? The interval Newton algorithm has all the good properties of the original point-version, none of the undesirable properties, and a number of important properties that are unique to the interval version.
[July 1, 2004, 0:00]
Quotes Of The Week, May 19-23
News "The most important thing is we're setting up a new company entirely focused on Newton. Apple's Craig Sears-Black on the Newton spin-off. We will have our own direction, which wasn't possible before when we had to make compromises to suit Apple and...
[May 27, 1997, 10:35]
Ex-Apple UK Boss Sees No Change Out Of Next Buy
News Mike Newton, a former Apple VP for the UK, Eire and South Africa, who left the company a year ago and is currently UK managing director at Dell, described the move as an "irrelevance". The MacOS is not [fully] ported to the PowerPC and doesn't run...
[January 7, 1997, 9:26]
Observations On Your Interview Techniques
Talkback Newton, beyond all debate, was a great thinker. After some time Charles then finished off Newton's as well. When Newton finally arrived, he spied the empty plates and asked, `Sire have we already eaten?
[April 3, 2008, 12:29]
Wireless Could Be Bridge To Digital Divide
News Richard Newton, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, said the most important technological step to take in developing countries is to build communications networks with wireless capabilities.
[April 5, 2004, 13:15]
'First' Open Source ECM Nears Release
News The company was started in January this year by John Newton, the co-founder of ECM provider Documentum, and John Powell, the former chief operating officer of business intelligence firm Business Objects.
[October 12, 2005, 13:35]
Exclusive: Loot Exposed As Tool For Software Pirates
News Mike Newton, campaign manager for the BSA said: "We have evidence the title is used for criminal activity", including letters of complaints from the public. One guideline, according to Newton, suggests that, "if software is offered for 25 percent...
[January 28, 1999, 16:10]
