Neowin News Feed for: Focus

Acer's latest additions to its TravelMate B series are Windows 11 22H2 ready

Fiza Ali — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:34:01 +0000

The Acer TravelMate B5 14, B3 Spin 11, and B3 11 are the latest additions to the tech giant's B series packing Windows 11 22H2. These are set to arrive later this year across the world. Read more...

Here are all the new features coming to Windows 11, including tabbed File Explorer

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:00:09 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed a bunch of capabilities that are coming soon to Windows 11. These include a refreshed File Explorer experience with tabs, touch-optimized Snap Layouts, and more. Read more...

Closer Look: Focus in Windows 11 Dev Channel

Usama Jawad — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has introduced a new way to launch Focus sessions in Windows 11 Dev Channel. However, it's not a perfect implementation yet even though the company's heart is in the right place. Read more...

YouTube Music is testing filters for Home feed suggestions

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:32:01 +0000

One Reddit user reported today that they received a server-side update on their YouTube Music app and now have a tabbed interface for the Home screen with 'Workout,' 'Commute,' and other filters. Read more...

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News Staff — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:46:01 +0000

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Instagram debuts new 'Focus' mode that blurs backgrounds in portrait shots

Sharath Ravishankar — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:30:02 +0000

Instagram is rolling out a feature on its iOS and Android apps that it calls 'Focus', which serves to blur out backgrounds once it detects a face in the shot, to produce a fake depth-of-field. Read more...

Stanford researchers propose VR headset adapted to your focal needs to minimize nausea

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:50:01 +0000

Researchers at Stanford's Computational Imaging Lab have proposed a VR prototype that can adapt to your focusing needs. It can currently take into account near and farsightedness, but not astigmatism. Read more...

HP “shifting resources from PCs to tablets”

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:35:38 +0000

HP have come out and said that they are going to focus more on mobile computing products, now that the tablet and smartphone market has moved “very fast,” according to CEO Meg Whitman. Read more...

Samsung: All Windows Phone 7.5 devices will get 7.8 update

Andy Weir — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:11:02 +0000

As we've heard in recent weeks, not all Windows Phones will get the upcoming 7.8 update that's due early next year - but Samsung has confirmed that all of its handsets will be eligible for the update. Read more...

Focus reveals new Of Orcs and Men screenshots

Tyler Holman — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:26:58 +0000

Following up on their recent title Game of Thrones, Focus and Cyanide are teaming up again to bring a new perspective to RPGs by putting you in the shoes of the much maligned baddies known as Orcs. Read more...

Samsung Focus 2 coming May 20, dressed in white

Brad Sams — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:04:40 +0000

The Samsung Focus 2 is now official and will be hitting store shelves on May 20 for $49.99 and will support AT&T's LTE network. Read more...

Samsung planning ‘brilliant' new Windows Phones for Europe

Andy Weir — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:40:37 +0000

Samsung's Windows Phone offering currently consists of one device, considered to offer little improvement over its predecessor - but Samsung reportedly has multiple new handsets on its Euro roadmap. Read more...

Windows Phone 7 updates to be released for AT&T Samsung Focus v1.4 [Updated]

Andy Weir — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:37:54 +0000

The update process for Windows Phone 7 hasn’t exactly been the buttery-smooth process that Microsoft promised when the new mobile OS made its debut last year. With approval for all updates on carrier-sold devices resting... 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...

Windows Mobile 7 To Focus On Touch and Motion Gestures

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:04:57 +0000

Microsoft is currently developing Windows Mobile 7, the first revolutionary change to its mobile device operating system. Recently, I was given a document by a source inside Microsoft that details the touch and gesture plans... Read more...

Upcoming Microsoft patches focus on media formats

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:31:04 +0000

Microsoft will issue seven security updates next Tuesday, including critical sets of patches for Windows and Internet Explorer. The three critical updates are all for Windows components, Microsoft said in a note on the upcoming... Read more...

Did Microsoft's Security Focus Hurt Vista Adoption?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:30:13 +0000

Microsoft's emphasis on improvements to security features in Windows Vista may have undermined business adoption of the OS, as many business and enterprise customers are still holding off on upgrading to the OS nearly a... Read more...

