Neowin News Feed for: 2015

TalkTalk hackers get a total of 20 months in prison

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:22:02 +0000

Two of the hackers involved in the 2015 TalkTalk cyber attack have been sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison. Neither were accused of blackmailing the then CEO, but did steal records. Read more...

IDC: Huawei and Lenovo were biggest winners in 2015 smartphone shipments

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:26:01 +0000

The IDC has released smartphone shipment figures for 2015. While Samsung and Apple top the chart at one and two respectively, the surprising winner for the year is Huawei. Read more...

Full refunds offered to Batman: Arkham Knight PC buyers following persisting issues

Usama Jawad — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 07:30:01 +0000

Following the continued issues in the re-release of Batman: Arkham Knight for PC, Warner Bros. is offering refunds for buyers before the end of 2015, regardless of the time they have spent playing it. Read more...

Purdue can save your smartphone battery

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 04:04:01 +0000

A new tool born from research by Purdue University can significantly reduce the power draw of an Android smartphone by analyzing background processes and blocking low-priority tasks. Read more...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons confirmed for mobile platforms including Windows Phone

Usama Jawad — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:02:01 +0000

505 Games, the publisher behind popular gaming titles such as Payday 2 and Sniper Elite 3 has confirmed that Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is coming to consoles and mobile platforms later this year. Read more...

Microsoft's E3 keynote kicks off June 15th at 9:30am PDT

Brad Sams — Thu, 14 May 2015 14:24:01 +0000

In June, Microsoft will head to E3 to talk about the 'greatest game line-up in Xbox history' and other new products that are related to the Xbox, including a new controller for hardcore gamers. Read more...

Apple bans selfie sticks and monopods at WWDC 2015

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:06:01 +0000

Apple's WWDC has been announced and is starting on June 8th. Alongside this is announcement, Apple said selfie sticks and monopods will not be welcome at WWDC due to them blocking everyone's view. Read more...

Microsoft readying new "Age of Empires II: HD Edition" expansion in 2015

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:12:01 +0000

A new expansion will be released for "Age of Empires II: HD Edition". The expansion is planned for sometime in 2015. Although there a very few details, a new unit from the expansion was unveiled. Read more...

Microsoft to allow competitors into WPC 2015

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:28:01 +0000

Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference used to ban employees from competitive organizations such as Google and Oracle but that has now changed for WPC 2015 with anyone being abled to attend. Read more...

Twitch announces its first-ever TwitchCon

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:10:01 +0000

Twitch has announced its first ever TwitchCon which will take place in San Francisco on September 25 and 26. Gamers and broadcasters will meet up to discuss sharing gameplay videos among other things. Read more...

Sony releases a massive list of games scheduled for 2015

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:50:01 +0000

Sony has released a seemingly infinite list of games which are scheduled for a 2015 release, including Final Fantasy Type 0 HD , Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 1. Read more...

Here's how to sync the Cricket World Cup 2015 schedule to your Windows Phone calendar app

Usama Jawad — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:44:01 +0000

With less than 20 days to go till the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 starts, you'll probably want to integrate the event's agenda into your Windows Phone stock calendar app. Read more...

Samsung will unleash a 'flood' of Tizen devices in 2015 as part of its new IoT strategy

Adrian Potoroaca — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:30:01 +0000

After showcasing its new Smart TV line at CES 2015 running Tizen, Samsung warns you that it is going to flood the market in 2015 with all kinds of devices running the Tizen operating system. Read more...

Apple appears to have discontinued its 'Single of the week' promotion

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:06:01 +0000

With no free music offered via Apple's 'Single of the week' promotion since the start of 2015, it appears that the company has discontinued this promotion much to the dismay of customers. Read more...

Microsoft BUILD 2015 registration opens January 22

Brad Sams — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:14:15 +0000

Microsoft has announced that registration for BUILD 2015 will open on January 22nd which is one day after their Windows 10 event that takes place in Redmond, Washington. Read more...

Samsung contemplates making more Windows Phone devices in 2015

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:26:01 +0000

Samsung is keen on reducing its reliance on Android for making devices, and is currently considering Windows Phone for some of its upcoming devices, despite the ongoing legal troubles with Microsoft. Read more...

Tablet users expected to climb to 1 billion in 2015, a third of them in China

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:26:01 +0000

The number of tablet users is still growing at a great speed, but not for long, due to abundance in developed markets, as well as competition from other mobile devices like phablets and hybrids. Read more...

Neowin 2015: Top 10 tech things we're looking forward to this year

Andy Weir — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:32:07 +0000

From Windows 10 and modular smartphones, to HTC's new flagship, what's next from OnePlus, premium wearables, epic games and more, we look at some of the cool stuff that's on the way in the year ahead. Read more...

TechSpot: 10 Mobile Tech Predictions for 2015

Julio Franco — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:50:01 +0000

As we head in to 2015, it's time to make another ten predictions for what we might see in mobile tech. Will the market slow down, or will we still see some cool new advancements? Only time will tell. Read more...

HTC promises “best ever” roadmap for 2015, along with “some huge surprises”

Andy Weir — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 07:50:01 +0000

HTC has recently been launching some very impressive devices, but the company says that the best is still to come, with a compelling 2015 product line-up, and "huge surprises that will blow you away." Read more...

PlayStation Plus games for January 2015 revealed

Usama Jawad — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:54:02 +0000

PlayStation's official Facebook page has announced the free games for January 2015 which include some cool titles like Infamous: First Light - provided you are a PlayStation Plus member. Read more...

Wishing all our readers the very best for 2015

Steven Parker — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:48:14 +0000

Another year has passed us by, and as the Neowin staff and our readership celebrate in different timezones we take a moment to feel grateful and give thanks for your awesome support! Read more...

Twitter bug makes tweets look old, won't let some users sign in [UPDATE]

Adrian Potoroaca — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:30:01 +0000

“Something is technically wrong. … Thanks for noticing-we're going to fix it up and have things back to normal soon.” Funny thing is Twitter servers seem to think that it's already 2015. Read more...

Netflix has 8 original series set to premier in 2015

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:12:01 +0000

Netflix is still growing in popularity and expanding to more countries; fans of their streaming service will rejoice as even more shows are announced to premiere for the online platform next year. Read more...

Samsung's new 4GB RAM chips could pave the way to 4K smartphone displays in 2015

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:22:01 +0000

With the 3GB of RAM in handsets milestone already accomplished by the company, Samsung is looking to integrate 4GB of RAM in its flagship devices which will be released next year. Read more...

Bing predicts the trends for 2015

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:36:01 +0000

Bing was pretty good at making predictions in 2014 with Cortana correctly predicting almost all the results of the football World Cup and more. What's in store for 2015? The Bing team explores. Read more...

2015 HTC One specs leak ahead of 2015 launch

Alec Robertson — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:50:01 +0000

The specs for HTC's 2015 flagship, the HTC One, have been leaked ahead of an official launch and the new "One" looks to be one of the top phones of 2015. Read more...

Samsung and Blackberry team-up to improve Samsung smartphones' security

Usama Jawad — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:00:01 +0000

Samsung has partnered with Blackberry to integrate Blackberry's BES12 security software into Samsung's Android smartphones. What benefits does this bring to both companies? Read more...

Start Menu won't return to Windows 8.1 until 2015

Andy Weir — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:15:24 +0000

It now seems highly unlikely that the new, smaller Start Menu will come to Windows 8.1 this year, as well-informed sources say Microsoft has delayed its return until the launch of Windows 9 in 2015. Read more...