Neowin News Feed for: Fail

AMD pulls a villain as it quietly launches 8-core Ryzen 5700 that's worse than 6-core 5600

Sayan Sen — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:16:01 +0000

AMD has been making great strides in the CPU division ever since the advent of the first-gen Ryzen. However, it looks like the company launched its first dud in the form of the octa-core 5700. Read more...

Humane fixes promo video where its AI Pin gave wrong answers

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:14:01 +0000

Humane's futuristic wearable device called AI Pin gave wrong answers to some questions during its demo. The company acknowledged the issue and released an edited version of its promotional video. Read more...

Microsoft AI listed Ottawa Food Bank in travel guide, suggested "going empty stomach"

Sayan Sen — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:34:01 +0000

It is yet another goof-up by Artificial Intelligence this time by Microsoft's. In a recently published travel guide for Canada, the AI recommended going to a food bank on an "empty stomach". Read more...

Microsoft makes potentially-breaking Windows kernel patch default after an earlier warning

Sayan Sen — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:30:01 +0000

Microsoft had warned about a kernel patch that could break something on the system. However, two months since, it has pushed that update enabling it by default via the latest Patch Tuesday. Read more...

AMD 7800 XT could fail harder than Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti as leak suggests it loses to 6800 XT

Sayan Sen — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:32:01 +0000

AMD partner PowerColor has mistakenly leaked the images and specs of the RX 7800 XT. However, the leak suggests the upcoming Radeon card could end up being worse than its predecessor. Read more...

Nvidia can't stop embarrassing itself, awful new RTX 4060 Ti 16GB makes the 8GB seem better

Sayan Sen — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:46:02 +0000

Last week, a report suggested that Nvidia's partners were finding it hard to get excited over the company's 16GB variant of the already heavily criticized 4060 Ti 8GB. We now understand why that was. Read more...

Amazon customer surprised their £500 laptop was so light, found Weetabix inside

Sayan Sen — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:16:01 +0000

A customer ordered a new laptop from Amazon UK recently but was extremely surprised by how lightweight it was when they received the package. Turns out it had Weetabix inside it instead. Read more...

The missing Titanic Submarine allegedly used a $30 Logitech controller for steering

Mehrotra A — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:16:01 +0000

The OceanGate submarine taking five people to the Titanic that went missing underwater last weekend may have been using a decade old Logitech G F710 gaming controller with 3D printed thumbsticks. Read more...

Report: Microsoft Edge apparently leaking all websites you visit to Bing API

Sayan Sen — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:18:02 +0000

The latest Edge update may be sending data for all the websites and domains you visit to the Bing API server website. The reports are currently being looked into by Microsoft itself. Read more...

Microsoft confirms botched WSUS upgrade led to failing Windows 11 Patch Tuesday updates

Sayan Sen — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:40:02 +0000

Microsoft recently rolled out Patch Tuesday for this month. The company however has confirmed that WSUS servers based on Server 2022 failed to offer the update due to a botch. A workaround is out. Read more...

AMD confirms its RX 7900 XTX coolers cause 110°C hotspots in a new statement

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:46:01 +0000

Following more third-party testing regarding very high temperatures on AMD's RX 7900 XTX, the company has confirmed that it is indeed its cooler which seems to be behind the 110°C hotspots. Read more...

Microsoft may just be really bad at Maths as it touts another big performance boost in Teams

Sayan Sen — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:48:03 +0000

Microsoft detailed another big performance boost to Teams, claiming faster switching, responsiveness, and latency improvements. However, some of the percentage gains appear to be somewhat misleading. Read more...

Nvidia pulls RTX 4080 12GB due to backlash on confusing naming

Sayan Sen — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:08:39 +0000

Nvidia it seems has finally realized that naming different specced products with the same name is misleading to consumers. As such the company has announced that it is "unlaunching" its RTX 4080 12GB. Read more...

Upcoming 12 core Ryzen 7900X comes first on AMD-hating UserBenchmark website

Sayan Sen — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:12:01 +0000

Online benchmarking website UserBenchmark is known for hating on AMD, often openly bashing the company and its products. Rather ironically, the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7900X has managed to top its charts. Read more...

ICYMI: 10,000 Asus ROG Z690 boards recalled due to danger of burn and fire

Sayan Sen — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:16:01 +0000

ICYMI, the U.S. CPSC has announced the formal recall of Asus ROG Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards. This boards had the potential to cause fire and burn hazard as it had a major manufacturer fault. Read more...

In a major embarrassment, AV-TEST's Twitter remains hacked after more than a week [Update]

Sayan Sen — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:22:01 +0000

One of the leading anti-virus assessment companies, AV-TEST couldn't stop the breach of its own Twitter account. The attack happened over a week ago and the account still remains hacked. Read more...

Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion Twitter acquisition

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 03:24:02 +0000

Elon Musk has filed to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, claiming that the platform did not provide him information about bot accounts. Twitter says that it will pursue legal action. Read more...

Windows 11's Smart App Control not smart enough yet as it blocked Microsoft's own file

Sayan Sen — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:32:01 +0000

Windows 11 has several new security-related features. One of these features called Smart App Control that intelligently blocks suspicious apps and files blocked one of Microsoft's own files. Read more...

Careful what you buy: Alder Lake Core i5 laptop CPUs are smashing Core i7s

Sayan Sen — Sat, 21 May 2022 09:46:01 +0000

Testing has revealed that Alder Lake P Core i5 parts are outperforming the corresponding higher Core i7 CPU variants. For consumers looking to buy some, this makes choosing much harder. Read more...

