Neowin News Feed for: Shift

Caps Lock is the most useless key on the keyboard

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00:01 +0000

A Caps Lock key is just wasted space on a keyboard, a fossil that Microsoft and keyboard vendors just can't seem to let go. Read more...

Poll: Do you use Caps Lock or Shift?

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:18:01 +0000

In our latest Neowin poll, we want to get your input on whether you use Caps Lock to capitalize characters or the Shift key. We also want to know if this is due to force of habit or something else. Read more...

The first modular Windows 10 Mobile handset could be coming in 2016

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:12:01 +0000

German smartphone maker Shift will ship a modular handset running Windows 10 Mobile or Android 5.1 depending upon the user's preference in Q3 2016. The device will be available for pre-order at €399. Read more...

Maingear launches two new and smaller desktop PCs

John Callaham — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:18:13 +0000

Maingear has launched two new desktop PC products; a redesigned version of the mid-size tower case the F131 and the all new Potenza small form factor desktop PC. Read more...

Hands On: HTC EVO Shift 4G

Brad Sams — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:49:49 +0000

Sprint recently unveiled its long anticipated HTC EVO Shift 4G. The device is placed in the Sprint portfolio as a companion device to the EVO and not as a replacement or gen 2 of the... Read more...

Microsoft braces for major customer shift

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:17:12 +0000

Microsoft Corp sees tens of millions of corporate e-mail accounts moving to its data centers over the next five years, shifting to a business model that may thin profit margins but generate more revenue. ... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.6 Released

Dave Legg — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:35:07 +0000

We have released Shift Linux 0.6 today. There are two versions released at this time: Shift Linux 0.6 Gnome and Shift Linux 0.6 Lite (for older computers). Shift Linux Lite contains two less resource hogging... Read more...

Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 release

Dave Legg — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:51:57 +0000

We are happy to announce that we have released a Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 version for you to try. KDE4 was just released on the 11th, and we wanted to try this new desktop... Read more...

Neowin Shift Linux 0.5 Final Released

Dave Legg — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:00:49 +0000

Shift Linux is a Linux project that was created by the Neowin community. Based on Morphix Linux, Shift is Debian based live CD; therefore it has access to all of the software and applications as... Read more...

Review: Shift Linux 0.5 (RC2) - Neowin's Linux

Steven Parker — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:03:01 +0000

Our Neowin Shift Linux Developer and moderator Barney, pointed me to a review by Sunny Talks Tech blogger Saptarshi Purkayastha on the latest release of Shift Linux 0.5 RC2. It's a great read for anyone... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.5 RC-2 Released

Dave Legg — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:56:48 +0000

Shift Linux is a project that was created by the Neowin community. Shift is Debian based, therefore it has access to all of the software and applications as other Debian distributions. Neowin's Shift Linux is... Read more...

Shift Linux Art Contest winners!

Simon Andrews — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:56:18 +0000

Well, the votes are in, albeit a bit late, and we're ready to announce the winners of our Shift Linux Art Contest winners. The contest was a huge success, with over 660 votes (663 to... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.5 (RC-1) Is Released

Dave Legg — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:46:10 +0000

Shift Linux Art Contest: Voting is Open!

Simon Andrews — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:25:43 +0000

It's been two weeks since the Shift Linux team announced the "Shift Linux Art Contest", and we're proud to announce that it's been a success! The Customization Center, our system that stores the entries whether... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.5 RC-1 To Be Released This Week

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:53:19 +0000

Shift Linux Art Contest

Simon Andrews — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:19:06 +0000

Shift Linux, the Linux distribution developed by Neowin users, is putting out a call to all users of Neowin to help make wallpapers, icons, bootscreens, and themes for its upcoming 0.5 release. Whether you will... Read more...

Shift Linux Needs Developers

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:57:01 +0000

Neowin's own Shift Linux is in desperate need of developers and community members who can assist with the final phase of this project. Unfortunately our primary developer cannot continue at this time, thereby stalling the... Read more...

Dell defends decision to shift to retail

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:53:18 +0000

Dell Incorporated's CEO and founder, Michael Dell, defended his company's new strategy to begin selling desktop PCs in Wal-Mart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico starting in June, saying the departure from... Read more...

Does Google's New Tagline Imply a Shift to Enterprise Apps?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 16 May 2007 08:15:15 +0000

With a new tagline of "Search, Ads and Apps" announced May 14, and a new presentation application coming soon to complete the desktop quatrain of spreadsheets, word processing, presentation and e-mail, Google is poised to... Read more...

