Neowin News Feed for: Mexico

It's official: Nokia announces the Lumia 505

Andy Weir — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:18:37 +0000

After being prematurely outed earlier this month, Nokia has now officially announced the Lumia 505, an entry-level device packing an 8MP camera and a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen. Read more...

Mexican court fines Yahoo 2.7 billion US dollars

Paul Ferson — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:06:52 +0000

A Mexican court has fined Yahoo $2.7 billion dollars over an apparent breach of a contract that seems to date back to 2003. The search giant obviously intends to challenge the decision made. Read more...

Demonoid domains go on sale; you could own history

Paul Ferson — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:45:13 +0100

With the closure of Demonoid, there had been hopes that the site would return. These hopes seem to have been dashed by the discovery that you could buy the rights to the infamous domains. Read more...

Criminal investigation building against Demonoid in Mexico

Nathan Tsui — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:37:47 +0100

A Demonoid staff member was apparently arrested in Monterrey, Mexico in October 2011, and a criminal case of intellectual property rights violations is being built against the site's owners. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Pick up dog poop for free web access

Andy Weir — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:51:49 +0100

One of the world's largest telecommunications providers has launched a trial in which free Wi-Fi access is provided in exchange for picking up dog poop - the greater the weight, the longer you'll get. Read more...

Anonymous attacking Mexican web sites

John Callaham — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:24:40 +0000

The hacker group Anonymous is continuing to launch cyber attacks on various web sites around the world, with the newest victims being three Mexican government-based web sites. Read more...

Anonymous won't be fighting Mexican drug cartels

Paul Ferson — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:13:30 +0000

Anonymous falls back on their plan to attack the Los Zetas drug cartel in Mexico after the alleged kidnapping of a member during Operation Paperstorm. Surprised? Read more...

Anonymous takes on the Mexican drug cartels

Paul Ferson — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:19:59 +0000

Anonymous has made a direct threat to the Zetas Cartel in Mexico over the alleged kidnapping of a member in Veracruz. The group promises vengeance, if their demands are not met by November 5th. Read more...

Two Mexicans face 30 years in jail for Twitter "terrorism"

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:27:29 +0100

Two Mexicans, charged with "terrorism", could face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly posting false claims of shootings and kidnappings on Facebook and Twitter, causing chaos in the local area Read more...

Facebook helps Mexican police catch shooting suspect

Piers Hausjell — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:53:57 +0000

According to the Mexican media, a post made on the social networking site, Facebook helped lead authorities to the main suspect in the shooting of the footballer Salvador Cabanas. In January 2010 the Paraguayan footballer... Read more...

Intel cutting up to 1,000 jobs in New Mexico

Slimy — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:51:24 +0100

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Intel has warned the workers at its Fab 11 plant in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, that it could lay off as many as 1,000 of the 1,500 employees when it stops producing flash memory chips... Read more...

Mexico, EU ask to join piracy talks with China

Slimy — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:48:45 +0100

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By filing requests with the World Trade Organization, the European Union and Mexico have shown their hope to join Japan and Canada in helping the United States add pressure against China over increasing piracy concerns.... Read more...

Xbox for your gun? Mexico tries swaps in drug fight

Slimy — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:19:44 +0100

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Newly elected Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has moved quickly to restore order to Mexico City by going after well-known crime dens and clearing the city's narrow streets of informal vendors. Police who have raided the capital's... Read more...

Intel Ships Classmate PCs to Brazil, Mexico

Slimy — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:00:27 +0100

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Intel Corporation has beaten the "one laptop per child" program to the punch by shipping its Intel Classmate PCs in volume to Brazil and Mexico. The low-cost 1.3kg "classmate PC" laptop features a Intel Celeron... Read more...

Microsoft Expands Low-Cost Windows to Mexico

malebolgia — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:05:42 +0100

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Microsoft said Tuesday that it is expanding its Windows XP Starter Edition to include Mexico, with plans to eventually offer the low-cost operating system throughout Latin America. The software maker said that... Read more...

Microsoft Settles Consumer Lawsuit in New Mexico

malebolgia — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:36:12 +0100

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Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it will pay New Mexico consumers as much as $31.5 million to settle a class action claiming the world's largest software maker had overcharged for software. The settlement, which received... Read more...

Wireless to top fixed line revenue in Mexico in 2006

configure — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:08:14 +0000

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Mexico residents will be spending more on wireless services than on traditional fixed-line services by 2006, a study predicts. Wireless voice and data revenue will grow at a compound rate of 21 percent... Read more...