Neowin News Feed for: Issues

Microsoft: We're looking into Windows Phone 8 reboot issues

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:06:20 +0000

After many Windows Phone 8 users reported problems with their devices yesterday - from random reboots to OS freezes - Microsoft has now confirmed it's "currently investigating" these issues. Read more...

Some users suffering from Surface Wi-Fi glitch

Andrew Stevenson — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:57:36 +0000

The Surface RT is, for all intents and purposes, a solid tablet in the crowded Android and iPad space. But a reported issue with Wi-Fi connectivity is causing users to lose their connection(s). Read more...

PSA: Solve random PC wake-up issues

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:21:45 +0000

I solved my random and unwanted issues with my PC waking up in the middle of the night, so in a public service announcement I'm sharing the solution with anyone who might have the same issue Read more...

Apple replace first-generation iPod Nanos with sixth-generation models

Paul Ferson — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:46:06 +0000

After a problem was discovered with the first-generation iPod Nano battery, Apple has decided to replace the devices free of charge. One Neowin user has alerted us to the iPod he has received. Read more...

Apple servers are overwhelmed, causing iOS 5 update woes

Brad Sams — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:49:51 +0100

If you are attempting to upgrade to iOS 5 and are running into an issue, you are not alone; reports of updates not executing are running rampant on social media websites. Read more...

WP7 suffering from bluetooth woes

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:12:00 +0000

Microsoft's recently launched Windows Phone 7 has been on the market for several months and software giant is pushing the platform at every possible chance, but now users are now pushing back with some usability... Read more...

iPhone 4 issues begin mounting up prior to launch

Tom Warren — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:45:04 +0100

Apple's latest gadget, the iPhone 4, is due to go on sale on Thursday, but early adopters are reporting display discolourisation bands or spots and major reception issues. Gadget blog Gizmodo has two stories regarding early... Read more...

PC launch of GTA:IV plagued with performance issues

Mitchell LeBlanc — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:45:28 +0000

Today marks the long awaited launch of Grand Theft Auto 4 on the PC platform. The game was initially announced as a mid-November launch but was then delayed until today, December 2nd. Grand Theft Auto... Read more...

Apple Looking Into MacBook Hard Drive Issues

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:38:05 +0000

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Although it doesn't appear to be a widespread problem, Apple said it has "received a few reports that some MacBook consumer notebooks may have hard drive issues, and we're looking into it." Apple didn't say... Read more...

Laptops suffer battery, keyboard issues with Leopard

Denis Wong — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:58:19 +0000

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Apple's release of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard appears to have brought with it battery drain and intermittent keyboard freezing issues, which are plaguing some MacBook and MacBook Pro owners. Numerous posts in Apple's support... Read more...

Microsoft clears up Zune 80 availability issues

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:01:29 +0000

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Those of you searching in vain for a Zune 80 may not have longer to wait -- Cesar over at Zune Insider has just posted a note about the situation, saying that all the Zunes... Read more...

COD4 PS3 Issues Solved

Andrew Gallacher — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:58:03 +0000

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Infinity Ward says that a problem preventing people getting online with Call of Duty 4 on PS3 has now been fixed. It all started going wrong for PS3-owning fans of the game round about the... Read more...

Mozilla Rushes to Release 2.0.0.9 to Fix New Issues

brent3000 — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:02:30 +0100

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Mozilla Corp. will rush another version of Firefox to users as early as next week, the company's user interface designer said Tuesday, to fix five bugs it introduced in last Wednesday's security update. Firefox 2.0.0.8... Read more...

EU will not look at Google privacy issues

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:41:54 +0100

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The European Union (EU) review of Google's $3.1bn (Â£1.5bn) bid for DoubleClick will focus solely on the competition aspects of the deal and not privacy issues. The European Commission will decide by the end of... Read more...

iPod Touch firmware update fixes LCD issues

Steven Parker — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:57:40 +0100

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While many considered the LCD issues plaguing some iPod Touch units a hardware issue, Apple just released a firmware update for the device that appears to fix the problem. That's the issue many Touch owners... Read more...

Immigration Game Explores Social Issues

Sagittarius — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:11:10 +0100

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Part of a growing new genre of video games which allows players to delve into social and policy issues, "ICED!" invites players to step into the shoes of foreigners who run afoul of the U.S.... Read more...

MS update for Outlook 2007 aims to fix performance issues

Slimy — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:01:13 +0100

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Microsoft Corporation has released an update to Outlook 2007 designed to speed up the communication software's much-criticized sluggishness. The 8.3 MB update should accelerate the download of messages from the Exchange e-mail server and reduce... Read more...

Google issues rallying call to developers

Slimy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:42:59 +0100

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On May 31, Google plans to host a series of ten developer events around the world to further advertise its application programming interfaces and developer tools. Google is offering several APIs that allow third party... Read more...

Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch

Slimy — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:39:19 +0100

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Microsoft has released an update that fixes seven separate Windows vulnerabilities, all of which were rated "critical" by the software giant. As expected, the release patches the way Windows processes .ani Animated Cursor files –... Read more...

Google Issues Subpoenas to Rivals

Amano — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:03:03 +0000

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Google has issued subpoenas to some of its biggest competitors, including Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Amazon, as part of its defense against the copyright lawsuit it faces over its library project. Earlier, McGraw Hill and the... Read more...