Interoperability Is Microsoft Novell Partnership Focus

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:17:32 +0000

Despite the fact that the Nov. 2 announcement of an agreement between Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., and Novell Inc. of Provo, Utah, on a new joint venture has sparked surprise for industry observers, many... Read more...

Dell 2.0 to focus on customer satisfaction

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:20:45 +0000

Computer manufacturer Dell is to focus on customer satisfaction, which it admitted on Wednesday it "had not done perfectly in the past". The company is investing $150m in customer relationships this year,said chairman Michael Dell... Read more...

Neowin Focus for week ending February 5th

Steven Parker — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 11:30:36 +0000

Its that time of the week where its probably a good idea to summarize whats been going on for the past week here on Neowin. Being Sunday and all, theres not too much on the... Read more...

An HP Focus on Utility Computing

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:22:29 +0000

HP Labs isn't the only R&D facility in the Silicon Valley. In fact, it isn't even the biggest one. But it counts a string of innovative breakthroughs to its name. And despite recent... Read more...

Microsoft unveils focus for Longhorn Itanium

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:47:20 +0000

Microsoft on Friday dribbled out new details of its next Windows Server operating system (OS) release, revealing that the Itanium version would be optimized for three specific workloads -- database, custom applications and line-of-business applications... Read more...

Longhorn photo support comes into focus

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:13:46 +0000

The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, will feature support for uncompressed digital camera images--which could change the way people view and edit photos. The company on Wednesday announced deals with camera... Read more...

EA ramps up focus on music with new joint venture

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:58:12 +0000

Madden publisher teams with Cherry Lane, well-known music industry publisher; forms Next Level Music to seek out new bands and administer existing music catalog. Electronic Arts today confirmed a deal that is... Read more...

Soyo to quit motherboard business, shifts focus to component

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:20:22 +0000

Second-tier motherboard maker Soyo Computer plans to phase out production of its motherboards and instead focus on development and distribution of computer-related upstream components and plastic materials, according to company spokesperson Dave Liu. Soyo will... Read more...

MS and Micro Focus team up for mainframe movers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:51:45 +0000

Micro Focus is working with Microsoft to migrate users and applications from legacy mainframe systems onto Windows-based servers.The Cobol specialist claims costs can be cut by as much as fifty per cent by moving applications... Read more...

Sammy tells Sega to focus on arcade

Marcel Klum — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:14:02 +0000

Sammy president and CEO Hajime Satomi has told Bloomberg Japan that he wants Sega to concentrate on the arcade games business and be more strict about pouring money into loss-making home console releases, news which... Read more...

Microsoft, AOL, Others Focus on Fixing Inboxes

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:06:20 +0000

A gathering of ISPs, anti-spammers, and e-mail marketers gathered Tuesday to hammer out ways to fight the glut of spam while protecting the livelihood of direct online advertising. More than 40 companies... Read more...

Windows 2000 SP4 Testing Focus 2

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:29:44 +0000

Dear Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Beta Tester, Thank you for your test efforts and feedback thus far. To help expand your testing of Service Pack 4, we are providing test scenarios... Read more...

Cisco Sharpens Optical Focus

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:57:11 +0000

Cisco Systems Inc. announced that it expanded its optical line with an offering that allows enterprises to aggregate as many as 40 data connections over a single wavelength. The Cisco ONS 15530, set... Read more...

Nintendo to focus on making games

Marcel Klum — Fri, 07 Jun 2002 09:27:32 +0000

In a meeting with analysts on Thursday, newly appointed Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the company's new direction. Nintendo plans to expand its share of the video game market by focusing on making better games... Read more...

Handheld computers take focus from PCs

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 11:30:20 +0000

Thanks Darren Bolton again, for this news ;) As PCs sales flounder, tech companies are investing in products geared to the fast-growing handheld market. Sales of handheld computers, such as personal digital assistants... Read more...

DOJ shuffles antitrust division to focus on tech

Sat, 05 Jan 2002 04:41:09 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice said it would shake up its legal ranks Friday, announcing plans to "modernize" its antitrust division to better cope with new enforcement issues in the technology and telecommunications industries. ... Read more...