Neowin News Feed for: Connect

Slack launches Connect, a new way for up to 20 organizations to chat in a channel

Abhay V — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:12:01 +0000

Slack today announced Connect, a new way for paid customers to collaborate with up to 20 organizations in a single channel. It will also get Outlook and Google Calendar integration in the future. Read more...

Virgin Media launches Intelligent WiFi and Connect app to improve home coverage

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:26:01 +0000

Virgin Media has launched Intelligent WiFi which includes several tools for boosting WiFi coverage in the home. Virgin also released a new Connect app in order to help users manage the new features. Read more...

Microsoft's Connect(); 2018 developer event will be held on December 4

Rich Woods — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:30:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that its Connect(); developer event will be held on December 4. The keynote will be by Scott Guthrie, it will start at 8:30am Pacific Time, and it will be live-streamed. Read more...

Microsoft announces its Connect(); 2017 developer event

Rich Woods — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:11:42 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced its fourth Connect(); developer event, which is to be held from November 15 through the 17th. The event page says that developers will learn what's next across Microsoft. Read more...

Movado set to offer its Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch starting at $495

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:46:01 +0000

If you weren't satisfied with the typical Android Wear 2.0 offerings from the likes of Huawei, LG and Casio - chances are you'll be looking for something a bit more exquisite, maybe even a Movado. Read more...

Microsoft announces its third Connect() developer event will be held in NYC

Rich Woods — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:18:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced details of its third Connect() developer event, which will be held on November 16 and 17 in New York City. The company promises it will be its best Connect() conference yet. Read more...

8-inch Tesco Connect tablet now available for £99 with Windows 10... and terrible battery life

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:58:01 +0000

Leading UK retailer Tesco is now offering its 8-inch Connect tablet with Windows 10, for just £99 - but the device offers just 4 hours of battery life, half that of the similarly priced HP Stream 7. Read more...

Adobe Connect forums remain offline after intrusion

Paul Ferson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:02:44 +0000

Adobe has acknowledged in an official blog post that their Connectusers forums remain down, almost 48 hours after intrusion by an Egyptian hacker who sought to highlight Adobe's slow bugfixes. Read more...

Messenger now powering 2.8 Billion minutes of Facebook chat

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:29:11 +0000

When Windows Live Essentials 2011 launched back in October, including Windows Live Messenger with Facebook Connect. The partnership paid off very well for both Microsoft and Facebook, as Windows Live Messenger had become the second... Read more...

If you can't beat'em, join'em; MySpace surrenders to Facebook

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:26:17 +0000

Today, MySpace and Facebook held a press conference to announce a new partnership, or more of an official surrendering ceremony for MySpace. The short press conference only lasted a couple of minutes, but as expected, MySpace... Read more...

Facebook soon to become a VitaminWater flavor

Sam Symons — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:58:25 +0000

Every now and then, a rather bizarre product slips into the world of technology related products. An announcement earlier has revealed a perfect example of this: the company VitaminWater, known for making, well... vitamin water,... Read more...

Windows 7 testers to get free copy from tomorrow

Andrew Fairbairn — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:39:54 +0000

Last week Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to go back on what they had previously said by offering testers on the Windows 7 technical beta program a free copy of Windows 7... Read more...

Fancy a free copy of Office 2010 and a laptop to run it on?

Andrew Fairbairn — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:00:37 +0000

Microsoft is looking for family, student or home business users of their successful Office suite to participate in the beta program for Office 2010. As part of the program, users will be loaned a laptop... Read more...

Microsoft seeking feedback for Internet Explorer 9

Sean Bradford — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:14:51 +0000

Now that Internet Explorer 8 has reached RTM, it's time to move on to the research and planning phase of Internet Explorer 9. Was there something in IE8 that wasn't fixed or a new bug... Read more...

Windows 7 RC now available on MSDN, TechNet & Connect

Tom Warren — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:06:11 +0000

Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. In addition, we have confirmed that it is also available on Microsoft Connect for those enrolled in the... Read more...

Facebook Connect in iPhoto

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:05:10 +0000

Facebook Connect can now sync up with iPhoto on your Mac, to share your photos directly from the program. Photos in your iPhoto '09, that comes packaged with iLife '09, can sync your photos... Read more...

Windows 7: Easy Connect overview

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:11:27 +0000

So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7: Action Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC)... Read more...

Windows Vista & Server 2008 SP2 Beta released to testers

Neowin Staff — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:46:26 +0000

Microsoft have made available build v6002-16497 of Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Server 2008 to testers late last night. The bits show a compile date of October 17th and weigh in on... Read more...

