Neowin News Feed for: Crash

Crash nearly any OS X app by typing 'File:///'

Brad Sams — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:15:04 +0000

Here is a bit of news for anyone that uses OS X. If you type 'File:///' into nearly any app, it will cause the app to crash. The bug was found and has been submitted to Apple for review. Read more...

Microsoft's Windows Glider crashes after 15 seconds of uptime

Tom Warren — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:13:43 +0100

Microsoft's Windows team entered the Red Bull FlugTag competition at the weekend but failed to impress with a comic entry. "Windows Project Phoenix" was a group of Microsoft workers entry into the homemade human-powered flying machine... Read more...

Hubble in trouble after satellite crash

Brad Sams — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:26 +0000

Neowin reported that two satellites had smashed into each other in space and the results are now coming into the light. The space telescope Hubble may be in trouble because of the debris left... Read more...

Expect crash recovery features in new IE8 builds

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:27:19 +0100

Late Wednesday, a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews that a TechEd session in Orlando today summarized some of Internet Explorer 8's key new features for administrators, one of them being crash recovery. One much improved feature... Read more...

Stealth fighters hit by software crash

Slimy — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:15:26 +0000

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A software glitch regarding the change in longitude from W179.99 degrees to E180 forced 12 United States Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighters to cancel their first overseas flight. The jets were flying from Hawaii... Read more...

Microsoft Office 2003 Apps Hit with New Crash Bugs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:49:53 +0000

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Microsoft Corp.'s Word 2003 and Excel 2003 can be crashed by attackers who feed the business applications malformed documents, Symantec Corp. reported Monday. In separate alerts sent to subscribers of its DeepSight threat system, Symantec... Read more...

Could YouTube crash the Net?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:46:35 +0000

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New Internet TV services such as YouTube and Joost may bring the global network to its knees, Internet companies said today, adding that they are already investing heavily just to keep data flowing. Google Inc.,... Read more...

How to crash a Windows mobile using MMS

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:23:22 +0000

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Security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that exploits vulnerabilities in MMS implementations in mobile phones running mobile versions of Windows. The vulnerability was discovered six months ago by security researcher Collin Mulliner, who published the... Read more...

Crash Bandicoot for the PSP is Coming Soon

galoosh33 — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:30:27 +0100

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Publisher VU Games announced that it will be publishing Crash Tag Team Racing on the PSP. The game was previously announced for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and DS. The PSP version,... Read more...

Microsoft server crash nearly causes 800-plane pile-up

malebolgia — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:05:09 +0100

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For three hours last week 800 airplanes were left flying in the air with no way to contact air traffic control. This serious problem was a combination of human error and a 'design glitch'... Read more...

Crash Twinsanity goes gold

malebolgia — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:32:36 +0100

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VU Games finishes grooming its latest Bandicoot adventure, which is due in stores September 28. Crash Twinsanity, the latest installment in VU Games' long-running series, has gone gold. When the game ships... Read more...

Large size LCD monitor prices crash

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:36:40 +0100

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LACK OF DEMAND, over supply and huge stocks of product in the channel mean prices of large sized LCD pannels fell more than expected in August, research firm iSuppli said. That, according to a report... Read more...

Crash Bandicoot Fusion and Spyro Fusion Ships

malebolgia — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:34:31 +0100

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Crash Bandicoot® and SpyroTM the Dragon have ventured into each other's worlds to save the universe in a groundbreaking pairing in the latest installments from these top-selling videogame franchises. Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) ships... Read more...

Opera 7.50 Crash Test Dummy Edition

malebolgia — Fri, 07 May 2004 15:44:00 +0100

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Opera...the multi-tabbed browser that claims to be the fastest browser on earth has just released Preview 4 of the next major revision. Opera is unique in the fact that it supports virtually every eletronic platform... Read more...

Eidos drops new Crash 'N' Burn details

Dice — Sat, 01 May 2004 20:50:53 +0100

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Today, Eidos released new info to keep console racer fans up to speed on Crash 'N' Burn. Currently in development at Climax's Brighton studio, the Xbox and PlayStation 2 racer will let up to 16... Read more...

New Crash Bandicoot on the way

Darren Bolton — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:18:45 +0100

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The crazy coot has only gone and teamed up with the bad guys. What gives? Vivendi have announced that Crash Bandicoot: Unlimited is the next game in the 3D action-platformer series. The major... Read more...

Crash Nitro Kart goes Bluetooth for N-Gage

NEXTY — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:46:16 +0000

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Nokia and Vivendi Universal Games today announced Crash Nitro Kart for the N-Gage game deck. The new game will transport users to the Crash Bandicoot world where multiple players can go head to head with... Read more...

Call of Duty ATI Crash Fix

Sub — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:25:14 +0000

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ATI has released a small fix that prevents Call of Duty crashing when using their 3.8 Catalyst drivers. The patch is 22MB, 56k Beware. Download: Win XP/2000 Version ... Read more...

BA flights cancelled as computers crash

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 06 Sep 2003 20:51:29 +0100

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Hundreds of British Airways customers have had their flights cancelled or delayed after a world-wide computer failure. Screens went blank at BA check-in desks across the globe as the company's computerised passenger and baggage handling... Read more...

Man dies in Disneyland ride crash

Arnaudt — Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:24:35 +0100

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Thanks nev for this ... A man has been killed and another 10 people have been injured after a roller coaster car derailed at Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, local officials say.... Read more...