Neowin News Feed for: Sleep

Closer Look: Awake is not my favorite tool in PowerToys on Windows

Usama Jawad — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:10:01 +0000

Awake in PowerToys is a tool that I personally don't like, but some people may love it depending on their workflows. Read more...

Fitbit could soon tailor sleep advice based on what keeps you up

David Uzondu — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:58:02 +0000

Fitbit's next update could add AI-powered, personalized sleep guides, helping you pinpoint why you toss and turn each night. Read more...

watchOS 11 supports automatic nap detection even when Sleep Focus isn't turned on

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:02:01 +0000

A Reddit user found that his Apple Watch running the latest watchOS 11 automatically recorded his nap and stored the sleep data within the Health app despite not putting the device in Sleep mode. Read more...

Google unveils Pixel Watch 2 with faster performance and new features

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:44:30 +0000

Google unveiled the Pixel Watch 2 at its event today. It has better performance, new workout and safety features, a great battery that lasts all day, and fast charging that fills 50% in 30 minutes. Read more...

If your phone is sluggish after it has been snoozing, Wakelock Revamp may be for you!

Paul Hill — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:04:01 +0000

Wakelock Revamp is a nifty app that can prevent your Android device from sleeping too deeply while on standby. This app has been helping me to overcome severe performance issues on my Nokia 3.4. Read more...

Galaxy Watch4 gets new health features and watch faces in latest update

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:13:39 +0000

Samsung has released a new update for the Galaxy Watch4 that improves the experience for runners and cyclists and helps you sleep better. It also includes new watch faces for more customisability. Read more...

The Bose Sleepbuds II are $50 off today in Amazon's Epic Deals

Steven Parker — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:08:01 +0000

The Bose Sleepbuds II mask noise like footsteps and snoring and reduce sleep disruptions. Released a year ago, they are now $50 off their normal $249 retail price, but only for today on Amazon. Read more...

Google enables low-power sleep tracking on Android

Paul Hill — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:24:02 +0000

Google has made its Sleep API publicly available on Android so that third-party developers can use it inside their apps. The firm said that the API is more power-efficient at tracking user's sleep. Read more...

Samsung teams up with Calm to provide mental health tools

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:02:01 +0000

Samsung has announced a partnership with Calm in order to deliver mental health tools to users via the Samsung Health app. The tools will try to help you relax, sleep and meditate. Read more...

Microsoft may have found cause of Surface Pro's 'sleeping problem', and is now testing a fix

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:58:01 +0000

Days after its Surface Pro launched, users were complaining that the new tablet was randomly going to sleep, even while in use. Microsoft says it's tracked the issue down, and is working on a fix. Read more...

Apple acquires Beddit, a sleep tracking company, in health pursuit

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 May 2017 12:18:01 +0000

Apple has acquired the sleep monitoring company, Beddit. The terms of the deal aren't known as of writing. Beddit users will still get support but user data will be subject to Apple's privacy policy. Read more...

NeoBytes :) This alarm clock wakes you up to a mind-blowing sensation 'down there'

Justin Luna — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:38:01 +0000

An alarm clock that makes waking up easier for women has been developed. Called Little Rooster, the device stimulates a woman's private parts until she climaxes as the set alarm time is reached. Read more...

Nintendo cancels plans for a sleep-tracking device

Andy Weir — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:33:20 +0000

Back in 2014, Nintendo began working on a sleep-tracking device that didn't need to be worn on the body, as part of its Quality of Life program - but it now says that the device has been cancelled. Read more...

Microsoft apologizes again - this time for "less-than-perfect experience" on new Surfaces

Andy Weir — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 05:04:26 +0000

Microsoft has apologized to buyers of its Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, acknowledging that some of them have "had a less-than-perfect experience" with its latest high-end Windows 10 devices. Read more...

Windows Hello could be cause of unusual battery drain on Surface Pro 4 and Book during sleep

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:02:01 +0000

Some owners of the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book have been seeing usually high battery drain when putting their device to sleep or standby, and it turns out Windows Hello' could be the culprit. Read more...

NeoBytes :) The big question answered: how much sleep does Microsoft's CEO get every night?

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:06:01 +0000

Worry no longer: the question of how long Satya Nadella sleeps each night need no longer keep you awake, as he has finally shared the answer. But how does it compare with other CEOs? And with Ballmer? Read more...

High tech sleep sensor hits $1 million mark on Kickstarter

Byron Hinson — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:18:59 +0000

A sleep monitoring device called Sense has broken the $1 million mark in just a week on Kickstarter, shattering an original threshold of $100,000. The sleek device will launch in November 2014. Read more...

Surface Pros oversleeping, refusing to wake up from sleep mode

Ben Buffone — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:25:41 +0000

Microsoft Surface Pro users have been unable to wake their devices from sleep mode. Microsoft have not yet acknowledged the issue, however forum users have found an easy fix. Read more...

Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:56:12 +0000

Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests. The study, funded by mobile phone companies, suggests radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and... Read more...

Ballmer: No sleep lost over Linux

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:10:47 +0000

Steve Ballmer had the stage to himself Thursday in San Francisco as he introduced Windows Server 2003, a new version of the company's server operating system that Microsoft's CEO described as "the right product" to... Read more...