Microsoft Connect Website Updated

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:41:01 +0000

The folks over at ActiveWin have noticed that the Microsoft Connect website has been updated. At the end of last year, Connect users were invited to use the "beta version" of the site and give... Read more...

Windows XP SP3 RC Refresh (Build 3264) on Connect

Neowin Staff — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:04:57 +0000

Oh wow, Thanks Microsoft! They have just posted a refresh of Windows XP Service Pack 3. So if you are still stuck on XP, by choice or not and you're a tester.. then it's available... Read more...

Microsoft launches New Connect Beta Site

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:21:19 +0000

Microsoft has released a new connect beta site (Build 3.00.00.0125) for its beta testers to try out. The software giant based the changes around user feedback and promises there are more changes to come. The... Read more...

Sony Phasing out Connect Music Service and ATRAC Codec

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:38:07 +0000

Sony have released official news this morning that they are to phase out the Connect music download service (available through SonicStage) in favour of a Microsoft Windows Media scheme in the US, Canada and Europe.... Read more...

Microsoft schedules Connect Profile changes on June 2

Mon, 14 May 2007 22:18:27 +0000

Microsoft has sent an e-mail to registered users on the Microsoft Connect Web site informing them of an update on Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 regarding their profile and personal information. All current and future profile... Read more...

Xbox 360 Customers Can't Connect To Apple AirPort Extreme

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:22:11 +0000

On the Apple's tech support forum, customers reported that the new AirPort Extreme recognizes the Wii and the PS3 but not the Xbox 360 unless all security, including password protection, is disabled on the AirPort... Read more...

Wifi-Enabled Sansa Connect MP3 Player

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:34:50 +0000

Microsoft's (arguably) largest innovation in the Zune is about to lose its unique touch. Well, partially at least. Sure, the new Sansa Connect by SanDisk doesn't have the same song sharing features as the Zune... Read more...

Microsoft Windows Vista is now on MSDN & Connect

Steven Parker — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:32:42 +0000

Thanks Andareed who posted this news in our forums, yes thats right MSDN users need no longer to wait. Initial reports are that this is different from the leaked version that has been available for... Read more...

Windows Server 2003 Beta Refresh 2 (build 2805) on Connect

Steven Parker — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:45:06 +0000

The Windows Serviceability Team has posted the Beta 2 Refresh of Windows Server 2003 SP2 to connect. Testers have been invited to install build 2805 of the service pack both on Windows Server 2003 R2... Read more...

Microsoft adds Virtual PC 2007 Beta to Connect

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:53:12 +0000

Microsoft will offer testers the chance to test the latest version of Virtual PC dubbed Virtual PC 2007. This follows the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta program which is scheduled to end on the... Read more...

Connect Beta invitations update (August 2006)

Neowin Staff — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:50:15 +0000

Latest Microsoft Connect Available Connections (August 06) Microsoft Math V3 Beta Microsoft Math is a set of mathematical tools that will help you get your work done quickly and easily. At the heart of... Read more...

Microsoft, Yahoo connect IM services

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:11:47 +0000

Nine months after announcing they would make their instant messaging services interoperate, Yahoo and Microsoft have done it. The companies are set to release on Thursday a limited beta test of aservice that will enable... Read more...

Microsoft Connect gets a Facelift

Wed, 10 May 2006 21:55:53 +0000

Thanks to Skoogie for the heads up over in the BPN. Microsoft has managed to slide in a new beta of their Microsoft Connect website without much notice. Many users of Microsoft Connect,... Read more...

Windows Media Connect 2.0

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:02:36 +0000

Installing Windows® Media Connect enables you to deliver music, photos, and videos that reside on your Windows XP PC to devices that support the uPnP protocol. This includes digital audio receivers, connected DVD players, set-top... Read more...

Microsoft Updates IM Server to Connect with Other Networks

Mon, 02 May 2005 15:44:49 +0000

Microsoft Corp. has released an update to its enterprise instant messaging and presence servers for free, a move that makes good on its promise to interoperate with the three major IM networks. ... Read more...

Direct Connect 2 2.01

Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:24:23 +0000

Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture is built on a peer-to-peer foundation; users run, control, and maintain the network. Users are able to share any type of file -... Read more...

Direct Connect for MacOS X 1.1.0

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 05:30:58 +0000

Direct Connect brings Macs and PCs one step closer by allowing them to seamlessly peer with one another on our unsurpassed file-sharing network. Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture... Read more...

MSN Messenger Connect Service

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:04:31 +0000

Thanks Ã‡®€Ã¥MhÃ¥©k€RÃ©Ã...Bridging its expertise in consumer and enterprise software, Microsoft Corp. today announced plans for the availability of its new MSN® Messenger Connect for Enterprises service. MSN Messenger Connect offers an enterprise a manageable way... Read more...