Neowin News Feed for: Again

O2 network buckling under iPhone pressure once again [UK]

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:47:17 +0000

For the third time in 3 weeks the O2 data network was unavailable for many across the UK today. Sporadic reports from Neowin's own members and those on Twitter suggest there was no connectivity to... Read more...

MacBook hacked in seconds, again - via Safari exploit

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:45:14 +0000

Many people may remember Charlie Miller from last year's event where he successfully hacked a MacBook and was able to take control over it within seconds, walking away with the MacBook and the grand prize.... Read more...

Apple, AT&T face lawsuit again regarding 3G speeds

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:07:10 +0000

Yet another lawsuit is filed against Apple and AT&T claiming that the iPhone fails to live up to 3G speeds, and claims that the AT&T's infrastructure cannot handle the overwhelming 3G signal in comparison to... Read more...

Monster.com hacked again

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:17:28 +0000

The Internet job web site, Monster.com was attacked by hackers again for the second time since 2007. In this instance hackers have stolen user data directly from the database, including user ID's, passwords, email addresses,... Read more...

Oscar movie pirates battle the MPAA once again in 2009

Damien Reynolds — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:44:27 +0000

With the nominations of the Oscars named just a few days ago I wondered how many of the movies nominated have actually been seen by people at home rather then the cinema in the form... Read more...

Apple beats all competitors on reliability, support again

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:52:52 +0000

For the second year running, Apple Inc.'s computers are the most reliable, and its support is the most dependable of all computer makers selling in the U.S., according to according to Rescuecom Corp.'s third annual... Read more...

Apple strikes again to halt iPhone jailbreaking

Tom Warren — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:07:03 +0000

Apple's latest update to OSX, 10.5.6, includes an impressive list of performance and bug fixes but hidden amongst the latest and greatest is that 10.5.6 disables the Pwnage tool, making you unable to jailbreak or... Read more...

Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:38:29 +0000

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip... Read more...

WinXP SP3 Yields Performance Gains Over Vista SP1 Again

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:36:06 +0000

exo.blog has at the request of their members re-run the original OfficeBench test, this time with 2GB of RAM in the test system. Unfortunately the outcome is unchanged bar a 4% improvement on the previous... Read more...

Google Wins Again

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:26:39 +0000

In no shock to anyone, Google once again was the giant among search sites, as it took a 58. 5 percent share of the search market in October in the United States. According to Internet... Read more...

CRIA brings Demonoid Down Again

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:05:56 +0000

Demonoid.com now reads: "The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding."... Read more...

Manhunt 2 banned again in the UK

Steven Parker — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:27:15 +0000

Rockstar Games' controversial Manhunt 2 game has been rejected for a second time by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), despite revisions made after a ban in June. Rockstar had launched an appeal to... Read more...

Bill Gates Again Tops List of Richest Americans

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:31:21 +0000

According to Forbes magazine's 25th annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($59 billion) is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren... Read more...

F-Secure: Sony uses rootkits again

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:13:37 +0000

The included fingerprint-reader software in Sony's MicroVault USM-F line of USB drives installs files in a hidden folder under "c:windows" that can be used maliciously, Finnish security company F-Secure has found. That directory and the... Read more...

Google browser rumors surface again

Steven Parker — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:23:15 +0000

It's interesting to see the Google browser rumors make their way to the surface again. Netconcepts search strategist Chris Smith recently shared his thoughts on the possibility of the search company entering the browser wars,... Read more...

AMD Showcased Upcoming Products Again

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:21:11 +0000

Last weekend AMD hosted a large demonstration of their upcoming new processors in Japan. Namely, they showcased their new Athlon 64 6400+ and Phenom FX processors. This event has become the second place where a... Read more...

Reports: BitTorrent index SuprNova.org to rise again

Tom Warren — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:14:23 +0000

SuprNova.org, a well-known BitTorrent hub before being forced to shut down three years ago, is apparently making a comeback. An agreement was reached that allows the operators of The Pirate Bay to use the domain... Read more...

Windows Media DRM Cracked, Again

Steven Parker — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:56:58 +0000

The cat-and-mouse game continues between Microsoft and a group of hackers intent on breaking the copy protection technology on its Windows Media files. This time, an individual has cracked the latest DRM scheme employed by... Read more...

AACS Copy Protection For DVDs Defeated Again

Fri, 18 May 2007 22:34:39 +0000

Digital rights management has suffered another setback when Antigua-based software company SlySoft reportedly updated its AnyDVD HD software with a new AACS encryption code to enable the copying of ostensibly protected HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs.... Read more...

Everquest II expands again - Rise of Kunark!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:24:07 +0000

For those of you who played (or still play) the original Everquest, Kunark was one of the expansions for that game, and from what I understand it was a mess - literally. Well now Everquest... Read more...

ITV unveils on-demand play again service

Tom Warren — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:54:21 +0000

TV chairman Michael Grade yesterday admitted the broadcaster had fallen behind its rivals in adapting to the online world but promised to leapfrog them with its ambitious new broadband portal. A video on demand service... Read more...

