Neowin News Feed for: Talks

Microsoft reportedly in talks to extend PUBG Xbox One console exclusivity

Usama Jawad — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:36:01 +0000

According to a new report, Microsoft is reportedly in talks with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' developer Bluehole Inc. regarding an extension for the Xbox One console launch exclusivity. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly in talks with Sony regarding cross-platform play

Usama Jawad — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:34:01 +0000

It appears that Microsoft is in active talks with Sony regarding its cross-platform play strategy, which the latter has constantly been rejecting despite the Redmond giant's repeated requests. Read more...

Spotify reportedly enters talks to buy SoundCloud

Usama Jawad — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 02:10:01 +0000

A new report claims that Spotify has entered negotiations to acquire SoundCloud for a rumored $700 million, in an effort to strengthen its userbase against the competition. Read more...

Satya Nadella talks with Prime Minister of India about partnerships and employees

Adrian Potoroaca — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:15:03 +0000

Satya Nadella seems to be steering Microsoft in the right direction, turning it into a slimmer, more nimble company, and is now looking forward to strengthening partnership with the Indian government. Read more...

T-Mobile and Sprint in merger talks

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:05:42 +0000

The two underdogs in the US carrier wars, T-Mobile and Sprint, may be joining forces. According to Bloomberg’s “people with knowledge of the matter”, Sprint and Deutsche Telekom have been in talks to make T-Mobile... Read more...

US and Russia hold secret talks on fighting cyber crime

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36:38 +0000

Secret talks have been taking place between the United States, Russia and the United Nations in an attempt to reach agreement on strengthening Internet security and limiting use of cyber-warfare. Reported by the New York... Read more...

id Software's Tim Willits Talks Rage

Marcel Klum — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:32:19 +0000

At last year's QuakeCon, id Software gave GameSpy a first good look at its latest major title, Rage. Using the new id Tech 5 engine, the game was presented with a setting of a post-apocalyptic... Read more...

Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:06:21 +0000

In the latest turn of events in the Yahoo! takeover bid by Microsoft, Yahoo! have announced that no further talks with Microsoft relating to any business deals between the two giants will occur. This has... Read more...

Roy Gould talks about the WorldWide Telescope

Steven Parker — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:56:13 +0000

Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope -- a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens,... Read more...

Red Hat talks up JBoss middleware for enterprise

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:35 +0000

Tough talking is a way of life in the airline business, a sector over-stuffed with suppliers teetering on the brink of extinction, and with a reputation for costly and poor service. Two months after plucking... Read more...

Thai AIS in talks with Apple on iPhone launch

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:02:29 +0000

Apple Inc and Thailand's Advanced Info Service ADVA.BK (AIS) are in talks about selling the U.S. firm's popular iPhone in Thailand, a senior official of the Thai firm said on Monday. "We are negotiating on... Read more...

J Allard talks Zune, Zune+Xbox Platform, Zune Phone

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:25:18 +0000

The New York Times' Saul Hansell has interviewed Microsoft's J Allard, an important figure behind the Xbox who is now working on the Zune and a few other secret product efforts. I would strongly recommend... Read more...

Eric Traut talks (and demos) Windows 7 and MinWin

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:23:29 +0000

Long Zheng has conveniently clipped out about 8 minutes worth of video footage of the current Windows 7 kernel, taken from a much longer (over one hour) video of Microsoft's distinguished engineer Eric Traut' October... Read more...

Microsoft talks Battery Life for new flash Zunes

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:34:35 +0000

Cesar Menendez, a Microsoft employee working on the Zune, has posted battery life tests for the new Zune 4 ($199) and Zune 8 ($249) models, slated to be released this mid-November in the United States,... Read more...

Microsoft in talks to invest in Facebook: report

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:19:56 +0000

Microsoft Corp is talking to Facebook about buying a minority stake in the fast-growing online social network that could value the company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web... Read more...

Nick White, Microsoft Product Manager, talks Vista SP1

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:18:42 +0000

Microsoft seems to want to emphasize that Windows Vista SP1, slated for release to manufacturing in the first quarter of 2008, is not meant to be about new features, but about already existing components gaining... Read more...

TD Ameritrade and E-Trade In Merger Talks

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:38:26 +0000

Reports in the Wall Street Post which indicate that E-Trade Financial, the pioneering online discount broker with Silicon Valley roots, is in merger talks with TD Ameritrade Holding had shares of both companies ticking upward... Read more...

Microsoft: No IP Talks with Red Hat

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:33:45 +0000

Microsoft and Red Hat are no closer to a deal involving intellectual property cooperation, Microsoft has confirmed. "Red Hat and Microsoft have previously had conversations about interoperability, but none of our recent conversations have included... Read more...

Mexico, EU ask to join piracy talks with China

Wed, 02 May 2007 01:48:45 +0000

By filing requests with the World Trade Organization, the European Union and Mexico have shown their hope to join Japan and Canada in helping the United States add pressure against China over increasing piracy concerns.... Read more...

AMD Talks Up 'Small-Form' Desktops

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:24:19 +0000

The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker will be talking up its DTX standard, an open set of specifications for small-form-factor desktops, at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. On March 15, AMD plans to offer a... Read more...

