Neowin News Feed for: Money

Holiday spending is getting smoother as Google Pay adds another BNPL provider

David Uzondu — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:30:01 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, Google Pay adds another BNPL provider for installment payments, meeting the growing demand for flexible spending. Read more...

Google Pay gives users free money thanks to a bug

Steve Bennett — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:16:01 +0000

It seems that a recent bug in Google Pay has been handing users free money, and if it has been spent quickly enough, then Google has said that you won't have to pay it back to them. Read more...

Apple launches savings account for Apple Card users

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:12:10 +0000

Apple has launched its own savings account with no joining fees, minimum deposits, and any minimum balance requirements for Apple Card users with Daily Cash deposited directly into the account. Read more...

Customers of bankrupt crypto firm, Voyager, get access to some of their money

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:28:02 +0000

Customers of Voyager, a crypto lending firm that went bankrupt, will get $270 million back. A bankruptcy judge said that customer's money that was held in cash at a bank could finally be returned. Read more...

Microsoft is removing some features from Excel due to low usage

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 May 2022 06:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it is removing three features from Excel next year. Although alternatives have been provided, not everyone will be happy considering some incur additional costs. Read more...

Ofcom says recent changes to mobile and broadband services are saving people millions

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:18:01 +0000

The UK's digital regulator has revealed data pertaining to some changes it introduced last year to help customers. It said its changes to broadband and mobile costs were saving people millions. Read more...

Bitcoin hits $40,000 but will the bull run continue?

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:06:01 +0000

The price of bitcoin briefly reached $40,000 on Thursday before retreating a bit. It's not clear what will happen to the price going forward but it has certainly piqued people's interest. Read more...

YouTube is rolling out Super Stickers for eligible content creators

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:40:01 +0000

YouTube has announced the availability of Super Stickers. Similar to Super Chat, they'll allow content creators to raise additional income from fans. The stickers are available at different prices. Read more...

Japan becomes the latest country to investigate Facebook's Libra

Paul Hill — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 07:36:01 +0000

Several of Japan's financial institutions have come together to discuss the ramifications of Facebook's upcoming Libra cryptocurrency. The group is set to develop policies to manage Libra's impact. Read more...

GLOBAL GIVEAWAY: Promo codes for the best Android budgeting apps

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:46:01 +0000

As a thank you to our readers, and to make sure you guys never run out of cash, we're giving away 55 codes for what are the best budgeting apps on Android! The giveaway is open to all readers. Read more...

Fortnite on iOS surpasses $15 million in three weeks

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:52:01 +0000

Fortnite made its debut on iOS three weeks ago and to say that it is popular would be an understatement. The game has so far generated over $15 million in revenue on the mobile platform. Read more...

Pineapple Fund donates $200,000 to KDE project

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:32:01 +0000

The anonymously-run Pineapple Fund has donated $200,000, or 27 BTC, to the KDE project. It will help the KDE project cover travels costs, development costs, and the costs of events. Read more...

Egypt's Grand Mufti issues fatwa against bitcoin

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:10:01 +0000

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Shawki Allam, has issued a fatwa against the use of bitcoin largely due to the risks he perceives with the cryptocurrency for individuals, groups, and institutions. Read more...

Winklevoss twins are among small group of bitcoin billionaires

Paul Hill — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 04:44:01 +0000

The Winklevoss twins are believed to be among a small group of bitcoin billionaires, following the massive growth the digital asset has seen over the last year. The pair have held bitcoins since 2015. Read more...

Microsoft: Xbox One X won't be sold at a profit, money to come from selling games

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:06:01 +0000

While many people believe the $499 price of the Xbox One X to be too steep, Microsoft has revealed that it won't be selling the console at a profit at all. It expects revenue from selling games. Read more...

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has created a website to document government expenditure

Usama Jawad — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:20:01 +0000

Former Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has unveiled a public database which documents how the government spends every cent of the taxpayer's money. Read more...

Facebook is paying some users $15 to settle a class action lawsuit

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:40:01 +0000

Some Facebook users have woken up to find they've received small checks from the company. Surprisingly enough, the checks are legitimate, and they're part of Facebook's settlement from a 2011 suit. Read more...

ATMs are 'spitting out' cash after being infected with malware

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:22:01 +0000

Security researchers and ATM manufacturers are warning that attackers have managed to compromise ATMs and are stealing money after they force the devices to 'spit out' cash. Read more...

Steam's massive 'Co-Op Sale' begins

Usama Jawad — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 18:18:01 +0000

To make Valentine's Day a day to be remembered even among (single) gamers, Steam is conducting a massive 'Co-Op Sale' allowing people to save money on select multi-player games up to 85% off. Read more...

Microsoft Studios: Users can now monetize their gameplay footage on YouTube and Twitch

Adrian Potoroaca — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 21:04:01 +0000

As of January 2015, Microsoft Studios has changed its policy, allowing users to stream gameplay footage of the company's titles and monetize it via popular platforms, if they follow a few rules. Read more...

