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Steam reported to hold special Lunar New Year Sale this February

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:52:01 +0000

Steam is planning on celebrating the Lunar New Year by running a special sale for gamers this February. A report from Steam Database suggests the sale will run from February 15 to February 19. Read more...

Xiaomi Redmi 5 leaked, offers decent specifications starting at $125

Dreyer Smit — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:24:01 +0000

According to a new leak, some information regarding an update to the Xiaomi Redmi line of smartphones points to a decent upgrade at some highly-affordable prices for the mid-tier devices. Read more...

Some new PCs running Windows 7 and 8.1 won't receive further updates

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:24:01 +0000

It appears that Microsoft has started blocking updates to some new PCs running older versions of Windows including Windows 7 and 8.1 in an effort to encourage users to upgrade to its latest OS. Read more...

HP announces new commercial desktops and All-in-Ones

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:02:01 +0000

Yesterday, HP announced the release of new commercial desktops and All-in-Ones including EliteOne 800 G3 All-in-One, EliteDesk 800 G3 Tower, 800 G3 Desktop Mini and Desktop Mini 65W. Read more...

Cities: Skylines for Xbox One to be showcased at the GDC 2017

Gurkaran Singh — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:54:01 +0000

Cities: Skylines is celebrating its two-year anniversary on PC in March. It has since had three expansions and it looks like an Xbox version if finally on the way and will be shown at GDC 2017. Read more...

These are the new games landing on Xbox this week

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:26:01 +0000

New titles will be showing up for the Xbox One console all through this week starting tomorrow. Games include 'I am Bread', 'Metrico+', 'Siegecraft Commander' and 'The Assembly'. Read more...

A new File Explorer app for Windows 10 could be in the works [Update]

Usama Jawad — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:36:01 +0000

A new leak suggests that Microsoft could be working on a File Explorer app on Windows 10 with a clean user interface and much of the same functionality. However, the company hasn't confirmed this yet. Read more...

Nokia's promotional video appears to show upcoming smartphone and tablet

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:30:01 +0000

Nokia has promised new hardware for 2016. And with the recent release of a new promotional video, two devices used in it, a tablet and a phone, are being touted as upcoming releases. Read more...

Microsoft reveals low cost Xbox One bundle, including 'The LEGO Movie Game'

Matt Brown — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:28:01 +0000

Microsoft have unveiled a new Xbox One console bundle, offering a low-cost entry point to the platform. The bundle includes a 500GB console, wireless controller, and a copy of 'The LEGO Movie game' Read more...

Microsoft unveils Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider bundle, available for pre-order

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled the new Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider bundle which will sell for $399 starting November. However, you can pre-order it right now for the same price. Read more...

New images of Windows 10 for phones leak

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:50:01 +0000

An update for Windows 10 for phones is just around the corner, but new images of the update have already leaked, showing the new task switcher, Outlook calendar, Outlook email and People app. Read more...

YouTube is releasing a new Android app for children next week

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:18:01 +0000

YouTube is launching a new children-friendly Android application next week which will allow minors to search the video-sharing website in a safe environment under the supervision of their parents. Read more...

Microsoft is hoping you'll count on its new Math app for Windows Phone

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a math-learning app for Windows Phone users which it hopes will help teachers and students to approach the subject in a more engaging and interesting way. Read more...

Microsoft releases #TileArt app for Windows Phone

Usama Jawad — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a #TileArt app for Windows Phone devices which allows users to customize their tiles with different images. Additionally, Microsoft has also announced an associated competition. Read more...

OneDrive for web and iOS updated with various new features and improvements

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its online storage service with some great features and improvements. Currently, the update is available only to OneDrive's web version and iOS app. Read more...

Facebook is testing a 'lite' version of its app for low-end Android phones

Usama Jawad — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:50:01 +0000

Facebook has launched a 'lite' version of its social networking app in emerging markets. The app requires minimal specifications and works perfectly even on a 2G connection, according to user reviews. Read more...

Facebook is considering introducing something similar to a 'dislike' button

Usama Jawad — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:40:01 +0000

You have probably felt the need for a 'dislike' button at least once while using Facebook. The company is 'thinking' about this, according to Mark Zuckerberg in his recent public Q&A session. Read more...

Rumor: Apple to launch a 'female friendly' 4-inch iPhone next year?

Usama Jawad — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 09:52:01 +0000

With the launch of the new iPhones, it seemed that Apple had given up on small devices. This might soon be about to change as a sketchy rumor emerges saying that a 4" iPhone is on the way. Read more...

HTC promises new Windows Phones are on the way - but when?

Andy Weir — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:52:09 +0000

A senior HTC executive has reaffirmed the company's partnership with Microsoft, adding that HTC is working on multiple new Windows Phone handsets - but he did not hint at when they will be launched. Read more...

Apple announces 16GB iPod Touch - but with no rear camera

Ben Buffone — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:55:16 +0000

Apple have released a 16GB version of their wildly popular music player, the iPod Touch. The new device remains reasonably similar, but with notable omissions of the rear camera and "loop" hook. Read more...

