Neowin News Feed for: Party

PlayStation 4 receiving 7.00 update this week with rebuilt Party feature

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:02:01 +0000

Sony has announced that the 7.00 update will be rolling out to PS4 consoles around the world this week. It includes improvements to the Party feature, and improves Remote Play support. Read more...

Party Chat is now available in the Xbox app for Android and iOS

Craig Mu — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has just released Xbox Party Chat for its Android and iOS apps. Users are now able to create a party, invite players, and communicate with each other via voice or text chat. Read more...

Microsoft threw a huge party on campus to celebrate shipping Windows 10

Brad Sams — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:18:01 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft threw a huge party on its campus to celebrate the release of Windows 10 and it included a parade, concert and a lot more. Read all about the fun Microsoft employees had. Read more...

Microsoft Stores will celebrate 'Windows 10' release on July 29th with special events

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:00:01 +0000

Microsoft will celebrate the release of Windows 10 by having special events at more than 100 of its stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Windows 10 will release on July 29th, 2015. Read more...

Microsoft begins rollout of March Xbox One software update

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:39:54 +0000

As promised, Microsoft has begun the rollout of its latest software update for the Xbox One, with a number of improvements and features, including better multiplayer and party support. Read more...

Xbox One to get multiplayer and party updates in March

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:40:33 +0000

Microsoft has offered more information on its plans to improve the Xbox One multiplayer and party features via a software update that will be released in early March. Read more...

Nokia has some fun crashing Samsung's launch party

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:23:41 +0000

Shortly after Samsung's launch party for their new ATIV S Windows Phone 8 device, Nokia arrived to crash it with a group of sign-holders causing some havoc. We're sure Stephen Elop was smiling. Read more...

Windows 8 RTM Party? Bake a giant Surface cake!

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:57:11 +0000

On the 8th August (8/8), Microsoft held a party for their staff celebrating the RTM of Windows 8. So, how do you follow toppling 7000 dominos for the release of Windows 7? Bake a cake it seems! Read more...

Microsoft celebrates Windows 8, pops the champagne

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:06:46 +0000

Microsoft held an event for the testers of Windows 8 today and it looks like the assembled team members had some fun a few days after the RTM version of the OS was completed. Read more...

Political party aims to ban PowerPoint from Switzerland

Denis Wong — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:06:40 +0000

One of the most interesting new additions to PowerPoint 2010 is not a new feature of the software itself, but a bundled template named "Five Rules for Creating Great Presentations" by Duarte Design. One of... Read more...

Microsoft holds massive Kinect party in NYC

Brad Sams — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:53:41 +0000

Tomorrow Microsoft will begin selling its highly anticipated new add-on for the Xbox 360: Kinect. The launch represents Microsoft's move into the casual gaming market and unlike Nintendo's Wii or Sony's Move, it requires no... Read more...

Microsoft begins confirming Windows 7 launch parties

Tom Warren — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:52:15 +0000

Microsoft has begun confirming Windows 7 launch parties for hosts across the world. Neowin reported earlier this month that Microsoft is planning to offer copies of Windows 7 and party materials to those willing... Read more...

Microsoft is planning an Office party on Monday

Tom Warren — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:17:16 +0000

Microsoft is planning to announce Office Web Applications and the Office 2010 beta at the company's annual Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans next Monday. Neowin hinted at the announcements yesterday but insider sources have... Read more...

Pirate Party wins seat in European parliament

James Hall — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:15:46 +0000

Elections for the European Parliament were held in most European countries today, and, as many expected, Sweden's Piratpartiet, or Pirate Party, has won a seat with over 7% of the vote, according to The Local.... Read more...

Fatal1ty and Frank Owen at the Night Before CES Party

Neowin Staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:45:05 +0000

We met up with Johnathan Wendel aka Fatal1ty at the Night Before CES Party. Neowin's own Frank Owen played several rounds of pool with Fatal1ty, and I think he might have even won a few.... Read more...

More from the GigaByte USA and REDUX Night Before CES Party

Neowin Staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:25:04 +0000

REDUX CEO David McIntosh takes a minute to welcome the crowd and provide us with a little info about REDUX and the way they are putting a whole new spin on the way you search... Read more...

GigaByte USA and REDUX Night Before CES Party

Neowin Staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:05 +0000

The Wii third party game story is not a pretty one

Marcel Klum — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:23:41 +0000

Microsoft has hit back at claims made by Nintendo that the Wii sells the most third party games, saying instead that it's Xbox 360 sells the most. Last week, Nintendo of America's vice president of... Read more...

