Neowin News Feed for: Tragedy

Volkswagen briefly refused to track car with abducted child inside until it received payment

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:50:01 +0000

Volkswagen recently tried charging police $150 to enable a car tracking feature following the abduction of a young child. The company has apologized and said the rep breached the firm's processes. 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...

Microsoft to Remedy 'Family Discount' Tragedy

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:39:04 +0000

It looks like Microsoft is ready to settle the score with customers who took advantage of the Vista Family Discount offer earlier this week. As reported on Wednesday, anyone who purchased Windows Vista Home Premium... Read more...

Acting Out a Game Ends In Tragedy

Marcel Klum — Sat, 01 Dec 2001 11:41:25 +0000

A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his younger brother told authorities they were acting out an anti-terrorist video game when he accidentally pulled the trigger. Jose Iniguez, 8, was shot once in the chest Thursday... Read more...