AMD might be cooking the worst graphics card it has ever served with alleged 2GB RX 6300

Sayan Sen — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:10:01 +0000

AMD may be developing a 2GB desktop card in the form of the Radeon RX 6300 based on the company's Navi 24 chip. If true, the card may potentially be even worse as a product than the 6500 XT itself. Read more...

This silly mistake from ASUS could be burning up your brand new $600 Z690 board

Sayan Sen — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:34:01 +0000

The $599.99 Maximus Hero Z690 motherboards could be going up in flames due to a silly error from ASUS' manufacturing. Analysis shows that the board's capacitor is placed incorrectly, causing failure. Read more...

Amazon Alexa asked a 10-year old to perform a shocking TikTok challenge, quite literally

Sayan Sen — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:18:01 +0000

Amazon's Alexa proposed to a 10-year-old child to perform a dangerous "outlet challenge" from TikTok. Thankfully for the kid, its mother was close by and shared this incident on Twitter. Read more...

Every Oculus Rift VR headset bricked due to expired certificate [Update with fix]

Steven Parker — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:38:01 +0000

There is nothing wrong with your computer. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. Oculus have failed to control the transmission by letting a certificate expire, as discovered by some unhappy users. Read more...

With less than a day to go, the Cerulean Moment Windows 10 Mobile is still only 2% funded

Usama Jawad — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:04:01 +0000

With less than 24 hours to go until WhartonBrooks' campaign for its Cerulean Moment Windows 10 Mobile handset ends, the company has only achieved 2% of its fixed $1.1 million funding goal. Read more...

Tesla driver is stranded in the desert after a spectacular technology fail

Michael Firth — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 22:02:02 +0000

A Tesla driver was stranded 6 miles from home last week after testing Tesla's keyless driving feature. As he found out, the system only works if you have phone signal. And the desert doesn't have any. Read more...

Twitter CFO shows us how not to use social media with DM fail

Steven Parker — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:21:53 +0000

Anthony Noto, the CFO for Twitter has accidentally revealed plans that the company is about to try to buy another company by tweeting the intent rather than via direct message. Read more...

Archos CEO demonstrates the water-resistant Quechua Phone by dunking it in water... and it dies.

Steven Johns — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:37:11 +0000

Archos CEO quickly finds out that dunking a water-resistant phone in a jug of water isn't going to end well for anybody. Read more...

Glitch in Apple Maps directs drivers onto a runway in Alaska

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:26:34 +0000

Apple hasn't had a lot of luck with their Maps software. With a less than "fair" launch and then a ton of direction glitches (some life threatening), the latest directs drivers onto an active runway! Read more...

Ubisoft forgets to ship activation keys with Rocksmith

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:22:09 +0000

Ubsioft has made yet another stuff-up when it comes to a PC release, seemingly forgetting to include activation keys in some copies of Rocksmith. Naturally, this annoyed a fair few customers. Read more...

Facebook Fail: E-mails lost; contacts changed elsewhere too [Update]

Steven Parker — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:31:21 +0000

What may of seemed like a great idea at the time is turning into a nightmare for many users. Many are reporting that due to the change, emails are being lost and contact info changed without consent. Read more...

TechSpot: Biggest Tech Failures of The Last 10+ Years

Julio Franco — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:43:13 +0000

There are two surefire ways to have your name immortalized in history: succeed in your stride toward greatness or, as so many tech firms did in 2011, faceplant trying. Read more...

Gartner research predicts Windows Phone 7 will fail like Kin

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:21:34 +0000

A well known market research company, Gartner, has made the prediction that Windows Phone 7 will ultimately be a flop -- much like the Kin -- and won't gather the popularity Microsoft hopes it will.... Read more...

Daily Mail cocks up and publishes picture of UK MP with dildo attached

Tom Warren — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:04:08 +0000

Here's something for your weekend and one of those "you couldn't make it up" stories. UK national newspaper the Daily Mail, commonly referred to as the Daily Fail for its mistakes, has messed up once again.... Read more...

Easyjet systems failure causes travel chaos across Europe

Tom Warren — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:56:38 +0000

Budget airline, Easyjet, experienced issues across much of Europe today as systems crashed causing travel chaos for thousands of passengers stranded in various airports. London's Gatwick airport was a scene of total chaos as Easyjet staff... Read more...

Valve fails at setup

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:29:05 +0000

Some of you may recall back to 2003 when the source code to Half Life 2 was released to bittorrent. Well, Valve doesn't take this kind of thing lightly, especially when the hacker emails Valve... Read more...

Security giants fail Virus Bulletin test

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:56:58 +0000

Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin 100 test. The test used 100 pieces of malware collected from active samples and put them up against a number... Read more...

Nvidia Hit With Securities Lawsuit Over Bad Graphics Chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:18:28 +0000

A lawsuit filed in a California court on Tuesday alleged Nvidia violated U.S. securities laws and concealed the existence of a serious defect in its graphics-chip line for at least eight months "in a series... Read more...

Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update

Steven Parker — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:25:36 +0000

When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.... Read more...

Security giants fail VB100 virus test

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:07:23 +0000

Researchers at Virus Bulletin have released the results of the latest VB100 computer security test, highlighting failures at a number of leading security vendors. Products from Sophos, Trend Micro and Kaspersky were among those that... Read more...

Sony and Microsoft fail to understand our market - Nintendo

Joe Cashman — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:54:25 +0000

Nintendo of America Boss George Harrison has lashed out at Sony and Microsoft claiming that they don't have the DNA to understand what the gaming market wants. Speaking to the wired blog Harrison said, "So... Read more...