Neowin News Feed for: Teenager

15-year-old British boy charged over international cyber-attacks and airline bomb hoaxes

Andy Weir — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:50:37 +0000

A British teenager has been charged with various offences relating to a series of cyber-attacks across four continents, as well as fake bomb threats made against US airlines on social media. Read more...

Chinese lad cuts off his hand to 'cure' his internet addiction

Usama Jawad — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:46:01 +0000

Internet addiction is becoming a problem in Asian countries, especially China where a 19 year old has cut off his own hand in an effort to 'cure' himself of this problem. Read more...

Teenager killed himself after $700 bill for Xbox games on mother's credit card

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:58:53 +0000

A 13-year-old was "genuinely stunned" about how much he had spent on Xbox games when his mother confronted him about a £420 ($700) credit card bill - and later hanged himself. Read more...

Morgan Stanley intern says teens don't twitter

Kevin Weiner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:03:02 +0000

Teenagers spend money on game consoles, movies and music concerts while ignoring newspapers. At least that's what Matthew Robson, a 15 year old intern at Morgan Stanley is saying according to Bloomberg. He was... Read more...

Teenager comes to Microsoft's aid

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:43:24 +0000

A teenage computer whizz from Aberdeen has averted a potential crisis at software giant Microsoft. IT specialist Matt Thompson was barely out of college when he discovered a security glitch in Microsoft's... Read more...