Third Party Applications for iPhone and iPod touch coming

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:34:11 +0000

In response to wide criticism that the company's latest portable device is limited to Apple's software, Steve Jobs today announced a Software Development Kit for the iPhone and the iPod touch. However, developers and endusers... Read more...

Companies and Party Aides Censor Wikipedia

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:40:29 +0000

Editing your own entry on Wikipedia is usually the province of vain celebrities keen for some good PR. But a new website has uncovered dozens of companies that have been editing the site in order... Read more...

Linspire invites dirty uncle Microsoft over for patent party

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:37:37 +0000

When not threatening to sue Linux makers, Microsoft can't help itself from partnering with them. Redmond today announced a buddy-buddy deal with desktop Linux maker Linspire. We'd call it a stretch to say that anyone... Read more...

After eBay pulls ads, Google cancels offending party

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:32:02 +0000

A contrite and repentant Google canceled a party that irked eBay and that a source said led eBay to remove all of its ads from Google's U.S. network earlier this week. On Monday, Google announced... Read more...

Google admits word database came from third party

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:51:44 +0000

Google has acknowledged that a dictionary of Chinese words used with one of its recently released software tools came from a third party. Google's Pinyin Input Method Editor (IME) "was built leveraging some non-Google database... Read more...

Green PC running Vista highly unlikely say Green Party

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:44:17 +0000

Retailer PC World claims that it is working on the world's most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly PC, based partly on recycled components. While this could be easily achieved using Vista Basic and it's superior to... Read more...

Hacker Releases Tool to Add Third Party HDD to Xbox 360

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:44:03 +0000

A hacker who goes by the handle "TheSpecialist," who was one of the first hackers to modify the Xbox 360 DVD drive firmware to play backup games, has released a tool that allows any Western... Read more...

Swedish Pirate Party launches Commercial Darknet

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:58:33 +0000

Today, the Swedish Pirate Party launched a new Internet service that lets anybody send and receive files and information over the Internet without fear of being monitored or logged. In technical terms, such a network... Read more...

Mario Party 6 to use microphone controller

Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:01:20 +0000

Latest entry in Nintendo's party game series to come packaged with the new peripheral. Amid the slew of new game announcements and release date changes announced by Nintendo this morning, it was... Read more...

Homeland Security works door at Gates' party

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 05:35:36 +0000

A party at Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' waterfront mansion recently became the focus of unusual police attention. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a "temporary security zone" earlier this month around... Read more...

Text safety service targets teen party posse

Darren Bolton — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:56:44 +0000

A new service has been set up to pass on people's whereabouts in case they go missing. Safetytext users can notify others of their whereabouts by sending a text message to a preset... Read more...

Mario Party 6 Hands-Off?

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:40:05 +0000

Mario Party is a pretty popular game on the GameCube, but what if the next Mario Party was played without a controller? The president of Nintendo (Iwata) announced such a thing to Nintendo Investors'.... Read more...

Sparkle lines up last FX party before Express takes over.

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:21:31 +0000

SPARKLE Computer Co Ltd, professional manufacturer and supplier of VGA cards and recent winner of the "Neowin Choice" Award for their excellent GeforceFX 5900XT; is delighted to announce two new products imminently arriving into... Read more...

Sun and AMD set date for Opteron coming out party

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 06 Nov 2003 10:35:59 +0000

There are whispers in the air emanating from Sun Microsystems, and while faint, the voices speak of massive things - a deal with AMD. For awhile now, we've brought you news of an upcoming Opteron-based... Read more...

Shareholders query porn star presence at Nvidia party

Mon, 26 May 2003 19:22:21 +0000

Investors on a Yahoo board are wondering just how Nvidia will justify pulling in a famous porn star at a party held at the E3 games show recently. A number of investors in... Read more...

3rd Party Windows XP Help and Support Center Fix

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:21:07 +0000

This flaw is considered critical because these malicious URLs could be delivered to any XP user through any means: via an eMail solicitation, a chat room, a newsgroup posting, a malicious web page, or even... Read more...

Windows Update Party Time for XP !!

Steven Parker — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:23:14 +0000

Thanks to Oblique for the .NET Framework notification via email ;) While checking Windows Update today I was greeted with many updates, I thought I would share them with you people that dont check/update very... Read more...