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  • NEW! [27th Oct 2008] Latest Intel chips still can't match ARM for power saving - Intel issued a "correction" Thursday regarding comments one of its executives made earlier this week slamming the iPhone as incapable of working correctly with the internet.
    Among other things, the executives accused ARM chips of being unable to "handle the internet" and singled out the iPhone as an example of a smart phone that could be really great if it used one of Intel's low-power x86 architecture processors, known as Atom.
    More Info: Silicon.com
  • NEW! [12th Oct 2008] Major new RISC OS application in development - Long-term RISC OS devotee Paul Vigay has recently announced a new application he's currently working on. With a development version to be demonstrated at the forthcoming RISC OS SE Show, WebAnim8r is a powerful and comprehensive application for creating animations and graphics suitable for including on websites and presentations.
    A flexible built-in scripting language allows the user to create complex designs with the aid of simple keywords, or fall back on the intuitive user interface.
    More Info: WebAnim8r homepage
  • [27th Sep 2008] End of the line for Iyonix - From 30th September it will no longer be possible to purchase an Iyonix computer. After 15 years of business, Jack Lillingston and John Ballance would like to thank all their customers for their support. There are still limited supplies of Iyonix computers available, so order one now as remaining stock is available on a first come, first served basis. From 1st October, support for the Iyonix will continue through the Iyonix dealer network, website and email.
    More Info: Full press release

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New Fireworkz Pro update available
R-Comp is pleased to announce a new release of Fireworkz Pro, the
popular integrated Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Database system for
RISC OS.
The main improvements in this release have been to Excel import, with
significant enhancements to the handling of later .xls format files
(there are several versions of the .xls format). The release also
Simtec USB & OtherDevs
Hi all,
For those wot are using the Simtec USB, I have managed to update the
OtherDevs list on the RISC OS wiki with many more device details.
[link]
There are now more than 100 I think.
It was a bit tricky to do as in the OtherDevs file in MassFS, there are lines
Midland User Group (MUG) - January 12 Meeting
The next meeting of the RISC OS Midland User Group (MUG) will take
place on Saturday, 21st January 2012.
At this, the first meeting of 2012, MUG will be be looking at and
discussing our favourite RISC OS apps.
The meeting starts at 2.00pm at The Methodist Church Hall, Greenhill,
Blackwell Bromsgrove B60 1BL. A small entrance fee will be payable to
Orpheus and RCI announce SW Show 25th Feb 2012
Orpheus Internet and R-Comp Interactive are pleased to announce the
RISC OS SouthWest Show, 2012. Given that there was some doubt over
the show this year, the two companies have joined forces to ensure
that "the show must go on"!
The date for the exhibition will be Saturday 25th Feb, 2012.
Impact version 3.40 released
A new version of the Impact relational database application has just
been released. Impact now is at version 3.40. It is available as a
free upgrade for all users who have purchased 3.37 or later.
Anyone using version 3.37 - 3.39 is urged to download the upgrade
and install as soon as possible, as it fixes nasty bug in card design

Drobe

BBC4's Micro Men: an interview and review
Ahead of tonight's Micro Men programme, which charts the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair and Acorn Computers in the early 1980s, drobe.co.uk spoke to the film's producer, Andrea Cornwell, to find out more about the show - and now you can read our review of the film
'Threaded' Firefox for RISC OS build released to test
An experimental build of the RISC OS port of Firefox that promises a smoother experience has been released for people to test. You'll need the latest 2.0.0.20 version and then replace its executable with the one from here. The technical bit: developer Peter Naulls has moved the browser's polling for user interaction into a separate thread to aid multitasking with the rest of the RISC OS desktop.
In brief: Acorn World show this weekend
Archive editor Jim Nagel summarises what to expect at the retro-themed show. Official website here [Update 2] A report by iconbar.com's Phil Mellor of the sell-out show is here - with pictures
RISCOScode.com webzine publishes autumn issue
Drobe man Martin Hansen has updated his personal web publishing endeavour, RISCOScode.com, with a new issue for the autumn. It includes interviews with an organiser of the inaugural London RISC OS show, to be held in October 2009, and Richard Hallas, plus more bits and pieces. Go check it out. It's free.
Tanks a lot! Double USB toy driver joy
RISC OS USB guru Dave Higton has released drivers for two remote-controlled gadgets: an 'executive mayhem' tank and a mini car. Get ready to order your armoured, missile-firing kit into position and destroy your office colleagues, or instead swap your computer's circuits for your own race track with a remote-controlled banger. The source code is available and the software should work on Simtec and Castle USB stacks.

