Neowin News Feed for: Online

Microsoft veteran explains 'online' nature of Windows 3.0's WinHelp

Usama Jawad — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:22:01 +0000

A Microsoft veteran has shared an interesting nugget of info explaining why Windows 3.0's WinHelp software was considered "online" despite not being connected to the internet. Read more...

UK adults' daily internet time has increased since last year, says report

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:04:01 +0000

A new report claims that UK adults' daily average internet usage has increased by 18%. Of all age groups, young adults (18-24) were found to be the ones most glued to the internet each day. Read more...

GSMA says 95% of the world is connected to the net but 40% remain offline

Paul Hill — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:54:01 +0000

A report from GSMA found that 40% of people remain offline despite mobile internet coverage reaching 95% of the globe. The reasons for this are multifaceted, and the consequences are wide-reaching. Read more...

UK porn age check law comes to parliament for first reading

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:52:01 +0000

The UK government is introducing its Online Safety Bill before parliament today for its first reading. MPs will be able to debate on the wide-ranging legislation that could bring age checks for porn. Read more...

Google is improving its search results to protect people from online harassment

Usama Jawad — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:10:01 +0000

Google has announced that it will be enhancing its Search service to better protect people from harassment online. It will do this by automatically demoting search rankings of predatory websites. Read more...

Safer Internet Day is more relevant than ever

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:18:01 +0000

The Safer Internet Day campaign is marking its 18th birthday today. It provides resources for children, parents and carers, teachers and educators and more to make the internet a safer place. Read more...

Facebook connectivity efforts set to deliver economic boosts

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:12:01 +0000

Facebook has commissioned three reports that found it'll generate $200 billion USD economic growth combined from three regions around the world. Its efforts are directed at getting people online. Read more...

Ofcom: UK sees surge in internet use reaching record levels

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:22:01 +0000

The UK regulator, Ofcom, has revealed in a new report that Britons are spending more of their time online than ever before. It said the daily average usage was four hours and two minutes per day. Read more...

Gaia-X, Europe's competitor to Silicon Valley's cloud computing offerings, takes shape

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:10:01 +0000

A group of 22 French and German companies will be setting up a non-profit legal entity to run the Gaia-X cloud computing platform—Europe's bid to break free of AWS, Azure, and GCP. Read more...

COVID-19 lockdown exposes digital poverty in the UK

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:56:01 +0000

The COVID-19 lockdown in the UK has brought the issue of digital poverty to the forefront. Many families in the country do not have access to a suitable computer or internet connection for education. Read more...

Netflix has made a selection of documentaries free on YouTube

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:48:01 +0000

Many of the firm's nature documentaries, including Our Planet and Babies, have been uploaded to its US YouTube channel. Subtitles in more than 12 languages will be available later this week. Read more...

Russia completes successful test of national internet alternative

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:02:01 +0000

Russia has announced the completion of tests it carried out on the Runet, a name it has given its in-development national internet alternative. The tests took place on December 23. Read more...

Grinding Gear Games announces Path of Exile 2, with a new seven-act storyline

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:36:01 +0000

During ExileCon today, Grinding Gear Games took to the stage to announce Path of Exile 2, a sequel to its current title. Featuring a seven-act campaign, it could enter beta in late 2020. Read more...

BBC launches digital wellbeing keyboard aimed at children

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:58:01 +0000

The BBC has launched its new Own It app which features a keyboard that helps children send more thoughtful messages. The keyboard will alert the child if they're about to send a negative message. Read more...

UK: New survey finds a fifth of Brits do not use the internet

Paul Hill — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:01 +0000

A new survey published by Oxford Internet Institute has revealed that the elderly, the poor, and those with fewer academic qualifications are the least likely to be connected to the internet. Read more...

UK: Research shows kids as young as eight have handed out personal details online

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:38:01 +0000

O2 and the NSPCC have published new information from a study on 2,000 children in the UK and their online habits. They hope to help parents with online matters with the re-launched Net Aware site. Read more...

Four in five Brits are “worried” about being online according to new research

Paul Hill — Thu, 30 May 2019 21:36:02 +0000

A new report dubbed 'Online Nation' authored by the UK regulator Ofcom, and the Information Commissioner's Office, has found that more people, than last year, are worried about going online. Read more...

U.K. government could introduce internet regulators as it considers “all options”

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 02:40:01 +0000

The U.K. could be set to get one or two internet regulators in future as the government works out its proposals for such an idea. It could see regulation of junk food ads, and content on social media. Read more...

Google has developed AI to help combat child sexual abuse material, gives it free to NGOs

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:08:01 +0000

Google has announced a new AI tool that is now part of its Content Safety API. The new tool is intended to help organisations find and remove child sexual abuse materials on their platforms. Read more...

Facebook awards $800,000 to ten projects securing the internet

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:12:01 +0000

Facebook has announced the winners of its $800,000 prize money for projects that look to enhance the security and privacy of internet and Facebook user online and off. It'll give $200,000 more soon. Read more...

