Neowin News Feed for: Portal

A video portal set up in New York City streams 24/7 live from Dublin

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 08 May 2024 21:06:01 +0000

New Yorkers can now interact with people from Dublin through a giant screen installed in the city. Known as the NYC Portal, it establishes an always-on 24/7 live stream connecting the two cities. Read more...

"Portal with RTX" free DLC out next week, Nvidia reveals system requirements

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:02:01 +0000

The "Portal with RTX" free DLC that was announced last month is almost here, with Nvidia today announcing a release date, a feature list, and system requirements for the experience. Read more...

Meta kills off Portal business, winds down smartwatch initiative

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 01:44:01 +0000

Meta has reportedly killed off its Portal display business completely instead of repositioning it as an enterprise category. Investment is being winded down on its smartwatch project too. Read more...

Nvidia unveils 'Portal with RTX' free DLC for the original game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:28:01 +0000

At its GeForce Beyond event today, Nvidia unveiled the next RTX project its teams are working on, that being Portal with RTX. This free DLC adds ray tracing and DLSS 3.0 support to the classic game. Read more...

Meta wants to refocus Portal devices as an enterprise solution

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:00:01 +0000

Meta is currently planning to phase out its Portal smart devices as a consumer product and instead, focus more on its enterprise applications. It will continue supporting existing customers. Read more...

Portal and Portal 2 are coming to the Nintendo Switch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:39:38 +0000

Valve's massively popular Portal games are coming to the Nintendo Switch. The handheld will gain the new Portal: Companion Collection later this year. Nvidia Lightspeed Studios is behind the port. Read more...

Meta and ZP's partnership brings VRS to the Meta Portal for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Fiza Ali — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:16:01 +0000

The partnership between Meta and ZP Better Together brings VRS apps, that add a sign language interpreter onscreen to allow the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to connect with family and friends, to Portal. Read more...

You can now use Zoom and GoToMeeting on the Portal TV

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:14:02 +0000

Facebook has announced that it's bringing support for meeting platforms Zoom and GoToMeeting on the Portal TV. Other Portal devices added support for multiple meeting services last year. Read more...

Valve has multiple games in development says Gabe Newell, "it's fun to ship games"

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:20:01 +0000

Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell has confirmed that multiple projects are currently in development at the studio that are awaiting announcements. These may be standard or VR games. Read more...

Facebook adds support for Netflix, Zoom, and more on Portal

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:50:01 +0000

Facebook Portal has received new features that let you watch Netflix movies and shows as well as start a videoconference with friends and family using Zoom. Its Story Time library is also growing. Read more...

Zoom is coming to the Amazon Echo Show, Facebook Portal, and Nest Hub Max

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:16:01 +0000

Video conferencing tool Zoom is coming to a variety of smart displays later this year, the company announced today. Facebook is also adding support for other meeting services on Portal. Read more...

Facebook brings Messenger Rooms and other features to its Portal devices

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:34:01 +0000

Facebook has announced a handful of new features for its Portal devices. These include the ability to enter Messenger Rooms, new backgrounds for calls, and live streaming for pages and groups. Read more...

Messenger Rooms launching with a fifty-person limit

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:12:01 +0000

Facebook has announced a new feature called Messenger Rooms. Rooms will host up to 50 people in one video call and later on will be accessible across Facebook's products such as Instagram and Portal. Read more...

Facebook drops new features for its Portal devices, including WhatsApp login

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:46:01 +0000

Facebook is rolling out an array of new features for all of its Portal devices, including the ability to login with a WhatsApp account, new calling features for Portal TV, and more. Read more...

Facebook refreshes its Portal family, introduces a TV-connected model

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:24:01 +0000

Facebook has announced the second-generation of Portal devices, and in addition to refreshing the original model, it's introducing the new Portal Mini and the Portal TV, which doesn't have a screen. Read more...

Facebook planning video-calling TV device with multiple streaming services available

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:00:01 +0000

Facebook is in talks with several media companies to ship their streaming platform on an upcoming TV device the firm has planned. The device, dubbed Catalina, is scheduled for an October launch. Read more...

Facebook confirms it is working on a digital assistant for AR and VR devices

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:00:02 +0000

Facebook has confirmed that it is exploring technologies for an AI-enabled digital assistant that may work with its AR and VR devices including Oculus, Portal, and future products. Read more...

TechBargains: Up to $150 off newest iPad Pro, and lowest price on Portal from Facebook

Steven Parker — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:06:01 +0000

With today's discounts, you can get up to $150 on the 11" and 12.9" iPad Pro, the Fire HD 10 got discounted to just $100, the Portal from Facebook is at its lowest price at $99 and much more! Read more...

Facebook employees left five-star reviews for the Portal on Amazon

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:48:01 +0000

Facebook is seeing itself involved in something of a scandal after some of its employees posted five-star reviews of the Portal on Amazon. The company says it wasn't involved in the reviews. Read more...

Portal and Half-Life 2 writer Erik Wolpaw has rejoined Valve

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:40:02 +0000

Erik Walpow has rejoined Valve after working at Double Fine games on the Psychonauts sequel. Erik worked on classics including Portal, Half-life and Left 4 Dead during his previous tenure at Valve. Read more...

