Neowin News Feed for: Investigates

Nasa investigates MMO Game Possibility

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:45:04 +0000

The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. The virtual world would be aimed at students and would "simulate real Nasa engineering and science missions". The agency... Read more...

Microsoft Investigates Blocked Patch Updates in XP

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:55:21 +0000

Microsoft officials say they are investigating reports that files installed by stealthy updates deployed by the software giant in July and August prevent Windows XP users who utilize the repair function from installing as many... Read more...

MS investigates Word zero-day

Tom Warren — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:05:39 +0000

Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory that warns of exploits for a previously unknown (zero day) hole in various versions of Microsoft Word. According to an e-mail statement from the company's public... Read more...

Microsoft Investigates New XP SP2 Flaw

Steven Parker — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:38:00 +0000

I came across this news while surfing the NTCompatible website. Microsoft has acknowledged that it is working on a patch for a potentially serious security hole in fully patched versions of Windows XP... Read more...

Calif. firm investigates Saudi hostage video

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:56:58 +0000

A California company has contacted the FBI after a video showing a U.S. hostage being held captive by a militant Islamist group appeared on its Web site this week, an employee confirmed Thursday. ... Read more...

Apple investigates iPod update problems

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:33:33 +0000

Apple Computer said Thursday that it is investigating reports that some iPod owners have had trouble updating their devices to take advantage of the company's latest version of its iTunes jukebox software. ... Read more...

Apple investigates iPod batteries

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:30:08 +0000

Thanks Zetter! Apple is investigating allegations that it misled people over the battery life of its iPod digital music player. Five separate class actions were filed against the company in... Read more...

FBI investigates hack at e-voting software company

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:14:06 +0000

Local and federal authorities including the FBI are investigating an intrusion into a computer network at an e-vote software company, which suspects the hack was politically motivated. (:O -Ed) VoteHere, a 7-year-old... Read more...

Microsoft investigates possible Exchange 2003 flaw

Tom Warren — Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:30:46 +0000

Microsoft is investigating a potential security issue with Exchange Server 2003, which would be the first since the e-mail server was launched last month. The potential flaw lies in the Outlook Web Access... Read more...

Microsoft investigates DOS attack on Microsoft.com

Tom Warren — Mon, 04 Aug 2003 21:42:43 +0000

Microsoft's main Web site was unreachable for almost two hours on Friday as the Web server it is hosted on failed following a DOS (denial of service) attack, the company said Friday. ... Read more...