The Chinese government has blocked WhatsApp in the country

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 03:14:01 +0000

Following a number of other measures aimed at strengthening censorship of online services in the country, the Chinese government has blocked WhatsApp usage, according to a New York Times report. Read more...

Microsoft is tweaking the Office 365 web app launcher and recent online docs

Steven Parker — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:22:01 +0000

Apparently based on user feedback, the app launcher for Office 365 is getting a bit of a facelift to be less "overwhelming" and cleaner, while recent online docs will get some much-needed focus too. Read more...

Microsoft makes Minecraft safer for online players

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:50:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced some changes to make Minecraft safer for online players. This likely follows a comment from Sony saying that it has to be "mindful" of its responsibility to its install base. Read more...

Microsoft kicks off its one year Council for Digital Good program with 15 selected teens

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:34:02 +0000

To ensure a safer online environment, Microsoft has created its Council for Digital Good program. 15 selected teenagers will give input to the company regarding the state of online interactions today. Read more...

Minecraft Realms is coming soon to Android, iOS and Windows devices

Usama Jawad — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:02:01 +0000

Mojang has announced that it plans to launch Realms, a service to play Minecraft online with friends in a more interactive way, on Android, iOS, Windows 10 and Windows Phone devices soon. Read more...

Young people now spend more time online than in front of the TV

Justin Luna — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:50:01 +0000

According to a recent study, young people now spend more time online than watching television. A majority of children now reportedly watch shows through on-demand services or through YouTube. Read more...

Amazon bans sale of 'hoverboards' amid safety risks

Jack Wilkinson — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:26:02 +0000

Major online retailer Amazon has reportedly banned the sale of the so-called 'hoverboards' following warnings that the devices are dangerous and prone to catch fire. Read more...

Apple to offer delivery for online orders 'in four hours or less'

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:44:01 +0000

Apple has partnered with startup courier service Postmates to offer same-day delivery (within four hours) for most products through its app and web store, albeit currently only in the Bay Area. Read more...

Twitter to start banning accounts for promoting violence

Jett Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:32:01 +0000

Twitter has updated their abuse policies in a move to crack down on harmful content. Now, promoting violence may be met with a temporary account ban, and accounts may be locked for harassment. Read more...

GTA Online Heists update is now live

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 08:20:01 +0000

GTA Online Heists update is now live on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The updates brings with itself a new game mode and an assortment of weapons and armored vehicles. Read more...

GTA Online Heists update details leaked online

Usama Jawad — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:48:01 +0000

GTA Online Heists add-on is scheduled for an official release tomorrow but some users have already started receiving the free update. The download size weighs in at 4.8 GB on the Xbox One. Read more...

Twitter will kick trolls right and left and make sure nobody hears them

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:56:01 +0000

The social network is apparently getting serious about abuse on its platform. Twitter's CEO said he takes personal responsibility and things will really change and abuse and trolling will be tackled. Read more...

China wants everyone to use their real name online

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:22:01 +0000

The Chinese government is once again trying to get its citizens to only use their real names online. After a similar law failed to have a noticeable effect earlier, the authorities are trying again. Read more...

The Pirate Bay rises from its digital ashes -again

Usama Jawad — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:09:31 +0000

The Pirate Bay is back online with a few changes; the site's logo is changed as well as the staff. The site is not fully functional yet but will probably be restored to its original form soon. Read more...

Amazon Prime Now launches in Manhattan offering one-hour delivery

Mark Tyson — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:06:01 +0000

Amazon starts to offer a new super-speedy one or two hour delivery service. The Prime Now service starts to roll out in Manhattan today. Nappies and toilet paper are expected to be popular items. Read more...

Halo: The Master Chief Collection finally gets patch to fix matchmaking issues

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:36:01 +0000

Halo: The Master Chief collection was in dire need of an update to address numerous problems with the online side of the game and it looks like that patch will finally be coming later on today. Read more...

Amazon to rival PayPal as payment middleman

James Walker — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Online retail giant Amazon is expected to launch a new PayPal-rivaling service on Monday that will allow customers to use their stored card details to purchase goods from other sites. Read more...

Nintendo shutting down Wii and DS online gaming today

Christopher White — Tue, 20 May 2014 03:21:25 +0000

Nintendo is shutting down access to its online gaming for the Wii and DS consoles on May 20th, instead focusing on its newer game systems. The question is whether anyone will actually notice. Read more...

Apple now second only to Amazon in online retail with $18.3 billion in revenue

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 07 May 2014 19:31:49 +0000

According to data from Internet Retailer, Apple is now the 2nd biggest online retailer behind Amazon. Apple grew 24% last year to reach a revenue of $18.3 billion from online sales of their products. Read more...

Microsoft launches Office Online, gives Office.com a new look

Andy Weir — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:01:18 +0000

Following weeks of rumours, Microsoft has announced the launch of Office Online - the replacement for its productivity-focused Web Apps - along with a new look for Office.com. Read more...