Neowin News Feed for: People

Latest feature in New Outlook may finally make you ditch Outlook Classic

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:24:01 +0000

Microsoft just revamped a core Outlook feature, and the way you discover and connect with people will feel much smoother now. Read more...

Copilot in Microsoft 365 companion apps will get stuff done in Windows 'lightning fast'

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:58:01 +0000

As we know, Microsoft is on a mission to integrate Copilot into as many pieces of software as possible, and its latest integration is yet another stepping stone in that direction. Read more...

Microsoft launches new Windows 11 apps to make it easier to find contacts and files

Taras Buria — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:24:02 +0000

Microsoft's new Windows 11 apps promise to make it easier to find files and people, but these apps might not be for you. Read more...

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News Staff — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:46:02 +0000

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Digital payments launch on WhatsApp for users in Brazil

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:20:01 +0000

Facebook has introduced digital payments to WhatsApp for people and businesses in Brazil. It hopes it will encourage people to start buying more products and services through the chat app. Read more...

New icons leak for Windows 10X variants of Maps, People, and Alarms

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:58:01 +0000

Although a reasonably frequent occurrence, it's no doubt interesting to see new Windows 10 appearing. This time, it's the ones for People, Alarms, and Maps that have leaked, complete with gradients. Read more...

Microsoft to roll out the new Mail experience to all Outlook.com users

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:48:01 +0000

In the coming weeks, Microsoft will update all Outlook.com accounts to the new Mail experience. Also, both Calendar and People will receive new beta experiences that will be available to everyone. Read more...

Facebook Connect no longer supported on Windows, Windows Phone 7/8 + other Microsoft services

Andy Weir — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:42:01 +0000

Facebook integration - including contact/calendar sync, and the ability to share to the social network - is no longer supported within Windows and other Microsoft services, after recent API changes. Read more...

Microsoft is testing Outlook.com changes, including revised icons and 'Outlook Mail' branding

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has been testing more changes on Outlook.com, such as Outlook Mail branding - matching its new Windows 10 phone app - and revisions to the drop-down nav menu, including new icon designs. Read more...

Microsoft's Outlook.com, SkyDrive and People services experiencing issues [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:31:59 +0000

Some users of Microsoft's Outlook.com, SkyDrive and People online services are currently experiencing some issues accessing features and content from those accounts. Read more...

Screenshots of upcoming Windows 8.1 People and Calendar apps revealed

John Callaham — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:33:40 +0000

Screenshots showing off the upcoming Windows 8.1 updates for Microsoft's People and Calendar apps have surfaced, along with more information on what new features they will bring. Read more...

Windows 8 core apps updated

Rob Brand — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:26:13 +0000

Microsoft rolls out more updates for its core set of productivity apps. Mail, Calendar and the People hub are all in line for some tweaks and improvements. Updates to these apps are always welcome.... Read more...

Updated Windows 8 Mail, Calendar and People app, plus Solitaire available now

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:25:19 +0000

Microsoft has now made its previously revealed updates for the Windows 8 and RT Mail, Calendar and People apps available for download, along with an update for the Windows 8 Solitaire game. Read more...

Tuesday brings Windows 8/RT Mail, Calendar and People app updates

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:54:09 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will launch major updates for its Windows 8 and RT Mail, Calendar and People apps on Tuesday with a number of new features and improvements. Read more...

Windows 8 Messaging, People, Calendar and Mail apps get updated

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:34:19 +0000

Microsoft has just pushed out an update for its People, Mail, Messaging and Calendar apps on Windows 8. Though there aren't any great new features the improved performance is always welcome. Read more...

Who needs December? Jelly Bean skips December from Date Picker

Jake Durasamy — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:30:00 +0000

It would seem that search giant, Google has annoyingly forgotten to include the month of December in its Date Picker feature for the People application on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Read more...

Twitter app and more confirmed for Windows 8

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:32:52 +0000

Twitter has confirmed it will be making an app for Microsoft's new OS, while apps are also expected for Windows 8 from SAP, Dropbox and many other companies. Read more...

Microsoft gets personal with Windows 8 People Metro app

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:03:05 +0000

In a new official blog post, Microsoft talks more about how the company developed the Metro-based People social networking app for its Windows 8 operating system. Read more...

Windows Phone now supports offline Facebook Chat messages

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:06:35 +0000

Microsoft has updated Windows Phone's integrated Facebook Chat feature to allow you to send messages to offline contacts, where previously it would force you to send a text message to them instead. Read more...

Windows 7 magnifier impractical for vision impaired people

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:08:24 +0000

Dan Warne has tipped us off about a "bug" in Windows 7 for vision impaired people. Dr Scott Hollier of Media Access Australia wrote to APC mag to reveal the problem. Hollier says "The... Read more...

Belkin paying people to post fake reviews

Brad Sams — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:37:33 +0000

Corporations live and die off consumer reviews and when your product isn't getting the remarks you had hoped for what do you do? Well if you are Belkin apparently you pay people, 65... Read more...

