News tagged with new features

Windows 8 readies push-button PC refresh, reset

(PhysOrg.com) -- Windows 8 is to deliver two new features that could help mute a past history of being the company that delivers blue screens of death and malware magnets. Briefly, Windows 8 is going to make ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (14) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

New iPad expected to have modest upgrades

Apple is holding an event Wednesday in San Francisco, and has hinted that it will reveal a new iPad model. Rumors speak of an updated tablet with a speedier processor, a sharper screen and an option for faster ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (23) | comments 3

Apple unveils new iPad with sharper screen (Update 2)

Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (21) | comments 5

Microsoft testing new Internet search engine Kumo

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Tech review: New iPad an all-around upgrade

Apple used to be good at keeping secrets, but when you start building millions of "something new," details are bound to start trickling out. Such was the case with Apple's new iPad, which was announced just ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Model for fashion cycles shows how people create and respond to trends

A new computational model accurately reproduces the way fashions travel through a culture, as reported in the Mar. 7 issue of the open access journal PLoS ONE.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Firefox 5 beta released for desktop, mobile

(PhysOrg.com) -- The beta version of Firefox 5, a popular cross-platform web browser, now has release versions ready for both the desktop and the mobile browser user groups. The beta does not have many noticeable ...

Technology / Software

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Facebook boosts photo size, makes them load faster

(AP) -- Facebook is increasing the size of photos that people post to its website and making them load twice as fast as before.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Facebook changes spark online complaints

Facebook users on Wednesday took to complaining about changes intended to make it easier to manage the torrents of updates from friends at the world's largest social network. ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google lets users monitor their online activity

Google on Wednesday began letting people get monthly reports summarizing what they have been up to at the Internet titan's free online services.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

We're not buying it: Product add-ons influence consumer judgment

Charging extra for "add-on" features on a product may backfire on merchandisers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Apple's small new 4-gigabyte iPod shuffle can talk

(AP) -- Apple Inc. unveiled a minuscule new iPod Shuffle on Wednesday that takes its "smaller is better" mantra to a whole new level.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gmail tool catches misdirected messages

Google on Tuesday added an embarrassment-avoidance tool that catches misdirected Gmail messages before they are fired off by users of the free Web-based email service.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft adds a collaboration feature to the Word Web App

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft is looking to make a move into Google's office suite functionality on the web. They announced on the Windows Live blog that they are adding a new feature to the Word Web App and ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

A buyer's guide to the new iPhone 4S

(AP) -- Apple is trotting out a new iPhone on Oct. 14, but it's not the iPhone 5 some were expecting. Instead, it's a more modest upgrade, the iPhone 4S. Here are some facts to help you decide if it's time ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Features new to Windows Vista

Windows Vista (formerly codenamed Longhorn) has many new features compared with previous Microsoft Windows versions, covering most aspects of the operating system.

This article discusses the changes most likely to be of interest to non-technical users. The companion article, Technical features new to Windows Vista, discusses the technical advancements in Windows Vista, while the article Security and safety features new to Windows Vista discusses the security advancements. The article Management features new to Windows Vista discusses the management and administrative improvements, which may be of interest to IT professionals.

For more information about Features new to Windows Vista, read the full article at Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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