Neowin News Feed for: Weekend

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is free for the next two days on Steam

Usama Jawad — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 06:52:01 +0000

Ahead of the official release of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Activision is allowing users to play its latest game, namely Call of Duty: Black Ops III, for free on Steam over the weekend. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals: Steam's annual Anime Sale is on, cheap deals abound

Adrian Potoroaca — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:16:01 +0000

Between Steam's annual Anime Sale and Humble's Devolver Bundle, there are many goodies on sale this weekend, and we've rounded up the best deals - so that you can spend your money more efficiently. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals: It's raining cheap gems, and bundles of Humble love await you

Adrian Potoroaca — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 18:10:01 +0000

Ubisoft's spring sale is still running, Humble has a trio of great offers, and there are a lot of gems on sale, ranging from indie retro delights, to AAA titles from several big studios. Read more...

OnePlus One available this weekend without an invite

Alec Robertson — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:04:01 +0000

The OnePlus One is available to all this weekend, no invite required. OnePlus is offering the "One" to all for a limited time, as part of their "Black Friday" special. Read more...

Weekend Poll: Are you running legitimate Windows?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:41:42 +0000

Happy weekend everyone, and with some Windows 8 pricing promotions ending very soon we'd like to know if you're actually running a legitimate copy of Windows or not, considering it was so cheap to buy Read more...

Weekend Poll: Are you annoyed at Google over the WP8 Maps kerfuffle?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:19:52 +0000

Earlier this week it was discovered that Google were intentionally blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Maps via the web. This weekend we want to know if this practice annoyed you Read more...

Weekend Poll: Did you pre-order a Surface?

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:26:46 +0000

We have another weekend poll for you guys here today, and we want to know if you pre-ordered one of Microsoft's Surface tablets with Windows RT when they went on sale earlier this week Read more...

Weekend Poll: Will you be buying a new Nokia Lumia?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 02:05:14 +0000

It's the weekend and the poll is back. After announcing new Windows Phone 8 devices earlier this week, Nokia has set the tone for an interesting November. Will you be buying one of their new Lumias? Read more...

Weekend Poll: Have you installed the Windows 8 RTM?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:05:50 +0000

The weekend poll is back again, and this time we'd like to know if you have installed the Windows 8 RTM yet. If so, did you download it through legal channels or through a leaked copy? Read more...

Weekend Poll: Do you like Office 2013?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:11:07 +0000

The weekend poll is back here at Neowin, and today we want to know if you like Office 2013 or not, considering earlier in the week Microsoft announced the Office 2013 Customer Preview Read more...

Neowin: Weekend ending 1 July Round-up

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:20:14 +0000

A lot of our readers only check out the site during the working week, so we've compiled a list of news you may have missed this past weekend in one handy bite-sized article. Read more...

Weekend Poll: How many PCs are in your household?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:06:02 +0000

Another weekend, another weekend poll here at Neowin. This week we'd like to know just how many PCs you have in your household - you never know, you could have the most out of any Neowin member Read more...

Weekend Poll: Surface, Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:42:12 +0000

Another weekend, another poll. This time around we want to know what product from Microsoft, all expected to come out later this year, has you the most excited: Surface, Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8? Read more...

Weekend Poll: AMD or NVIDIA?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:20:52 +0000

Weekend polls are back here at Neowin ahead of a very busy incoming week of announcements, and this week we are asking a fairly straighforward question: AMD or NVIDIA? Read more...

Weekend Poll: Would you buy an x86 Windows 8 tablet?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:21:14 +0000

It's the weekend again, and that means another poll here at Neowin. This week, coming off the Dell tablet leak, we want to know if you would buy an x86-based Windows 8 tablet Read more...

Weekend Poll: What is your favorite Windows theme?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:58:21 +0000

Recently we learned that the Windows 8 desktop interface will be a more Metro-styled look; so this weekend we ask you which theme for Windows has been your favorite out of them all. Read more...

Weekend Poll: What is Microsoft's best product?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:47:33 +0000

Happy weekend everyone! We like to do polls here at Neowin and this week's is asking what you think has been Microsoft's best product out of the five available options. Read more...

Weekend Poll: What was the first Windows OS you used?

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

We hope you're having an enjoyable weekend (the first in May!), and as always we have a poll for you. This weekend we want to know what version of Windows you used first Read more...

Weekend Poll: Would no WP7 to WP8 upgrade path kill Windows Phone?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:17:11 +0000

It's the weekend, and that means another weekend poll! This week we want to know if you think if Microsoft decided to stop Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8 upgrades, would it kill the platform? Read more...

Weekend Poll: Are you a Hotmail user?

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:26:16 +0000

It's that fantastic weekend time again, and in this Easter weekend's poll we're asking whether you are primarily a Hotmail user, following the epic video question response from the Hotmail team. Read more...

Weekend Poll: Did you pre-order the Lumia 900?

Brad Sams — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:17:04 +0000

It's the weekend, which means that it is time for another poll. This week was a big one for Nokia as the Lumia 900 has gone on sale and we want to know if you placed an order for the flagship Nokia? Read more...

