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Alistair Dabbs, 28 Jul 2017

Steve Jobs presents the iPod to an audience of press and Apple employees

Apple exits music player biz by killing iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle

Apple has exited the standalone music player business by discontinuing the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle.

Simon Sharwood, 28 Jul 2017

Cellphone kill switches kill cellphone snatchers

Mobes no longer worth stealing, San Francisco DA declares

12 Comments

28 Jul 00:31

Big Cable falls into wormhole to alternate universe, sends back blog post about USA's amazing broadband

AnalysisYou are wrong about internet speeds. Love, NCTA

18 Comments

27 Jul 22:18

OnePlus cash equals 5: Rebel flagship joins upmarket Android crew

ReviewAll the details on the less cheap-as-chips device

48 Comments

27 Jul 08:02

Wisconsin badgers Apple to cough up half a BEEELLION dollars for ripping off chip designs

AnalysisUni in line for a lot of cheddar from Cook and Co

37 Comments

26 Jul 18:36

Three: No fixed date yet for 4G services abroad

Customers whinge it's 'roaming at home like 2012'

18 Comments

26 Jul 13:39

AMD shocks the world by only losing $16m

Ryzen gets desktops back in the black

29 Comments

25 Jul 23:13

For one night only: Net neutrality punch-up between Big Cable, Big Web this September

Move over, Mayweather and McGregor

25 Jul 22:35

Intel is upset that Qualcomm is treating it like Intel treated AMD for years and years

Chipzilla takes number, joins queue to kick Snapdragon biz in the ball arrays

40 Comments

21 Jul 21:55

China censors drop the soap operas, sitcoms

AnalysisThat's the bad news. The good news is they've banned Bieber, too

56 Comments

21 Jul 20:29

Andy Rubin's overhyped and underdelivered Essential phone out 'in a few weeks'

At this point does anyone still care?

26 Comments

21 Jul 19:38

I've got a verbal govt contract for Hyperloop, claims His Muskiness

World+dog: Oh no you haven't!

70 Comments

21 Jul 12:04

Virgin Media broadband latency headaches still not fixed six months on

Promises firmware fix for superhub 3/Intel's Puma 6 'shortly'

45 Comments

21 Jul 09:58

Opinion

News

This is why old Windows Phones won't run PC apps

The Tale of the Left Behind

29 Comments

20 Jul 12:53

'We hold the high ground' says Qualcomm boss as profits crater

Apple's royalties and licensing boycott taking a heavy toll

20 Jul 00:32

Factories counter-punch Qualcomm in the gut as Apple eggs them on

UpdatediGiant bankrolls manufacturers' legal battle royale over patent license fees

19 Jul 18:12

Reborn Nokia phones biz loses its head

More time to play Snake

31 Comments

19 Jul 15:04

Guess who's here to tell us we're all totally wrong about net neutrality? Of course, it's Comcast

AnalysisCable giant shares its thoughts on costs, freedom

15 Comments

18 Jul 22:37

Stop this crazy crusade! Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon scold FCC over net neutrality

Lengthy filing by Internet Association highlights value of today's rules

19 Comments

17 Jul 21:21

Ew! HTC jams pop-up adverts into people's smartphone keyboards

Is there nowhere corps won't try and sell you stuff?

18 Comments

17 Jul 20:25

The Atari retro games box is real… sort of

Here are some pictures. And, er, that's all we've got for you

27 Comments

17 Jul 18:59

Radiohead hides ZX Spectrum proggie in OK Computer re-release

Unclear if code was first mistaken for avant garde instrumental

91 Comments

17 Jul 07:27

Funnily enough, charging ££££s for trashy bling-phones wasn't a great idea

Et tu, Vertu? Then fall, geezers

69 Comments

14 Jul 22:34

All hail AT&T! Champion of the open internet and users' privacy!

Also a bald-faced liar

31 Comments

14 Jul 20:05

All your bass are belong to us: Soundcloud fans raid site for music amid fears of total collapse

You have no chance to survive make your time

36 Comments

13 Jul 22:26

Sleuths unearth 'Panic Mode' in Android, set off by mashing back button

Great... if you could use it

49 Comments

13 Jul 13:42

€100 'typewriter' turns out to be €45,000 Enigma machine

1941 German army crypto machine found in Romanian flea market

79 Comments

13 Jul 07:21

Broadcasters, advocacy groups and nonprofits weigh in on Microsoft's magical broadband

AnalysisThe good, the bad and the ugly parts of Redmond's white space internet

13 Jul 00:58

Brickbat unwraps in lap of crap Snapchat yap app technocrat brats after stock splat mishap

Have we just reached Peak Register?