ICANN shoots down .xxx yet again

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:31:06 +0000

It looks as if the board of ICANN has quickly brought the revival of the .xxx domain idea to a standstill: in a meeting in Lisbon, the board voted down ICM Registry's proposal, 9 to... Read more...

Intel inside again for new Google servers

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:59:33 +0000

Intel seems to be on the rebound not only on the desktop side of the picture, but the server side as well. Google has begun buying Intel server components in high volume, Pat Gelsinger, a... Read more...

Microsoft rides the rails again with Train Simulator

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:24:12 +0000

Almost six years ago, Microsoft released Microsoft Train Simulator as part of its Flight Simulator series - the game offered more than 600 miles of re-created railroad routes and a huge level of detail. Microsoft... Read more...

Vista Licensing Once Again Draws Scrutiny

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:40:37 +0000

Windows Genuine Advantage is a term that grates on the nerves of many, some of who are legitimate legal Windows license holders. Why? Because more than just a few companies and individuals have had their... Read more...

WWE Suing THQ and Jakks Yet Again

Todd Tanner — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:48:58 +0000

Two years ago this week, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) filed suit against the publishers of its games, THQ, Jakks Pacific, and their joint venture THQ/Jakks Pacific LLC, as well as a number of individuals working... Read more...

Microsoft Advises Users To Run Update Again

Steven Parker — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:08:36 +0000

Windows users may have to update their PCs more than once to completely patch one of the vulnerabilities Microsoft fixed last week, the company's support site said Monday. Security update MS06-061 -- one of five... Read more...

WGA Bypassed Again

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:59:16 +0000

WGA is normally needed on a user's computer in order to download any file from Microsoft. It contacts the Microsoft server and checks for validity - either granting access to the file or sending the... Read more...

Volume shipments of G965-based motherboards again delayed

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:47:21 +0000

Due to a problem with chipset drivers, motherboard makers cannot start shipping products utilizing Intel's G965 Express chipset, sources at Taiwan's motherboard industry indicated. Expecting new drivers to be released in October, the makers accordingly... Read more...

Borland trying to revolutionize software development again

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:53:44 +0000

The Developer Tools Group of Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) announced plans to release single language versions of Borland Developer Studio, the company's development environment for Microsoft® Windows® and .NET applications. Bringing back the popular... Read more...

Microsoft delays Office 2007 again

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:43:21 +0000

Microsoft said on Thursday that it is making another slight delay tothe planned arrival time for Office 2007. The update had been expectedto arrive for volume license customers in October and have a mainstreamlaunch in... Read more...

Google Sued Over Click Fraud, Again

Fri, 12 May 2006 21:17:16 +0000

Not for lead plaintiff Joseph Kinney and the other Internet advertisers who this week had their lawyers sue to block the $90 million settlement Google reached in a click fraud case in March. The suit... Read more...

Everquest II expands again and again

Todd Tanner — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:06:08 +0000

IGN is reporting that once again Sony Online Entertainments MMORPG Everquest II will be getting its third expansion on November 14th of this year. But that's not all! SOE also announced that coming in June... Read more...

Microsoft may delay Windows Vista, again

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 02 May 2006 18:44:17 +0000

Thanks to markjensen for the heads up in BPN. Microsoft's release of the upgrade to its flagship Windows operating system will likely be delayed again by at least three months, research group Gartner Inc.... Read more...

Lucent Sues Microsoft Again

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:59:45 +0000

Lucent is suing Microsoft again, claiming that the Goliath's Xbox 360 is infringing on David's Patent No. 5,227,878. A classic tale indeed, because when someone allegedly breaches your "Adaptive Coding and Decoding of Frames and... Read more...

EU Concerned about Vista again

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:51:20 +0000

Microsoft has once again been informed by the European Commission that it had competition worries about Microsoft's next operating system, Windows Vista. Microsoft has been battling against the EU... Read more...

Battle for Middle-earth Rages Again

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:55:17 +0000

EA ships the sequel to its popular Lord of the Rings-inspired PC real-time strategy game; Xbox 360 version coming later in the year. Of all the games based on the... Read more...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War gets expanded again

Todd Tanner — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:40:22 +0000

THQ and Relic Entertainment announced earlier today that a second expansion pack for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War was now in development and set for release sometime during the fall of 2006. The new expansion... Read more...

Dell, AMD Rumors Heat Up Again

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:29:08 +0000

Hot on the heels of Dell's quad-SLI XPS 600 Renegade introduction at CES 2006 come new rumors that Dell is stockpiling AMD processors for use in its systems later this year, possibly even in the... Read more...

Firefox Userbase Increases Once Again

Joe Cashman — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:30:00 +0000

The percentage of users browsing with the Firefox web browser has increased to 11.5%, the highest percentage that the browser has reached. Web Analysis firm One Stat produced the information taken from users of its... Read more...