In the face of a new reality, Microsoft starts to talk about monetizing Windows

Brad Sams — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:53:14 +0000

Microsoft is in the process of changing its business model and one thing it will have to do to live in this new era of 'free' is find a way to monetize Windows in the 'free' economy. Read more...

Kickstarter clarifies creator/backer relationship in update to funding policies

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:14:02 +0000

The popular crowd-sourcing engine is taking opportunities to advance the terms of use to ensure greater clarity in the relationship between campaign owners and funders. Read more...

The Twitter treasure hunt that's giving away hidden cash

Andy Weir — Sat, 31 May 2014 01:03:55 +0000

A global movement is growing - but not the kind you might expect. Twitter users are enjoying the hunt for cash hidden in cities from the US to Europe and Africa, planted by anonymous philanthropists. Read more...

Amazon will pay you $10 to download five completely free apps

James Walker — Thu, 22 May 2014 19:52:31 +0000

Amazon is currently paying users $10 to download five completely free apps from its store, with each downloaded product netting the customer 200 store credits with which to purchase other apps. Read more...

Google Glass costs Google just $80 to make, possibly pointing to retail price

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 04 May 2014 11:53:48 +0000

A breakdown of the componants used by Google to make Google Glass, their glasses-esque computer, has found that the total cost is just $80 meaning that Google makes $1,420 per glass headset. Read more...

TechSpot: 12 Tips to Reduce Your Monthly Wireless Bill

Julio Franco — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:49:50 +0000

True unlimited data is a rare commodity these days. As smartphones became more widespread, carriers quickly realized they could make more on average by charging less for fixed data packages and... Read more...

Facebook returns to IPO price after over a year of trading

Nathan Liu — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:05:33 +0000

Facebook's stock price has surpassed its initial offering for the first time since May of 2012. Many have questioned whether the IPO was in fact a wise move, but now things are looking up. Read more...

Amazon shocks with net loss for quarter

Paul Ferson — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:26:22 +0000

Despite being a massive global retailer, Amazon has shocked with the announcement that they have recorded a loss for the quarter, due to increased spending on their own infrastructure. Read more...

Gmail to receive Google Wallet button soon; sending money just got easier

Paul Ferson — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:24:40 +0000

Google is to add functionality for transferring money to friends via Wallet and its most popular non-search service, Gmail. The concept should make moving money between people easier than ever. Read more...

Bill Gates is still rich, takes the number 2 spot in the world

Brad Sams — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:16:05 +0000

Did you know that Bill Gates is still rich? Well if you didn't, he is the second richest person in the world despite devoting nearly all his time to his charitable works. Read more...

Nokia's Q4 2012: €439m profit, €8.04b revenue, 4.4m Lumia sales, North America up 40%

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:55:37 +0000

Nokia's quarterly financial results are in, and for Q4 2012 they've reported an operating profit for the first time in many quarters, helped by strong sales of their Lumia devices Read more...

Second BundleStars pack appears, 10 games for $7

Paul Ferson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:52:08 +0000

Another indie game bundle is offering 10 games for less than $1 each, with proceeds going to the good folks at the Special Effect charity. You can never have too many Steam-friendly games, can you? Read more...

Facebook charges $100 to send a message, apparently

Paul Ferson — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:32:26 +0000

Talent agent Micah Johnson was able to screencap some very unusual activity from Facebook. The social network wanted to charge $100 to deliver a message as part of a new counter-spam initiative. Read more...

WordPress begins to accept Bitcoins as a currency

Paul Ferson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:50:38 +0000

WordPress has added functionality today, allowing bloggers across the world to pay using the digital Bitcoin currency while side-stepping issues such as PayPal being unavailable or limited. Read more...

Tesla museum receives funding with more than a month to go

Paul Ferson — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:36:05 +0000

With more than a month left to go, the internet has decided that Nikola Tesla had better get a museum in his honor, providing the cause with close to a million of the 1.7 million dollars needed. Read more...

GitHub gains $100 million in funding

Paul Ferson — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:48:40 +0000

GitHub has made the decision to switch to outside funding, gaining a cool hundred million dollars from investors to get it started on its new path. Read more...

10 minutes of downtime means big losses for Google

Tyler Holman — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:26:29 +0000

A marketer decided to work out how much money Google makes per minute, and how much it would stand to lose in the 10 minutes of downtime some reported earlier today. The numbers will make you jealous. Read more...

Microsoft shows interest in buying Yammer

Paul Ferson — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:05:58 +0000

According to tweets from San Francisco, Microsoft could be buying Yammer for a considerable sum of money, or at least considering it. Read more...

AceMoney Lite 4.20.6

Razvan Serea — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:04:30 +0000

AceMoney Lite, home budget, free personal financial software, is the best Microsoft Money or Quicken alternative. It makes managing multiple accounts a breeze. Read more...

Petition for Alan Turing on £10 note gains steam

Paul Ferson — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:15:50 +0000

Alan Turing, one of the forefathers of modern computing, has become a target for petitioning. Should the petition prove effective, Turing could replace Darwin on some bank notes. Read more...