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  • Megalomania™ – the board game for BOFHs

    Episode 25 Monopolistic behaviour

    BOFH 2003: Episode 25 It's a very VERY quiet day so I finally talk the PFY into continuing our board game while the game's fresh. >rattle< >tap< >tap< >tap< >tap< >flick<</p> "Invoicing 'error' in your favour, collect 1000 quid." >rattle< >tap< >tap<</p> "BUGGER!" I snap. "Ooooh, go to the Tape Safe!" "I've got a Get-out-of …

    BOFH 26 Oct 2003, 08:25

  • Windows Longhorn build leak starts hype two years early

    Excitement levels to cause fatalities by Q2 2004?

    Microsoft is due to release Windows Longhorn build 4051 to attendees of its Professional Developer Conference (PDC), which kicks off today, and immediately before this, build 4051 leaked. So did it jump or was it pushed? Actually, that's not a question that's particularly worth pursuing directly. Microsoft builds leak regularly …

    Software 26 Oct 2003, 15:53

  • Is grid computing finally a reality?

    Old premise, new promise

    For decades, there has been talk of technology that can optimize processes and even heal itself, but 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial life' never quite managed to live up to their hype. Now, eyes are turning to 'grid computing' to meet these goals - but can the latest technology finally turn fiction into reality? …

    Servers 26 Oct 2003, 21:16

  • Sun and Fujitsu: a relationship with Sparc

    Get cracking

    Sun and Sparc licensee Fujitsu, which with partner Siemens sells its own Sparc-based Solaris servers, are reportedly talking about converging their two Sparc server lines. This would allow them to cut costs and better compete against rivals IBM and Hewlett Packard in the lucrative but fiercely competitive Unix server market. A …

    Servers 26 Oct 2003, 21:22

  • Triumphant return of the atomic keyring

    Cash'n'Carrion In blush pink, no less

    Well, there are only a couple of shopping months to go before Xmas offers a temporary respite from the relentless march of capitalism, so what better time to unleash on kit-hungry consumers a couple of additions to the legendary Traser GlowRing range? The Traser GlowRing will glow for up to ten years without any external power …

    Site News 26 Oct 2003, 21:33

  • HP raises wireless profile

    Three-pronged attack

    Hewlett-Packard has not been one of the big noises in the wireless market so far. In its enterprise business, it has seen IBM leaping ahead in terms of mobile enterprise services; it has added wireless connectivity to its PCs and iPaq PDAs, but no more rapidly than anyone else; in networking it has been an also-ran. It now seeks …

    Wireless 26 Oct 2003, 22:01

  • Moto peddles world’s most integrated handset chip

    Taking on TI

    Just weeks after it announced plans to spin off its semiconductor unit, Motorola has made its most radical chip announcement in years, throwing down the gauntlet to Texas Instruments and Intel in the mobile device arena with a single-chip smartphone platform. Though the Mobile Extreme Convergence (MXC)architecture, unveiled at …

    Mobile 26 Oct 2003, 22:02