RocketPlane talks on Space Travel in the 21st Century

Rob Wright — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:39:25 +0000

A number of businesses have been developing programmes for making space travel available to the masses: RocketPlane Limited, who have been involved in the recent Vanishing Point Game from Microsoft, have set up a SkypeCast... Read more...

MySpace in talks to team up with eBay

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:32:26 +0000

Although MySpace and eBay have not made any public announcements, Wall Street Journal is reporting that for several months, News Corp.'s Web network MySpace has been in talks with online auction company eBay Inc. about... Read more...

Levelord talks SiN Episodes, Ritual buyout and more

Todd Tanner — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:49:10 +0000

Let's talk SiN Episodes. Was the first episode, Emergence, successful financially? Why haven't we seen any Episode 2 news? The first episode did well, but not good enough to completely self-fund the... Read more...

BBC in talks on Google link-up

Tom Warren — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:54:22 +0000

The BBC is in advanced negotiations with Google to make programming available via a branded channel on the search giant's video-sharing site, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. It is understood that BBC executives are keen that the... Read more...

Nintendo Talks GTA & Wii

Marcel Klum — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:12:03 +0000

In an interview with an American television station, Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America, said that Nintendo has done all it can to persuade Take-Two Interactive Software to bring the Grand Theft Auto... Read more...

Peter Moore Talks PS3

Joe Cashman — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:02:58 +0000

Gamesindustry.biz managed to grab Peter Moore, corporate vice president of, interactive entertainment at Microsoft for an interview this week, asking a range of questions, and delving deep into what Mr Moore really thinks of the... Read more...

Konami Talks Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:55:28 +0000

Konami today released further details on Pro Evolution Soccer 6, confirming that the title will be making its next-generation debut on the Xbox 360. Boasting improved visuals, enhanced animations and a plethora of gameplay additions,... Read more...

Microsoft Talks Unified Messaging

Steven Parker — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:38:11 +0000

In trying to end phone tag, Microsoft may find there's a lot of competition over just who is "it." The software maker on Monday announced its vision for so-called unified messaging, which brings together e-mail,... Read more...

Walt Disney in Serious Talks to Acquire Pixar

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:46:37 +0000

The post-Eisner Walt Disney is close to buying Pixar Animation Studios in a deal that could allow Steve Jobs and his team to exert significant creative influence at the entertainment giant, reports The Wall Street... Read more...

Intel talks up Merom and Yonah at IDF Taiwan

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:20:00 +0000

This week at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Taipei, Intel has been discussing its next-generation dual-core mobile processor, known as Merom, which will come out in the second half of 2006. Merom will succeed... Read more...

AOL-MSN Alliance Talks Resume

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:28:02 +0000

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal today, Time Warner and Microsoft and resumed discussions of a possible alliance between each company's internet units, America Online and MSN. The main focus of... Read more...

eBay in talks to buy Skype, report says

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:31:53 +0000

eBay is in talks to acquire Net phone company Skype for between $2 billion and $3 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said the deal would... Read more...

Apple in Talks to Introduce Videos to iTunes

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:53:02 +0000

Apple Computer recently held discussions with major recording companies, seeking to license music videos to sell through the company's iTunes Music Store, according to a report in Monday's edition of The Wall Street Journal. ... Read more...

Itagaki talks Xbox 360

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:27:13 +0000

Team Ninja guru also further confirms Microsoft will make a major announcement in Japan later this month. In an interview published in the latest issue of Famitsu Xbox Magazine, Tecmo producer and... Read more...

Bill Gates Talks Up Wetware

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:16:22 +0000

Technological advances will one day allow computers to be implanted in the human body -- and could help the blind see and the deaf hear -- Bill Gates said Friday. But the Microsoft Latest News... Read more...

Microsoft said to be in talks to buy Claria

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:59:52 +0000

For the last two weeks, Microsoft has been in talks to buy a private Silicon Valley company, a move that underscores just how eager Microsoft is to catch up with Google, the search and advertising... Read more...

Kutaragi Talks PS3 Backward Compatibility

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:27:45 +0000

Sony's next-gen console will use hardware and software to play PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games; SCE president says Xbox "killing itself." Since Sony announced the PlayStation 3 would play both PlayStation and... Read more...

Square Enix talks next-gen Final Fantasy, new MMO

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 14:56:41 +0000

Japanese publisher Square Enix has confirmed that among the projects it is developing for next-generation consoles are a new Final Fantasy game from the team behind Final Fantasy X, and a new massively multiplayer game... Read more...

Square Enix Talks Revolution

Thu, 12 May 2005 14:19:00 +0000

A recent interview with Square Enix president Youichi Wada at Japanese site Impress Game Watch suggests good things both for Nintendo's networking plans and the next generation Revolution system. In response to Nintendo... Read more...

Hollenshead confirms Quake IV for QuakeCon X, talks next-gen

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:24:22 +0000

At a Doom 3 event, id Software CEO reveals that the upcoming shooter will appear at the annual frag-fest, says development of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 2 games "will happen." At 12:01... Read more...