Neowin News Feed for: Alerts

Facebook expands "Today In", bringing together local news in more areas

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:34:01 +0000

Facebook has announced that it's expanding local news delivery via "Today In" to 400 more U.S. cities and some Australian localities. It's also working to deliver emergency information quickly. Read more...

FCC approves TV technology that aids advertisers

Paul Hill — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:16:01 +0000

A new standard for TV, called ATSC 3.0, has been approved by the U.S. FCC. The new technology will super power TVs of the future but it'll also be used by advertisers to show you more relevant ads. Read more...

Bing now assists in the search for missing children with AMBER alerts

Brad Sams — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:16:01 +0000

Bing has updated its search engine to add a new feature: AMBER alerts. These alerts are triggered when a child goes missing in order to give the public information to help with the child's return. Read more...

Apple to add security alerts in the wake of iCloud hacking scandal

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 07:26:20 +0000

Apple's CEO Tim Cook has announced in an interview that the company would be adding new security features to iCloud, including alerts that notify you if someone tries to change your password. Read more...

O2 announces free Twitter alerts via SMS

Tom Warren — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:36:09 +0000

O2 will begin offering free SMS Twitter alert services beginning August 1 for UK customers. An O2 spokesperson confirmed that O2 has "teamed up with Twitter to turn Twitter updates into free text messages, meaning... Read more...

Microsoft launches Live Search News Alerts

Sean Bradford — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:17:21 +0000

For those of us who are always on the go and don't have time to read our RSS aggregators frequently, Microsoft has launched a new subscription service for Windows Live Search News. Customers that have... Read more...

Google Sharpens Malware Alerts for Webmasters

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:48:34 +0000

Google Incorporated has enhanced the way it notifies webmasters that their sites contain malware. The Mountain View, California-based company improved a service it launched in November 2006 in a partnership with The Stop Badware Coalition,... Read more...

NET Alerts Version 6.0 Beta SDK

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 19 Jul 2003 07:57:24 +0000

Overview Microsoft .NET Alerts is a message and notification routing service that can be used to deliver customer communication to computer desktops, cellular phones, wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs), or any e-mail address—all based... Read more...

.NET Alerts go to the sky

Tom Warren — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:10:00 +0000

Travelers Can Opt to Receive Instant Flight Status Notifications Directly on Their Desktops and Mobile Devices Microsoft Corp. today announced United Airlines has implemented the Microsoft® .NET Alerts service to offer... Read more...

MSN Alerts Golden Ticket Sweepstakes

Tom Warren — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:38:20 +0000

Sign up for Alerts and win cool prizes MSN Alerts is a free service that sends you timely notification messages on your request with information you care about. You can get Alerts... Read more...

MSN Alerts on ESPN.com

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 14:24:30 +0000

ESPN.com now offers MSN Alerts! This free service lets you receive real-time sports alerts through your MSN® Messenger or Windows® Messenger, your e-mail, or your mobile device. You control how and when you receive these... Read more...

Weather Channel Alerts via .NET Alerts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:09:22 +0000

The Weather Channel invites you to participate in a test program for our exciting new weather alerts service before it is available to the public. You have been selected for this test based on your... Read more...

Fed-up customers want faster bug alerts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Jul 2002 08:10:10 +0000

Thanks Borg77 A study of more than 300 companies published last week found that nearly 80 percent of companies support security consultants and hackers releasing information about software vulnerabilities even when the... Read more...

AOL alerts users on news, sports, stocks

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 06:16:52 +0000

AMERICA ONLINE (AOL) unleashed a new content delivery service Thursday dubbed AOL Alerts, which sends customized information to members via e-mail and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) as well as over mobile and handheld devices. ... Read more...

IDS users swamped with false alerts

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 05:09:08 +0000

The number of redundant alarms and false positives generated by Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) has come under fire from users attending an event designed to raise awareness about the technology. Users attending... Read more...

.NET Alerts available for non-MSN addresses

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:00:19 +0000

Microsoft® .NET Alerts service gives you the information you want where you want it: on your computer via MSN® Messenger or Microsoft® Windows® Messenger, on your mobile device, or in your e-mail inbox. ... Read more...

Q&A: .NET Alerts Service Delivers Instant Updates

Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:47:57 +0000

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 8, 2001 -- Today's rollout of the Microsoft .NET Alerts preview promises an improved Internet experience for consumers and businesses. The .NET Alerts service is already live on eBay (https://www.ebay.com) -- the... Read more...

.Net Alerts service revs

Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:00:21 +0000

Microsoft will announce next week a new business Internet service, tied to its .Net strategy, that will allow eBay and other Web sites to contact and send messages to customers via PCs, cell phones and... Read more...

Microsoft revs up alerts service

Steven Parker — Fri, 05 Oct 2001 15:51:12 +0000