News Headlines from the RISC OS world 
[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- [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.
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The London Show is less than 2 weeks away....
And Tony (Amcog Games) has a really great 2 minute video on youtube promoting it....
And Tony (Amcog Games) has a really great 2 minute video on youtube promoting it....
The 2025 London Show is less than 3 weeks away...
It's now less than 3 weeks to go until the 2025 London Show.....
It's now less than 3 weeks to go until the 2025 London Show.....
WROCC October 2025 meeting - R-Comp and ROD Show teaser
Wakefield's October speaker was Andrew Rawnsley from R-Comp, giving us some updates and teasers for the London Show (in case you need more reasons to attend the Show!)
Wakefield's October speaker was Andrew Rawnsley from R-Comp, giving us some updates and teasers for the London Show (in case you need more reasons to attend the Show!)
WROCC October 2025 talk on Wednesday - R-Comp
The October 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 1st October and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.
The October 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 1st October and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.
September 2025 News Summary
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
RISC OS Open
Streaming Video in 1994?
In 1994, Acorn Computers, through its Online Media division, played a central role in one of the earliest practical demonstrations of video-on-demand over a broadband network. The Cambridge (UK) Digital Interactive Television Trial, developed in collaboration with Anglia Television, Cambridge Cable (now Virgin Media), and Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML), anticipated many of the features that would later become standard in streaming media.
In 1994, Acorn Computers, through its Online Media division, played a central role in one of the earliest practical demonstrations of video-on-demand over a broadband network. The Cambridge (UK) Digital Interactive Television Trial, developed in collaboration with Anglia Television, Cambridge Cable (now Virgin Media), and Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML), anticipated many of the features that would later become standard in streaming media.
Pi memory freed from its 32 bit shackles
The period between stable releases is the perfect time to try out some experimental changes to RISC OS. If you’ve bought one of the top-of-the-range Raspberry Pi 4’s with 4GB or 8GB of RAM the good news is that that extra memory can now be unlocked by dropping the Beta RPi ROM (8GB Support) onto your SD card.
The period between stable releases is the perfect time to try out some experimental changes to RISC OS. If you’ve bought one of the top-of-the-range Raspberry Pi 4’s with 4GB or 8GB of RAM the good news is that that extra memory can now be unlocked by dropping the Beta RPi ROM (8GB Support) onto your SD card.
Moonshots Rocket is Fuelling Up
Back in March the Moonshots Initiative outlined an ambitious plan to migrate the source code of RISC OS away from hand crafted assembler to reach a 64-bit destination before all the 32-bit chips run out. Already the initiative has generated a number of people asking to be involved, promising leads in the areas of focus, and we’re grateful to have received some financial donations from the community already.
Back in March the Moonshots Initiative outlined an ambitious plan to migrate the source code of RISC OS away from hand crafted assembler to reach a 64-bit destination before all the 32-bit chips run out. Already the initiative has generated a number of people asking to be involved, promising leads in the areas of focus, and we’re grateful to have received some financial donations from the community already.
Set sail for the RISC OS eXperience
Why not pop along to the Big Ben Club’s annual day in the Netherlands?The show is on the 10th May 2025 from 10am to 4pm and is located in Koog aan de Zann. It’s easy to reach being only a short distance north of Amsterdam by car, public transport, or even by bicycle.RISC OS Open will be travelling to the Netherlands, equivalent to 0.106% of the distance to the moon, and expanding on 2022’s theatre topic of the path to 64 bit.
Why not pop along to the Big Ben Club’s annual day in the Netherlands?The show is on the 10th May 2025 from 10am to 4pm and is located in Koog aan de Zann. It’s easy to reach being only a short distance north of Amsterdam by car, public transport, or even by bicycle.RISC OS Open will be travelling to the Netherlands, equivalent to 0.106% of the distance to the moon, and expanding on 2022’s theatre topic of the path to 64 bit.
"Moonshots" Initiative to Secure the Future of the OS
Cambridge, UK - 28-Mar-2025 - RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.RISC OS, originally developed alongside the first Arm chips in Cambridge, remains a uniquely simple and efficient desktop operating system. It has found renewed interest in recent years thanks to its availability on the Raspberry Pi and its open-source licensing model. However, the platform now faces an existential challenge.
Cambridge, UK - 28-Mar-2025 - RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.RISC OS, originally developed alongside the first Arm chips in Cambridge, remains a uniquely simple and efficient desktop operating system. It has found renewed interest in recent years thanks to its availability on the Raspberry Pi and its open-source licensing model. However, the platform now faces an existential challenge.
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Microsoft's OneDrive spots your mates, remembers their faces, and won't forget easily
Then shalt thee change the setting three times, no more!
Microsoft's OneDrive is increasing the creepiness quotient by using AI to spot faces in photos and group images accordingly. Don't worry, it can be turned off - three times a year.Bose kills SoundTouch: Smart speakers go dumb in Feb
Cloud support to be ditched on older hardware, customers left with pricey paperweights
Audio equipment biz Bose is discontinuing cloud support for its SoundTouch product line, effectively reducing the premium devices to basic speakers with limited functionality.Vodafone keels over, cutting off millions of mobile and broadband customers
Outage knocks out phones, broadband - even telco's own status page
Vodafone fell over in the UK this afternoon, with Register readers reporting that many services including mobile coverage, internet services, and even the company's own status page went down.Broadcom cozies up to OpenAI for 10 GW custom chip love-in
Every human deserves their own accelerator, says ChatGPT creator
Broadcom has cuddled up with OpenAI as the ChatGPT outfit looks for ever more help building out the vast infrastructure it needs to deliver on its dreams of advanced intelligence - and possibly even a profit some day.Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters rage-quit the internet (again), promise to return next year
'We will never stop,' say crooks, despite retiring twice in the space of a month
The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) cybercrime collective - compriseed primarily of teenagers and twenty-somethings - announced it will go dark until 2026 following the FBI's seizure of its clearweb site.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Stuff.tv Latest Gadgets
Best streaming service for the US in 2025
Here's our guide to all the best streaming services - Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount+
Here's our guide to all the best streaming services - Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount+
Apple TV+ streaming service is dropping the plus and keeping the price
Apple TV+ will now be known as Apple TV. Apple calls it a vibrant new identity, but does it cause confusion?
Apple TV+ will now be known as Apple TV. Apple calls it a vibrant new identity, but does it cause confusion?
Windows 10 support ends on Tuesday - you’ve got three choices to stay protected
Upgrade to Windows 11, buy a new PC entirely, or sign up for prolonged security on your Windows 10 machine. It's time to choose.
Upgrade to Windows 11, buy a new PC entirely, or sign up for prolonged security on your Windows 10 machine. It's time to choose.
Vision Pro with M5 could debut this week with iPad Pro and MacBook Pro
Apple could launch the M5 era with a new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and Vision Pro this week
Apple could launch the M5 era with a new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and Vision Pro this week
Retro-look audio gear is great - if it works as well as it looks
There's a lot of retro audio gear about, but some of it is too much about backward-looking style over usefulness
There's a lot of retro audio gear about, but some of it is too much about backward-looking style over usefulness
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