Neowin News Feed for: Change

Twitter to trial raising the maximum tweet limit to 280 characters

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:40:01 +0000

After research showed that English language users had to cut down their text more often compared to languages such as Korean and Japanese, Twitter will trial doubling the limit with a subset of users. Read more...

Satya Nadella is writing a book called 'Hit Refresh', coming in 2017

Usama Jawad — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:16:02 +0000

Satya Nadella is writing his first book called 'Hit Refresh', which will be out in 2017. The book will focus on transformation in Nadella's personal life, Microsoft, and the society. Read more...

Microsoft's deck chair reshuffling isn't done, more changes on the horizon

Brad Sams — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:42:01 +0000

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that several high profile executives would be leaving the company, and now we have learned that more changes are on the horizon for the company. Read more...

Facebook defends Moves privacy policy changes, although it may be too late

Brockman Davis — Fri, 09 May 2014 01:35:59 +0000

Facebook is trying to defend the changed policies of Moves, saying there is a difference between "sharing" and "commingling" user data. Though their defending statements may be too late to make. Read more...

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...

How do Apple's designs affect consumers?

Sam Symons — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:05:58 +0000

Apple has always been a company known for design; not just design, but even the most loathing Apple hater will have to admit at some time that the company does make some pretty well thought... Read more...

MacWorld 2010 shifts to February

Sam Symons — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:49:56 +0000

You may remember from last years MacWorld event that Apple announced they are pulling out from any future conventions, and will mainly rely on events hosted by themselves. This change has been dramatic for the... Read more...

Microsoft Details IE 8 Security Default Change

Steven Parker — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:43:11 +0000

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

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

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

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:02:50 +0000

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

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:21:45 +0000

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

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:47:49 +0000

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

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:26:38 +0000

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 03:02:40 +0000

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

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:00:02 +0000

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:06:11 +0000

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 13:22:24 +0000

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 10:20:00 +0000

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

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:10:56 +0000

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

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:00:56 +0000

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 13:42:27 +0000

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

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:37:05 +0000

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...

Games Industry Spearheads Retail Change

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:25:28 +0000

Best Buy has seen a spike in profits of 85 percent over the previous year, and analysts agree that video games have a very large part in the retail chain's recent success. The boost... Read more...

WireChanger 2.8 - wind of change for your desktop

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:03:03 +0000

New version of WireChanger wallpaper manager become available. WireChanger begins as a desktop wallpaper changer but becomes much more with built-in utilities, templates, calendar, desktop notes and the option to add active clocks to your... Read more...

Supremes Quietly Change Piracy Debate

Steven Parker — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:52:56 +0000

Thanks 8-n-1 for this submission. The Supreme Court handed Internet services providers and privacy advocates a crucial victory on Wednesday when it decided to pass on an important Internet piracy case. ... Read more...

Microsoft to release IE configuration change today

Tom Warren — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:40:02 +0000

Microsoft is releasing a configuration change for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, to address recent malicious attacks against Internet Explorer, also know as Download.Ject. Windows customers are encouraged to apply... Read more...

EU May Force Change in Microsoft Windows

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:35:22 +0000

Going beyond Microsoft Corp.'s settlement of U.S. antitrust charges, the European Union wants to force the software giant to offer computer makers a version of Windows without any multimedia program to give rival companies a... Read more...

MyDoom Forces SCO To Change Address

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:24:12 +0000

The SCO Group has thwarted the malicious intentions of the MyDoom virus by establishing an alternative Web site. The company is asking customers, resellers and developers to use www.thescogroup.com for the next twelve days. The... Read more...

VeriSign to implement change to .com and .net

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:36:29 +0000

Here's more of VeriSign to spice up your daily lives! VeriSign Inc. is planning a change to a Domain Name System component responsible for coordinating updates to the .com and .net domains... Read more...

PCs to change radically in 2004

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 18:08:39 +0000

IT'S ALL CHANGE on the PC front during 2004, and practically everything that defines a "new" computer is set to change over 12 months, with many happening during the next six months.A few things will... Read more...

More PSP details emerge as Sony ponders spec change

Marcel Klum — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 11:46:26 +0000

A presentation from the SCEE Technology Group has revealed further details of how the PlayStation Portable will work, but developers claim that Sony is considering changing the spec of the device to add more memory.... Read more...

Microsoft Debating World-Wide MCSE Name Change

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:03:06 +0000

Thanks to our very own creamhackered for the heads up. Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine reports in its July 2001 issue that Microsoft is considering a world-wide revision of the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer... Read more...

WorldCom Mulls Name Change to Leave Scandal in Past

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 08:16:56 +0000

WorldCom by any other name may still be bankrupt, but the company that's become synonymous with questionable accounting wants to dump its tarnished brand and will likely adopt the name of its MCI residential long-distance... Read more...

ICANN raises concerns over VeriSign IDN change

Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:04:57 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Tuesday expressed concerns regarding a service launched last Friday by VeriSign Inc. designed to handle internationalized domain names (IDNs). According to ICANN, "some... Read more...

Microsoft To Change Licensing Plans

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 19:11:24 +0000

Thanks SHoTTa35 who posted this in BPN. Microsoft later on Monday plans to issue the second Windows .Net Server 2003 release candidate and to announce changes to its software licensing policy for businesses. ... Read more...

Next Microsoft operating system will be radical change from XP

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:12:18 +0000

Thanks Toxicfume...Windows XP has been on the market for a year now, so naturally everyone is clamoring for details on the next version of the world's most popular operating system -- or so Microsoft Corp.... Read more...