16th October 2001 Archive

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Channel

• AMD nails Hammer specs MPF But no dates or MHz promises yet
• HP's two-core Mako chip waves hello, goodbye MPF Last stop before Madison
• Intel announces 1.5, 2GHz Mobile Pentium 4 But there's more it didn't say
• Morse detects no seasonal upturn Profitable but downbeat
• Optical computing ushers in 10GHz chips MPF Whizz for lasers
• SA's finest chopped up for bush meat Siltek down, Africam out, Comdex on Ice
• Sun peppers low-end with McKinley-killer Jalapeno MPF New buses, Gooless SMP debut
• Tiny goes large Opening 140 Powerhouse concessions over 18 months
• Tiny sums don't add up – Time Powerhouse won't deliver the numbers

Hardware

• Compaq on speed with 1GHz 64-bit Alpha boxen Just prior to chip's extinction
• IBM kicks EMC where it hurts Wal-Mart switch

Hardware: Data Networking

• BT-spin off offers 400% network performance supercharge Content distribution pumped up
• Cisco ADSL adapters can melt through plastic Firm recalls 95,000 units

Management

• Bonfield acknowledges his Concert failure Forgot you have to pay for infrastructure outside the UK
• Channel faces cash crisis Very tough Q4
• Concert ends – no applause Big Loss
• HPaQ must die – major investor Worth more apart, and it's less risky

Management: Assault on America

• Recording industry exploits WTC tragedy to hack you How low can they go?

Management: e-Business

• Big Biz loves e-biz Some good news
• Jungle apologises for crap service New computer system adds fortnight to delivery times
• The451.com is dead What temperature does VC money burn at?
• What went wrong with Jungle's new computer system And why it was sadly unavoidable

Music and Media

• Gillingham FC fan hires plane to protest Web site ban Truth is stranger than fiction
• Jakob Nielsen on how Apple blew it, how Linux will blow it, and the Next Big Thing And no Dancing Bears
• Stephen Hawking predicts bio-engineering catastrophe Better get that wormhole sorted out fast....
• UK govt to turn Hastings into ‘e-city’ Huge waste of money (£100m) on horizon, one in the eye for Harold

Personal

• Compaq UK auctions end of line, refurbs Going cheap
• Handspring Treo smartphones give Graffiti the thumbs down Blackberry's micro-keyboard more popular
• How green is your PC (disposal policy)? Filthy McNasty Inc.
• Tiny's home entertainment boxes disappoint Hit the market a 'little early'

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple ships PPC7440-based 667MHz PowerBook G4 Old version upped to 550MHz, both get slot-load CD-RW drives
• Apple upgrades iBook to 600MHz More RAM, bigger HDD too
• Dual 800MHz Power Mac G4 Server shows at last One month late
• IBM debuts 1GHz PowerPC G3 In Macs next year

Security: Anti-Virus

• SirCam blitz is damp squib Sloppy programming saves the day

Software

• Microsoft apologises to Novell but court case continues NetWare not 'obsolete', Novell wants damages
• MS anthrax letter un-confirmed Fifty-fifty now
• Will MS cut a deal with Europe over WinXP? Uncharacteristically sophisticated conduct alert!