Neowin News Feed for: Special

Take on the Cleaners in The Division with this week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:38:01 +0000

Take on New York this week in The Division, thanks to several expansions for the biggest new IP to launch this generation going on sale this week, among other great deals on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V now up to 60% off with this week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:44:02 +0000

Some awesome deals have just been announced by Major Nelson, seeing select titles getting up to 75% off including Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, and others this week on Xbox One. Read more...

It's System Administrator Appreciation Day today

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:11:20 +0000

If you happen to come across your System Administrator today, you might want to give that person a hug or something, because today for one day of the year is the day we appreciate these heroes. Read more...

Google Checkout launches Special Holiday Donations Page

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:58:04 +0000

Back in September, Google launched “Google Checkout for Non-Profits”, a service which allowed Google Checkout users to securely donate online to their favourite U.S. non-profit organizations. These organizations do not have to pay a dime... Read more...

Progress made on cracking Blu-ray's special DRM, BD+

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:58:25 +0000

SlySoft, the Antigua-based company behind AndDVD HD, has claimed that it knows how to defeat the additional BD+ encryption available on Blu-ray devices, and that BD+ movies will be cracked by the end of the... Read more...

GTA IV Special Edition Announced

Joe Cashman — Tue, 22 May 2007 10:36:34 +0000

Grand Theft Auto IV will be available in a special edition come its release in October, Rockstar has revealed. The edition will appear alongside regular copies of the game on 16 October in North America,... Read more...

MuvAudio 2.7.0.0 - BitsDuJour Weekend Special

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:01:54 +0000

Have a portable music player that doesn't support certain audio files? Do you wish it did? Now, with MuvAudio, you can convert them to a format that your player supports, quickly and easily. It's your... Read more...

Jade Empire Special Edition available on Steam!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:48:22 +0000

Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist. In this multi-award-winning action-RPG, your choices and actions will determine the fate of the... Read more...

Panda QuickRemover Special Top Spyware

Razvan Serea — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:31:04 +0000

Panda QuickRemover is a tool aimed to complement our anti virus solutions, and is designed specifically to help restore your computer from all the possible effects of a virus. This free tool from Panda Anti-Virus... Read more...

Special Oblivion Offer on Xbox Live

Marcel Klum — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:58:21 +0000

Bethesda Softworks is pleased to announce that we've worked with the good folks at Xbox Live to give away one of our most popular downloads for Oblivion – Mehrunes Razor –for a limited period of... Read more...

Apple to Host Special Event at Photokina on Sept. 24

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:12:15 +0000

Apple will host a special event this month in Cologne, Germany, one day before the start of the Photokina tradeshow. Apple's invitation to the September 24 event is typically nondescript, but it does give a... Read more...

Apple Special Media Event Sept. 12th Confirmed

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:10:06 +0000

Apple today confirmed that it will hold a special event on Tuesday, September 12th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California. An invitation sent to select media, including iLounge,... Read more...

OCZ DDR PC3200 Special Ops Edition review

Julio Franco — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:59:57 +0000

Now that both AMD and Intel are primarily using DDR2 memory technology, sales of this memory type are going to accelerate quite significantly without a doubt. For now DDR2-667 looks to be the new DDR400,... Read more...

Ballmer: Google Wants Special Treatment in IE

Fri, 12 May 2006 15:31:32 +0000

Google seems to want special treatment on Internet Explorer, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. His remarks centered on the default search engine in the Web browser. Right now, when people update their version... Read more...

Possible Special Edition iMac Leaked?

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:57:43 +0000

Earlier today, a Digg member, SimonGP, reported seeing a supposed link to an "iMac 30" on the Belgium Apple's hardware support page. The link was supposedly quickly taken down by Apple, but not before... Read more...

PowerUser.tv - Special Segment: PDC Wrap-Up

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:40:44 +0000

After returning from PDC (Professional Developer Conference), Brad Wardell sat and talked with Kristin Hatcher about his experiences at PDC and what he learned while there. Topics of note include the massive changes in Vista... Read more...

Battlefield 2: Special Forces Screenshots

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:36:08 +0000

Four new screenshots for Battlefield 2: Special Forces are now available for download to show more of the recently announced 3D multiplayer action expansion by Digital Illusions. If you prefer, you can also check out... Read more...