IconBar

Newsround
Here's a quick roundup of everything that's happened over the past few weeks.New software releases
Oldschool Reviews - Burn 'Out
It's about time we had another one of these, isn't it? As you've probably guessed, this time I'm looking at Burn 'Out, an arcade-style racing game released by Oregan in 1995, and rather heavily influenced by the arcade classic Power Drift.
Audio news quickie
Andre Timmermans, author of DigitalCD, has released an update to his tracker music playing module TimPlayer. The new version adds support for several new tracker file formats, as well as including many other changes and fixes.
Have I Got Old News For You
Here's a quick round up of all the interesting things that have happened over the past few months that we didn't find the time to report on.ROOL bounty scheme

MyRISCOS

Voting now open for the RISCOScode Awards 2011
RISCOScode is running this year's RISC OS OscarsHere's how you can join in and vote...
Charm version 2.4.9 released
Charm version 2.4.9 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
NetSurf 2.8 released
The NetSurf developers have made available the newest stable version of RISC OS' premier web browser, NetSurf. 2.8 sees a number of major improvements and fixes over previous versions, and as always, it's free to download - http://www.netsurf-browser.org. NetSurf is also available for other platforms, BeOS/Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS and Atari are amongst the supported systems. In order to run on a RISC OS system, RISC OS 4.02, 6 or 5.07 is required as a minimum, as well as a number of modules which can be downloaded freely online.
Operating System update for ARMini owners
R-Comp Interactive have released an Operating System upgrade (to RISC OS 5) to ARMini users, this new update contains a bundle of new features and polishes up the overall ARMini experience.
Messenger Pro 6.03 now available
R-Comp have released version 6.03 of Messenger Pro to registered users. This update provides better compatibility with all RISC OS machines, and makes it much simpler to switch users "on the fly", thanks to new toolbar buttons. The application's printing features have also been improved. Messenger Pro is RISC OS' most feature-rich email application, it is fully compatible with any modern RISC OS machine, 26-bit or 32-bit. Messenger Pro is now compatible with ARMini and BeagleBoard computers and is available to purchase directly from R-Comp.

RISC OS Open

ROOL Christmas break
The RISC OS Open team will be taking a long-overdue break for the festive season from the 22nd December to the 2nd January (inclusive). During that period, we will not be responding to email enquiries or processing orders, but will catch up again when we’re back.Have a happy Christmas and here’s to a prosperous New Year!
Bug tracker temporarily offline
A fault has developed in our bug tracker that causes it to consume all CPU on our web server when we attempt to start it. The problem seems related to the Subversion repository and causes sufficient load of the back-end database that the rest of the web site becomes unable to respond – this was the cause of our brief site down time earlier this week.I’m investigating the problem but other commitments mean it may be a while before it can be resolved. In the mean time, if you have bugs to report or discuss, please use the bugs forum.Thanks for your patience!
USB sticks available from ROOL site
ROOL are very happy to announce the immediate availability of two different ROOL-branded USB sticks to buy from the ROOL store.These sticks represent a proud milestone for RISC OS Open; we’ve been working towards creating a stand-alone RISC OS solution for Windows and Mac users since we formed in 2006. Thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Changes to the Bounty scheme
ROOL are pleased to announce that we are refreshing the list of bounties available on our bounties page. We’ve expired a couple of bounties which aren’t really attracting any interest and we will be rolling-out a couple of new bounties for things which we believe are very important items for the roadmap of RISC OS development. Keep watching this space… :)
New offers and new prices for the latest Developer Tools
RISC OS Open is pleased to announce the formal release of version 22 of the ROOL Desktop Development Environment (DDE) tools. Building upon the interim version 21, which was released earlier this year, the main feature of these releases is a major upgrade to the assembler ObjAsm and its associated documentation. ROOL is also announcing new reduced prices and special offers.ObjAsm UpdatesObjAsm now fully supports the new UAL variant of the ARM instruction set, including over 400 new instructions. UAL syntax is supported up to ARMv7, VFPv4 and NEON™, for CPUs up to the Cortex™-A9. Pre-UAL syntax for ARM and Thumb is extended to its final version for ARMv6 and VFPv3. A significant number of extensions to the supporting assembly language have also been added, many of which have up to now only been available in ObjAsm’s counterpart in ARM’s RVDS™ toolchain, and the ObjAsm manual (supplied in PDF format) has been fully revised and updated so you can make best use of these.All the new instructions, and some related new relocation types, are fully supported by Link and the disassembly tool DecAOF. An extension to the AOF object file format, to support new types of floating point linkage (mainly related to the introduction of VFP support) is supported in ObjAsm, Link and DecAOF.Other UpdatesUpdated versions of SparkFS and !PDF are included. Squeeze has been adapted for compatibility with the A9Home. There have been a number of bugfixes to various components too. For full details, see here and here.

