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Phishing attack uses fake donation websites to steal crypto from Trump voters

Martin Hodás — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:00:01 +0000

An ongoing phishing campaign targets Donald Trump supporters. It uses fake donation websites; however, the fact that it only accepts payments in crypto means its impact is limited. Read more...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II campaign to open early on Xbox for those who pre-order

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the early access dates of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on Xbox for those who pre-order the game digitally. Both the campaign and multiplayer will have early access. Read more...

Discuss: What if Microsoft released Halo Infinite in parts?

Usama Jawad — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Microsoft's Phil Spencer has stated that the company could consider releasing Halo Infinite's campaign and multiplayer modes separately if needed. What are your thoughts on the matter? Read more...

NASA launches a campaign inviting kids to name the Mars 2020 Rover

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 06:08:01 +0000

With the rover nearing the end of its development stages, NASA is now looking for potential names for it. The procreator of the chosen name will be invited to Florida for the rover's launch in 2020. Read more...

With less than a day to go, the Cerulean Moment Windows 10 Mobile is still only 2% funded

Usama Jawad — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:04:01 +0000

With less than 24 hours to go until WhartonBrooks' campaign for its Cerulean Moment Windows 10 Mobile handset ends, the company has only achieved 2% of its fixed $1.1 million funding goal. Read more...

Unique Windows 10 Mobile handset NuAns Neo fails Kickstarter funding goal

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:25:28 +0000

Japanese company NuAns has failed to achieve its Kickstarter goal of $725,000 for its NuAns Neo Windows 10 Mobile handset, managing to amass only $142,368 from 489 backers in 45 days. Read more...

Leaked document suggest Hillary Clinton wants broadband for all US households

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:40:01 +0000

With the US presidential race heating up, a leaked document has suggested Hillary Clinton's plans to have broadband in every US household by 2020 and lend her support for net neutrality. Read more...

Open Rights Group launch campaign to raise awareness of Britain's state surveillance

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:04:01 +0000

The British Government want to lawfully spy on its public by passing the Investigatory Powers Bill. Britain's EFF - the Open Rights Group - is not happy and are mounting a campaign to change minds. Read more...

Microsoft & Intel are uniting PC makers in an attempt to reinvigorate declining PC sales

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:09:27 +0000

Intel and Microsoft are teaming up with Dell, HP and Lenovo to promote their new Windows 10 devices by joining forces in what could be considered one of the largest advertising campaigns to date. Read more...

You can now get an Xbox One for $225 in the US

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:16:01 +0000

GameStop is offering a deal to potential Xbox One buyers, where trading in a last-generation console can get you a lot of in-store credit when purchasing Microsoft's new device. Read more...

Microsoft wants to help you achieve your 2014 goal with #MakeItHappen campaign

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 09:30:01 +0000

Microsoft is launching a new campaign in time for the holiday season, called #MakeItHappen, where the company wants to help you achieve your 2014 New Year's resolutions before the new year hits. Read more...

Gaming peripheral makes players bleed - literally [Update]

Usama Jawad — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:34:01 +0000

A Kickstarter campaign requiring $250,000 to be fully funded, will allow its creators to build a peripheral gaming device which will suck the blood out of you, literally. Read more...

Nokia "World of Entertainment" campaign giving free games and store credit to new Lumia owners [Update]

Steven Johns — Sat, 03 May 2014 06:42:33 +0000

Lumia owners rejoice: free Windows Phone Store credit and games being offered for owners of select Lumia models Read more...

Microsoft hits out at Google with new "Scroogled" ad

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:30:04 +0000

Microsoft have restarted their "Scroogled" advertising campaign against Google, hitting out at them over their privacy violations regarding the Play Store, claiming Google gives out sensitive info. Read more...

Apple trashes rivals with new "Why iPhone?" page

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:33:58 +0000

Apple has created a new mini-site which outlines the benefits of choosing the iPhone over other phones. The new site highlights Apple's uneasiness at Android, as well as competitor's handsets. Read more...

Apple pulls recent "Genius" ads; set to private on YouTube

Steven Parker — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:36:21 +0000

The three new Genius videos that aired only last month were not only popular for all the wrong reasons, but they painted typical Mac users as pretty clueless; enter a "Genius" who attempted to educate Read more...

Windows Phone 8 lands in September, marketing campaign to follow

Brad Sams — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:06:05 +0000

The whispers have been getting louder and louder and with additional sources chiming in, Windows Phone 8 for September is a go and a new marketing campaign will come with it too. Read more...

Nokia unveils "Switched to Nokia" ad campaign on YouTube

Steven Parker — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:04:39 +0000

Nokia uploaded two videos yesterday that explains why two people from different sides of the globe dumped their Motorola and Blackberry, respectively, and opted for the Nokia Lumia. Read more...

New Windows Phone campaign swings for the fences

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:50:27 +0000

Microsoft has sponsored a new Windows Phone marketing campaign that is taking two men on a trip to various baseball parks around the US as part of their own bucket list. Read more...

McDonalds Twitter campaign goes terribly wrong

Andy Weir — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:22:21 +0000

Social media campaigns can connect brands with their customers in new, interesting ways. But web users are an unpredictable bunch, as McDonalds discovered with its recent disastrous Twitter campaign. Read more...

