Neowin News Feed for: Glitch

People on unsupported hardware are being offered Windows 11 22H2 upgrade [Update]

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:58:01 +0000

People running 6th and 7th gen Intel CPUs are being shown that their device is compatible with Windows 11 and an upgrade to version 22H2 is being offered. It reportedly completes without errors. Read more...

PSA: You may get banned for redeeming Microsoft Rewards points, fix on the way

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 07:26:01 +0000

Microsoft Rewards members all over the world are complaining about being banned for no apparent reason while trying to redeem their points. That said, a partial fix has now been deployed. Read more...

Glitch pulls Windows Device Recovery Tool offline, means no Windows 10 Mobile restores [Update]

Steven Parker — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:46:01 +0000

Through an apparent error, the Windows Device Recovery Tool has gone down meaning that anyone with a Windows 10 Mobile or HoloLens currently can't restore them back to factory setting. Read more...

Major system glitch hits Tokyo Stock Exchange, brokerage transactions restored

Ruel Revales — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:38:01 +0000

Dozens of large brokerages have been unable to make orders through the Tokyo Stock Exchange after its trading system was affected by a major glitch Tuesday morning. Trading resumed later in the day. Read more...

Will you answer me?! Oh wait, you have an iPhone X ...

John Keefer — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:56:02 +0000

More reports are surfacing from users that the iPhone X is having some issues answering calls. People are reporting that the phone will ring, but the call cannot be accepted until 6-10 seconds later. Read more...

Facebook bug pronounces thousands of users dead, including Mark Zuckerberg

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:24:01 +0000

A bug that sneaked its way to Facebook yesterday saw thousands of users - including the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg - being erroneously pronounced dead with their profile pages being memorialized. Read more...

Male characters in The Sims 4 are getting pregnant due to a bug

Usama Jawad — Fri, 01 May 2015 15:48:01 +0000

The Sims 4 players are reporting that their male characters are getting pregnant without alien interference, causing some hilarious scenes, such as male characters breastfeeding their babies. Read more...

Apple iPad app glitch delays American Airlines flights

Jerry Grey — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:42:01 +0000

About 24 American Airlines flights have been affected, with some forced back to the gate by a glitch in the Apple iPad app used by pilots to hold critical maps and flight plan information. Read more...

A camera flash will make the Raspberry Pi 2 freeze and reboot

Steven Johns — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:30:01 +0000

A Xenon flashed aimed at the new Raspberry Pi 2 is causing the device to freeze and reboot after a few seconds. The phenomenon has been captured on video and appears to be easily reproducible. Read more...

Air traffic control system delays flights, lack of memory to blame

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 12 May 2014 13:19:18 +0000

Holidaying? Business? There are many reasons to catch a flight, but in the Los Angeles area, a glitch on 30th April caused delays to hundreds of flights and raised questions about the computer system. Read more...

Nokia pokes fun at Apple for Airport directions glitch in Maps app

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:53:34 +0000

Nokia is no stranger to taking pot shots at rivals for their Lumia phones or services when they can, now they've taken the opportunity to take a shot at Apple for their faulty maps service on Twitter. Read more...

Google Talk/Hangout users receive messages that aren't meant for them

Phi Ha — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:12:48 +0000

Embarrassing, unacceptable and horrible are just a few words to describe a glitch that resembles a game of Chinese Whispers. This has many users concerned about their online privacy. Read more...

Glitch in Apple Maps directs drivers onto a runway in Alaska

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:26:34 +0000

Apple hasn't had a lot of luck with their Maps software. With a less than "fair" launch and then a ton of direction glitches (some life threatening), the latest directs drivers onto an active runway! Read more...

Minnesota has technical issues with TurboTax filings

Christopher White — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:58:27 +0000

Intuit is having issues filing state tax returns with Minnesota and the state is calling into question the accuracy of the software company's tax software. Read more...

Some users suffering from Surface Wi-Fi glitch

Andrew Stevenson — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:57:36 +0000

The Surface RT is, for all intents and purposes, a solid tablet in the crowded Android and iPad space. But a reported issue with Wi-Fi connectivity is causing users to lose their connection(s). Read more...

iPod touch owners report iOS 4.3 graphical glitches

Matthew Jones — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:08:57 +0000

iPod touch owners are reporting strange graphical glitches after updating their devices to iOS 4.3, which was released earlier this month. Engadget reports that after updating, screens on affected devices seem to flicker and distort. The... Read more...

30GB Zunes failing due to software glitch (updated)

Tom Warren — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:32:09 +0000

Microsoft has posted a solution to the problem... unplug the Zune and let the battery drain out, wait until noon, GMT, on Jan 1, 2009, then plug it back in. Once the battery has sufficient... Read more...

Microsoft's XP SP3 Patch Fixes Anti-Virus Glitch

Steven Parker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:03:16 +0000

Microsoft issued a hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 last week that it says "could resolve" a Windows registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software. The problem was first discovered just over a... Read more...

Security Glitch Exposes OS X Account Passwords

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:57:55 +0000

Apple has confirmed a security glitch that, in many situations, will let someone with physical access to a Macintosh computer gain access to the password of the active user account. The vulnerability arises out of... Read more...