'Facebook fatigue' kicks in as people tire of social network

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:13:25 +0000

Shhh! Can you hear a hiss? That's the sound of naughty facts deflating the social networking balloon a tad. Whisper it, but numbers from web analytics outfit comScore have confirmed what the chatter in bars... Read more...

Four People jailed in Lebanon for Facebook comments

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:53:54 +0000

A Lebanese Facebook group began as a collection of juvenile jokes revolving around a fellow student. After complaining to university authorities and being told that the matter was not a university concern, the woman took... Read more...

New eBay site lets people finance the world's poor

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:03:35 +0000

EBay Inc, the world's largest online auctioneer and payments company, launched on Wednesday a Web site allowing ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at improving conditions in the world's poorest countries. MicroPlace, located at https://www.microplace.com,... Read more...

Blind People Say Quiet Hybrid Cars Pose Safety Risk

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:15:11 +0000

Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: the blind. Because hybrids make virtually no noise at slower speeds when they run solely... Read more...

Medison Celebrity, $150 of Linux laptop for the people

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:58:20 +0000

Apparently you don't need to be a non-profit crazy, or nab few million pre-orders, to sell a laptop for $150 (or maybe you do, see update below). Medison, a Swedish consulting company, has just unveiled... Read more...

EA's CEO John Riccitiello: 'We're boring people to death'

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:50:08 +0000

In April, Electronic Arts Incorporated, the world's biggest maker of videogames, hired a chief executive who isn't just satisfied with his company being number one. John Riccitiello says he worries that the Redwood City, California-based... Read more...

Publishers testing e-books for young people

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:57:04 +0000

Two leading children's publishers, Scholastic, Inc., and Disney, will soon discover whether the laptop compares to the lap in the hearts of young readers. Scholastic is officially launching BookFlix, an educational Web site pairing short... Read more...

People Power Fuels New Search Engine

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:17:55 +0000

Backed by a group of investors with impressive track records, Jason Calacanis has launched Mahalo into alpha stage – a search engine that does not rely on computers to scan the Web and does not... Read more...

IPTV for deaf people takes off

Tom Warren — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:11:23 +0000

A new web-based television service, or IPTV, for British Sign Language (BSL) users has recently launched in the UK. VeeSee TV airs news and other programmes in BSL and is available 24 hours a... Read more...

Vista Anti-Piracy Will Drive People to Linux?

Steven Parker — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:57:07 +0000

Oh, the wicked 2007 predictions people make, just because it's the end of the year. The good folks over at IDC released their "Top 10 Predictions for Worldwide System Infrastructure Software, 2007." Overall, it's a... Read more...

Google wants people to stop googling

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:25:25 +0000

Google has said it intends to crack down on the use of its name as a generic verb, in phrases such as "to google someone." The Internet search giant said such phrases were potentially damaging... Read more...

The People Behind DirectX 10-Part 1: Microsoft

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:55 +0000

ExtremeTech: Maybe each of you could quickly go over what your role is in the development and implementation of DirectX 10. David Blythe: My job is basically to spend a lot of time talking... Read more...

LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft on 310,000 people

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:59:24 +0000

LexisNexis, which compiles and sells personal and financial data on U.S. consumers, said Tuesday that personal information on 310,000 people nationwide may have been stolen. That number is nearly 10 times higher than the figure... Read more...

Self-Destructing DVDS to Reach More People

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:56:26 +0000

The Christmas-themed movie "Noel" most likely won't be coming to a theater near you — but if you miss it on cable, there's always the self-destructing DVD. The movie's producers hope its "trimultaneous" roll... Read more...

New MyDoom Variant Uses Yahoo People Search

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 20:18:14 +0000

Another new version of MyDoom is worming its way through the Internet, and this variant—like the last one—uses Yahoo as part of its infection routine. MyDoom.P is similar to most of the other MyDoom variants... Read more...

U.S. Recording Industry Sues 482 More People

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:42:26 +0000

RIAA continues with the monthly tradition of suing people today. Adding 482 more people to the list. A U.S. music industry trade group on Tuesday said it has sued 482 more... Read more...

Microsoft Gets More People Talking

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 14:54:14 +0000

LAS VEGAS -- Jan. 8, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) plans to expand the current capabilities and availability of its popular Microsoft® Voice Command software for... Read more...

I see bugs, people

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:00:43 +0000

A new glitch in one of Microsoft's server software packages is causing headaches for some small businesses. The problem affects all customers who installed SharePoint Services after Nov. 24 and prevents SharePoint... Read more...

Oracle to launch 5.1 billion-dollar hostile offer for People

Fri, 06 Jun 2003 17:55:07 +0000

Software giant Oracle, in a surprise move that shook up the tech sector, announced a 5.1 billion-dollar hostile takeover offer for business software maker PeopleSoft. "The acquisition of PeopleSoft will immediately make Oracle... Read more...