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2nd January 2003 Archive

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  • Amstrad promo cuts e-m@iler price in half

    It doesn't give up, does it?

    Can it really be almost three years since Amstrad launched the e-m@iler to widespread indifference, sprinkled with a less-than-generous helping of scorn? Today, the iconic UK consumer electronics firm cuts the price in half of its second generation version wired phone/emailer device, the e-m@iler plus, "in most retail outlets" …

    Music and Media 2 Jan 2003, 11:57

  • Balloons burst in Intel-VIA trial

    This is very silly

    It was at Computex in 2001 that four Intel execs hatched a cunning plot to undermine upstart competitor VIA. They decided to rid the Taipei trade show of the chipset designer's - balloons. Yes, that's right: Chipzilla burst the VIA promo balloons festooning the booths of mutual customers, namely the mobo makers. For this …

    Channel 2 Jan 2003, 12:11

  • xBox Linux donor extends prize offer

    And yes it is Michael Robertson

    The anonymous donor who offered $200,000 to fund two prizes for the development of xBox Linux has taken off his mask. And yes, it is as most people who care about such things suspected all along, Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com. He is extending the deadline for part B of the prize for another year. This is to enable …

    Software 2 Jan 2003, 13:28

  • Sun drops free email service

    More house clearing

    Sun is dropping its free email service MySun from March 24, in a house clearing exercise. In an email to users last week, Sun said: "We have come to the conclusion that we can no longer support a free email service as it is currently offered to MySun subscribers. "Effective March 24th 2003, we will discontinue the MySun email …

    Music and Media 2 Jan 2003, 23:29

  • Macro and script viruses dying off

    New faces of malicious code for 2003

    The end of standard mass mailing worms is nigh - maybe as soon as before the end of 2003. But their replacements - Trojans and Spyware - are much, much worse. Or so Roger Thompson, technical director of TruSecure, a risk management firm, forecasts. In particular he warns of the risk from Remote Access Trojans (RATs) or …

    Music and Media 2 Jan 2003, 23:42

  • Sony preps AI music composer

    Versificator

    Boffins at Sony are working to develop artificial intelligence technology capable of composing original music. Eduardo Reck Miranda, a researcher for the Sony Computer Science Laboratories, is working to create artificial intelligence agents capable of more than simply mimicking particular musical styles, EETimes reports. It's …

    Software 2 Jan 2003, 23:50