Neowin News Feed for: Fixing

Xbox head commits to fixing the Microsoft Store for PC gaming

Usama Jawad — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 15:04:01 +0000

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has committed to fixing the issues present in the Microsoft Store, to make it a viable option for PC gamers in a market that is largely dominated by Valve's offering, Steam. Read more...

Microsoft looking into Xbox Live Rewards reset fiasco

Usama Jawad — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 08:06:01 +0000

Earlier this month, hundreds of users reported that their Xbox Live Rewards' MyVIP star rank had been reduced due to some glitch. Microsoft's "Major Nelson" has now taken notice of this issue. Read more...

Sophos: China fixing spam problem

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:13:22 +0000

The amount of spam pumping out of China dropped precipitously in the first three months of 2007, security vendor Sophos reported Wednesday. A year ago, computers in China were sending out 21.1 percent of all... Read more...

Samsung Fined $90 Million for DRAM Price Fixing

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:50:19 +0000

Throughout 2006, Samsung was under heavy investigation and has recently agreed to pay $90 million USD for participating in illegal DRAM price-fixing practices. The fine is will be divided into: $80 million to be returned... Read more...

Major memory makers accused of price fixing

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:59:57 +0000

A group of 34 US states has filed a lawsuit against seven makers of DRam memory chips for alleged price fixing. Infineon Technologies, Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Mosel Vitelic, Nanya Technology, Elpida Memory and NEC... Read more...

Online Music Price Fixing Probed

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:51:24 +0000

The Department of Justice said Thursday it has opened an investigation into possible anti-competitive pricing of online music by the world's major music labels. The probe closely tracks a similar investigation by New York State... Read more...

Microsoft, AOL, Others Focus on Fixing Inboxes

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:06:20 +0000

A gathering of ISPs, anti-spammers, and e-mail marketers gathered Tuesday to hammer out ways to fight the glut of spam while protecting the livelihood of direct online advertising. More than 40 companies... Read more...

Hasbro fined for toy price fixing

Marcel Klum — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:09:37 +0000

US toy firm Hasbro has been fined Â£4.95m ($7.7m) by the Office of Fair Trading for forcing distributors to fix toy and game prices in the UK. UK toy sales are worth Â£1.7bn a... Read more...