Two of the hackers involved in the 2015 TalkTalk cyber attack have been sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison. Neither were accused of blackmailing the then CEO, but did steal records.
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The IDC has released smartphone shipment figures for 2015. While Samsung and Apple top the chart at one and two respectively, the surprising winner for the year is Huawei.
Following the continued issues in the re-release of Batman: Arkham Knight for PC, Warner Bros. is offering refunds for buyers before the end of 2015, regardless of the time they have spent playing it.
A new tool born from research by Purdue University can significantly reduce the power draw of an Android smartphone by analyzing background processes and blocking low-priority tasks.
505 Games, the publisher behind popular gaming titles such as Payday 2 and Sniper Elite 3 has confirmed that Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is coming to consoles and mobile platforms later this year.
In June, Microsoft will head to E3 to talk about the 'greatest game line-up in Xbox history' and other new products that are related to the Xbox, including a new controller for hardcore gamers.
Apple's WWDC has been announced and is starting on June 8th. Alongside this is announcement, Apple said selfie sticks and monopods will not be welcome at WWDC due to them blocking everyone's view.
A new expansion will be released for "Age of Empires II: HD Edition". The expansion is planned for sometime in 2015. Although there a very few details, a new unit from the expansion was unveiled.
Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference used to ban employees from competitive organizations such as Google and Oracle but that has now changed for WPC 2015 with anyone being abled to attend.
Twitch has announced its first ever TwitchCon which will take place in San Francisco on September 25 and 26. Gamers and broadcasters will meet up to discuss sharing gameplay videos among other things.
Sony has released a seemingly infinite list of games which are scheduled for a 2015 release, including Final Fantasy Type 0 HD , Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 1.
With less than 20 days to go till the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 starts, you'll probably want to integrate the event's agenda into your Windows Phone stock calendar app.
After showcasing its new Smart TV line at CES 2015 running Tizen, Samsung warns you that it is going to flood the market in 2015 with all kinds of devices running the Tizen operating system.
With no free music offered via Apple's 'Single of the week' promotion since the start of 2015, it appears that the company has discontinued this promotion much to the dismay of customers.
Microsoft has announced that registration for BUILD 2015 will open on January 22nd which is one day after their Windows 10 event that takes place in Redmond, Washington.
Samsung is keen on reducing its reliance on Android for making devices, and is currently considering Windows Phone for some of its upcoming devices, despite the ongoing legal troubles with Microsoft.
The number of tablet users is still growing at a great speed, but not for long, due to abundance in developed markets, as well as competition from other mobile devices like phablets and hybrids.
From Windows 10 and modular smartphones, to HTC's new flagship, what's next from OnePlus, premium wearables, epic games and more, we look at some of the cool stuff that's on the way in the year ahead.
As we head in to 2015, it's time to make another ten predictions for what we might see in mobile tech. Will the market slow down, or will we still see some cool new advancements? Only time will tell.
HTC has recently been launching some very impressive devices, but the company says that the best is still to come, with a compelling 2015 product line-up, and "huge surprises that will blow you away."
PlayStation's official Facebook page has announced the free games for January 2015 which include some cool titles like Infamous: First Light - provided you are a PlayStation Plus member.
Another year has passed us by, and as the Neowin staff and our readership celebrate in different timezones we take a moment to feel grateful and give thanks for your awesome support!
“Something is technically wrong. … Thanks for noticing-we're going to fix it up and have things back to normal soon.” Funny thing is Twitter servers seem to think that it's already 2015.
Netflix is still growing in popularity and expanding to more countries; fans of their streaming service will rejoice as even more shows are announced to premiere for the online platform next year.
With the 3GB of RAM in handsets milestone already accomplished by the company, Samsung is looking to integrate 4GB of RAM in its flagship devices which will be released next year.
Bing was pretty good at making predictions in 2014 with Cortana correctly predicting almost all the results of the football World Cup and more. What's in store for 2015? The Bing team explores.
The specs for HTC's 2015 flagship, the HTC One, have been leaked ahead of an official launch and the new "One" looks to be one of the top phones of 2015.
Samsung has partnered with Blackberry to integrate Blackberry's BES12 security software into Samsung's Android smartphones. What benefits does this bring to both companies?
It now seems highly unlikely that the new, smaller Start Menu will come to Windows 8.1 this year, as well-informed sources say Microsoft has delayed its return until the launch of Windows 9 in 2015.
