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Windows 10 consumer SKUs to reportedly undergo changes

Abhay V — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:52:01 +0000

A new Windows 10 roadmap of consumer SKUs for partners and changes coming to the Windows 10 S SKU has reportedly been revealed. Five new SKUs will be offered to partners with the next major release. Read more...

Kaspersky drops antitrust complaint after Microsoft promises to make changes to Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:24:01 +0000

Following Kaspersky's anti-trust complaint against Microsoft, the Redmond giant has promised to make major changes to Windows 10 security; mainly regarding how the OS handles third-party AV software. Read more...

Microsoft makes Minecraft safer for online players

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:50:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced some changes to make Minecraft safer for online players. This likely follows a comment from Sony saying that it has to be "mindful" of its responsibility to its install base. Read more...

Google possibly testing some improvements to the Play Store

Usama Jawad — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:12:01 +0000

It appears that Google is testing some minor improvements to the Play Store, which includes listing both the original and sale prices of discounted apps and games as well. Read more...

Microsoft updates Services Agreement, includes changes to Xbox Live, Skype, Store and more

Usama Jawad — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Services Agreement with numerous changes to Skype, OneDrive and more. Gamers will now need to log in to Xbox Live at least once every five years to maintain their gamertags. Read more...

Apple making major changes to the App Store, including search ads and more

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:22:01 +0000

Apple is making significant modifications to its App Store, including the addition of search advertisements, reduced app review times, a revamped subscription model and more. Read more...

Twitter copies Facebook, major changes coming soon

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:58:01 +0000

Twitter has announced some major changes coming to its social network starting in the next few weeks. Some of these changes go straight to Twitter's core features and may anger veteran users. Read more...

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: What are you getting for your money?

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:48:01 +0000

With the latest iPhone models you're getting the latest and greatest from Apple, but that comes at a hefty premium. And we have to ask, what exactly has changed to warrant that premium? Read more...

Apple continues to tweak iOS 7.1 interface with beta 3 release

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:18:48 +0000

With iOS 7.1 beta 3 hitting developers yesterday, we are now getting a better look at how the OS is make subtle changes to, hopefully, keep the naysayers and haters at bay following the iOS 7 release. Read more...

Facebook tinkers with News Feed again to push up some posts

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:08:57 +0000

Facebook has announced it has changed the News Feed ranking algorithm that will push up some posts on a user's feed to the top if those stories are still getting many likes and comments. Read more...

WSJ: Changes to iOS 7 will be "pretty conservative"

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:49:34 +0000

A new report by the Wall Street Journal has outlined Apple's plans for iOS 7, including a new "starker and simpler" design. However, the report states that Apple is planning "conservative" changes. Read more...

Instagram want to sell your photos!

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:42:51 +0000

Imagine walking down the street and seeing your face on an advert for an embarrassing ailment. Well, you might not have to imagine, if changes to Instagram's privacy policies come into effect. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace app ranking algorithm changed

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:59:30 +0000

While Microsoft continues to build its Windows and Window Phone Stores, recent changes to the ranking algorithms could impact the smaller developers trying to get their apps seen. Read more...

Identical Facebook links and birthdays now aggregated

Brian Donohue — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:25:37 +0000

Rather than a slathering of Happy Birthday messages, Facebook has now aggregated all birthday wishes into a single thread. Though the endless stream of wishes is a nice ego boost from your (possibly imagined) friends,... Read more...

Twitter changes homepage to focus on search

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:03:47 +0000

Twitter has updated its' main page to re-focus the social networking and micro-blogging service as a search engine. The new look homepage is only available to new users and will be shown when you are... Read more...

AutoRun changes in Windows 7

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:54:07 +0000

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have announced some AutoRun changes for Windows 7. Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to start... Read more...

Microsoft listens, changes UAC behavior in Windows 7

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:12:15 +0000

Long Zheng and Rafael had come up with proof earlier that malware can turn off UAC in Windows 7. Later Microsoft responded insisting that this is by design and actually not a bug. Microsoft has... Read more...

Notable changes in Windows Vista SP1

Steven Parker — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:05:24 +0000

Microsoft have made available a document outlining the various changes made to Windows Vista in Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Downloads. The 1.4 MB file is available both in xps and pdf format and also... Read more...

Web address system faces changes

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:25:06 +0000

The way the internet handles website domains is going to change, following an update to the core "addressing system". If we continue with the current way of allocating web addresses, we will run out of... Read more...

eBay announces Price Changes

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:35:30 +0000

eBay Incorporated plans to lower fees for listing items, raise minimum selling standards, and offer its best sellers incentives and discounts. To improve the buying experience, the company announced it is making changes in three... Read more...