Microsoft blames human error for WGA glitch

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:48:04 +0000

Microsoft blamed human error for a Windows Genuine Advantage problem that identified legitimate Windows users as pirates last week. According to Alex Kochis, Microsoft senior product manager for WGA, new software was accidentally loaded onto... Read more...

Computer Glitch Tangles Japanese Flights

Mon, 28 May 2007 13:58:38 +0000

Hundreds of domestic flights in Japan were cancelled or delayed on Sunday as a result of a glitch that hit data flowing between All Nippon Airways Company Limited's main reservations host computer and intermediate computers... Read more...

Google: Personalized home page glitch solved

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:33:34 +0000

Google began rolling out a fix for a technical glitch (specifics were not disclosed) on its Personalized Google.com Home Page service at around 3 a.m. ET on Friday, which affected an undetermined number of users.... Read more...

Google 'frantic' about Personalized Home Page glitch

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:24:42 +0000

Google Incorporated's Personalized Home Page service, which lets users turn Google.com into a customized portal, is suffering from an apparently significant technical problem that is reverting some of the home pages to old versions or... Read more...

Microsoft to issue fix for Zune glitch

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:32:56 +0000

Sometime in the middle of next month, Microsoft plans to issue a firmware update designed to fix a glitch that is causing some owners of its Zune music player to experience skipping when playing songs... Read more...

Computer Glitch Hammers Dow Jones

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:23:59 +0000

A computer glitch by the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) data system caused a sudden drop of around 200 points. The problem with the computers began at around 1:50 PM yesterday during a heavy selling... Read more...

Glitch Delays AOL E-Mail

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:39:08 +0000

Millions of AOL users encountered delays sending and receiving e-mail Thursday as the company worked to identify and fix a software glitch. AOL spokesman Nicholas Graham said the company was investigating the cause of the... Read more...

PayPal Glitch Sparks Customer Anger

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:09:14 +0000

Online payments company PayPal is working to fix a glitch that has been causing duplicate debit card withdrawals and deposits on some customer accounts since the beginning of September. The problem first... Read more...

NASA Still Searching for Glitch, Sets Launch Date

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:01:44 +0000

NASA plans to launch space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, though engineers have not nailed down the cause of the problem that forced the space agency to abandon last week's attempt. Discovery was less than three... Read more...

Denial-of-service glitch could threaten Windows

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:54:03 +0000

Security researchers have published details of a denial-of-service vulnerability that could enable hackers to attack Microsoft Windows and spin computers into senseless processing loops. Posting to the SecurityFocus industry forum site late... Read more...

Glitch blocks some iTunes music sales

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:33:06 +0000

Some users of Apple Computer's iTunes for Windows say a glitch is causing the program to crash whenever they try to purchase songs. Beginning late last week, some Apple users noticed that... Read more...

AOL Fixes IM Glitch

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:41:04 +0000

Four days after an internal error caused the accidental purging of legitimate IM accounts, America Online Inc. began recovering Monday to restore access to thousands of affected users. The company's technicians have successfully restored the... Read more...

Sony warns of Major glitch in Holiday 2004 Demo Disc

Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:38:07 +0000

Over the past couple of weeks, members of the Playstation Underground Sony's US fan club, have been getting copies of Holiday 2004 Demo Disc. Unfortunately, gamers eager to sample the cel-shaded beat-'em-up... Read more...

Glitch Locks Out Money Users

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 03:34:20 +0000

It's the end of the month--bill-paying time--and some Money 2004 users are wishing they'd kept their cash in an old mattress instead of relying on Microsoft's financial software. A snafu with a couple of Microsoft... Read more...

AMD offers fix for processor glitch

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:46:21 +0000

AMD issued a patch today that effected its Opteron & Athlon 64 processors. The problem was BIOS related which caused these the processors mentioned above to freeze up. Advanced Micro Devices... Read more...

Another Technical Glitch Slows Yahoo!

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:53:15 +0000

First a "sophisticated" attack then "hardware problems" have slowed Yahoo! twice in three days. Whether for better (increased Yahoo! Mail storage space) or worse (dropped Enterprise IM support and "server issues"), Yahoo! has been in... Read more...

Gmail's Terabyte Glitch Heightens Storage Race

Wed, 19 May 2004 22:32:25 +0000

The e-mail storage race appeared to have reached a new height this week when test users of Google's free Gmail service noticed having not just 1 gigabyte of storage, but 1 terabyte. But the appearance... Read more...

Amazon glitch unmasks war of reviewers

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 03:13:57 +0000

Thanks devilman2590. Close observers of Amazon.com noticed something peculiar this week: the company's Canadian site had suddenly revealed the identities of thousands of people who had anonymously posted book reviews on the United States site... Read more...

Software glitch brings Y2K deja vu

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:17:07 +0000

Software running on thousands of computers worldwide will become inoperable in a few weeks because of an obscure date-related glitch, and developers are rushing to create and apply patches. Sound familiar? Software... Read more...

Glitch blocks Freeserve email to AOL

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:56:43 +0000

Some Freeserve customers are unable to email AOL subscribers because the latter's systems see the messages as spam. Emails are being bounced back, usually with a message such as: 'The connection to the server has... Read more...

Mac OS X glitch published after patch 'delay'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:12:06 +0000

A security researcher has published details of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's operating system, claiming the computer maker has been sluggish in coming up with a fix. Details of an as-yet-unpatched security vulnerability in... Read more...