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AI in games reaches new level
News Things have moved on since then with Peter Molyneux' Lionhead games company about to release Black & White which promises even more intelligence and a great deal more interactivity with 'clever software'.
[January 24, 2001, 16:29]
Viviane Reding nominated for internet villain award
News Also nominated as a bad guy is Peter Black, the Telecoms Adjudicator. Peter Black, executive chairman, Next Generation Networks UK: "For making the Next Generation Networks UK body, an independent body looking at next generation networks and...
[January 4, 2007, 15:59]
Kerching! One million down...
Blog The million-unbundled-lines mark has just been passed, according to Peter Black, the telecoms adjudicator. Let's just hope the quality of said unbundling ceases to be a problem - something Black seems hopeful about thanks to the service improvement...
[November 8, 2006, 15:29]
Sherlock Holmes EBook Collection
Downloads EBooks included: TheAdventures of Sherlock Holmes AScandal in Bohemia TheRed-Headed League A Caseof Identity TheBoscombe Valley Mystery TheFive Orange Pips The Manwith the Twisted Lip TheAdventure of the Blue Carbuncle TheAdventure of the Speckled...
[July 12, 2006, 8:00]
100 Greatest Short Stories
Downloads Lawrence The Soldiers' Peaches Stuart Cloete Souls Belated Edith Wharton The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe Split Cherry Tree Jesse Stuart The Tiger, or the Lady Frank Stockton Sredni Vashtar by Saki The Use of Force by William Carlos...
[June 23, 2005, 8:00]
Unbundled broadband on the up
News The process of bring greater competition to the UK's telecoms sector is picking up pace, according to Peter Black, the UK's telecommunications adjudicator. Black, who oversees the unbundling of BT's local exchanges, reported on Friday that almost...
[February 3, 2006, 17:05]
Unbundling soldiers on despite logistical hiccups
News The number of unbundled telephone lines in the UK is nearing three-quarters of a million, but the process is still experiencing problems, according to Peter Black, who is overseeing the process. In his latest monthly update, telecoms adjudicator...
[September 4, 2006, 16:55]
UK still failing on broadband unbundling
News Peter Black, Ofcom's Telecoms Adjudicator, reported on Tuesday that just 35,000 BT telephone lines have been unbundled so far, against a target for February 2005 of 50,000. Peter Black was appointed as Telecoms Adjudicator last July, after Ofcom...
[February 9, 2005, 13:15]
Action demanded over BT unbundling problems
News In his latest monthly update, published on Friday, telecoms adjudicator Peter Black noted that, while the rate of unbundling was progressing well — 850,000 lines unbundled and counting — only 78 percent of lines are being succesfully delivered.
[October 10, 2006, 12:00]
Ofcom hires sheriff to keep broadband peace
News The man appointed to the newly-created role of telecoms adjudicator will be Peter Black, who has previously worked at BT, NTL and Thus. Black will now be overseeing several of his former employers, as all three -- along with nine others -- have...
[July 6, 2004, 14:55]
UK reaches a million unbundled lines
News Telecoms adjudicator Peter Black praised Openreach for achieving the one million mark, but added that there was still work to be done to achieve Openreach's target of 98 percent "right first time" delivery of unbundled lines.
[November 9, 2006, 14:14]
Game developers look beyond polygons
News San's disillusionment with the race for more detail is shared by Peter Molyneux, the creator of Black & White. Another former Black & White developer, Demis Hassabis, who now runs Elixir Studios, agreed.
[August 29, 2002, 8:52]
Outrage at Gates' knighthood
News He's a black knight for sure," said managing director Peter Harding, who went on to suggest another title: 'computer systems dictator'". He's a friend of Tony Blair, another corrupt individual, so no surprise there," said lab technician Peter...
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
Home Office commits gaffe over entrapment
News It's not a black and white issue -- the Home Office is trying to draw a line in a grey area of policy," said Peter Wilson, partner at law firm Tarlo Lyons. Ironically the judge in the case -- QC Peter Fingret -- slammed PACE as inadequate and...
[February 6, 2001, 14:05]
GameCube arrives in North America
News Nintendo is the only manufacturer in the world solely dedicated to creating the world's best interactive entertainment,'' said Peter Main, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America.
[November 20, 2001, 10:39]
Gates knighted
Talkback Peter Harding He's a Black knight for sure, computer systems Dictator more likely. Bill Gates to be knighted - what rubbish. That surely devalues the present and past holders of knighthoods.
[March 2, 2005, 13:23]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News I expect St Peter is already sulking in his trailer, having refused to open the Pearly Gates for the sixtieth time 'until you get it right'. Even the computer's wearing a black armband today at the news that Stanley Kubrick -- a man who wilfully...
[March 12, 1999, 17:41]
Intel challenges chip forgers
News Chip technology has three historical roots go with Peter to read the news comment at AnchorDesk UK. Peter Jackson's analogy that skateboarders are merely frustrated surfers nowhere near the beach, begs the question -- what makes overclockers...
[March 15, 1999, 16:17]
A Year Ago: Pentagon and hackers in 'cyberwar'
News A copy of the Navy's briefing on the attacks, called 'Internet Threat Briefing -- Stealth and Coordinated Probes and Attacks', shows an "evolution of the cat-and-mouse game hackers and administrators play", said Peter Durham, MSNBC's network...
[March 6, 2000, 6:09]
Orange silent on major broadband outage
News BT recently came under fire from the telecoms adjudicator Peter Black because just 78 percent of newly unbundled lines were being delivered successfully. Broadband provider Orange is refusing to reveal the precise cause of a massive broadband...
[October 18, 2006, 14:10]
