Just retired my 2G

Back in November when I got a Razr i. Got it form my mum, and still works well. In the same draw as my wife's N95, also a great bit of kit. Out of the two, the N95 wins my vote.

Surely even the most ardent hater of Mr Clarkson....

can see he's clearly taking the piss here. The Taken quote for starters.

I would not put him in the same Luddite boat as Mr Fry in relation to his understanding of tech

Razr i

Personally I opted for the Razr, it's a cracking handset although I admit it probably isn't "the best" at any one thing for the experts, it does lots of things very well indeed. It's cheap as you like and it'll do me for the length of the contract, rootable out the box (if that's your thing) and a great battery.

The big problem is the lack of any accessories. Motorola keep saying "watch this space" but quite obviously they have no intention of doing anything now which is piss poor really. Not as much as an OEM case! All I see on-line is generic tat and stuff for the Razr M.

Excellent article

Really enjoyed reading that. The elements involving the removal of various guards whom he never saw again must have been really tough to deal with, especially with the mock executions he must have been o the edge for ages. His mind must have been battered to bits.

Best of luck, and the after dinner speaker market might be worth looking into after the book!

Who needs to release the mebership list anyway?

If there are 37,000 idiots prepared to "Like" the FriendFace page, surely they're being pretty much open about their views anyway.

Alas, no CS for me....

as I'm one fo the few unlucky souls unfortunate enough to have a PS3 in Europe, and as such can't download it. Which is such as shame as a few pals and I are looking forward to the nostalgia trip!

If I were Valve I'd be livid at the clusterfuck that is SCEE.

I remember picking it up with my mum...

Form (what I recall) was a Tandy in Coventry.

We got the bus back to Nuneaton and plugged it in. Had loads of great times playing Android Attack (with synthesised speech!) and a flash on the cassette claiming it was written in 100% machine code. Along with Space War and some random game where you trained to be a German spy in world war 2, it had quizzes and an assault course and came in huge blown plastic case with what I think was 4 cassettes. I guess it was pseudo-educational, but I liked it nonetheless!

As above mine simply refused to boot in the 90s and has remained dormant ever since.

NB We moved onto a 464 ----> 6128 afterwards.

but I struggle with the non standard units of measure used!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/vulture_central_standards/page2.html

I love the comment...

when it was realised that "ultimately, the SRW-S1 is really all about the steering".

No shit.

Actually, it looks more at home in the kitchen

Getting a new kitchen as we speak and looking at upgrading the Pure Evoke 2 to something capable of connecting to the NAS, especially as this has a 3.5mm jack for output.

Especially tempting at £90 on Amazon

Utter tosh

Both the game and the "review". FTW? Really? More like FFS......

As has been said, Bubble Bobble blew this away, despite it's "cutesy graphics".

What's really shocking...

is the inflation calculator link. When I started working in a pub back in the 90s, we sold cask Boddingtons (lovely pint in a good bar) for £1.32, the chepest pint in the pub. Apparently that should now be just shy of £2, not the £3 you'll find in most boozers.

Thieves.

This is seriously unfunny.....

It's one thing being outed as a member of the BNP or finding out I sign up for Strictly Come Dancing updates, but if people were to discover I'm a reader of El Reg?

The shame. I'd never live it down....

So I get a Freeview HD box....

and I have to use my internet connection (which is SHIT and despite a max of about 2.5 meg drops out daily) to get "extra" channels? Seriously? And extra channels of what I'm sure will be utter tosh?

FFS....

What a crock of shit

I'm sorry, but this has a great amount of historical significance and should not be replaced because of modern day sensitivities. There are plenty of films which use the word to set the tone of 60's America, and the fact the US are embarresed by their history should not mean that the Nigger word be dropped.

The US, Peter Jackson et al can go and boil their heads. And that includes Stephen Fry.

Tossers.

At least the article is taking a beating

in the Mail's own comments section.

Twitter?

First Impressiins are good, but cant link into Twitter as described. Anyone had any joy? Is it the app or User Error?!

Cheers chaps!

That comment under the second picture....

caused me to choke on my lunch! You owe me a new keyboard!

All I need now...

is to find two Lethal Enforcer guns.

@Carol Orlowski

To be fair to the article, "previous errors were epic fails.." was a direct quote of Alaoui. Also, the issue of online games requiring the latest patch isn't exactly a new thing either is it (regardless of the jailbroken status of the console)? I do take your point regarding the PS+ though.

Sod the "2/3rds of the households"

It's about time they resolved the problem for the remainder who always fall outside their catchment areas for upgrades. Let's get everyone up to something decent (and I'm not talking 2mg here) then worry about uber quick for the cities.

Obvious it's always done it.

How else would it notify you an update was available? It's "phoned home" on startup, right? Or am I missing something here?

Looks rather tempting that....

can't justify an iPad, but do love using them. Anyone any experience with the old tethering deal, do networks mug you or is it taken as part of your data package? I got a shock once after hooking my w810i up to laptop to see if it would work!

PS3?

I'd like my keyboard to have the trackpad built in for PC and PS3 use. Bluetooth essential I'd guess (rather than any old radio dongle) for the PS3.

And ideas guys and girls?

I expressed early interest in the Nissan Leaf

I have an average daily usage of about 15 miles, I have a 3 phase supply at home and was in the market for a new motor. My missus has a nice company diesel for proper journeys and they're building charge points around the corner from my office. Target audience you'd think.

I would get emails building up to the release from Nissan, until the one that announced the price of £19,000 after the government contribution. £19,000!!!!

So I'm an ideal commuter type who'd genuinely use the electric car in the manner it's intended for, completely priced out of the market. I couldn't spend £20k on a car anyway, certainly not a small city run-around that won't get me safely out of town and back again. So those with the dough to make a statement will score, and the intended market haven't got a hope in hell.

In charge of the HMRC he may not be...

but what's worrying is that this muppet is in a position of influence at all. Maybe he should have been told to focus on trying to get his members to put a shift in, rather than trying to comment on telecoms and tax.

Arsehole.

And they say judges and magistrates are out of touch.

They must have been acting on orders here. How anyone can take it seriously is beyond my comprehension.

Muppets.

Top stuff chaps

Inspiration to boffins in sheds everywhere, I've been enthralled and entertained since its inception and glad to see some of the press recognition it's received.

With regards to the "did it fly or did it fall" brigade, I pose one simple question; who cares? It's survived better than a BOAC Comet and they flew, so don't clog up these boards with your bleating. Go do it yourselves and post your pics and vids for us to comment on.

Cheers!

History repeating alright....

I remember, as I'm sure many others do here, making use of Ramdrive in DOS when it became cheap enough to have a whole meg in your PC. I know it was volatile but the principle is the same.

Now get that Propellerheads icon up as requested earlier!