Neowin News Feed for: Warnings

Microsoft details Windows 11 KB5083769 Remote Desktop changes

Sayan Sen — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out a major Remote Desktop change on Windows 11 with the latest KB5083769 update. Read more...

Reddit CEO initiates crackdown against 'toxic' Trump supporters

Usama Jawad — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:28:01 +0000

Reddit's CEO has announced a crackdown against Trump supporters who are antagonizing the "broader Reddit community". The move has been met with a mixed response from the site's users. Read more...

More anti-piracy warnings coming to DVDs and Blu-Rays

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:36:35 +0000

If you love the anti-piracy warnings that come up before you can watch a movie or TV series that you've just paid for, you're in luck: two new unskippable notices are being rolled out right now! Read more...

E-mail Warnings deter Canadians from Illegal File Sharing

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:56:48 +0000

The entertainment and software industries have found an effective tool to deter some Canadians from downloading TV programs, movies, music and software. And it doesn't involve going to court. A number of industry groups, mostly... Read more...

California may mandate Wi-Fi warnings

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:18:27 +0000

Smart move or silly warning? That's up for debate: The California Legislature has asked Wi-Fi equipment makers to warn buyers of wireless LAN access points that strangers can tap into a wireless network that isn't... Read more...

Security warnings over Windows Vista

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:20:43 +0000

Microsoft is coming under increasing fire over the security of its Windows software. While criticims of Windows security vulnerabilities are nothing new, Microsoft plans to take control of security on Windows Vista, their next release.... Read more...

RIAA sues LimeWire LLC after months of warnings

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:31:21 +0000

After months of issuing warnings, the music industry finally made good on its threat to file suit against peer-to-peer software company LimeWire. A group of music companies, including Sony BMG, Virgin Records and... Read more...

MS Premium Customers Get Early Security Warnings

Steven Parker — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:04:00 +0000

Thanks Oblivion for this news in our Back Page News section of the forums. Microsoft is giving premium customers advance notice of security bulletins, internetnews.com has learned. The company plans... Read more...

Cryptographers sound warnings on Microsoft security plan

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:12:47 +0000

Just three weeks before Microsoft Corp. publicly details plans to create a secure operating mode for Windows PCs, two top cryptographers have raised concerns about Microsoft's approach. Whitfield Diffie, a distinguished engineer at... Read more...

Doctors Call for Health Warnings on Computer Games

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 09:20:52 +0000

Computer games with vibrating hand-held control devices should carry health warnings because they can cause damage to hands, British doctors said on Friday. The doctors think parents and children should be aware... Read more...

UK Home Office downplays cyber-threat warnings

Thu, 13 Sep 2001 20:12:50 +0000

In what has been a saddening period for us all as we realise that attacks upon the business world, let alone the free world, may come from other sources than much touted cyber attacks InfraGard... Read more...