Neowin News Feed for: Mega

Big tech firms join in child protection Lantern initiative

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:56:01 +0000

Several Big Tech companies are using a new scheme called Lantern to tackle predators using their services to target children. It will allow for more comprehensive investigations into predators. Read more...

You can build your own Xbox 360 replica console with Mega blocks soon for $150

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:34:02 +0000

The 3/4 scale version of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console and controller includes a removable hard drive, working lights, and removable side panels. It's available for preorder for $149.99 at Target. Read more...

Mega's Chrome extension suffers breach, steals user credentials and crypto keys

Vishal Laul — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:32:01 +0000

Mega witnessed a breach with its Chrome Web Store account, allowing an attacker to push a malicious version of its extension that captured user credentials and crypto keys from several websites. Read more...

Kim Dotcom opens up legal file sharing service for 10,000 users

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:34:01 +0000

Kim Dotcom, famous for MegaUpload, has opened a new service, named Bitcache, for 10,000 early users in order to test the service. It is still a work in progress and won't be open until next year. Read more...

MEGA app for Windows 10 PCs and phones now available in open beta

Andy Weir — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:06:01 +0000

MEGA's new cloud storage app is built on the Universal Windows Platform, and has been in closed beta for several weeks. Now, an open beta is available to all users of Windows 10 PCs and phones. Read more...

MEGA is working on a UWP app, and you can sign up to try it

Florin Bodnarescu — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:50:01 +0000

From the looks of it, cloud storage provider MEGA is working on its own Universal app for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. Though it's in private beta, you can send the firm an email to get access. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: 'Megaupload is coming back'

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:48:01 +0000

The notorious internet mogul, Kim Dotcom, known for his file sharing companies, said that a new service will launch soon. He also hinted that the new service will come in January 2017. Read more...

Kim Dotcom is warning users off of Mega: 'Air is getting thin'

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:02:01 +0000

Kim Dotcom, famous for creating MegaUpload and subsequently Mega, is warning users off of the service he launched. He seems to believe their data is no longer safe and the company might disappear. Read more...

Kim Dotcom ruled eligible for US extradition

Boyd Chan — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:02:01 +0000

This afternoon, in front of a packed gallery, a New Zealand judge ruled that Kim Dotcom could be legally extradited to the US in order to face charges of copyright infringement. Read more...

Kim takes to Twitter to voice displeasure at Mrs Dotcom taking off with employee

Steven Parker — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:30:01 +0000

Two things are certain in this life, and that's death and taxes. Love, unfortunately is not a given as Mr Kim Dotcom found out when his supermodel partner took off with a former employee. Read more...

Former Megaupload developer arrested in the US

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:28:01 +0000

Andrus Nomm, a developer who claims to have worked with Megaupload prior to its shutdown has been arrested in the United States and could testify against Kim Dotcom in the ongoing legal battle. Read more...

Kim Dotcom launches MegaChat to take on Skype

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:36:01 +0000

Kim Dotcom's Mega, Ltd has launched the beta version of its video call and chat service called MegaChat to take on Skype and boasts of being extremely secure unlike other such services. Read more...

Mega 2.0 for Windows Phone now available to all

Alec Robertson — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:38:01 +0000

Mega has released version 2.0 of its app for Windows Phone to the public, after being previously available only in private beta. Read more...

Kim Dotcom wants to take on Skype by launching privacy-focused MegaChat

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:02:01 +0000

Kim Dotcom, founder of Mega, is looking to launch a new chat and video calling service with a strong focus on privacy and end-to-end encryption. The entrepreneur is supposedly looking to take on Skype Read more...

New image spotted of Samsung's 7-inch phone, the Galaxy Mega 7.0

Andy Weir — Sat, 31 May 2014 17:23:49 +0000

A new image has given us a slightly better look at Samsung's huge 7-inch smartphone, which is expected to be called the Galaxy Mega 7.0, although details about the device remain sketchy. Read more...

Samsung thinks big with 7-inch smartphone

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 May 2014 10:56:19 +0000

Samsung is lining up a new Galaxy smartphone with an enormous 7-inch display, although its other specs are far less grand, including a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 8MP camera and just 8GB of onboard storage. Read more...

Kim Dotcom to start a political party under house arrest

Phi Ha — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:20:54 +0000

Mega founder Kim DotCom is planning to launch "Megaparty" in time for the New Zealand elections. The eccentric millionaire hopes to get the youth and internet users to be excited about voting. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Mega - 6.3” in the palm of your hand

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:10:53 +0000

It's something that no man wants to hear; it seems size does matter. Samsung have just announced two new phablets in the form of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8 which will arrive in May. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega now has over 3 million users

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:58:53 +0000

Kim Dotcom, the founder of the Mega file-sharing service, posted word today that it now has over 3 million users a month after its official launch, along with over 125 million uploaded files. Read more...

Is Microsoft blocking Mega email registrations from arriving at Hotmail/Outlook.com accounts? [Update]

John Callaham — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:46:32 +0000

People who try to register to use the new Mega file-sharing service with Microsoft's Hotmail and Outlook.com email accounts are apparently not getting back their confirmation emails. Read more...