New Samsung ad pokes fun at Apple fanboys

Andy Weir — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:11:58 +0000

There's not much love between Samsung and Apple these days, and a new campaign ad for Samsung's Galaxy S II has a bit of fun at the expense of Apple fanboys standing in line to buy their new phones. Read more...

Microsoft hires Disney director to help with Windows 8 campaign

Brad Sams — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:47:57 +0000

Microsoft knows that to successfully launch Windows 8 to the consumers, you must execute a near flawless media campaign leading up to the platform release. Because of this, Microsoft has pulled in a director from... Read more...

Greenpeace launches anti-Facebook video campaign

Tom Warren — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:50:46 +0000

Earlier this week Greenpeace launched a campaign aimed at stopping Facebook from using coal power in its data centre. Facebook announced in February that it will build a massive data centre in Oregon, U.S to house... Read more...

Microsoft's "The New Busy" campaign hits London ahead of new Hotmail

Tom Warren — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:21:54 +0000

Microsoft brought its Hotmail "The New Busy" marketing campaign to Londoners in the UK today. Hotmail singers, dancers, hula hoopers and knitters (don't ask) took over Golden Square in the heart of London. Hotmail's "The New... Read more...

Google launches new "Going Google" advertising campaign

Sam Symons — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:31:35 +0000

Google and Microsoft seem to be facing off against each other with increasing degrees of fierceness as of late; Microsoft launched Bing a while ago to compete against the search giant, and have recently partnered... Read more...

EFF launches campaign to free phones from software locks

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:27 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking for the public's help in its new campaign to free cell phones from the software locks. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a U.S copyright law that... Read more...

European Politicians Launch Pro-Filesharing Campaign

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:51:37 +0000

Greens EFA, a coalition of two political parties that currently have 42 seats in the European parliament, have launched a pro-filesharing campaign named "I Wouldn't Steal". Their goal is to counter the anti-piracy propaganda put... Read more...

Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:38:12 +0000

Mozilla has quietly launched a new viral campaign in support of Firefox, complete with song (YouTube TC exclusive above) and some fighting words against Internet Explorer. The main part of the campaign is a site... Read more...

Dutch campaign maintains anti-p2p offensive

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:41:02 +0000

Dutch anti-p2p campaigners have forced another filesharing website offline, bringing the total number of p2p sites that they have closed down in the past 15 months to 131. BREIN, a coalition of authors, artists and... Read more...

Court winner launches anti-spam campaign

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:20:53 +0000

Using the UK implementation of European anti-spam laws, a man won Â£750 in compensation from a UK firm after receiving a single spam email. Edinburgh's Sheriff Court ordered Transcom Internet Services to pay a total... Read more...

Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:20:49 +0000

Microsoft is expanding its fight against software piracy with a new educational effort that includes comics. The online campaign, set to start on Monday, is meant to tell people the benefits of using properly licensed... Read more...

Apple Begins New Get a Mac Ad Campaign

Tue, 02 May 2006 12:43:38 +0000

To bolster their opinion among the average consumer, Apple has revamped its almost non existent Mac advertising campaign with instead a massive, in comparison, six TV advertisement campaign as well as a new addition to... Read more...

Firefox Backers Create 'Destroy IE' Campaign

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:42:18 +0000

A group of self-titled "political activists" in Massachusetts has started an aggressive campaign to get browser users to switch from Microsoft's Internet Explorer to Mozilla's Firefox. Taking advantage of a new program by Google, the... Read more...

Ad campaign offering glimpse of next-gen Xbox?

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:34:58 +0000

Ilovebees.com-style game on ourcolony.net appears to reward visitors with glimpses of Microsoft's next-generation controller. Last year, Microsoft intrigued some and infuriated many with a viral marketing campaign to help hype its now-multi-platinum... Read more...

Apple seeks royalties, for "Made for iPod" campaign

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:32:54 +0000

Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destine to become a half billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player... Read more...

New DS Ad Campaign

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:50:31 +0000

Nintendo launches its "Touching is good" ad campaign for its upcoming DS handheld, aimed at the older, male demographic. Do not adjust your TV sets. The sultry voice you hear emanating amid... Read more...

Group, Dell launch anti-spyware campaign

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:17:49 +0000

A prominent Internet safety organization and leading computer-maker Dell Inc. launched a campaign Friday to help consumers fend off "spyware," software that can cause sluggish computer performance or popup ads and secretly monitor the activities... Read more...

Real's campaign pays off

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:20:19 +0000

Real Network's recent media blitz has paid off well. Real have announced that they've sold 1 million songs (49 cents / song) in the first week of operation. This has been mostly through their 'Freedom... Read more...

Real gets flamed over iPod campaign

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:51:46 +0000

Earlier this week RealNetwork launched another attack against Apple's control over the iPod. The attack this time consisted of a webpage and a petition. The petitioned titled "Hey Apple, Don't Break My iPod!"... Read more...

AOL UK blows £20m on ad campaign

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:59:33 +0000

AOL UK is going on a Â£20m advertising spending spree to plug AOL 9.0 - the latest version of its Internet service. Aimed at both broadband and narrowband punters, AOL UK's biggest ad campaign to... Read more...