Weekend Poll: Are you running 32- or 64-bit Windows?

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

We hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend, and as always we're asking you a question in our weekend poll. This week, we want to know whether you run a 32- or 64-bit version of Windows Read more...

Weekend Poll: Which Windows logo is your favorite?

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft announced a pretty major change to the Windows logo on Friday, so this weekend we ask you which of the Windows logos, past and present (including the new style) you prefer the most Read more...

Weekend Poll: Do you own a tablet?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:59:17 +0000

News doesn't flow particularly fast on the weekend, so perhaps you would like to take the time to answer our weekend poll. We want to know whether you tech-savvy readers own a tablet or not Read more...

First Impulse Weekend Sale is On!

Spencer Scott — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:12:03 +0000

The first ever "Impulse Buy" sale is going on in the Impulse Store! Several games are available and you will be able to download them immediately via the Impulse digital distribution system. Pick up games... Read more...

Apple sells 2M copies of Mac OS X Leopard in first weekend

Tom Warren — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:45:34 +0000

Apple said Tuesday that it sold over two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its release on Friday, far outpacing the first-weekend sales of Mac OS X Tiger, which was previously the most... Read more...

MuvAudio 2.7.0.0 - BitsDuJour Weekend Special

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:01:54 +0000

Have a portable music player that doesn't support certain audio files? Do you wish it did? Now, with MuvAudio, you can convert them to a format that your player supports, quickly and easily. It's your... Read more...

Battlefield 2142 All Unlock weekend has begun!

Todd Tanner — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:11:10 +0000

It seems someone at EA is interested in making some of you non-believers go out and buy (or stay home and buy) Battlefield 2142. After months in the top 10 on the sales charts, EA... Read more...

Another The Ship free weekend begins now!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:15:53 +0000

Sorry for not posting this a bit sooner. Needless to say some good news for some of you who enjoy The Ship free weekends, which seem to be popping up every month or so now.... Read more...

The Ship Free Trial Weekend Part 2 - Dec 22 - 26!

Todd Tanner — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:24:41 +0000

Yeah, go Outerlight! The Ship, Outerlight's MMT (massively multiplayer thriller) will have its second free trial weekend this weekend! So for all of you who missed the first free weekend, or for those of you... Read more...

Red Orchestra Free Weekend #2 Begins Today!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:17:59 +0000

That's right, Red Orchestra Osfront 41-45 is having another free weekend right now! At 1:00 PM PST (about 45 minutes from now actually) everyone can start playing what is in my own opinion one... Read more...

The Ship Free Weekend - Full Steam Ahead

Todd Tanner — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:58:38 +0000

Just a head's up for anyone who missed my news post the other day. Outerlight's MMT (massively mysterious thriller) The Ship has begun the free weekend event on Valve's Steam service. You... Read more...

The Ship Free Weekend Coming November 2 through November 5!

Todd Tanner — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:43:05 +0000

Finally Outerlight will be offering a free weekend of The Ship for everyone to try out! I highly, highly recommend you download The Ship and play during the free weekend folks, the game is unique... Read more...

Guild Wars Nightfall Preview Weekend

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:27:14 +0000

ArenaNet and NCSoft invite players from everywhere around the world to take part at the Guild Wars Nightfall Preview weekend, starting this Friday, September 22 at 12:01am PDT (07:01am GMT) and running until Monday, September... Read more...

Red Orchestra: Osfront 41-45 free weekend announced

Todd Tanner — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:17:40 +0000

Roswell, GA, July 25, 2006: Tripwire Interactive is pleased to announce a free full-game trial for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. From Wednesday August 2 through Monday August 7, players can download and play the full... Read more...

Day of Defeat: Source Free Weekend begins

Todd Tanner — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:18:43 +0000

As promised the "Free Weekend" for Day of Defeat: Source has begun (a few hours ago, sorry my connection is still screwy) and anyone can now play Day of Defeat: Source. Simply download... Read more...

Day of Defeat: Source Free Weekend Coming

Christopher Vendemio — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:44:32 +0000

After releasing their huge Summer 2006 Update for the popular WWII game, Day of Defeat: Source, Valve has announced they will be offering everyone a second chance to play the game free of charge. Considering... Read more...

"Rock" the weekend away?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 May 2006 17:35:00 +0000

Miners trapped a kilometre underground have been listening to an iPod while rescuers try to free them. Australians Brant Webb and Todd Russell, now on their ninth day in a collapsed mine shaft, were handed... Read more...

European Auto Assault Beta Weekend

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:17:23 +0000

Join us for a final, cataclysmic confrontation in the Central Wastelands all through this weekend and beyond – March 17th to 20th. From 6pm (GMT) on Friday, to 11:59pm... Read more...

Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend Coming

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:19:17 +0000

Update: This promotional is a US only event. On April 1, Xbox 360 owners with Xbox Live Silver subscriptions will be given 72 hours of life as an Xbox Live Gold subscriber,... Read more...