Neowin News Feed for: Summer

Oops! Looks like ChatGPT "lied" about making up its own game

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:20:01 +0000

It looks like a browser-based game called Sumplete that the ChatGPT chatbot "created" via prompts, and claimed was an original title, was in fact a copy of an Android-published game called Summer. Read more...

Steam's Summer Picnic Sale is live with tons of games discounted by up to 90%

Usama Jawad — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:32:01 +0000

Valve is hosting yet another Steam summer sale with massive discounts of up to 90% on various games, DLCs and franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and more. Read more...

Bing 'Predicts' had a great summer, preps for fall predictions

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:02:01 +0000

Bing Predicts has had a fairly good run predicting the winners for different events. This summer the service maintained its prediction accuracy dominance and will attempt to continue the run in fall. Read more...

Windows 10 to launch at the end of July, according to AMD

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:04:08 +0000

AMD's CEO recently let slip that Microsoft intends to launch the new Windows 10 operating system at the end of July, in time for the back to school campaigns and fall promotional sales. Read more...

Apple's iWatch reportedly goes into production in summer 2014, features a round design

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 28 May 2014 18:08:48 +0000

A new report is claiming that Apple will release an iWatch within 2014, beginning production in July. The device will feature a round display, similar to the Moto 360, and will sell at various prices. Read more...

Microsoft infographic reveals info on taking laptops on vacation

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 07:14:50 +0000

Microsoft has released a new infographic that gives information on how people use laptops while they are on vacation for things like finding directions, sharing on social networks and more. Read more...

Office 15 enters technical preview, public beta this summer

Brad Sams — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:21:51 +0000

Office 15 just hit a major milestone: it has entered the technical preview stage and been given to a select group of users; a public beta is expected to land this summer. Read more...

Apple to sell low-cost iPhone for $350, new iPhone end of Summer

Brad Sams — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:37:24 +0000

It seems like the low cost iPhone rumor is one that will never truly go away. Each year around the time of a new iPhone launch, rumors surface about Apple launching a lower-cost iPhone. BGR is... Read more...

Neowin's top 5 gadgets for summer

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:27:56 +0000

UK readers of Neowin.net will have noticed that we seem to be at the end of a heatwave, but there is no guarantee it will stop there. I spent today on the beach and though... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 to launch by December '09

Sam Symons — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:29:58 +0000

Good news from the kingdom of Redmond, fellow geeks; we've finally been given a more precise (though still not as precise as one could get) release date for Windows 7, the next operating system to... Read more...

Microsoft To Release Silverlight 2 In Late Summer

Steven Parker — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:46:08 +0000

Microsoft has been working like gangbusters to create the perception that its cross-platform multimedia runtime Silverlight is a viable alternative to Adobe's Flash, and the vendor will soon put updated tools in the hands of... Read more...

Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday - Track & Field, Summer of Fun!

Todd Tanner — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:23:42 +0000

Tomorrow Xbox Live Arcade users will finally get their button smashing needs filled when the long awaited Konami Coin-Op classic Track & Field gets released for 400 MS points! Featuring the original game of course,... Read more...

LOTRO Announces Middle Earth's Summer fesival!

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:04:48 +0000

Sunny days, backyard parties, picnics, fruity drinks with those little paper umbrellas: Summer's coming! We're happy to announce that from June 20th to July 10th, Middle-earth will be celebrating with its Summer Solstice Festival! Each... Read more...

Verizon to Reveal iPhone Competitor This Summer

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:45:13 +0000

It appears that when Verizon turned down the iPhone when Apple approached them first, the company had a good reason. The company believes that the exclusivity of the phone won't do much to help AT&T.... Read more...

Hellgate: London Release "Window" Announced - Summer 2007

Todd Tanner — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:32:09 +0000

Electronic Arts Inc. and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced a summer 2007 worldwide ship window for the highly-anticipated online action RPG Hellgate: London, the first original PC title from premier ... Read more...

Opera browser free on Wii until summer

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:42:55 +0000

Opera Software has today released further details on the web browser for Wii. As well as offering Flash support, the browser will be compatible with AJAX content such as Google Maps, and will include the... Read more...