14 Comments

12 Jul 20:07

BlackBerry taking action to fix 'pop-out' screen – namely more glue

KEYone flagship crumbles under pressure

14 Comments

12 Jul 11:37

The life and times of Surface, Microsoft's odds-defying fondleslab

A hard-won hit at five

74 Comments

12 Jul 09:19

Spotlight

Pre-order your early-bird pre-sale product today! (Oh did we mention the shipping date has slipped AGAIN?)

Dead serious: How to haunt people after you've gone... using your smartphone

Thanks, I suppose. Woman contemplates unwanted gift. Photo by Shutterstock

My unpopular career in writing computer reviews? It's a gift

When can real-world laws invade augmented reality fantasies? A trial in Milwaukee will decide

Defend yourself against ISP tracking in an Trump-era free-for-all

Should you stay awake at night worrying about hackers on the grid?

BOFH: Oh go on. Strap me to your Hell Desk, PFY

Facebook may print money but thirsty Wall Street wants more

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Pre-order your early-bird pre-sale product today! (Oh did we mention the shipping date has slipped AGAIN?)

Apple exits music player biz by killing iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle

Cellphone kill switches kill cellphone snatchers

Big Cable falls into wormhole to alternate universe, sends back blog post about USA's amazing broadband

Everything you never knew about mail: The Postal Museum opens

NASA lights humongous rocket that goes nowhere ... until 2019

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Sensor-rich traffic info shows how far Silly Valley has to drive

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Valley VC sues blogger after sex pest claims, discovers writer is a male tech biz rival

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Wisconsin badgers Apple to cough up half a BEEELLION dollars for ripping off chip designs

Three: No fixed date yet for 4G services abroad

AMD shocks the world by only losing $16m

For one night only: Net neutrality punch-up between Big Cable, Big Web this September

The Reg chats to Ordnance Survey's chief data wrangler

Expect the Note 8 to break the bank (and your wallet)

Virgin Mobile has in-continent data roaming problems – peeved customers

Repairable-by-design Fairphone runs out of spare parts

Judge uses 1st Amendment on Pokemon Go park ban. It's super effective!

The Italian Jobs: Bloke thrown in the cooler for touting Apple knockoffs

Intel is upset that Qualcomm is treating it like Intel treated AMD for years and years

China censors drop the soap operas, sitcoms

Andy Rubin's overhyped and underdelivered Essential phone out 'in a few weeks'

I've got a verbal govt contract for Hyperloop, claims His Muskiness

Virgin Media broadband latency headaches still not fixed six months on

Opinion

Pre-order your early-bird pre-sale product today! (Oh did we mention the shipping date has slipped AGAIN?)

Dead serious: How to haunt people after you've gone... using your smartphone

Despite high-profile hires, Apple's TV plans are doomed

Google may follow Apple, design mobile chips in-house

News

This is why old Windows Phones won't run PC apps

'We hold the high ground' says Qualcomm boss as profits crater

Factories counter-punch Qualcomm in the gut as Apple eggs them on

Reborn Nokia phones biz loses its head

Guess who's here to tell us we're all totally wrong about net neutrality? Of course, it's Comcast

Stop this crazy crusade! Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon scold FCC over net neutrality

Ew! HTC jams pop-up adverts into people's smartphone keyboards

The Atari retro games box is real… sort of

Radiohead hides ZX Spectrum proggie in OK Computer re-release

Funnily enough, charging ££££s for trashy bling-phones wasn't a great idea

All hail AT&T! Champion of the open internet and users' privacy!

All your bass are belong to us: Soundcloud fans raid site for music amid fears of total collapse

Sleuths unearth 'Panic Mode' in Android, set off by mashing back button

€100 'typewriter' turns out to be €45,000 Enigma machine

Broadcasters, advocacy groups and nonprofits weigh in on Microsoft's magical broadband

Brickbat unwraps in lap of crap Snapchat yap app technocrat brats after stock splat mishap

BlackBerry taking action to fix 'pop-out' screen – namely more glue

The life and times of Surface, Microsoft's odds-defying fondleslab