Neowin News Feed for: Digital

Microsoft sees all your HTTPS links in Skype, and you didn't know

Paul Ferson — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:53:59 +0100

Since Skype's takeover by Microsoft, it seems the Redmond-based giant has been able to cast an approving eye over HTTPS links that are sent. Read more...

Giveaway: Pioneers of Digital

Brad Sams — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:33:38 +0000

We recently read through Mel Carson's Pioneers of Digital book and have a copy to give away to our readers. If you love success stories and are into digital content, this book is for you. Read more...

WordPress begins to accept Bitcoins as a currency

Paul Ferson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:50:38 +0000

WordPress has added functionality today, allowing bloggers across the world to pay using the digital Bitcoin currency while side-stepping issues such as PayPal being unavailable or limited. Read more...

New digital video store being launched by Sainsbury's

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:21:34 +0100

A new digital video service, providing users both on-demand and digital copies of film and television titles, is being launched by Sainsbury's to directly compete with Netflix, Lovefilm and Sky. Read more...

Warner Bros. to rent Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" on Facebook

Ross Dundas — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:25:34 +0000

Hollywood giant Warner Bros is keen to get a shoe in on its competition in digital delivery of its content by being the first movie studio to a rent a movie on Facebook. The studio... Read more...

Neowin Member Reviews: Logitech Z-2300 Mega Review

Steven Parker — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:43:00 +0000

It's that time of the week again, where we showcase a review submitted by a member on our forums. Remember that we consider all reviews that are submitted here. Who knows, your review might make... Read more...

Report: Google preparing digital newsstand, will battle against Apple

Brenton Currie — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:53:19 +0000

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) today revealed Google is preparing to launch their own application for their Android OS which will allow users to buy digital copies of newspapers and magazines in a bid to... Read more...

The next decade: Embracing the screen

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:38:20 +0000

After a long and playful day at daycare, my 21-month old son, after greeting his mother with a cheery “Hi, ma-ma,” immediately started chanting “teedee, bookoo” as he does every time we walk through the... Read more...

GameStop website to sell Xbox Live content

Joshua Seed — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:29:07 +0000

U.S. video game retailer GameStop has its tentacles wrapped pretty tightly around most of the video game industry, the exception being downloadable content sold after a title is released. That will all change early next... Read more...

Macy's digital fitting room is coming; combines iOS 4 and Windows 7

Benjamin Rubenstein — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:38:53 +0100

According to CNet, Macy's is set to show off what happens when shopping for clothes meets the world of technology. Dubbed the Magic Fitting Room, the 72-inch mirror display will allow a person to try... Read more...

Quarter of British gamers download games

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:55:27 +0000

A survey of British gamers has found that a quarter prefer to purchase and download their games online, often through their console's store, rather than purchase a physical copy from a retail store. According to... Read more...

eBooks: replacement or enhancement of the printed page?

Contributor — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:22:01 +0100

In the 15th century Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing process. This new technology changed the world forever. One specific task was made incredibly easy — the spreading of written words. eBooks take us to the... Read more...

Western Digital announces 1TB 2.5" Hard-drive

Owen Williams — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:05:29 +0100

Earlier today, Western Digital announced two additions to their hard-drive range, including a 1 terabyte (1024 Gigabytes) 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive and a 750 GB 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive. Western digital was able to... Read more...

New download service slashes game download times

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:14:41 +0000

British company Game Domain International has launched a new download service called "Awomo", which will slash game download times by allowing users to start playing a game before it has finished downloading. With many digital... Read more...

47% of PC game purchases are digital

Sam Symons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:17:24 +0000

A recent survey at Rock Paper Shotgun has shown that 47% of all PC games purchased are digital downloads. According to the survey, 93% of PC gamers have bought a game via digital download over... Read more...

Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:55:50 +0000

Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store. Priced at AU$377.80 (US$250) Western Digital will be the... Read more...

Digital TV coupons could run out

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:40:38 +0000

Consumers in the U.S. who wait too long before claiming coupons for digital TV converter boxes could find themselves empty-handed, according to Reuters. A Department of Commerce official who is overseeing the subsidy program said... Read more...

Microsoft: Closing your digital locker account

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:57:02 +0000

Microsoft sent out an email today to digital locker subscribers that their digital locker account is closing down on August 2009 and Windows Marketplace has now transitioned from an e-commerce site to a reference site.... Read more...

Nokia expects digital music to reach 50% by 2010

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:51:54 +0100

The production value of digital music is likely to grow sharply, to account for half of the world's entire music market in 2010 if Nokia's recently launched 'Comes With Music' business mode proves successful, representatives... Read more...

Creative caves; supports Dolby Digital, DTS in Vista driver

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:37:29 +0100

After nearly two years of outright lying about Vista compatibility, Creative has finally released official X-Fi drivers that add support for Dolby Digital and DTS decoding in Microsoft's newest operating system. Originally, Creative claimed that... Read more...