Neowin News Feed for: Forced

From pushy to nagging, Windows 10 upgrade prompts won't go away

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:42:01 +0000

Microsoft is proud of its Windows 10 adoption rate. But recent reports suggest the Windows 7 and 8.1 user base is almost being forced into upgrading to the OS. Read more...

PES 2009 Forced Back To Drawing Board

Andrew — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:25:56 +0000

Pro Evolution Soccer creator Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka has revealed that he's gone back to the drawing board for PES 2009 following the criticism of the 2008 edition on PS3. "It's so far from what we... Read more...

Microsoft addresses reports of forced updates and reboots

Steven Parker — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:46:04 +0000

Microsoft has posted a long and complex explanation to its Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) blog, explaining the latest case of why software updates are being pushed to users who believe they've turned automatic updating... Read more...

Popular Instant Messenger, Gaim, Forced to Change Name

Christopher Vendemio — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:02:40 +0000

It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL. The... Read more...

Forced Software Upgrades Can Add Up for Vista Users

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:26:43 +0000

Windows users contemplating the cost of upgrading to Vista may need a fatter wallet than they thought. Besides shelling out for faster hardware, users should expect to pay for Vista upgrades for many of their... Read more...

Winamp TV channel forced to close doors

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:20:34 +0000

Popular streaming internet service, ESS.tv (EveryShowSucks.tv) has today emailed all of its subscribers, explaining that due to mouting legal pressures the 50+ channels it provided will no longer be available. ESS.tv streamed popular and niche... Read more...

Apple Forced to Withdraw Certain Products from EU

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:09:38 +0000

Apple Computer, the maker of the world's most popular iPod player and Macintosh computers, will be forced to cease import of certain products into the European Union (EU), as they are not compliant with ROHS... Read more...

Google forced to reveal websites, but not search terms

Joe Cashman — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:35:11 +0000

In the battle of Goliath vs. Goliath, aka The US Government vs. Google the search engine has been told that they should reveal 50,000 URLs on Google's database. This was only a half win for... Read more...

Google Forced to Drop Gmail in the UK

Joe Cashman — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:20:00 +0000

It has been reported that Google will stop issuing new UK subscribers with a @gmail.com address, and will, instead issue a @googlemail.com address. This is following a trademark dispute between a London based firm, who... Read more...

Vulnerability prompts forced upgrade for MSN Messenger users

Steven Parker — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:16:13 +0000

According to a message posted on February 9th at the MSN Messenger download site, all users on 6.1 and 6.2 are being forced to upgrade to the latest build or be 'blocked' from the service.... Read more...

Star Wars titles forced into 2005

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:19:20 +0000

First it was Half-Life fans now its Star Wars fans this week. Two of the biggest titles from LucasArt's has been delayed till 2005. The two titles that have been delayed are: Republic... Read more...

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go Proprietary?

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:30:22 +0000

As open source grows technically closer to its proprietary brethren and becomes more interoperable, will it be influenced by the commercial model? In the face of stiff competition, will it be forced to give up... Read more...

Sony forced to clip PSX's wings

Marcel Klum — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 16:27:14 +0000

Thanks Thebuggerguy for posting this on our forum. Sony's revamped PlayStation console, the PSX, has been stripped of some features so it can be rushed onto shop shelves in Japan in time for... Read more...

Sun forced to use Intel chips because AMD Opteron too good

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:40:42 +0000

SUN MICROSYSTEMS now realises that it stands to lose market share not only from Intel on Linux based servers but could face severe competition from AMD with its Opteron, a research analyst claimed today. And... Read more...

UK News: citizens will be forced to have ID cards

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 23 May 2003 08:31:57 +0000

NEWSPAPERS HERE [UK] are reporting that our Minister of the Interior [Home secretary -Ed] will introduce compulsory identity cards this autumn and citizens will have to pay for the privilege. The Guardian says that David... Read more...

User forced to copy Music CD so he could listen to the CD!

Wed, 14 May 2003 13:04:24 +0000

EMI's copy-protection technology has resulted in a Melbourne/Australia resident doing exactly what the company is trying to prevent - copy a music disc in order to listen to it. Stephen Marovitch, creative... Read more...

Don't Buy the Windows 98 Forced Upgrade

Sat, 02 Nov 2002 09:19:11 +0000

Remember when you were forced to eat spinach or some other food you despised? Remember how you tried to fight back but always were coerced into taking one bite -- and remember... Read more...