Mega pledges to offer more password options

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:21:47 +0000

The newly launched Mega file sharing website has pledged to offer new options that will allow users to change their passwords sometime in the future while defending its current security methods. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega reaches 1 million users one day after launch

John Callaham — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:49:49 +0000

At the official launch party for his new Mega file-sharing service, Kim Dotcom announced that Mega already has over one million registered users one day after it opened to the general public. Read more...

Mega launches with server overloads and 250,000 users

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Mega, the cloud-based file serving website, had server issues as it launched to the public earlier today as it had to handle a massive flood of registered users that currently total 250,000. Read more...

Mega opens to preview users, announces premium pricing

John Callaham — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:57:29 +0000

Some members of the press can now access Kim Dotcom's new Mega file sharing service, which includes the pricing for premium services and word on what features will be added in the next few months. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega to offer 50 GB of cloud-based file storage for free

John Callaham — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:24:53 +0000

When Kim Dotcom's upcoming file sharing web service Mega launches on Sunday, it will offer up 50 GB of file storage space for free to its customers, but there's no word yet on premium services. Read more...

Kim Dotcom shows off Mega's file upload-download accelerator

John Callaham — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:48:47 +0000

Kim Dotcom has posted up another screenshot of Mega's interface, which will have an accelerator for uploads and downloads of file for his upcoming cloud service. Read more...

Kim Dotcom to hold Mega press event at his infamous mansion

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:27:49 +0000

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will hold a press event for his next website, Mega, at the New Zealand mansion which was raided in January by law enforcement as part of the Megaupload shutdown. Read more...

Screenshots of MegaUpload's successor, Mega, released

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:06:19 +0000

MegaUpload creator Kim Dotcom has posted up some new screenshots of Mega, the successor to his now shut down file sharing website, on his public Twitter account. Read more...

MegaUpload heir gets a new domain

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:59:30 +0000

Kim DotCom's new on-line service will have a New Zealand-based domain, the entrepreneur confirms. And it will work with the due respect of the local laws. Read more...

Dotcom's Mega loses domain before launch

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:31:18 +0000

Megaupload's successor, Mega, isn't even out the door and is already running into problems. Months before launch it has lost its me.ga domain but owner, Kim Dotcom says a backup was already in place. Read more...

Kim Dotcom promises free fiber for New Zealand ISPs

Tyler Holman — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:45:15 +0000

Even as Kim Dotcom prepares to launch a successor to his ill-fated Megaupload, he's working on other exciting projects, like building a fiber system for New Zealand - and it's free, at least to ISPs Read more...

Kim Dotcom's Mega "will change the world" on January 20

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:10:56 +0000

Kim Dotcom has launched a preview site for 'Mega', the file sharing service that will rise from the ashes of MegaUpload, and which promises to "change the world" when it launches next year. Read more...

Kim Dotcom reveals details of MegaUpload successor Mega

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:35:11 +0000

Kim Dotcom, the founder of the shut down file sharing website MegaUpload, revealed the first details of the site's successor, Mega, even though Dotcom is still facing online piracy charges. Read more...

Apple Mega Patch Plugs 20 Mac OS X Holes

Wed, 04 May 2005 14:38:58 +0000

Apple Computer late Tuesday released an update to fix a whopping 20 security flaws in its flagship Mac OS X and warned that the most serious bugs could lead to remote code execution attacks. Apple... Read more...

Mega Man X Command Mission

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:14:32 +0000

Capcom today began shipping Mega Man X's latest adventure to stores, Mega Man X Command Mission. Available for both the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, Command Mission is the first title to use characters from the... Read more...

Capcom to release Mega Man Battle Network 5

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:37:23 +0000

Capcom will release a fifth installment in its Mega Man Battle Network series (known as Rockman Exe in Japan), according to Japanese magazine Corocoro Comic. The magazine is advertising on its official Web site that... Read more...

Halo 2 Mega Screenshot Barrage: 50 New Screens!

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 22:00:15 +0000

We've got in-game shots, weapon render shots, character render shots, animation sequence shots, concept art... We need a sit down Microsoft has brought our email server to the brink of destruction. It... Read more...

Capcom Ships Mega Man Collection

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:59:39 +0000

Capcom today announced they have shipped the Mega Man Anniversary Collection to stores. Availible for both PlayStation 2 and GameCube, the title collects Mega Man 1-8, along with Mega Man the Power Battle and Mega... Read more...

EA ships The Sims Mega Deluxe

Tue, 25 May 2004 14:35:02 +0000

Electronic Arts announces the release of its latest The Sims bundle, comprising the original game and three of its popular expansion packs. Electronic Arts has today announced the North American release of... Read more...

Capcom announces Mega Man Mania

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:44:30 +0000

Game Boy Advance compilation set to feature five games. Capcom announced Mega Man Mania today, a classic compilation of Mega Man titles that appeared on the original Game Boy in the early... Read more...