Neowin News Feed for: Contracts

AI-powered Microsoft Word add-on for lawyers raises $26 million in new funding

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 03:18:01 +0000

Robin AI, a company which makes a Microsoft Word AI add-on to speed up work on legal documents, has just raised $26 million in funding to help it capitalize on its recent successes. Read more...

Seven broadband and mobile firms to raise prices by up to 14.4% in the spring

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:04:02 +0000

UK broadband and mobile customers are going to be hit with price hikes this spring as operators attempt to keep up with their costs. Those who can are urged to look for cheaper deals elsewhere. Read more...

UK: Virgin Media starts Google Smart Home trial

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:50:01 +0000

Virgin Media is now offering Smart Home contracts to select customers and will even send an engineer out to ensure devices are working properly. Contracts range from £10 to £56 per month. Read more...

Brits set to save on broadband costs under Ofcom changes

Paul Hill — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:02:01 +0000

New rules set to come into effect tomorrow will help phone, broadband, and pay-TV customers avoid out-of-contract charges. Providers will offer new deals for those about to finish a contract. Read more...

Sprint returns to two-year contracts only a month after discontinuing them

Derrek Leigh — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 00:30:01 +0000

The 4th largest US carrier has brought back two-year contract agreements for customers. The option was previously discontinued in January following a trend started by T-Mobile US a few years ago. Read more...

Dust and water resistant Sony Xperia M4 Aqua launches in the UK

Nirave Gondhia — Sat, 23 May 2015 12:24:01 +0000

The dust and water resistant Sony Xperia M4 Aqua is now available from UK retailer Carphone Warehouse in a range of colors for just £15.50 per month on pay monthly contracts. Read more...

Carphone Warehouse's 'iD' mobile network launches tomorrow and here are the plans on offer

Nirave Gondhia — Mon, 11 May 2015 15:48:01 +0000

Carphone Warehouse is launching its 'iD' mobile network in the UK tomorrow and ahead of the launch, the company has revealed details about its price plans and how they compare to the competition. Read more...

BlackBerry Leap now available from Vodafone UK

Nirave Gondhia — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:50:01 +0000

The new BlackBerry Leap smartphone is now available in the UK on pay monthly contracts from £22 per month from Vodafone or £199.99 SIM free and unlocked direct from BlackBerry. Read more...

O2 UK gives Ofcom the middle finger; ups prices and changes contract terms

Andy Weir — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000

O2 has chosen to circumvent Ofcom's new guidelines which would have allowed customers to exit their contracts mid-term if prices increased, adding insult to injury with a further 2.7% price rise. Read more...

T-Mobile offers 200MB a month of free data for all tablets, with no contract

Andy Weir — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:16:44 +0000

T-Mobile U.S. is giving 200MB of free data a month to anyone with a tablet - no contracts, no payments, no strings attached. You don't even have to be a T-Mo customer and you can use your own device. Read more...

Ofcom forces U.K. networks to let customers end contracts if they raise prices

Andy Weir — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:02:37 +0000

U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom has issued new guidance, directing networks to allow customers to cancel their contracts without penalty if the company increases its prices mid-contract. Read more...

EE launching SIM-only deals

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:57:29 +0000

EE are following up its 4G announcement by offering SIM-only contracts for 12 months, negating the need to get a new handset if you already have a 4G capable smartphone or device. Read more...

Britons spend more than six billion on phone contracts annually

Paul Ferson — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:20:57 +0000

A new study suggests that British people spend more than six billion pounds annually on phone contracts, with more than two-thirds of that being spent on overpriced contracts. Read more...

Details for Windows 8 contracts for apps revealed

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:01:50 +0000

A new official blog post from Microsoft gives more information to Metro style app developers about how to use Windows 8's contract features in their app creations. Read more...

Early Christmas present for Orange users - A price increase

Byron Hinson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:58:24 +0000

Orange, a mobile phone network operator in the UK today announced a price increase for current pay monthly contract customers. The increase will see a rise of 4.34% hitting customer bills in January. Read more...

Microsoft details Windows 8's new Start Screen search

Denis Wong — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:11:42 +0000

Microsoft laid out the new capabilities of searching from the new Start Screen in Windows 8 on the Building Windows 8 blog, with changes that benefit both keyboardists and touch users alike. Read more...

Mobile phone users in the U.S., Canada, Spain pay the most

Kristan Kenney — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:35:28 +0000

The Wall Street Journal are reporting that out of 30 surveyed countries, cell phone users in the U.S, Canada, and Spain have the most expensive mobile phone bills in the world. "People don't give up... Read more...

Hitman: Contracts Soundtrack Released

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:46:35 +0000

Composer Jesper Kyd announces the release of his Hitman: Contracts soundtrack on the Sumthing Else Musicworks record label. Composer Jesper Kyd today announced that he has partnered with Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else... Read more...

Hitman 3 Contracts Demo

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:35:41 +0000

Eidos has released the demo of Hitman 3: Contracts. The game explores the dark psychology of killing for a living as the player takes on the role of the world's deadliest assassin, Agent 47. Hitman:... Read more...

Hitman: Contracts Goes Gold!

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:23:14 +0000

Eidos, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announced that its highly-anticipated, action-stealth game Hitman: Contracts, developed by IO Interactive, has gone gold for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the... Read more...

New Hitman: Contracts Action

Marcel Klum — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:12:50 +0000

The official Hitman website has unveiled the The World of a Hitman TV commercial now airing on all major cable networks. Click here and select "Downloads" to view the spot. Eidos has also... Read more...

Microsoft loosening contracts for PC makers

Tue, 09 Mar 2004 07:37:48 +0000

Amid mounting pressure from competition regulators, Microsoft will scrap a clause in its licensing contracts with PC manufacturers that prevents them from enforcing any hardware patents they have that may have implications for software. The... Read more...

Microsoft Beats Linux in Trio of Govt. Contracts

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 20:00:03 +0000

London (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp announced a trio of European government contract wins on Tuesday, the latest salvo in the growing turf battle between the software giant and vendors of the upstart Linux software. ... Read more...

Apple contracts Quanta to build wireless display

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 17:03:54 +0000

Apple is planning to launch a Tablet PC-style wireless display terminal, the Chinese language Economic Daily News has reported. Taiwanese contract notebook manufacturer Quanta has been signed to produce the machine, the... Read more...