Neowin News Feed for: Army

Shanghai could be home to secretive Chinese hackers

Paul Ferson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai. Read more...

More info on Windows 8 use in the Army and Air Force revealed

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:19:37 +0000

Microsoft has now confirmed that it has a new three year agreement with the US Army and Air Force that will include deployment of Windows 8 in those military branches. Read more...

TechSpot: Battle of the Army Green Cases, Corsair vs. Thermaltake

Julio Franco — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:19:08 +0000

Despite the prevalence of military-themed motherboards, enthusiasts haven't had a whole lot of stock options for matching cases. Hoping to fill that void, Corsair and Thermaltake have recently... Read more...

Iceland fears arrest of MP over WikiLeaks

Paul Ferson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:23:48 +0100

Due to their part in leaking video footage of American soldiers killing civilians in Baghdad, a prominent Icelandic MP has been advised to avoid going to the USA by her own government. Read more...

Bastion devs give US airman physical copy

Paul Ferson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:35:17 +0000

A US airman and Redditor asked about the possibility of Bastion on on physical release - and was rewarded by the developers. Read more...

Army is testing OLED wrist display for soldiers

Christopher White — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:32:42 +0100

A soldier lies flat on the ground, waiting for information on enemy targets from HQ. He looks at his wrist and sees video footage from a drone that is passing by overhead. The drone identifies... Read more...

Army developing virtual world to train troops

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:21:56 +0100

The U.S. Army is looking to build a large virtual world similar to that of Second Life to help train soldiers. According to InformationWeek, the project will be called the Army Research, Development and Engineering... Read more...

$50M invested into flexible displays by the US Army

Sam Symons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:25:17 +0000

The US Army has invested a further $50 million into Arizona State University's flexible-display research facility, bringing their total contribution up to $100 million. The Army is so keen on these displays as they are... Read more...

America's Army Player Saves Real Life

EL1TE — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:55:36 +0000

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It's the stuff press releases are made of, but the story is great to boot. Paxton Galvanek never had medical training, but he'd gone through medic certification in the America's Army video game. Then one... Read more...

U.S. Army clamping down on soldiers' blogs

Slimy — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:45:06 +0100

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Soldiers in war zones are already subject to restrictions on blogging and public posts, but the U.S. Army is tightening restrictions on veterans who return and begin posting online, in hopes ensure sensitive information about... Read more...

America's Army 2.8.1 released - 4 "student" made maps!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:36:01 +0000

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Listen up Soldiers, the latest release of America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) (SMU GH Map Pack) V2.8.1 is now available! Featuring four (4) new maps created by students of The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University... Read more...

Nokia Lands High-Speed Wireless Contract From U.S. Army

Slimy — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:04:02 +0000

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Motorola is cutting jobs and watching profits drop. What's Nokia up to? Making deals with the world's largest military power. That was a no-brainer. The U.S. Army has awarded Nokia a contract to build a... Read more...

America's Army 2.8: Coalition Released!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:31:02 +0000

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A brand spanking new version of America's Army: Special Forces was released today, this time named Coalition. This new version offers a major addition to the game, and that happens to be the new mission... Read more...

Crysis & Army of Two Delayed

Todd Tanner — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:05:11 +0000

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Well it looks like we will all have to wait a bit longer to get our grubby little hands on Crysis and Army of Two: During Electronic Arts' quarterly financial conference call, EA... Read more...

America's Army 2.70 "Overmatch" released

Todd Tanner — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:19:55 +0100

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As promised (16 months ago or so) America's Army 2.70 code-named Overmatch has now been released. This is a huge update for the slightly long in the tooth free FPS from our beloved America's Army.... Read more...

U.S. Soldier to star in America's Army sequel

Todd Tanner — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:06:39 +0000

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FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- The questions were unusual for Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Wolford: Did you play with GI Joe action figures when you were a child? What if you could be one? "Usually,... Read more...

U.S. Army licenses Unreal Engine 3 technology

Todd Tanner — Wed, 11 May 2005 02:33:48 +0100

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West Point, NY May10, 2005 - The U.S. Army today announced that it is expanding its technology agreement with Epic Games. Since 2000, Epic's Unreal® Engine 2 has served as the foundation for America's... Read more...

America's Army Coming to Consoles

malebolgia — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:54:34 +0000

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Ubisoft announced today that it is developing a console version of America's Army. Titled America's Army: Rise of a Soldier, the game will attempt to create the most authentic military console game to date. America's... Read more...

America's Army SF 2.3.0 (FireFight) has been released

Todd Tanner — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:35:14 +0000

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Thanks to Vaichilds for the heads up. The 2.3.0 update for America's Army has now been released. Included in this latest update are 2 new maps, a new Tournament mode for... Read more...

U.S. Army Aims to Halt Paperwork with IBM System

malebolgia — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:46:13 +0000

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The U.S. Army has enlisted IBM and a handful of other companies to create an automated record-keeping system that ends the need for electronic forms to be printed out, signed and delivered up the military... Read more...