Neowin News Feed for: Communication

Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade

Martin Hodás — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:24:01 +0000

In an apparent effort to boost revenues, gaming social media startup Discord plans to implement ads into its free service. The step is expected in the coming days after 9 years of ad-free experience. Read more...

After photos from the battlefield, Musk denies that SpaceX is selling Starlink to Russia

Martin Hodás — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:10:02 +0000

Ukrainian intelligence confirmed that Russians are using Starlink at the front line in Ukraine. SpaceX denies a possibility that the Russian military obtained its terminals legally. Read more...

SpaceX successfully tested direct communication between smartphones and Starlink satellites

Martin Hodás — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:58:01 +0000

Just six days after being launched into orbit, SpaceX has managed to execute the first text communication over its new Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability bypassing the user terminal. Read more...

Teams integration in Windows 11 continues to be Microsoft's abandoned child

Usama Jawad — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:00:02 +0000

Microsoft integrated Teams at an OS-level with the launch of Windows 11. However, in the past year or so, we've barely seen any improvements in the communication app or evidence of market traction. Read more...

Google Meet and Duo are being merged

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:10:01 +0000

Google has announced that it is merging its Duo and Meet services in a very confusing manner where the latter's features will first be migrated to Duo and then, Duo will be rebranded to Meet. Read more...

France bans gaming terms like "streamer" to preserve language purity

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 May 2022 08:06:01 +0000

The French government has issued an order banning anglicized terms like "streamer", "esports", and "cloud gaming" in the country in a bid to preserve language purity and make communication easier. Read more...

Apple is surreptitiously working on satellite technology, according to a report

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:10:01 +0000

As per a report by Bloomberg, the Cupertino giant has hired a top-secret team of venerable professionals from satellite and aerospace industries to potentially beam data directly to devices. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook's biggest messaging competitor is iMessage

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:34:01 +0000

In an earnings call meeting with investors on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg commented that Apple's iMessage - of all things - was Facebook's biggest competition on the messaging service front. Read more...

Facebook wants to better connect businesses and clients in Messenger 2.3

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:50:01 +0000

Facebook has added a bevy of new features to its Messenger platform meant to help business customize the way they communicate with customers via a previously launched web chat plugin. Read more...

Microsoft is teaching your plants to have a chat with you

Justin Luna — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:18:01 +0000

A way for humans to "talk" with plants has recently been discovered. Through sensors, a person can type into a computer which is then translated into signals that plants can understand. Read more...

Microsoft wants to beam you up with holoportation, virtually

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 17:30:01 +0000

It's not quite teleportation but, with the Hololens, Microsoft comes as close as can be with 'holoportation', allowing someone to see and interact with your visage during a call. Read more...

Interview: Wire CEO talks to us about the messaging service's history, future, and potential

Matt Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:02:01 +0000

We were given the opportunity to sit down with Wire CEO, Jonathan Christensen and discuss the reasoning behind Wire's existence, and how it looks to shape the future of online communications. Read more...

Wire extends its service to Windows

Matt Brown — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:08:01 +0000

Wire has expanded to its fourth platform today, making its debut on the Windows platform. The application offers a majority of features found in existing solutions on iOS, Android and Mac OS X. Read more...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes telepathy is the future for Facebook

Justin Luna — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:48:01 +0000

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently shared what's on his mind on his latest Q&A. He talked about the integration of telepathy on the website in the future, as well as the evolution of communication. Read more...

Skype for Business now available in preview form

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has just announced that it is releasing the first public preview of Skype for Business. The new program is designed to replace Lync and unify Microsoft's offerings for the enterprise. Read more...

Broken fax machine renders US government office unreachable

Paul Ferson — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:40:23 +0000

An old fax machine has become a source of headaches for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, after it was found that faxes cannot be received and they may remain incommunicado until November. Read more...

Lavabit founder: 'If you knew what I know about email, you might not use it'

Paul Ferson — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:14:46 +0000

Ladar Levison claims to have given up on email despite having previously been responsible for founding the anonymous email service Lavabit. He cites concerns with how email works in general. Read more...

