Neowin News Feed for: Change

Moot v Moot. 4Chan founder in legal row with US start-up

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:32:55 +0000

Some people, like Chris ”Moot” Poole, take their online identities very seriously. The 4Chan founder is requesting a US start-up, moot.it, change its name to avoid confusion between the two. Read more...

Microsoft Details IE 8 Security Default Change

Steven Parker — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:43:11 +0100

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Microsoft plans to make a key Internet Explorer default change to thwart attackers trying to hack into its Web browser. The software maker will enable DEP/NX (Data Execution Prevention/No Execute) by default in IE 8... Read more...

EBay Warns Of Weaker 2008 Results Amid CEO Change

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:12:53 +0000

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EBay Inc warned that 2008 results would fall below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares more than 5 percent, even as it confirmed long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman would step aside. The warning accompanied solid... Read more...

Change Your Logon Background in Windows Vista

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:49:14 +0000

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I caught this via Steve Clayton (who caught it via Jeff Sandquist showing off his home) - Stardock has a really neat application called LogonStudio that allows you to change the background of your logon... Read more...

MS renames Xbox 360 Core to Xbox 360 Arcade, bundling change

Slimy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:02:50 +0100

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Microsoft plans to cease the Xbox 360 "core" edition, but instead will offer an "arcade" version, which will feature five free arcade games along with a 256MB memory card and the Xbox Live Silver subscription,... Read more...

UnrealIRCd Strategy Change, Forking InspIRCd

Eric — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:21:45 +0100

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Unreal3.2.7 will be released on 14th July 2007 - marking 8 years since the first UnrealIRCd release. With this, we've decided to do a rather big change in strategy. Fact is, the Unreal3 code base... Read more...

Microsoft To Change Windows Desktop Search In Vista SP1

atsaunier — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:47:49 +0100

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The changes to be made to "Desktop Search" are in compliance with a complaint filed by Google earlier this year. In a filing made jointly with the Justice Department on Tuesday night, Microsoft said it... Read more...

eBay 'sorry' over policy change

Slimy — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:26:38 +0100

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Auction website eBay has apologised for not giving sellers enough notice about changing the default settings for the 'simple search' on ebay.com. Until recently, items put up for sale by eBay customers on the UK... Read more...

Popular Instant Messenger, Gaim, Forced to Change Name

Christopher Vendemio — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:02:40 +0100

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It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL. The... Read more...

Blu-ray Disc Specification Change Threatens Current Players

Slimy — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:00:02 +0100

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Dear Mr. Early Adopter, start crying. The Blu-ray Disc Association has mandated that all players of the format released after October 31 must support BD Java which is currently not standard for today's hardware. All... Read more...

Microsoft researchers collaborate to change the world

Slimy — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:17:55 +0000

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Scientists from Microsoft labs all around the world gathered at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington for Microsoft Research TechFest 2007, the company's annual showcase of research projects. The three-day TechFest event is aimed at sharing... Read more...

Norway Tells Apple Change iTunes or Face Court

Slimy — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:39:48 +0000

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Norway has given a final date by which Apple must open up iTunes. If Apple does not make iTunes songs playable on music players other than the iPod, by October 1, the company will be... Read more...

With An 80-Core Chip On The Way, Software Needs To Change

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:36:42 +0000

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With executives from Intel Corp. saying they're only five to eight years away from producing an 80-core chip, now may be the time for software developers to start working on applications that can take advantage... Read more...

AMD, ATi Merger Could Spell Change for Apple

MonkeyClaw — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:06:11 +0100

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Apple may be affected by AMD's decision to buy graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies. Since the deal was revealed, Intel has confirmed it won't renew ATI's chipset bus licence, according to The Inquirer. That is... Read more...

Analysis: Look for change at Microsoft after Gates

Steven Parker — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:22:24 +0100

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With yesterday's announcement that Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates plans to move away from his day-to-day duties by July 2008, analysts said change is in the air for the company. That's... Read more...

HP Asks For Blu-Ray Change in Next-Gen DVD Battle

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:20:00 +0100

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Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday raised the stakes in a battle between high-definition DVD formats by urging a group led by Sony Corp. to include features important to PC makers and users. Palo Alto, Calif-based HP... Read more...

Judge Orders Change in Kazaa Service

stncttr908 — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:10:56 +0100

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An Australian judge today ordered significant changes in the Kazaa network, ruling that its operators, Sharman Networks, authorized the widespread violation of copyrights. While the ruling did not entirely shut down Kazaa, its result... Read more...

OEMs Welcome Change in Xeon Schedule

malebolgia — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:00:56 +0100

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Systems makers are embracing Intel Corp.'s plans to accelerate the delivery of dual-core Xeon processors, saying they will have servers ready to go when the chips are available. Intel, of Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday... Read more...

AMD Athlon FX-57 Overclocking – 3.54GHz with Phase Change

Steven Parker — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:42:27 +0100

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Got this in the mail last night from TweakTowns mailing list, enjoy. "Byron Johnstone, our new writer from South Africa, is a complete overclocking nut and he loves taking all manors of computer... Read more...

Change Proposed in Judge Handling EU Microsoft Case

malebolgia — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:37:05 +0100

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The top judge of the European Union's second-highest court has proposed changing judges in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, according to a letter sent to all parties in the case. The move, shared with Reuters... Read more...