America's Army: Special Forces (Q-Course) 2.40 released

Todd Tanner — Mon, 16 May 2005 19:33:51 +0000

The United States Army announced today that they have released version 2.40 of America's Army: Special Forces, named Q-Course. This new version has many new features and upgrades, and as such requires a full 876... Read more...

America's Army: Special Forces Mac full install & patch v2.3

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:06:49 +0000

Following last months Win32 & Linux releases, Icculus has now issued the Mac OSX version v2.3.0 of America's Army: Special Forces, once again allowing Mac gamers to join the team-based tactical shooter by the US... Read more...

Special Mortal Kombat: Deception editions confirmed

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 20:31:19 +0000

Limited Edition, Premium Pack, and Kollector's Edition to contain original arcade game and features-laden DVD. Midway announced that it will indeed be releasing several limited editions of Mortal Kombat: Deception. As previously... Read more...

Sims 2 Special Edition DVD Details

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:34:51 +0000

Electronic Arts will release a special limited edition DVD of The Sims 2 in North America. It will be available at the same price as the CD-ROM version. The DVD will include the full version... Read more...

Mortal Kombat: Deception special edition coming?

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 17:02:09 +0000

Product page on EB Games.com says Xbox SE will include first Mortal Kombat, documentary info, and trading card. EB Games has listed a collector's edition of Mortal Kombat: Deception on its Web... Read more...

America's Army: Special Forces (2.0)

Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:26:43 +0000

The newest version (v2.0) of AA: O, codename America's Army: Special Forces (Special Forces Assessment and Selection) will be released today, Thursday, 6 November 2003. This latest release in the America's Army game series focuses... Read more...

World War II Special

Marcel Klum — Sun, 11 May 2003 09:59:25 +0000

World War II has invaded the PC: history buffs and fans of virtual battles will have a field day. But there's something to suit every taste as well, from real-time strategy and war games to... Read more...

Microsoft Optical Desktop - Special Edition

Tom Warren — Thu, 24 Apr 2003 23:01:24 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today unveiled four new special edition hardware products: Wireless Optical Desktop Special Edition, Wireless Optical Mouse Special Edition, Optical Mouse Special Edition and MultiMedia Keyboard Special Edition. Dressed in icicle white and matte... Read more...

'Resident Evil Zero' - Special helpline for scared people

Fri, 07 Mar 2003 21:31:52 +0000

Videogame publisher Capcom has launched a special telephone helpline for consumers scared from playing its latest title Resident Evil Zero. Available now on 08700 46 55 20 (calls charged at national rates), the line has... Read more...

Special IE for Windows 2003

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:40:04 +0000

Thanks Bink for this! I remember Novell admins complaining on NT what the hell is Windows Media player doing on the file server, what the hell is a browser doing on mail Server.... Read more...

Best Buy pulls out of Nvidia special offer

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 04:37:26 +0000

I saw this in my local Best Buy flyer this weekend, but the price was certainly NOT $129, as was seen on their web site earlier this week, according to a report over at the... Read more...

Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition Preview

Marcel Klum — Sun, 09 Dec 2001 11:23:02 +0000

Star Wars: Starfighter was looking mighty nice on the PS2, but the developers have never been shy about admitting that Starfighter was originally in development for the PC, and while a PC version will be... Read more...

Teenage dotcom millionaire to star on Weakest Link special

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:04:34 +0000

I wonder what Ann Robinson will say to her ;) Teenage "dotcom millionaire" Ben Cohen is to star in a special episode of gameshow The Weakest Link, likely to be aired on 17... Read more...

TechTV: 'The Screen Savers' High-Speed Special

Tue, 06 Nov 2001 02:22:52 +0000

On Thursday, November 8, "The Screen Savers" will premiere the first edition of its quarterly special all about high-speed Internet access. That's right: It's a full 90 minutes dedicated to broadband, hosted... Read more...

Windows XP Hardware and Software Special Offers

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:09:32 +0000

This information is updated daily with the latest discounts, giveaways, and other offers on computer hardware and devices that compliment Windows XP Professional for both software and hardware offers.. (Offers available to U.S.... Read more...