Facebook begins shipping the Portal and Portal+, addresses privacy concerns

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:22:01 +0000

Facebook's Alexa-powered video calling devices, the Portal and Portal+, have now begun shipping in the U.S. for $199 and $349 respectively. A discounted deal is being offered at launch as well. Read more...

Half-Life 2 and more backward compatible Valve games are now Xbox One X enhanced

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:46:20 +0000

Four classic Valve games from the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program have now been enhanced by Microsoft to deliver better visuals at higher resolutions on the Xbox One X console. Read more...

Facebook gets in on home assistant action with Alexa-powered Portal devices

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:32:01 +0000

Facebook has announced two smart home devices dubbed Portal and Portal+. They have a heavy focus on calling with Messenger but also include Amazon's Alexa for more general smart home tasks. Read more...

Facebook's Portal could be announced next week, coming in two variants

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:38:02 +0000

Following an apparent delay after it was initially reported, Facebook's Echo Show competitor is now said to be planned for an announcement next week, and it'll reportedly come in two sizes. Read more...

Valve's Portal returns as a Bridge Constructor spin-off later this month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:09:24 +0000

Valve's immensely popular puzzle game series, Portal, is getting a spin-off title later this month, as Headup Games announced 'Bridge Constructor Portal' today with a brand new trailer. Read more...

Ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Bossa Studios, devs of Worlds Adrift

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:30:01 +0000

Having worked on Half-Life 2, the Portal and Left 4 Dead games, as well as CS:GO at Valve, Faliszek joins the London-based studio for a "PC action co-op game" with a different narrative approach. Read more...

Windows 10 Insider Previews now 'open a portal to another dimension' when your apps crash

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:36:01 +0000

If you're running the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview, build 16232, on your PC, you might spot a rather unusual dialog, informing you that "Windows is opening a portal to another dimension"... Read more...

Half-Life 2 and Portal writer Chet Faliszek departs Valve

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 02 May 2017 15:58:01 +0000

Chet Faliszek, a prominent writer that worked on Half-Life 2, Portal series and a variety of other Valve games, has reportedly left the company. His recent work involved pushing Valve's VR platform. Read more...

JJ Abrams: Half-Life and Portal movies still in development; expect Portal announcement soon

Andy Weir — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:40:01 +0000

JJ Abrams has assured fans that his new movies based on 'Half-Life' and 'Portal' are "still very much in development", and that he's hoping for "a Portal announcement fairly soon". Read more...

JJ Abrams: 'Half-Life' and 'Portal' movies are "in development, and we've got writers"

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:02:01 +0000

JJ Abrams - co-creator of 'Lost' and director of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' - says that his 'Half-Life' and 'Portal' movies are in development, and writers are now "working on both those stories". Read more...

Azure Active Directory outage preventing login to various Microsoft services [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that it is experiencing problems with Azure Active Directory, as reports pile up from users in various parts of the world unable to log into the company's services. Read more...

Portal Pinball review: This is a triumph, huge success!

Christopher White — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 07:26:01 +0000

What do you get when you combine a great pinball engine with one of the most charismatic and fun games in history? You get Portal Pinball on Pinball FX2, a quirky and entertaining table. Read more...

NVIDIA launches 'Portal,' 'Half-Life 2' for its Shield handheld

John Callaham — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:49:18 +0000

NVIDIA has confirmed that it has now released Android versions of both "Portal" and "Half-Life 2" exclusively for its Shield portable game console, priced at $9.99 each. Read more...

Portal coming to NVIDIA's Shield next week, Half-Life 2 is on deck

John Callaham — Fri, 09 May 2014 17:17:30 +0000

NVIDIA has announced that the Android port of Portal, made epecially for the company's Shield portable game console, will be released next week, and teases that Half-Life 2 is next. Read more...

NVIDIA Shield gets temporary price cut to $199, native version of Portal coming soon

John Callaham — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:57:02 +0000

NVIDIA has announced it has cut the price of its Shield portable Android game console to $199 until the end of April and also revealed plans for an Android version of Portal made for the device. Read more...

Generous member is generous: Win a free copy of Portal

Steven Parker — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:51:30 +0000

Our members are awesome, if they aren't writing in-depth reviews on our forums or posting something worthy of being posted to the main page of Neowin, they are giving stuff away! Read more...

Valve's new employee manual is also entertaining reading

John Callaham — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:37:48 +0000

The new employee manual for Valve's workers has been uploaded to the Internet and it makes for some entertaining reading along with some insights as to how Valve works. Read more...

Portal now free to play for all

Owen Williams — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:44:25 +0000

It appears Valve is making the same move it made a few months back and has made the original Portal game free to play for all. Read more...

Portal creator's next game, Quantum Conundrum, announced

John Callaham — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:09:04 +0000

The creator of the original Portal, Kim Swift, is behind the newly announced first person action-puzzle game Quantum Conundrum which will be released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in early 2012. Read more...

Portal 2 E3 event cancelled, replaced by 'surprise'

Martin O'Hagan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:48:30 +0000

Today, several major internet sources including the guys over at 1UP, received an email from Valve informing them that the Portal 2 presentation at the upcoming E3 event has been cancelled. The slot will be... Read more...