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3rd January 2001 Archive

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  • Thousands of PS2s land in Essex

    On Antonov transport planes, no less

    The Playstation 2 shortage is about to be eased as electronics retailer, Dixons, has flown in "some thousands" of new machines. The shipment, which according to a Dixon's spokeswoman came directly from Japan, arrived at Stanstead airport this morning aboard "a couple" of massive Russian Antonov transport planes. All of Dixons …

    Business 3 Jan 2001, 15:00

  • Is this the crappiest ever survey?

    And surprise, surprise, it's about WAP

    The word "survey" comes just behind "fire" and "bomb" in its power to make you dive for cover. But the Nielson Norman Consulting Group has outdone itself when it comes to hard conclusions based on flimsy evidence. According to the NNCG: WAP is currently unusable, billions of pounds may have been wasted on the technology, people …

    Data Networking 3 Jan 2001, 16:24

  • Chipzilla's 800MHz Celeron gripped and sorted

    HWRoundup Award ceremonies, backup power supplies and other silicon stuff

    Chipzilla's newly announced 800MHz Celeron gets ready for a close up over at Sharky's. Having finally made the switch to a 100MHz system bus, can Intel offer some resistance to the Duron? The short answer is no, it can't. Although the guys at Sharky's reckon it was a bit nifty for overclocking, it wasn't as fast as AMD's 800MHz …

    Hardware Roundup 3 Jan 2001, 16:28

  • Tandy is dead. Long live Tandy

    Carphone Warehouse kills much-loved brand

    We ran a story yesterday querying whether Tandy's online strategy had been pulled but the situation is far, far worse. At first, we couldn't, wouldn't believe it when reports came in that not only had Tandy's Web site been dead for several months but also huge numbers of Tandy shops have been shut down. Delving in the bowels of …

    Business 3 Jan 2001, 16:59

  • Analysts slash IBM, Intel and Dell sales estimates

    Hard times ahead

    The gloom that has been surrounding the IT industry of late has deepened with the publication of analyst reports that take a pessimistic view on the prospects of leading technology companies. A report by Salomon Smith Barney said IBM's quarterly revenue will be impacted by a weakening in demand for personal computers and high- …

    Business 3 Jan 2001, 17:01

  • Another chip survey proclaims $200bn sales in 2000

    Trade body gives its upbeat market view

    You wait all your for a chip survey then you get two of 'em. Yesterday we gave you Dataquest's line, today its the turn of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Dataquest said there was industry gloom, the SIA says the market is strong, and there'll be growth in Q1 next year. The SIA's report says worldwide …

    Channel 3 Jan 2001, 17:18

  • eToys to shut doors in Europe

    UK site dies on January 19

    eToys has warned it is to shut its doors in Europe, just 14 months after it started the business. The US online toy merchant said today it will ditch the UK business in two weeks, and the European operations early in 2001. "Can we fix it? No we can't. Sadly eToys packs up its toy chest on January 19," the UK site states. The …

    Business 3 Jan 2001, 17:25

  • Heard the one about the Cyber-Pub?

    Futurologists set their sights on drinking dens

    Futurologists are predicting that wireless technology could soon make its way into that most hallowed of journalistic haunts: the Pub. UK tabloid, The Sun has been running a series of crystal-ball-gazing features, trying to work out what life will be like in ten or twenty years time. According to the paper, the days of smoky, …

    Data Networking 3 Jan 2001, 17:31

  • Micron, Crucial step up cheap DDR plan

    Time for them to get cheaper

    Micron's subsidiary Crucial, which sells memory upgrades, said today that it is offering a PC1600 DDR upgrade and is promoting the fact by selling that at the same price as SDRAM PC-133 modules. Although some memory manufacturers, notably Mosel-Vitelic, said that DDR prices would soon be at a par with SDRAM prices, that hasn't …

    Channel 3 Jan 2001, 18:04

  • Evil spammers jailed for two years

    50 million email blitz

    Two Los Angeles men are to go to jail for their part in a bulk email scam which duped 12,000 people and severely impacted upon the operations of several, large US ISPs. Associated Press reports that Steve Shklovskiy and Yan Shtok both received a sentence of two years and were ordered to pay £69 000 compensation for their role …

    Music and Media 3 Jan 2001, 18:39

  • Dotcom Death Race 2000

    £1.5bn venture cap cash down the drain

    More than 200 dotcoms bit the dust last year, with up to 15,000 jobs lost worldwide. Almost 60 per cent of the 210 closures took place in the fourth quarter - 40 Internet companies closed their doors in December, and 46 in November. In total they represented $1.5 billion of venture capitalist and private investment down the …

    Business 3 Jan 2001, 21:25

  • India hires teenage hack crack squad

    To catch a hacker

    India is to unleash a hit squad of teen hackers to fight cybercrime. The hand-picked group of 19 recruits, the youngest of whom is 14-years-old and still at school, are being brought in to advise the newly formed National Cyber Cop Committee, which was set up to find ways of stopping Indian government Web sites being hacked. …

    Music and Media 3 Jan 2001, 21:30