Neowin News Feed for: Hoax

If only Samsung paid Apple their $1bn fine through 30 trucks of 5 cent coins

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:09:47 +0100

A funny story has emerged that claimed Samsung paid Apple their $1.05 billion fine entirely in five-cent coins, spanning 30 truck loads, simply to burden their smartphone rival. Too bad it's a hoax. Read more...

Nokia "Plan-B" was just a hoax

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:40:03 +0000

When the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft was announced earlier this week, there was a mix of emotions. There was a lot of negative feedback about the deal from investors, engineers and even loyal Nokia... Read more...

Microsoft: Vista's 'Black Screen of Death' Is a Hoax

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:16:15 +0100

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Has Microsoft adopted an even tougher stance on piracy? According to recent e-mails warning of new, harsher anti-piracy measures in Windows Vista, that was believed to be the case. Australian PC World printed an e-mail... Read more...

Windows Vista Keygen a Hoax

Slimy — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:58:26 +0000

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Thanks to dw2003 for submitting this to the Front Page. KezNews forum member Computer User, quickly infamous for releasing his Brute Force Keygen to the world, has confessed the piece of software isn't all it... Read more...

Microsoft changes story, says iLoo not a hoax

NTUsEr — Thu, 15 May 2003 19:34:57 +0100

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What's true with the iLoo? Microsoft and its public relations firm have changed their story — again — about whether its United Kingdom division had been developing an Internet-enabled portable toilet. On Monday,... Read more...

RIAA calls hacking claim a hoax

configure — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 03:53:26 +0000

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Now it's a hoax... :right: Claims that the music industry hired a group of hackers to create a worm to infect peer-to-peer networks are being dismissed by security experts. ... Read more...

Hoax virus alert could cripple Windows Java

NTUsEr — Thu, 16 May 2002 03:04:18 +0100

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Antivirus experts are warning of a hoax virus alert which might trick users into deleting an important file on their Windows machines. The fake warning tells users to search their hard drives... Read more...

Site News: Hoax News Stories and Neowin Q3 Tournament.

Ross Dundas — Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:55:25 +0000

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I want to take a few minutes with you guys to comment on the news submissions that we have been recieving of late. I have come across several people "faking" links and therefore news stories.... Read more...