Neowin News Feed for: Id

LinkedIn says 16 more countries are getting its free ID verification feature

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:18:01 +0000

Microsoft's LinkedIn is expanding identification verification to 16 more countries as it tries to reach its 2025 goal of getting 100 million people verified. Verification helps build trust. Read more...

Samsung bringing mobile driving licenses to Samsung Wallet

Paul Hill — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:16:01 +0000

Driver's licenses and state ID's will be available in Samsung Wallet soon in a few US states. Samsung is working with IDEMIA to deliver the feature. The Korean firm will bring it to other states soon. Read more...

Worldcoin World App experiences issues as people try to claim their Universal Basic Income

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:08:01 +0000

Worldcoin's World App has come under a lot of strain today as millions of global users scramble to receive a Worldcoin Grant currently worth around $20. It's the first Grant after the Genesis Grant. Read more...

Instagram introduces Video Selfie and Social Vouching as new options to verify age

Fiza Ali — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:44:01 +0000

In order to tackle the issue of inappropriate media exposure and to offer age-specific experiences, Instagram is introducing new ways to verify age including video selfies, and social vouching. Read more...

UK cinemas will start accepting two digital IDs to help customers prove their age

Paul Hill — Mon, 30 May 2022 12:44:01 +0000

Cinemas in the UK will begin accepting two digital IDs from today to smooth the process for children to see age-restricted films. The two supported apps are Yoti and Post Office EasyID. Read more...

Microsoft is introducing a new SSO service for Office Add-ins on the web

Usama Jawad — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft will be migrating to a new SSO service for Office Add-ins on the web from February 7, 2022. As such, organizations using this facility should update their configuration soon. Read more...

Apple Wallet's digital ID capability delayed to 2022

Usama Jawad — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:04:01 +0000

Apple has quietly updated its iOS 15 website to indicate that the ability to add state-issued ID and driver's license to Apple Wallet has been delayed to "early 2022", without any public reasoning. Read more...

State ID support in Apple Wallet will cost taxpayers money according to records

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:04:01 +0000

Documents show that states will be footing the bill for costs associated with supporting state IDs on Apple Wallet. The contracts signed also seem to give Apple lots of decision-making power. Read more...

The UK government moves forward on digital ID framework

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:08:02 +0000

The UK government has further developed its digital ID framework which will eventually come into law and allow certified organisations to offer digital ID services, helping users prove who they are. Read more...

Bethesda officially joins Xbox family, some exclusives planned for the future

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:10:01 +0000

Microsoft today officially welcomed ZeniMax Media and its eight studios into Xbox, bringing in development giants like Bethesda, MachineGames, id, and more. Xbox exclusives are planned. Read more...

Telegram launches Passport for services that require real-life ID

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:32:01 +0000

The privacy-focused messaging wants to make it easier to sign up for services and apps that require real-world ID by allowing users to use Telegram to securely store their personal data. Read more...

Surprise! DOOM is coming back and this time, it will be 'Eternal'

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:30:01 +0000

Bethesda today revealed the latest entry to its visceral, demon-killing shooter at E3, DOOM Eternal. More details about the game will be revealed at QuakeCon, in August later this year. Read more...

Rage 2 set to be 'the most insane open-world shooter' ever made

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:14:01 +0000

Rage 2's gameplay trailer shown at E3 today highlighted the upcoming post-apocalyptic game's story, fluid combat and colourful setting. It is set to be released in spring of next year. Read more...

China will roll out smartphone ID cards in 2018

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:54:01 +0000

Chinese citizens living in Guangzhou will be given the option to make their national ID cards digital. The pilot programme started on Monday and will be rolled out over the coming year. Read more...

ID@Xbox has generated over $500 million in sales since launch

Gurkaran Singh — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:40:01 +0000

In an unprecedented feat, Halo's premier program for indie developers has amassed over half a billion dollars in sales since its launch in 2013. Most of the games Xbox showed at E3 were indie titles. Read more...

Xbox One to get "Expanded Resources" feature with Fall Creators update

Gurkaran Singh — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:06:01 +0000

Developers who choose to develop UWP games or are part of the ID@Xbox or Xbox Live Creators Program will get "full access" to the console's hardware, including complete access to the GPU and 5 GB RAM. Read more...

ID@Xbox celebrates milestone with over 500 titles on Windows 10 and the Xbox One

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:18:01 +0000

It has only been a few years since the announcement of the ID@Xbox program, but it has since flourished, and now celebrates a milestone with more than 500 games on Windows 10 and the Xbox One. Read more...

Microsoft's Platypus can help robots locate and identify you

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:34:01 +0000

Microsoft Research has developed a system that passively monitors the environment for electrical potential changes. Using that, it can find humans and identify them with up to 94% accuracy. Read more...

Dixons Carphone announces iD, a new mobile network promising the "best value 4G" in the UK

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:20:01 +0000

Dixons Carphone will launch its new mobile network 'iD' in May, promising free data roaming in the USA and 21 other countries, along with 12-month contracts and "the best value 4G on the UK market". Read more...

Disagreement with publisher led to John Carmack's departure from id Software

Austin McIntire — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:41:47 +0000

A recent interview has revealed the previously unclear reasoning behind John Carmack's decision to leave id Software for OculusRift, a company focused on virtual reality technology. Read more...

First approved independent Xbox One developers include several well-known studios

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:20:16 +0000

Microsoft has announced the first 32 independent developers approved to its ID@Xbox self-publishing program for Xbox One, though the program will eventually be open to all independent developers. Read more...