Lavabit, Silent Circle close over governmental pressures

Paul Ferson — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 08:58:31 +0000

Two supposedly secure email services, Silent Email and Lavabit, closed within a matter of hours of each other, with concerns about government pressure over 'high-profile' users of the services. Read more...

Patent suggests Microsoft to bring email flags to phone calls

Paul Ferson — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 06:19:49 +0000

A patent filed in 2012 seems to suggest Microsoft could be bringing email-style 'flags' to their smartphones, making it easier to spot when a call is urgent... or when it's not necessary. Read more...

Mailbird for Windows released, offers a Gmail-oriented client

Paul Ferson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:32:17 +0000

Mailbird is a new email client for Windows, with a particular focus on Gmail and an interface users of the Sparrow email clients from OS X and iOS may find somewhat familiar. It isn't an April Fool. Read more...

Fusion, the Android SMS app designed by Redditors, goes live

Paul Ferson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:23:32 +0000

Fusion has been released on the Play Store for Android, after several months of design and code work. The app was designed by the community and built by one guy, making it quite a remarkable addition. Read more...

Facebook's Poke app could be a result of Snapchat staying independent

Paul Ferson — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:48:49 +0000

Theories have appeared, with one being that Facebook's Poke app is a direct result of a failed buyout. Potentially supporting a bruised ego, Poke might just be a challenge to Snapchat's niche. Read more...

WhatsApp developers claim no support for BlackBerry 10

Paul Ferson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:56:14 +0000

WhatsApp's developers have indicated that they do not plan to support BlackBerry 10. One good thing for BB10 buyers is that they don't completely rule out a return with their wording. Read more...

Skype usage up 50% under Microsoft

Stefano Elia — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:50:50 +0000

Microsoft revealed yesterday that amongst their financial performance, Skype usage has gone up 50% in the last quarter with 115 billion minutes worth of calls globally in the same period. Read more...

Speak for Yourself patent case continues; family communication still hangs in the balance

Paul Ferson — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:21:33 +0000

Just over a month after we reported on the ramifications of an app removal from the App Store, we learn more about the court case at hand and what is to be done for those it most affects. Read more...

Ukrainian students create gloves for translating sign language

Paul Ferson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:26:19 +0000

Students taking part in Microsoft's Imagine Cup have created technology to convert sign language into speech, which could completely change how we communicate with those using sign language. Read more...

iPad app removal could leave family unable to communicate with daughter

Paul Ferson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:14:03 +0000

After a communication app was removed from Apple's iTunes Store due to supposed infringement on copyrights, a family has been left unable to communicate with their four-year-old daughter. Read more...

Netgear touts new premium routers

Brian Blasius — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:35:15 +0000

We stopped by the Netgear booth at CES today, and found several new products and revamps to their router lines that will please most consumers. The WNDR3800 router First up is the new WNDR3800 router,... Read more...

Microsoft demonstrates Office Communicator 14

Tom Warren — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:04:10 +0000

Microsoft demonstrated the future version of Office Communicator at Tech-Ed, New Orleans today. Gurdeep Singh Pall, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Unified Communications Group, took the stage at Tech-Ed on Monday and explained the release is... Read more...

Surfing the Google Wave

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:47 +0000

To write a simple message, whether by Email or text, has for a long time been a method to announce one's happiness, anger and even one's tardiness. It's arguable that these virtual delivery services are... Read more...

Live Communication Server - Survey Nomination Invite

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:18:54 +0000

The questions are based on Microsoft® Office Live Communications Server 2003, Standard Edition, as well as your company's operating environment. Many of the questions require specialized knowledge of regulatory requirements, architecture, existing network infrastructure, system... Read more...

Intel to aggressively push wireless communication standard in 2003

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:33:46 +0000

Anticipating the potential of wireless communication, Intel is planning to concentrate more of its resources this year to promote the new Centrino notebook platform, said Kelly Wu, country manager of Intel Taiwan. Though unable to... Read more...

Scientists make "major leap" on secure communication

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 12:50:44 +0000

According to reports today scientists from the QinetiQ organisation have managed to send a key for encryption just under 15 miles (a new record), opening the door for security of an unparalleled level in the... Read more...