Zune Tattoo Guy Goes All Out, Changes Name to Microsoft Zune

Steven Parker — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:36:02 +0000

First, number one Zune fan Steven Smith got a Zune tattoo on his arm. Then, he went and got a second Zune tattoo on the other arm, and a few months later picked up a... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare changes Automatic Updates

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:07:56 +0000

Amid reports that Windows Live OneCare changes settings in Windows Update to allow for automatic installation of important updates, the official word from Microsoft is that this is by design. When first installing OneCare, the... Read more...

Microsoft details Vista SP1 search changes

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:11:41 +0000

Microsoft released documents on Wednesday that detail changes it will make to its desktop search and indexing feature in Windows Vista that will be included as part of the Vista SP1 (Service Pack 1) update.... Read more...

Video Game Conference Sees Big Changes

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:06:17 +0000

The video game industry's annual showcase is saying goodbye to scantily clad booth babes, extravagant multimillion dollar exhibits, celebrity appearances, blaring lights and pounding music. This year's version of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, renamed the... Read more...

Microsoft schedules Connect Profile changes on June 2

Mon, 14 May 2007 22:18:27 +0000

Microsoft has sent an e-mail to registered users on the Microsoft Connect Web site informing them of an update on Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 regarding their profile and personal information. All current and future profile... Read more...

Update for Daylight Saving Time changes for Exchange 2003

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:12:53 +0000

Starting in the spring of 2007, Daylight Saving Time (DST) start and end dates for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DST dates in the United States... Read more...

Owner of PalmOS changes name to GarnetOS

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:26:26 +0000

Access announced today that it was renaming the PalmOS operating system for mobile devices (latest version being PalmOS 6) to "GarnetOS." The company is going to market the OS and devices that use it under... Read more...

Western Australian Daylight Savings Changes for Windows

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:12:03 +0000

Western Australia is introducing daylight saving for a trial period commencing December 3, 2006. Several Microsoft® products require updates in order to display the correct time during the daylight saving period. Western Australia is introducing... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees to Changes in Vista Security

Steven Parker — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:58:41 +0000

"Bowing to pressure from European antitrust regulators and rival security vendors, Microsoft has agreed to modify Windows Vista to better accommodate third-party security software makers. In a press conference Friday, Microsoft said it would configure... Read more...

The Real Deal: Licensing Changes to Windows Vista

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:41:31 +0000

Thanks to slimy for the submitting this news story to us. Paul Thurott has published an article clarifying the rumours circulating around the Internet about the differences in the EULA of Windows Vista to Windows... Read more...

Microsoft changes Window Server Datacentre licensing

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:40:26 +0000

Microsoft has changed the licensing of its Windows Server Datacentre operating system, allowing users buying new servers licensed with the OS to run an unlimited number of virtualised Windows Server instances. Microsoft said that unlimited... Read more...

Senators offer sweeping patent system changes

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:18:48 +0000

The U.S. patent system could be inching closer to an overhaul long desired by the technology industry. Just before departing for their summer recess on Thursday, Utah Republican Orrin Hatch and Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy,who... Read more...

More on Volume License Key changes, end to VLK piracy?

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:00:05 +0000

"Corporate Edition" versions of Windows have been the blessing of both IT workers and casual pirates since the days of Windows 95, when the operating system first started asking for a license key on installation.... Read more...

Microsoft shows off UAC changes coming to Vista RC1

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:27:03 +0000

At TechEd Ben Fathi, the new Vice President of security at Microsoft, and some of his team members highlighted improvements to User Account Control that we can expect to see in the product by... Read more...

Office 2007: Users Wary of Changes

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:50:05 +0000

While Microsoft faces a host of challenges in maintaining its market share numbers and persuading customers to upgrade to its 2007 Office System suite of products when released in the second half of this year,... Read more...

Australian Daylight Savings Changes for Microsoft Products

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:34:03 +0000

The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held during March 2006 in Melbourne Australia. Several Australian states including New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania, have changed the Daylight Savings transition... Read more...

Major changes upcoming for Everquest II

Todd Tanner — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:51:45 +0000

As if the upcoming expansion Kingdom of Sky and the much anticipated PvP enabled Update 19 weren't enough, some pretty major changes are coming very soon to the world of Everquest II. As Everquest II... Read more...

Changes to TCP/IP in Windows Vista

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:57:58 +0000

Unless you've been living under a rock, you no doubt know by now that Microsoft is currently working toward releasing the next version of the Windows operating system, Windows Vista. As you would probably expect,... Read more...

Microsoft changes middleware shortcuts

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:17:31 +0000

Microsoft has agreed to limit the number of shortcuts to its middleware applications in Windows when a computer user designates competing products as defaults, according to antitrust compliance documents released Wednesday. Microsoft changed... Read more...

Changes to Functionality in Windows XP Professional x64

Steven Parker — Tue, 03 May 2005 15:00:41 +0000

Microsoft have today, released a document at their Download Center, that describes the changes in functionality for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition over Windows XP Professional SP2. Overview The document provides information regarding features... Read more...