Neowin News Feed for: Blackout

Reddit to go dark on June 12, subreddits protest against probable death of third-party apps

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:04:01 +0000

In an attempt to protest against Reddit's recent API pricing, various subreddits have joined hands for a digital protest. These subreddits will be going dark later this month for a period of 48 hours. Read more...

UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:01 +0000

Executives at BT and Vodafone have warned the government that a hasty removal of Huawei from mobile networks leaves open the possibility of mobile blackouts around the country as they adapt. Read more...

Black Ops 4's battle royale mode is free to play this entire month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:34:01 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout mode is going free-to-play for the entirety of April, giving PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 players a chance to jump in and try out the battle royale mode. Read more...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's new $30 PC edition comes with battle royale and multiplayer

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 02:26:01 +0000

Activision's Call of Duty entry of this year Black Ops 4 can now be picked up for just $30 on PC. This new version lacks the co-op zombie mode but comes with multiplayer and battle royale modes. Read more...

You can get early access to Black Ops 4 battle royale PC beta by watching Twitch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:22:01 +0000

While the Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Blackout beta is slated to open up tomorrow for all PC players, Blizzard has detailed a method to gain early access today without needing to pre-order the title. Read more...

Nvidia releases 399.24 WHQL drivers, optimizing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Black Ops 4

Vishal Laul — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:56:01 +0000

Nvidia's new GeForce Game Ready 399.24 WHQL drivers introduce optimizations for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the upcoming Open Beta for Black Ops 4 Blackout, and Assetto Corsa Competizione. Read more...

162 million saw Wikipedia's SOPA/PIPA blackout page

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:02:55 +0000

The day after its SOPA/PIPA blackout, the Wikipedia web site announced that over 162 million people viewed the blackout page. The site urged people to continue to contact their elected representatives Read more...

New Zealand Internet blackout protest against copyright law

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:38:11 +0000

Copyright infringement is wrong, but should people, schools, and hospitals have their internet connections and websites cut off due to accusations of copyright infringement? - This is what all this protest is about - New... Read more...

Software Bug Contributed to Blackout

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:56:50 +0000

A previously-unknown software flaw in a widely-deployed General Electric energy management system contributed to the devastating scope of the August 14th northeastern U.S. blackout, industry officials revealed this week. The bug in GE Energy's XA/21... Read more...

4m in the US face broadband blackout

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:29:18 +0000

More than four million broadband cable users in the US face being cut off unless a dispute between Excite@Home and cable companies is resolved. A US judge is due to rule on the matter later... Read more...