Hands on with the new Google Maps

Ben Buffone — Thu, 30 May 2013 09:05:18 +0000

We take a hands-on look at the new iteration of the world's most popular mapping service, Google Maps. The update brings improved imagery, 3D features, updated navigation tools, and more. Read more...

Tumblr arrives on Windows Phone with Live Tile integration

Ben Buffone — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:48:31 +0000

Tumblr for Windows Phone 8 has finally been released on the Windows Phone store. Boasting over 100 million blogs, the release is sure to please many users, both new and existing. Read more...

Microsoft releases new Windows 8 themes

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:21:18 +0000

Microsoft has decided to get the jump on the annual spring clean sessions by offering a variety of new official themes for Windows 8, and wallpapers for users of earlier Windows versions, to download. Read more...

The new Microsoft brand family, at a glance

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:39:26 +0000

Microsoft's unveiling of its new logo is a key component of the major brand identity update across the whole corporation. We take a look at some of the other Microsoft brands that have changed so far. Read more...

Twitter launches new landing page

Brad Sams — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:13:46 +0000

It doesn't matter if you love or loathe Twitter, but the service is popular and is growing by leaps and bounds. It wasn't long ago that Twitter unveiled a new landing page but quickly pulled... Read more...

eBay buys GSI Commerce

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:24:13 +0000

eBay has completed the purchase of GSI Commerce, an American ecommerce company which provide online stores, marketing, customer support, payment processing and fraud & web security services, for $2.4b in cash and debt. "Combined with eBay... Read more...

Hulu shows off new player, no HTML 5

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:06:02 +0000

Don't let Hulu's seemingly negative remarks about their opinions of HTML 5 get in the way of appreciating the many and welcome updates in their new Hulu player. The new player adds a bevy of... Read more...

New iPhone in June?

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:42:02 +0000

Engadget reports that Robert Watson, CEO of Saskatchewan-based carrier SaskTel, is quite possibly spilling some important beans about Apple's plan for a new iPhone. In comments to the media, he said: "The good news is... Read more...

Lenovo unveils ThinkPad designs using AMD chips

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:45:48 +0000

The world's fourth largest PC maker, Lenovo, has announced a new look for it's ThinkPad line of laptop computers, as well as offering new budget laptops using AMD Neo chips. The announcement came ahead of... Read more...

AOL debuts new logo

Brad Sams — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:37 +0000

AOL, the once internet giant that dominated the online marketplace has introduced a new logo. After breaking ties with Time Warner, the company is looking to reinvent itself as a younger, more hip company.... Read more...

Rumour: Apple testing next generation iPhone

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:43:03 +0000

Arguably the most popular mobile device on the planet; Apple's next generation of iPhone is rumoured to already be under development. According to the Apple rumour site, MacRumors.com, Apple have begun field testing their new... Read more...

Yahoo relaunches new web portal

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:35:21 +0000

Internet search engine Yahoo has launched its new web portal, alongside a $100m advertising campaign, with the company hoping the changes will boost traffic and turn a profit, according to the BBC. The first... Read more...

Apple engineering a new App Store ranking system

Sam Symons — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:43:51 +0000

Apple has just finished their conference call, regarding their financial performance in the quarter that's just gone by; as usual, they allow a Q&A session afterwards, and Arnold Kim over at MacRumors has the details... Read more...

Update: New Xbox coming sooner then expected?

Garrett Dodd — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:22:14 +0000

The intertubes are buzzing once again with rumours that a new Xbox may be on it's way next year (as in the year 2010). According to 1UP, not only will Natal be as big as... Read more...

Samsung unveils the first 32GB DDR3 RAM module

Sam Symons — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:26:49 +0000

Technology just keeps on increasing at a fairly speedy rate, and the glorious folks at Samsung are here to help us along with the next improvement; according to I4U, they have just revealed their latest... Read more...

Apple refreshes MacBook line, new models announced

Sam Symons — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:42:14 +0000

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference that was hosted this morning has brought with it some rather unexpected additions; the Cupertino based company has gone ahead and refreshed it's notebook line, bringing in new models and... Read more...

Bing actually has three new advertisements

Sam Symons — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:49 +0000

Yesterday, Neowin reported that Microsoft had posted the first advertisement for Bing, despite the website only having been available for a very short time. Well, it appears that there isn't just one video to show... Read more...

Google unveils new and improved Search Options

Sam Symons — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:17:24 +0000

A lot of people have been saying lately that Twitter is the newest, and probably best, way to find real-time search results. Pop in what you want into the search bar and you'll get up... Read more...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to get new expansion, new sequel

Sam Symons — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:35:18 +0000

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has so far seen two editions, featuring a post apocalyptic landscape in which many people are trying to survive day to day life. Unfortunately, the most recent installment was received poorly, due... Read more...

Could this be the Zune HD?

Sam Symons — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:32:52 +0000

Well what do we have here? Engadget appears to have stumbled upon something quite interesting. First, think back to a couple of Neowin articles recently, stating that new Zune hardware is coming and that it'll... Read more...