Neowin News Feed for: Death

Susan Wojcicki, formative Google Exec and former YouTube CEO passed away at 56

Martin Hodás — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 07:42:01 +0000

One of the earliest Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, has died at the age of 56. The former CEO of YouTube stepped away from the key role early last year to focus on her family and health. Read more...

Google being sued by family after inaccurate information potentially led to death

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:28:02 +0000

Google is being sued by a family after its patriarch drove off a bridge and drowned while following Google Maps. It was dark and raining at the time, making it hard to see the bridge was collapsed. Read more...

The latest Opera GX feature makes it the most morbid browser around

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:14:13 +0000

Opera GX will now fake your browser history after 14 days of consecutive non-use. The company hopes to save you a bit of post-death embarrassment if anyone uses your browser and looks at the history. Read more...

How to set your Medical ID in iOS

Adam Bottjen — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Medical ID allows first responders to quickly receive your medical information should they come to your aid. They can also get access to your emergency contact list should they need to be contacted. Read more...

Here is how you can still open Internet Explorer in Windows 11 if you really, really want to

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:10:01 +0000

Despite Microsoft's best efforts, Internet Explorer refuses to die. The ancient browser can be launched pretty easily in Windows 11 even though the OS is not even supposed to have it bundled. Read more...

Samsung's Chairman Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78

Paul Hill — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:02:02 +0000

Samsung's Chairman, Lee Kun-hee, has passed away at the age of 78. He had spent the last six years in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Lee had a mixed reputation over his work at Samsung. Read more...

Larry Tesler, creator of copy and paste, dies at 74

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:34:02 +0000

The creator of the cut, copy, and paste functions, Larry Tesler, died on Monday at the age of 74 according to one of his previous employers, Xerox. He also worked at Apple, Amazon and Yahoo!. Read more...

Microsoft's co-founder, Paul Allen, passes away from illness

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:48:02 +0000

Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist and owner of the Seattle Seahawks, Paul Allen, passed away earlier today. He had been diagnosed with cancer, and was being treated for the past month. Read more...

Norman is a psychopathic AI obsessed with murder, thanks to Reddit

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 15:18:01 +0000

Researchers at MIT have created the "world's first psychopath AI", which is obsessed with death and murder. The disturbingly morbid AI was trained using data from the "darkest corners of Reddit". Read more...

A Russian man died while enjoying virtual reality

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 22:14:01 +0000

In what is the first VR-related death, a 44-year old man from Moscow was found dead this week as he crashed into a glass table and suffered fatal wounds while donning a virtual reality headset. Read more...

Twitch streamer dies during 24-hour gaming marathon

Connor Bucy — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:38:01 +0000

Popular Twitch streamer Brian Vigneault died at home of unknown causes during a 24-hour World of Tanks marathon. Vigneault was streaming to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Read more...

Investigation underway as Tesla driver dies in crash while in Autopilot mode

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:30:01 +0000

Autonomous vehicles, after millions of miles on the road, have had their first fatality. The driver of a Tesla Model S whose Autopilot mode was engaged died after the car crashed into another vehicle. Read more...

Apple issues statement regarding body found on campus

Rich Woods — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:24:02 +0000

Yesterday, a body was found in a conference room at Apple's Cupertino headquarters. Today, Apple issued a statement to respond to yesterday's events, saying: 'We are heartbroken'. Read more...

Person found dead in conference room at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, according to reports [Update]

Rich Woods — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:02:01 +0000

Reports say that a person has been found dead in the conference room at Apple's Cupertino headquarters. Details are currently unknown, such as who the deceased may be, or cause of death. Read more...

Facebook introduces 'legacy contact' to manage your account after you die

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:40:01 +0000

If you wondered what happened to your Facebook account after your death, thankfully Facebook now has the answer for you, it will allow your personally chosen heir to manage the account. Read more...

Google: Nexus isn't being killed off, it's here to stay

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:43:48 +0000

Some have claimed that the upcoming Android Silver program will mean the end of Nexus, but Google says that is "totally wrong", adding that "it wouldn't make sense" to stop making Nexus devices. Read more...

So, Windows XP is dead. What are my options now?

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:30:00 +0000

With Microsoft terminating support for Windows XP today, we take a look at some of the options available for those still running PCs with the ageing OS - from upgrades to entirely new devices. Read more...

End of life: Microsoft finally terminates support for Windows XP

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Over twelve years after its launch, Microsoft has finally consigned Windows XP to the great Recycle Bin in the sky, terminating its support for the ageing operating system for users across the globe. Read more...

3rd-party iPhone charger reportedly claims another life

Steven Parker — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:35:40 +0000

A 28 year old Thai man was found dead clutching his iPhone 4S that was still plugged in. A 3rd-party charger has been blamed for the most recent death, which is sadly not uncommon in the region. Read more...

Woman allegedly dies from iPhone-caused electrocution

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:48:08 +0000

An iPhone 4 has allegedly electrocuted a young woman in China, after she was found dead holding the still-charging smartphone with burns on her hands and feet. Apple will fully investigate the issue Read more...

