Neowin News Feed for: Smoking

Gears 5 has all smoking references removed, following raised concerns

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:50:02 +0000

Following concerns raised by an anti-smoking organization, The Coalition have worked with Turner Sports to remove all tobacco usage references in Gears 5, ahead of its ELEAGUE reveal tomorrow. Read more...

Microsoft and Shell are bringing AI to gas stations and oil refineries

Ruel Revales — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:32:01 +0000

Shell, with the help of Microsoft, is experimenting with cameras built with AI that can tell if you are smoking a cigarette at a gas station. The two will also build AI into offshore drilling sites. Read more...

WeChat users are reporting smokers in Beijing

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:40:01 +0000

Users of the popular social networking app, WeChat are reporting smokers violating Beijing's smoking bans. The Tobacco Control Association said they've had an upswing in reports in Q3. Read more...

Bill Gates working to fight secondhand smoking in China

Denis Wong — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:15:56 +0000

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is on a mission in China. His objective has little to do with the company he founded, especially given that 90% of Windows copies in that country are pirated.... Read more...

Dell Fixes Smoking Servers

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:12:50 +0000

Dell is contacting buyers of its PowerEdge 1650 servers because of a defect that can cause the systems to overheat, emit smoke, and shut down, the vendor said Wednesday. The motherboards of all PowerEdge 1650... Read more...

Smoking Colts English demo

Marcel Klum — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:37:43 +0000

Spellbound Entertainment has issued an English demo for Smoking Colts (a.k.a. Rauchende Colts), their recent arcade gallery shooter. The demo offers the same level as the previous German demo, and is otherwise virtually identical as... Read more...