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29th December 1999 Archive

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  • Intel snubs Rambus Ink

    Not invited to memory fest

    A US electronics wire service is reporting a further distancing of the relationship between Intel and its memory design partner Rambus. According to Electronic Buyers' News, Intel has not invited Rambus to join a new consortium of memory manufacturers which are bidding to thrash out the specs of the next generation of …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 09:58

  • Oops, Y2K: MS Press plans new pubs Jan 1900?

    Of course, it might just have been part of the corporate testing procedures...

    As the witching hour approaches we must remember that Microsoft is going to be the victim of many a Y2K hoax or joke --but this one looks plausible. According to a Register tipster, earlier this week Microsoft Press Online's "Coming Soon" section was advertising several titles due to be published in, er, January 1900. The page …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 10:07

  • New PCs emerge from Compaq glacier

    5800 series to get a refresh soon

    A whole stack of readers emailed us to say that they too have had problems with their Presarios freezing but hope is on the horizon for the next generation of machines from the Big Q. A source close to Compaq's plans has revealed that the freeze system problem is well documented but will be fixed when the company rolls out its …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 10:28

  • Apple acts to fix MacOS 9 security flaw

    OS leaves DSL, cable modem users open to denial of service attacks

    Apple last night released a patch to fix a glitch within MacOS 9's Open Transport networking software that leaves Macs open to denial of service (DOS) attacks from hackers. According to MacWeek, Open Transport's DOS problem only affects Macs that are connected full-time to the Net and running version 9 of the Mac OS. It was …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 12:10

  • DVD biz steps up action against DeCSS

    Lawsuit targets 72 websites

    The movie industry this week stepped up efforts to stem the spread of DeCSS - a utility that allows files stored on DVDs to be copied to PC hard drives - with a barrage of legal threats against websites offering the software. The move targets 72 US-based DeCSS-hosting sites and follows actions launched in Europe earlier this …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 12:37

  • Y2K glitch vexes Boxing Day bargain hunters

    We're getting off easy if this is the worst of 'em

    We've all been waiting months for this. First the good news: England's first bona fide Y2K cock-up has struck. Now the bad: it's turned out to be nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Indeed, if it weren't Millennium-related, it should never have qualified for notice in The Register. But it is, so it has. We report no panic …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 17:59

  • MP calls for ‘Leisure Technology’ tax on games and videos

    This is nearly as daft as the Window Tax

    A Labour MP is calling on the Government to fund a huge expansion in adult learning with a "leisure tax" on computer games and videos. Stuart Marsden, a member of the House of Commons education select committee, wants to see "all part-time students in higher education having access to means-tested loans to cover the cost of …

    Business 29 Dec 1999, 23:33