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. More...
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). More...
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 More...
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. More...
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. More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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... More...
The European Union (EU) review of Google's $3.1bn (£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... More...
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... More...
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.... More...
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... More...
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... More...
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 –... More...
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... More...
The Mozilla Foundation has published a fix for a "critical" JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox browser and the SeaMonkey application suite. The fix, released Monday, targets Firefox versions 2.0.0.2 and 1.5.0.10, as well as SeaMonkey... More...
Electronics companies propelled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to issue an average of 476 American patents a day throughout 2006. IFI Claims Patent Services notes that 173,772 corporate patents were issued in 2006, an... More...
New Groundbreaking EV UpgraderTechnology Will Enable All IE7 Browsers on Microsoft Windows XP Client Systems to Also Display the Green Address Bar VeriSign), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world, today announced... More...
With Tuesday's elections giving the U.S. Congress a Democratic bent from its previous slant to the Republican side, that means the shift will probably end the prospects for passage of a telecom reform bill. The... More...
As some of you may or may not know, Computer Gaming World is dead. November's issue of CGW is the last issue ever for the magazine, at least with that name. In December's issue, the... More...
Phil Liu of Microsoft has reported problems with the Windows Genuine Advantage authentication method for Volume License Key (VLK) customers and a temporary work-around. "Just a heads up on an issue related to (Volume) VLK... More...
Microsoft said it is working overtime to fix a flaw in Windows that a security company noted on Monday could soon be used by as many as 600 malicious Web sites. Multiple versions of exploit... More...
This week the gang talks about IBM once again building the Fastest Supercomputer Ever, Amazon.com unwraps its Unbox movie service, and Facebook takes a beating over privacy options. Speaking of privacy, the team also discusses... More...
Microsoft reminded solution providers and end users Wednesday that support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) will end Oct. 10. Customers running Windows XP SP1 must migrate to Windows XP SP2 over the next... More...
In a new article on its support Web site this week, Apple acknowledges that some 13-inch MacBooks may run warmer than normal due to a small oversight where some of the notebooks shipped with a... More...
The long-running legal battle over claims that IBM's version of Linux violates SCO Group's intellectual property took another twist on Tuesday when IBM sent subpoenas to four other tech players. Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard,... More...
Antivirusand security experts F-Secure have issued a warning to users of MicrosoftWindows XP that includes fully patched Service Pack 2 machines. The exploit iscarried out via WMF files carrying a zero-day WMF exploit detected asW32/PFV-Exploit... More...
Late last night a Federal Judge issued a decision on the VSDA v. Schwarzenegger lawsuit, stating that the California Video Game Law that was passed several months ago and was about to go into effect... More...
Dell Inc. is recalling thousands of notebook PC battery packs. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker on Friday said it is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall and replace about 35,000... More...
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced a global recall of certain AC adaptors supplied with the black slimline PlayStation after ascertaining that they may overheat and cause injury. The company has blamed a subcontractor for supplying... More...
Speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz, Dan Morelle - managing director of online store ElectricBirdLand - has claimed the European launch of PSP could be delayed as Sony has yet to register vital trademarks. Morelle... More...
Wrestling fans got a bit of their own SmackDown! last Wednesday when they attempted to play THQ's WWE WrestleMania XXI over Xbox Live. Connection issues made the retail version of the grappler strictly an offline... More...
Before installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on Windows Small Business Server 2003, it is recommended that you read this document to learn about the top known issues that you may encounter when installing... More...
Microsoft has released 5 new security-focused updates for NT-Based operating systems, including Windows 2000 and Windows XP. All updates are labeled as "Important", and should be applied as soon as possible. 3... More...
Windows Media Player 10 was only released on the 2nd September, and already we have seen 4 possible problems. Find out more information below. Error message when you try to synchronize video... More...
Thanks to neostyle who gave me the heads up in BPN about this news. Microsoft has posted a list of programs with possible issues in Service Pack 2. This is not a... More...
July 30 update will address multi-console login and roster problems; fix for Xbox challenge-reception bug coming by August 6. Latest reports show problems with ESPN NFL 2K5 online play. Visual Concepts announced... More...
Akamai, the world's biggest content delivery service on the web, appears to be having some DNS issues, which are affecting a variety of sites. Akamai uses its vast network of servers across the globe to... More...
Microsoft says its settlement with InterTrust Technologies will pave the way for further development of its online-media strategies. The protection and sale of intellectual property, like music and video, is increasingly important to the world's... More...
Macintosh security specialists, Intego on Thursday issued a security warning to its customers for the first Trojan horse to affect Mac OS X. Dubbed MP3Concept (MP3Virus.Gen), the Trojan horse exploits a weakness in Mac... More...
IBM has quietly issued a patch to fix a problem with Hitachi hard disks on some of its ThinkPad models. The patch is for several models that use a particular 60GB Hitachi hard... More...
Apple has issued a memo to UK resellers regarding noise issues with the Power Mac G5. One UK reseller told Macworld that the channel has received instructions from Apple suggesting ways in which noise associated... More...
The controversial SCO Group has offered $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or group responsible for creating the MyDoom virus. The company also said Tuesday that... More...
Consortium aims to raise awareness of development processes behind the Penguin The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) is looking to raise awareness about the processes behind the Linux kernel's development. ... More...
Internet security company @Stake has warned of newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system. Cambridge, Mass.-based @Stake released three advisories on Tuesday. The first details "systemic" flaws in... More...