And maybe of interest....

The Register

Newt Gingrich wants Moon to be 51st US state

Promises permanent Moon base by 2020, Mars as next target

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is telling the people of Florida about his plans for a permanent base on the Moon, and suggesting it may be possible for the satellite to become the 51st US state.
Planet-hunting Kepler hits EXOPLANET JACKPOT

11 systems, 26 planets added to inventory

NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has identified a slew of new subjects, adding 26 planets in 11 systems to its inventory.
Untangling the question of antimatter mass

Boffins spin up positronium

A group of researchers at University of California Riverside hopes to chip away at one of physics' 'question of questions' - why the blazes we're here at all. Their hope is to make electron/positron pairs live long enough to measure the positron's mass and find out if it's different to the electron.
Most EU states sign away internet rights, ratify ACTA treaty

European Parliament observer resigns in protest

Representatives of 21 of the EU's member states, including the UK, have signed off on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) - the European version of the US SOPA and PIPA rolled into one and cranked up to 11.
Two Megaupload execs bailed

No net for Batato or van der Kolk

Two of the Megaupload executives arrested in last week's raid on the company in New Zealand have been granted bail. Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato will have to submit to strict bail conditions including electronic monitoring.

Think Geek

T-Shirts & Apparel : Zombie Friendship Necklace Set
Chaaaaaaaiiiinnnsssss. It's a zombie necklace set. Comes with two pendants. And two chains. Oh crap. Did we mention the chains? Chaaaaaaaiiiinnnsssss. $29.99
T-Shirts & Apparel : Anatomical Brain Pendant
Let us pick your brain for a minute. It'd be awesome if you could put this brain pendant around your neck, and it'd suddenly imbue you with extra processing power. That's not what it does. But it'd be awesome if it did, wouldn't it? Yeah. We can dream. Until then, hey. Nice pendant. $39.99
T-Shirts & Apparel : Star Wars Cufflinks
The perfect groomsmen gift or monkey suit accessory These rhodium plated cufflinks feature a bullet back closure and come in two colors: black for the Imperial Empire and red for the Rebel Alliance. Perfect groomsmen gifts for the geeky wedding or an accessory for your monkey suit. $59.99
Geek Toys : Deluxe Starcraft Figures
Highly detailed figures of Jim Raynor and Zeratul Jim Raynor, Mar Sara law enforcement officer, stands about 7.5" inches tall and is ready to dole out some justice. If you prefer your figures more dark, get your monkey paws on Dark Templar member Zeratul, who stands 10" atop his base. $29.99
T-Shirts & Apparel : LoveCraft Ladies' Shirt
Crafty like an octopus. You think a hot glue gun burn is bad on a hand? Imagine it on a tentacle. Daaaang. Don't ask us where it plugs in, cause we don't know. It's one of the mysteries best left to the depths of the ocean. $19.99

Stuff.tv Latest Gadgets

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 unboxed
And so the extravagance begins with the box. It's larger than your average BlackBerry container. Maybe there's a toy model of a Porsche in here?No sign of a toy Porsche, but there sits the Porsche Design P'9981 in all its boxy metallic glory. It is, however, joined by what appears to be some kind of dedicated dock. Our guess is that's a charging dock.
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Apple patent outlines plans for a universal touchscreen remote
apple universal remote patentIt's no secret that Apple is out to rule the living room. There's been a lot of talk surrounding iTV - which we could have in our living rooms as soon as the end of this year - but what about the remote?
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iLuv iMM155 Vibro II wants to shake you awake
Sometimes the resounding cacophony of an alarm (or your mum shouting "wake up") isn't enough to get you out of bed in the morning. Just ask Stuff.tv editor Paddy Smith, who uses four different types of alarm to rouse himself from his slumber.Some of us require a bit more of a push when it comes to rolling out of bed. iLuv's IMM155 Vibro II dock wants to give you that boot up the backside - and the clue is in the name.
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Aurasma and Bandai give toy packaging an augmented reality check
Aurasma and bandai toy packagingIf you thought it was hard dragging your kid away from the toys section at your local Sainsbury's, prepare for it to get around 50 times worse - Aurasma's added its augmented reality magic to toy packaging from Bandai, letting you play with a toy without even taking it out of the box. Which, in some cases, could prove more exciting than the actual toy.
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