Neowin News Feed for: Worst

Shell Energy named as UK's most complained about broadband company

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:01 +0000

Ofcom has released lists of the best broadband and mobile companies in the UK based on the number of complaints they received. The report suggests Shell Energy was the worst among all. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Think you're the worst UI designer in the world? Join this competition

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:48:01 +0000

Good UI design is about making the user's life easier, except for these programmers on an informal Reddit competition, who are trying to make the worst possible volume slider they can think of. Read more...

Discuss: The worst Windows Phone ever

Andy Weir — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:04:01 +0000

Many excellent handsets have come and gone since Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 Series in 2010 - but there have been a few disappointments too. What's your choice for the worst Windows Phone ever? Read more...

Google Search thinks "gayest" and "worst" are the same thing

Andy Weir — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:17:35 +0000

Google is throwing up interesting results for some searches including the word "gayest", equating the term with the word "worst" - but Google has said it's simply a function of its search algorithms. Read more...

From the Forums: What's your worst computing mistake?

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:33:35 +0000

A Neowin forum member has started an interesting thread that we can all relate to. Entitled ‘What are your worst computing mistakes?' have a read and let us know if you've shared similar experiences. Read more...

Top 10 worst IT disasters of all time

Steven Parker — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:08:17 +0000

Following the loss of the personal records of some 25 million child benefit recipients by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs this month, the UK government will be acutely aware of how quickly mismanagement of technology... Read more...

PlayStation 3 has Worst Week of Sales since Launch (Japan)

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:15:03 +0000

Media Create Co. has compiled a set of data from around 3,000 shops across Japan, extrapolated that into national sales estimates for the week ending January 14 and published figures this Friday. Overall the entire... Read more...

Round up of 2005 Best and Worst

Brad Wardell — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:23:42 +0000

Happy New Year Neowiners! And with the start of the new year we have a ton of coverage of various "Best and Worst" lists from around the net. ... Read more...

PowerUser.tv Ep 15: Crying Over Rootkits, Worst Bugs & Games

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:46:23 +0000

In this episode Kristin and the gang at PowerUser.tv: Give an update on the status of the Sony rootkit fiasco Discuss history's worst software bugs Converse about Microsoft stealing... Read more...

Kazaa Rates as Worst Pest on CA's Spyware List

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 03:56:57 +0000

Computer Associates International Inc. has launched a list of the worst spyware threats as part of a new program to combat unwanted software "pests." At the top of that list: the peer-to-peer application Kazaa. The... Read more...

Microsoft's Worst Nightmare

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:55:29 +0000

Blake Ross is lounging at his parents' Florida Keys condo, thinking ahead to his first day back at Stanford. His goal for his sophomore year: nothing less than to "take back the Web" from Microsoft.... Read more...

Australia among worst in IT growth

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 17:39:27 +0000

The IT industry across Asia Pacific is expected to register lower revenues due to the global economic slowdown and terrorist attacks in the United States, with Australia expected to be one of the most affected... Read more...