Netbook shipments to die completely by 2015

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:27:10 +0000

iSuppli is predicting that netbook shipments will completely die off by 2015, while shipments this year will fall 72% to just 3.97m. The rise in popularity of tablets is understandably to blame. Read more...

"Know Death" in this Darksiders II trailer

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:48:56 +0000

The launch of Darksiders II is almost upon us, but in the meantime you can check out the latest pre-release gameplay trailer where Death explains his motives for his quest in the game Read more...

Steve Jobs memorial service held under tight security

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:11:48 +0000

Security was tight at Stanford University in California on Sunday as Apple held a private memorial service for its late founder Steve Jobs. A number of well known tech and media celebrities attended. Read more...

Software engineer Steve Lacey killed in car crash

Paul Ferson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:41:36 +0000

Software engineer Steve Lacey died in a car crash yesterday in Kirkland, WA. The Seattle-based website of television channel KING 5 reports that Lacey's death came as part of a road rage incident in which... Read more...

Lead Gmail developer predicts Chrome OS' death

Alan Cone — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:18:50 +0000

Paul Buchheit, the creator of Google AdSense technology and the lead developer of Gmail, claims that Chrome OS will not still be here 12 months next year. This comes as quite a shock since Google... Read more...

Facebook announce memorial profiles for deceased members

Sam Alderwick — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:55:24 +0000

Friends and families of deceased users on Facebook will soon be given the option to turn their profiles into memorials. The new feature will be introduced as a result of several complaints regarding status updates... Read more...

Youth's Death Linked to Game

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:13:48 +0000

Blizzard faces a lawsuit from Chinese parents, who say World of Warcraft caused the death of their son. November 18, 2005 In the latest saga over online gaming addiction in China, the parents... Read more...

Sony "Virus" Brings Up Blue Screen of Death

Joe Cashman — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:22:49 +0000

Last week we reported on the hidden files that some Sony CDs install on Windows machines, quoting Sys Internals concerns that the software and files could not be easily removed. Facing unrest from the masses... Read more...

Death By Degrees Delayed

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:38:59 +0000

According to Namco's official arcade website, Death by Degrees for the PlayStation 2 has been pushed back until February of 2005. The game was originally slated for release in fall of this year, with the... Read more...

Backbone plans movie, comic adaptations for Death Jr.

Tue, 18 May 2004 22:37:32 +0000

The first PlayStation Portable software to be demonstrated in public, Backbone Entertainment's Death Jr., is set to become a comic book and possibly a Hollywood movie, with the publisher keen to see the IP exploited... Read more...

DOS on Its Death Bed?

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:58:36 +0000

DeviceLogics releases what could well be the final version of DR-DOS to hit the market. DeviceLogics, keeper of the DR-DOS code base, released this week what might be the final upgrade to... Read more...

Gates predicts death of the password

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:27:18 +0000

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates predicted the demise of the traditional password because it cannot "meet the challenge" of keeping critical information secure. Gates, speaking at the RSA Security conference here on Tuesday,... Read more...

Sun forces final death of Win98, Office 2000, etc

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:05:21 +0000

Microsoft will pull the plugs on MSDN downloads of a range of products, including Windows 98, Office 2000, SQL Server 7 and NT Workstation, next Monday. These contain the polluted Java which, according to the... Read more...

MS 'Windows for iPod' delayed but still marks death of PDA

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:38:05 +0000

Microsoft's 'Windows for iPods' operating system appears to be taking longer to ship than the company previously forecast. The software giant yesterday said it was working on system software for handheld media players. Now called... Read more...

Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death demo

Marcel Klum — Sat, 20 Sep 2003 10:30:08 +0000

Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death will be a first-person shooter seen through the eyes of Judge Dredd as he patrols the mean streets of the stunningly realised future metropolis, Mega-City One. Dredd will find himself... Read more...

Duron: Death After Life, Life After Death, Death After Death

Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:15:35 +0000

It looks like AMD is about to phase out Duron. Once again...Just weeks after the re-load of AMD Duron microprocessors at 1.40, 1.60 and 1.80GHz and AMD senior executive said that the company will finally... Read more...

Browser wars suit ends with death knell for Netscape

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 May 2003 09:56:25 +0000

A lawsuit intended to bring justice to Netscape has ended with a deal that sounds the death knell for the browser. Microsoft today agreed to settle a private antitrust suit brought by AOL Time Warner,... Read more...

Death by txt

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:47:16 +0000

An item which may be of interest to Siemens mobile owners in Europe: The SMS, among the 1 billion sent each day on the continent, can freeze or completely disable two cell... Read more...

Blue Screen of Death hits SP3 installs

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 16:21:04 +0000

Some reports are appearing which seem to suggest that that some users who downloaded the SP3 patch for Windows 2000 have experienced problems. (shock horror, news at 11! Ed.) In the... Read more...

Usenet death penalty imposed on blueyonder

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 11 May 2002 12:44:31 +0000

Usenet posts by Telewest blueyonder Internet service subscribers are been blocked by other news providers because of complaints over spam. In a notice to users yesterday, Telewest explains that a Usenet Death... Read more...