The Fastest Graphics Cards of Summer 2005

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 17:33:00 +0000

X-bit labs has posted a comprehensive article today containing benchmark results from 17 graphics cards in 30 popular games. The roundup includes cards from entry level, mainstream, and high end price segments (including SLI... Read more...

Half-Life 2 Xbox set for Euro release in late summer

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:51:47 +0000

Valve's Lombardi confirms console port for "late summer"; Aftermath won't be included. A British Microsoft source has claimed that Half-Life 2 on Xbox is now likely to ship in September in Europe,... Read more...

IE7 for Windows XP (SP2) Beta: Summer 2005

Steven Parker — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:08:20 +0000

Yes, I said Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta will be here by this summer. Thanks to an alert at the featured sites community website, we are at liberty to share news on the new... Read more...

IBM: Lotus Notes & Domino 7 This Summer

Tom Warren — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:55:58 +0000

Eweek are reporting that IBM on Monday annouced new Lotus Notes and Domino products from its annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando. Lotus Notes and Domino 7 are both due to ship this coming... Read more...

Tomb Raider 7 In Summer 2005

Marcel Klum — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:06:25 +0000

Top Cow Production, makers of the Tomb Raider comic revealed today in a company press release that Tomb Raider 7 will be out in Summer 2005. The company mentioned that they are going to wind... Read more...

Resi Outbreak 2 confirmed for summer 2005

Darren Bolton — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 06:38:17 +0000

The latest PS2 Resi is headed to the UK. Plus! Latest bloodcurdling screenshots New shots of Biohazard Outbreak: File 2 - the game that will become Resident Evil Outbreak 2 when it's released... Read more...

Call of Duty featured in summer tourney

Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:03:20 +0000

Activision title is $50,000 tourney game Call of Duty will be having a tournament game with a prize of $50,000. CPL Extreme Championships are encouraging teams to take the opportunity to sign... Read more...

Doom3: Summer 2004 Shipment Confirmed

Tue, 11 May 2004 18:22:19 +0000

Thanks to xStaindx for posting this in the Back Page News. Activision, Inc. confirmed today that id Software's highly anticipated DOOM 3™, will be released this summer for the PC. The latest installment... Read more...

Soldner delayed until summer

Wed, 05 May 2004 21:05:30 +0000

Citing the "overwhelming" response to the beta demo for Soldner: Secret Wars, Encore Software announced that it is postponing the game's release. Originally slated for a May 4 ship date, the game is now scheduled... Read more...

New handheld to hit UK this summer

Darren Bolton — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:04:56 +0000

It's called the Gizmondo and it's a "futuristic multi-entertainer". Blimey A new handheld games machine called Gizmondo will be launched in the UK this summer, with a global roll-out expected to kick off... Read more...

Summer release for Windows ISA Server 2004

Tom Warren — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:19:25 +0000

Internet and Security Acceleration Server 2004 to offer enhanced firewall and VPN Microsoft has confirmed its intention to release Windows Internet and Security Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 in the summer, focusing on... Read more...

The Lazy Days of Summer Case Review

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 21:06:14 +0000

While this might be the lazy days of summertime, it certainly has not been a lazy time at THG, with sixteen new cases lined up and waiting to be reviewed. New trends, new designs and... Read more...

DirectX 9.0 SDK Update- Summer 2003 (Beta 2)

Tom Warren — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:00:04 +0000

This release contains updated versions of the D3DX library. The new features contained are support for shader model 2.0 with capability bits on, and new animation system updates. The support for shader model 2 allows... Read more...

Windows Server 2003 SP1 Confirmed for Summer

Tom Warren — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:31:14 +0000

Two weeks ago we published information that Windows Server 2003 SP1 was on the horizon and that it looked like beta testers from Windows Server 2003 were recieving the first notifications that a Service Pack... Read more...

Gateway turns up the heat with summer PC deals

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:00:11 +0000

Gateway said this friday that it will offer $100 mail-in rebates on its namesake 300SE and 500SE desktops and its Solo 1450SE notebook, dropping prices to $599, $699 and $999, respectively. The... Read more...