Neowin News Feed for: Service

Friday Fun: Tales from an IT Service Desk

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:06:07 +0000

I, like many Neowinians, work in IT, resolving issues reported to a helpdesk. In a “Now for something completely different” style, we bring you the inaugural tales from the service desk. Read more...

BT and Talk Talk broadband outages, cable damage to blame

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:24:59 +0000

Major outages are affecting both BT and Talk Talk ISPs in the UK. Cable damage is being blamed on the outages, with only a “small number” of users affected according to BT. Read more...

Xbox Music to offer free-to-user streaming, locker service and more?

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:21:52 +0100

Microsoft has announced very few details on Xbox Music but a new Neogaf post claims to have the details from an industry vendor. Make the jump to see what might be included in the new service. Read more...

Introducing the new Bing, search is getting redefined

Brad Sams — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:37:41 +0100

Microsoft is about to introduce a major change to Bing with a new three column layout. The changes will roll-out in the next couple of days with the mobile site being updated in a few weeks. Read more...

Microsoft launches Skype website

Steven Parker — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:12:42 +0100

Microsoft wastes no time including Skype, their latest acquisition directly into their catalog of products on Microsoft.com. Could this mean we'll see a native Windows & Windows Phone version soon? Read more...

Rumour: Spotify may launch next week in US

Tom Dwyer — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:06:14 +0100

Earlier this week Neowin reported that Spotify would finally be coming to the U.S. Today we have learned that it may be coming quicker than previously expected and is rumoured to make its debut next... Read more...

Dropbox 1.1.29

Steven Parker — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:08:59 +0100

Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync and share files online. File Sync 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available to paying customers. Sync files of any size or type. Sync Windows, Mac and... Read more...

Apple reorganizes stores for personal setup service

Alan Cone — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:37:23 +0000

Last month we reported that Apple is phasing out physical software media in their stores, which was most likely for moving the software market over the the Mac App Store. Now Apple appears to be... Read more...

Vodafone UK data center robbed; hundreds of thousands lose service

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:53:08 +0000

Vodafone UK users were suddenly cut off from all data services today. According to a Vodafone forum post, the loss of service wasn’t a technical failure; it was an old-school physical break-in. The target wasn’t... Read more...

Microsoft looking to create new TV service to rival Google TV

Brad Sams — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:06:04 +0000

Microsoft has a long history of working to bring the TV to the computer. With tight integration into its Media Center platform, Microsoft knows that there is value in merging the home PC and live... Read more...

Comcast to offer 105Mbps to residential customers

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:21:54 +0100

One wonders how such a thing would be useful to the average home user, but Engadget reports that Comcast may be preparing to offer cable speeds up to 105Mbps downstream 10Mbps upstream. According to information... Read more...

Microsoft set to launch a music streaming service this month

Tom Warren — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:57:57 +0100

The Telegraph is exclusively reporting that Microsoft is planning to launch a streaming music service, similar to Spotify, later this month. The service will allow users to stream music for free and also download to... Read more...

Pressure mounts on Google's UK street view service

Tom Warren — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:31:46 +0000

Google's UK version of street view for Google Maps launched last week in the UK and has created a media circus ever since. The Google Maps feature, which allows users to browse through popular cities... Read more...

Microsoft announces new My Phone Web syncing service

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:24:45 +0000

Earlier we reported about the sight of the new SkyBox website going live for some time and later it turned out to be that it was indeed one of new Microsoft's offering - Microsoft My... Read more...

Updated: Microsoft announces new phone-Web syncing service

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:49:33 +0000

Update 1: SeattlePi reports that Microsoft has said that it would release a new service that would sync information on a user's cell phone, like contacts, text messages, and photos with a password-protected Web site.... Read more...

The robotic service droid

Neowin Staff — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:15:06 +0000

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If you are in the service industry, watch out. This robot is here toreplace you!... Read more...

Virgin to launch 50mbps service for UK customers today

Tom Warren — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:09:57 +0000

Update: Virgin has now updated its site with the full details on its 50mbps service here. Virgin Media is expected to unveil its 50Mbps broadband service at a press briefing this morning. It will be... Read more...

MySpace To Launch Online Music Service

RangerLG — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:20:22 +0100

News Corp's MySpace launches a new online music service on Thursday, aiming to loosen Apple's grip on the US music industry and challenge all other online rivals. The service, MySpace Music, also aims to... Read more...

Competition inquiry delays broadcasters' online service

Lt-DavidW — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:29:55 +0100

Ambitious plans for an online video on demand service offering more than 10,000 hours of classic TV shows from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 were hit yesterday by a decision to refer them to... Read more...

Google makes health service publicly available

Troll — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:35:15 +0100

Google Inc. is now offering the general public electronic access to their medical records and other health-related information. The Mountain View, Calif.-based Web search leader announced the public launch of Google Health during a Webcast... Read more...