Neowin News Feed for: Groups

Rumor: Windows Phone 8 to include "Rooms" group chat & sharing feature

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:36:37 +0100

The latest Windows Phone 8 rumor has pegged a new feature called "Rooms" that will allow friends and family to share a bunch of content via private interactive rooms, as well as chat. Read more...

Facebook launches file sharing for groups

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:55:00 +0100

Facebook has begun updating its groups to provide members with the ability to upload files. The feature started rolling out yesterday and will be available to all groups soon. Read more...

Youtube gives live-stream opportunities to select groups

Zoe Austin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:02:07 +0100

Youtube has begun allowing certain members to stream live videos online, this select group features mainly partners of the company. This is a huge change in the functionality of the site, which up until now,... Read more...

Facebook's smoke and mirrors announcement

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:22:26 +0100

When it came to be known that Mark Zuckerberg would be delivering an announcement to the world from his Facebook HQ in Palo Alto, everyone immediately directed their attention Westward (or Eastward, for some). The... Read more...

No Facebook Redesign? Don't worry, it's coming

Tom Dwyer — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:21:34 +0100

As Neowin reported earlier today, Facebook was expected to announce a site redesign at a press event held at its headquarters in Palo Alto, California. At 10:30am PDT, the conference started and CEO Mark Zuckerberg started... Read more...

Facebook Update: New Dashboard, Download Your Info, and Groups

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:23:49 +0100

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, spoke today at an event at Facebook HQ in Palo Alto, CA. He explained what the company has been working on over the summer during their "intense" employee lockdown period.... Read more...

Facebook will not entirely ban anti-Holocaust groups

Elliot Harrison — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:29:09 +0100

Following site complaints, a Facebook spokesperson barry Schnitt has told CNN that certain groups on the world's largest social networking, do harbour 'Nazi ideals'. He continues to to state that Facebook finds Holocaust denial... Read more...

Microsoft to replace MSN Groups with Windows Live Groups

Tom Warren — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:29:28 +0100

Microsoft has been planning to remove MSN Groups and re brand them with Windows Live since the introduction of Windows Live. Now it seems Windows Live Groups will launch on November 17th, replacing MSN Groups,... Read more...

Privacy groups seek 'do not track' Web list

recon13 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:34:48 +0000

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Nine privacy and consumer organizations asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to create a "do not track" list for Internet users who don't want their online activities tracked, stored and used by advertising networks.... Read more...

Antispam groups come under heavy DDoS attack

Slimy — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:50:19 +0100

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Spammers have been taking over unsuspecting computer users' machines for years in order to send out unwanted e-mails, but recently they have been getting even more aggressive. The SANS Institute (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) recently... Read more...

Groups Offer Ringtones With a Statement

Slimy — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:56:29 +0000

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An environmental group is hoping to get people interested and informed when they hear the sounds of threatened animals, from a passerby's cellphone. Already, some 24,000 people have downloaded the free rare ringtones from the... Read more...

Google Groups gets an Update

Slimy — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:32:34 +0000

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Google Groups is all about helping users connect with people, access information, and communicate effectively over email and on the web. Now there's a new version on the block. We didn't want to say it,... Read more...

Two Major Linux Groups Merge to Fight Microsoft

Slimy — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:54:30 +0000

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Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group (FSG) have merged to form the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin, FSG's executive director, will be in charge of the new company. He announced Tuesday the... Read more...

European Consumer Groups Unite to Pressure iTunes

Slimy — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:53:37 +0000

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Consumer groups in Germany, France, Norway, and Finland are in talks with consumer authorities in Sweden, Denmark, and the U.K. The countries are pressuring Apple for a unified iTunes policy in Europe. At the top... Read more...

Child Welfare Groups Slam Rockstar for Bullying Game

malebolgia — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:04:39 +0100

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Bully is "no worse than Just William", claims publisher - but expect an adult rating. Anti-bullying charities have strongly criticised Rockstar's Bully, pointing out that children commit suicide over issues which the... Read more...

Google Groups 2 Beta Hits the Web

lardiop — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:22:09 +0000

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Google has swapped out its main Groups service with a beta of Google Groups 2, which the search giant has been testing since last May. Users who click the "Groups" link on the Google homepage... Read more...

Patent Suit Roils RFID Standards Groups

configure — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:57:08 +0100

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RFID vendor Intermec is suing rival Matrics for patent infringement, in a case that could impact which emerging protocols are deployed with the technology. The Everett, Wash.-based Intermec, owned by UNOVA, said Matrics'... Read more...

MSN Groups to remove calendar feature for non-members

Steven Parker — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:41:39 +0100

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I just got a mail from MSN Groups informing me that the calendar feature will be removed for non-subscribers. Much like the limitation of the inbox storage when MSN Hotmail became a member service, non... Read more...

Blacklisted e-mailers sue anti-spam groups

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 17:06:19 +0100

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Today is anti-Spam day here at neowin.net :) A recently formed group of e-mail marketers has opened a new front in the escalating war over unsolicited e-mail, suing several organizations that track... Read more...

Privacy groups target Amazon again

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 11:43:20 +0100

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Arguing that Amazon.com is not doing enough to protect customer privacy, two privacy groups are urging state and federal regulators to force the e-tail giant to live up to past privacy promises and allow customers... Read more...