Neowin News Feed for: Help

How to migrate to the world of Linux from Windows

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:36:01 +0000

Have you ever wondered what all the fuss surrounding Linux is about? With this guide, we'll whet your appetite and discover how you can boot and install Linux Mint on to your computer. Read more...

Google launches Helpouts, lets you help out and get paid

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:59:12 +0000

A new service from Google, Helpouts, allows users to find and offer help via video chat for a multitude of situations. Those offering help will get paid for their time and expertise. Read more...

Microsoft brings Metro to its Help and Support page

Brad Sams — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:33:59 +0000

Microsoft has updated the support section of its website to use the new Metro design language. The updated page is now live on the site and uses the now popular live tiles to distinguish each product. Read more...

Microsoft's Fix It Center in Beta

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:38:01 +0000

Microsoft is releasing "Fix It Center", a tool that allows users to quickly solve their PC problems by letting Windows do everything for them. This tool, currently in beta, will be available to anyone using... Read more...

Microsoft releases game to help improve Bing search results

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:49:31 +0000

Microsoft Research have released an online game to help fine-tune search results for Bing. The game is named "Page Hunt" and the basic idea is to show the player a random web page, and... Read more...

Google maps Australia's bushfires to help emergency services

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:04:17 +0000

The death toll from wildfires in Victoria State, Southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country's history. Entire towns in Victoria state were destroyed as fires were fanned by extreme temperatures... Read more...

Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows Live Help Community too

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:03:12 +0000

Microsoft has silently removed the Windows Live Help Community service and the link now redirects to Windows Live Help. This is one of the many Windows Live services being dropped in recent times. And... Read more...

Windows Vista Power Savings help you save costs

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:53:58 +0000

A new report has recently been published demonstrating the hard savings available from Windows Vista's Power Saving functionality. If your company has hard C02 reduction targets, or you would like to tell your management that... Read more...

SNotW: Computer can help your Dog communicate

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:27:25 +0000

Hungarian scientists are working on computer software analyzing dog barks that could allow people to better recognize dogs' basic emotions, Hungarian ethologist Csaba Molnar said. Molnar and his colleagues at Budapest's ELTE University have tested... Read more...

PS3s help Folding@Home Break PetaFLOP Barrier

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:13:50 +0000

PetaFLOP is such a great word. It perfectly straddles (as few other technical terms can) the borderline between scientifically impressive and downright silly simultaneously. Strictly defined as a quadrillion Floating Point Objects per Second, a... Read more...

Government mulls broadband help

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:36:34 +0000

The UK government is considering intervening in the way broadband is rolled out, in an effort to speed up the deployment of super-fast services. Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness, ordered a summit to look at... Read more...

Rockstar pleads for help

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:03:40 +0000

Controversial publisher Rockstar is asking for the industry's support in its battle to revoke the BBFC's 'no rating because it's revolting' decision on Manhunt 2. In an interview with Develop, Rockstar Leeds chief Gordon Hall,... Read more...

Google wants U.S. help fighting censorship

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:17:58 +0000

Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide. The online search giant is taking a novel approach to the problem by... Read more...

Beta API to help MapQuest developers add mapping features

Wed, 30 May 2007 02:00:12 +0000

Denver-based online mapping vendor MapQuest Incorporated has released a new beta API that allows software developers to use Adobe Systems Incorporated's ActionScript 3.0 programming language to create richer online applications and capabilities for MapQuest users.... Read more...

Robots to help children to form relationships

Tue, 29 May 2007 19:31:46 +0000

Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn, Dr. Ben Robins and Dr. Ester Ferrari at the University of Hertfordshire's School of Computer Science are partners in the European Sixth Framework funded, €3.22 million Interactive Robotic Social Mediators as Companions... Read more...

Cell phone cameras help Japanese lose weight

Sat, 26 May 2007 17:02:27 +0000

Some Japanese cell phone users are photographing their meals and sending the image to nutritionists for analysis and recommendations. Public health insurance offices in Osaka prefecture in western Japan have launched the service on a... Read more...

Lineage 1 & 2 help NCSoft sales, Tabula Rasa to help in Q2?

Todd Tanner — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:10:20 +0000

Korean MMO specialist NCSoft has revealed Q1 sales of KRW 84.7 billion (EUR 67.8m), a nine per cent boost, and profits of KRW 14.1 billion (EUR 11.2m), due to the strong sales and subscriptions of... Read more...

Canonical announces Ubuntu UMPC platform, help from Intel

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 07 May 2007 19:37:57 +0000

Hot on the heels of Dell's recent announcement to begin shipping laptops preloaded with the Ubuntu Linux operating system, Canonical (corporate backer of the Ubuntu project) announced today the development of a Ubuntu Mobile operating... Read more...

UK Home Office wants Apple's help against iPod crime

Tom Warren — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:04:33 +0000

UK Home Secretary John Reid want Apple to help fight street crime by developing technologies for this in its iPod music players. He plans to approach Apple (and Sony) to enlist their help in developing... Read more...