Political Shift in Congress May Mean Delays in FCC Issues

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:26:29 +0000

With Tuesday's elections giving the U.S. Congress a Democratic bent from its previous slant to the Republican side, that means the shift will probably end the prospects for passage of a telecom reform bill. The... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.3 Gnome Ready for Testing

Todd Tanner — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:59:55 +0000

Today sees the release of Shift Linux 0.3 (Gnome) for testing. This is a Live CD based off of Morphix, is Debian based, and developed in-house here at Neowin. It comes with many packages as... Read more...

Novell makes file-storage software shift

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:57:11 +0000

Novell is changing the file system software used by default in its Suse Linux operating system, aligning with rival Red Hat and moving away from a project whose future has become entangled with the fate... Read more...

Neowin's Shift Linux Speeds Ahead

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:02:26 +0000

Neowin's own Linux distribution, Shift, is just about to hit version 0.3 and those of you who are that way inclined will be able to grab the ISO download in the next few days. The... Read more...

Shift Linux 0.2 Released

Paul Tarling — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:36:45 +0000

Many members of the Neowin Community have taken time out of their busy schedules to help out with a new project known as Shift. The aim is to create a Live Linux CD that not... Read more...

Neowin.net Shift Linux Project

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:16:13 +0000

Several Staff and Members of Neowin have joined together to produce a Neowin version of Linux called "Shift". This was conceived as a means to not only learn new skills in producing a viable distribution... Read more...

Shift Update, WinHEC 2006 and a Trip to ER

Steven Parker — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:35:00 +0000

As most will have seen by now, we have upgraded Neowin to the new design called Shift. It is an effort by many people spanning almost a year of coding on our beta site. We... Read more...

Siemens Says U.S. Mobile Could Shift to GSM

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:37:13 +0000

Siemens believes North American telecoms operators could shift to the GSM mobile standard from the rival CDMA system, a senior company executive said in an interview published on Thursday. "Latin America is already... Read more...

Intel's Shift in Architecture Design on Display at Fall IDF

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:56:28 +0000

Much has been said about Intel's plans to shift its design strategy on the desktop platform over the last few weeks, but as the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco that kicked off today the... Read more...

Intel to Unveil Shift in Design of its PC Chips

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:33:07 +0000

Intel Corp. is preparing to unveil a significant change in the underlying technology of its computer chips, one that emphasizes power efficiency and multitasking as much as raw speed. The change, which Intel has billed... Read more...

AOL puts pop-unders on the night shift

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:34:41 +0000

America Online will begin limiting pop-under advertisements linked to its AOL Instant Messenger service on Thursday, in order to target at-home rather than at-work audiences, according to a company representative. The Internet service... Read more...

Microsoft courts governments in strategy shift

Fri, 28 May 2004 19:01:43 +0000

Having faced high-profile antitrust cases in both the U.S. and European Union (E.U.), Microsoft Corp. may not immediately spring to mind as governments' favored friend. So it is perhaps not surprising that the software giant... Read more...

AMD Continues Shift Away From Megahertz Race

Tue, 25 May 2004 20:02:19 +0000

The chipmaker says it will use a "performance-power rating" to name its processors, resulting in names that have higher numbers than the clock rating expressed in megahertz. In the latest step... Read more...

Intel accelerates its Celeron shift

Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:44:34 +0000

Intel has quietly made available the first member of what next year will become a new generation of mobile Celeron processors. The chipmaker has begun shipping a new 800MHz "ultra low voltage"... Read more...

BMG album copy protection is thwarted with the shift key?

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 22:33:06 +0000

Hilarious- BMG have paid a company to protect their music by running some dodgy program that is initiated by autorun :S Wonder how many millions of man hours it took to think up that gem?!... Read more...

Microsoft Is Said to Shift Strategies for MSN Service

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:15:32 +0000

Is Microsoft charting a new course for its MSN online service? Again? [Ed] IDC, the big technology research firm, certainly thinks so. In a report posted on Thursday on its Web site... Read more...

McAfee.com to shift 1m units by P2P piggyback

Thu, 08 Aug 2002 08:19:09 +0000

McAfee.com Corp reckons it can grow its user base by over one million in the course of the current quarter, after striking deals with two major peer-to-peer file-trading software developers, Kevin Murphy writes. The company... Read more...

Qwest Names CEO to Lead Shift Back to Local Service

Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:57:59 +0000

In March 2000, Joseph P. Nacchio, the brash chief executive of Qwest Communications International Inc., predicted his company's $50 billion merger with US West would create a limber, high-growth global telecommunications powerhouse. ... Read more...