How to disable new version notifications?
Solution 1:
go to Preferences -> Settings-User and add there: "update_check": false
EDIT :
If it's not working then add this line 127.0.0.1 www.sublimetext.com
in your host file
File Location
Windows : c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
Linux : /etc/hosts
Solution 2:
Preferences / Settings - user
{
"update_check": false
}