Project Offset - help reveal...something!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:25:25 +0000

Remember Project Offset? A game being developed, that we literally know nothing about. Well we still know nothing about it, but the evil developers of the game have come up with a unique (kinda) way... Read more...

Vista, IE7 help Microsoft boost search market share

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:33:13 +0000

According to web metrics firm comScore, Microsoft's search engines saw their first market share increase in nearly a year (0.4% from February to March). One month of progress is nothing to write home about, as... Read more...

Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:46:09 +0000

Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not had a major update for... Read more...

The Top Reasons Users Call The IT Help Desk

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:59:34 +0000

A new study released by SupportSoft, a provider of technology-glitch automation software, evaluated about 2 million call logs for 20 large global companies and found five problem areas contribute to 75% of the calls corporate... Read more...

Sony Says That Help is on The Way For PS3 "Shortages"

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:38:41 +0000

In January, when Electronic Gaming Monthly noted that PS3s were rather easy to come by, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton famously responded that he'll pay $1,200 for every PlayStation 3 "in North America that's been on... Read more...

IBM Engineers Step-in to Help PS3 Game Developers

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:45:17 +0000

IBM, one of the creators of the Cell architecture, has sent its engineers to a game developer's workshop at High Moon Studios in Carlsbad, California where they are giving tips on how to better harness... Read more...

Help beta test the 1.20 patch for Battlefield 2142

Todd Tanner — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:09:53 +0000

The Beta of the 1.20 Patch will be available for public testing beginning Friday February 2nd. In this update we have addressed many issues including: Fix for Squad Leader Spawn Beacon... Read more...

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft help form future Web Conduct Code

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:45:57 +0000

Technology companies Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Vodafone are in talks with human rights and press freedom groups to draw up an Internet code by the end of 2007 that would counter such trends as the... Read more...

High-End Chips Help Lift Intel's 4Q Profit

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:42:17 +0000

Intel posted a quarterly profit that beat the average Wall Street estimate. The top computer chip maker owes the success to new high-end processors. Intel's fourth-quarter net profit was $1.5 billion, or 26 cents per... Read more...

New PayPal key to help thwart phishers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:11:12 +0000

Over the next few months, Ebay will be offering its PayPal users a new tool in the fight against phishers: a $5 security key. The security key is actually a small electronic device, designed to... Read more...

IBM To Help Educate China's Outsourcing Pros

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:32:40 +0000

IBM said Tuesday that it will work with the Chinese government to develop a tech and business services curriculum for the country's top universities. "This services initiative will strengthen our role as China's innovation partner,"... Read more...

New initiative to help parents support their children online

Rob Wright — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:55:14 +0000

London-based children's internet safety organisation, Childnet International, today announced the launch of Know IT All for Parents aimed at helping parents better support their children's positive and safe use of the internet. The interactive CD-ROM... Read more...

Apple Goes Hollywood with Disney's Help

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:19:52 +0000

The clamour continues as press and pundits ponder Apple's 'Showtime' announcement next week, and the prospect of online movie sales through iTunes is the topic driving the debate. Apple is widely expected to be... Read more...

Google Asks Surfers for Help

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:54:28 +0000

Google is asking surfers with time on their hands to help it categorize and label the images indexed by its search engine, building a database of knowledge about the contents of the images. The company... Read more...

U.S. Poultry Experts Use Google Earth to Help Fight Bird Flu

Christopher Vendemio — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:30:40 +0000

With the dreaded bird flu expected to hit the United States this coming summer, poultry experts are already making plans on how to quarantine the virus as quickly and effectively as possible. By mapping out... Read more...

Group Says Yahoo's Help Led to Another Dissident's Arrest

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:20:44 +0000

A media rights group has identified a third dissident that the Chinese government arrested based on information seemingly supplied by a Yahoo subsidiary. On Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders announced that it has obtained a copy... Read more...

Videogames help burn calories

Marcel Klum — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:37:11 +0000

A recent study says that playing games is a workout. According to a study done by Dr. Arlette Perry from the University of Miami, playing videogames can be a physical workout. Dr. Perry gathered... Read more...

Rose Online Art Help

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:22:07 +0000

ROSE Online, the North American service has announced that it needs help! For future reference, ROSE stands for Rush on Seven Episodes and NA means North America. ROSE NA... Read more...

EFF wants your help to sue Sony

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:47:25 +0000

EFF is collecting stories from EFF members and supporters who have purchased Sony-BMG CDs that contained the "rootkit" copy protection software. We're considering whether the effect on the public, or on EFF members, is sufficiently... Read more...

Tiny robot to help cancer diagnosis

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:27:48 +0000

British scientists are developing a tiny robot to fit inside MRI machines, which will improve the accuracy of biopsies taken to screen for prostate cancer. Needle biopsies are currently taken from the... Read more...

Legal Help for Think Secret

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:06:50 +0000

Thanks to Hurmoth on BPN for the heads-up A leading internet lawyer will defend Mac news site Think Secret after it was sued by Apple for publishing details of the company's new... Read more...