Situation Publishing Ltd is listed as the site's publisher. Drew Cullen is an owner and Linus Birtles is the managing director. Andrew Orlowski was the executive editor before leaving the website in May 2019.[4]
The Register was founded in London as an email newsletter called Chip Connection. In 1998 The Register became a daily online news source. Magee left in 2001 to start competing publications The Inquirer, and later the IT Examiner and TechEye.[5]
In 2002, The Register expanded to have a presence in London and San Francisco, creating The Register USA at theregus.com through a joint venture withTom's Hardware.[6] In 2003, that site moved to theregister.com.[7] That content was later merged onto theregister.co.uk. The Register carries syndicated content including Simon Travaglia's BOFH stories.[8]
In 2010 The Register supported the successful launch of the Paper Aircraft Released Into Space, a project they announced in 2009 that released a paper plane in the extreme upper atmosphere.[9]
The Register also ran the websites Register Hardware and Channel Register, which merged into The Register.
Readership and content
In 2011 it was read daily by over 350,000 users according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations,[10] rising to 468,000 daily and nearly 9.5 million monthly in 2013.[11] In November 2011 the UK and US each accounted for approximately 42% and 34% of page impressions respectively, with Canada being the next most significant origin of page hits at 3%.[10] In 2012 the UK and US accounted for approximately 41% and 28% of page impressions respectively, with Canada at 3.61%.[11]
Channel Register covers computer business and trade news, which includes business press releases. News and articles for computer hardware and consumer electronics are covered by Reg Hardware. Reg Research is an in-depth resource on technologies and how they relate to business.[12][13]
Their stories are cited by major news sources[14] and also used for backup information.[1][15] Stories in other periodicals were based on their exposés.[16]InformationWeek ran a story about TheRegister's story about a New York Times article.[17]
In September 2018, the Alexa ranking was #7,194.[18]
Writers
The Register has an editorial staff of 16 writers and production experts.[19] Chris Williams is editor-in-chief. Paul Kunert is UK editor, Iain Thomson is US news editor and Simon Sharwood is Asia-Pacific editor. Columnists include Mark Pesce and Rupert Goodwins.
On 6 February 2017, The Register was the first news outlet to accurately trace a recently discovered flaw in Cisco (and other makers) gear to a serious defect on Intel's Atom C2000 series processors.[20]
Around 3 January 2018, The Register broke news about Google's long-ongoing investigation into Intel's processor design, which revealed that a serious flaw in the design of their chips would require Microsoft, Linux and Apple to update operating systems for computers around the world.[21]
Criticism
The Register has published both headlines and stories that have generated controversy with The Guardian. By using a style illustrated in Gawker's 2008 coverage of Sun-Sentinel's involvement in an airline company's short term[22][23][24] stock price drop, ("How Robots Destroyed United Airlines"),[25]The Guardian accused[26]The Register of using headlines and wordings to "seriously misrepresent" a paper in the journal Nature in a controversial manner.
References
^ abDan Mitchell (26 November 2005). "Big Google Becomes Big Target". The New York Times.
^Grossman, Wendy M. (2 June 2006). . Press Gazette. Wilmington Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
^Chris Mellor (15 October 2015). "Dell-EMC merger could leave Lenovo out in the cold – analysts".
^Walsh, Bob (2007). Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them. Apress, ISBN9781590596913
^Cullen, Drew (25 February 2002). The Register Comes to the US. The Register
^Cullen, Drew (24 February 2003). theregister.com goes live. The Register
^Adams, Andrew A., McCrindle, Rachel (2008). Pandora's Box: Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN9780470065532
^"Paper plane launched into space captures Earth images". BBC News. 11 November 2010. from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
^"Theregister.co.uk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". alexa.com. from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"Contact The Register". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^Thomas Claburn (6 February 2017). "FYI: Intel's Atom C2000 chips are bricking products – and it's not just Cisco hit". The Register.
^Wakefield, Jane (2018). "Major flaw in millions of Intel chips". BBC News. from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"UPDATE 1-US SEC opens probe into UAL share price drop--WSJ". Reuters. 11 September 2008.
^"UAL Shares Fall as Old Story Surfaces Online". Wall Street Journal. 9 September 2008.
^"S.E.C. Said to Have Opened Inquiry into UAL Stock Drop". The New York Times. 12 September 2008.
^"How Robots Destroyed United Airlines". Gawker. 10 September 2008.
^Martin Robbins (12 October 2010). . TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
External links
Official website
"Archive of articles about Wikipedia". The Register.
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This article is about the technology news website For other uses see Register disambiguation The Register is a British technology news website 1 co founded in 1994 by Mike Magee John Lettice and Ross Alderson 2 The online newspaper s masthead sublogo is Biting the hand that feeds IT 3 Their primary focus is information technology news and opinions The RegisterA screenshot of The Register s home page from July 2021Type of siteTechnology newsAvailable inEnglishHeadquartersLondon EnglandOwnerSituation PublishingCreated byMike MageeJohn LetticeURLwww wbr theregister wbr comCommercialYesRegistrationOptionalLaunched1994 29 years ago 1994 Current statusActiveSituation Publishing Ltd is listed as the site s publisher Drew Cullen is an owner and Linus Birtles is the managing director Andrew Orlowski was the executive editor before leaving the website in May 2019 4 Contents 1 History 2 Readership and content 2 1 Writers 3 Intel chips flaw investigation 4 Criticism 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Register was founded in London as an email newsletter called Chip Connection In 1998 The Register became a daily online news source Magee left in 2001 to start competing publications The Inquirer and later the IT Examiner and TechEye 5 In 2002 The Register expanded to have a presence in London and San Francisco creating The Register USA at theregus com through a joint venture withTom s Hardware 6 In 2003 that site moved to theregister com 7 That content was later merged onto theregister co uk The Register carries syndicated content including Simon Travaglia s BOFH stories 8 In 2010 The Register supported the successful launch of the Paper Aircraft Released Into Space a project they announced in 2009 that released a paper plane in the extreme upper atmosphere 9 The Register also ran the websites Register Hardware and Channel Register which merged into The Register Readership and content EditIn 2011 it was read daily by over 350 000 users according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations 10 rising to 468 000 daily and nearly 9 5 million monthly in 2013 11 In November 2011 the UK and US each accounted for approximately 42 and 34 of page impressions respectively with Canada being the next most significant origin of page hits at 3 10 In 2012 the UK and US accounted for approximately 41 and 28 of page impressions respectively with Canada at 3 61 11 Channel Register covers computer business and trade news which includes business press releases News and articles for computer hardware and consumer electronics are covered by Reg Hardware Reg Research is an in depth resource on technologies and how they relate to business 12 13 Their stories are cited by major news sources 14 and also used for backup information 1 15 Stories in other periodicals were based on their exposes 16 InformationWeek ran a story about TheRegister s story about a New York Times article 17 In September 2018 the Alexa ranking was 7 194 18 Writers Edit The Register has an editorial staff of 16 writers and production experts 19 Chris Williams is editor in chief Paul Kunert is UK editor Iain Thomson is US news editor and Simon Sharwood is Asia Pacific editor Columnists include Mark Pesce and Rupert Goodwins Intel chips flaw investigation EditFurther information Intel Atom Issues On 6 February 2017 The Register was the first news outlet to accurately trace a recently discovered flaw in Cisco and other makers gear to a serious defect on Intel s Atom C2000 series processors 20 Further information Meltdown security vulnerability and Spectre security vulnerability Around 3 January 2018 The Register broke news about Google s long ongoing investigation into Intel s processor design which revealed that a serious flaw in the design of their chips would require Microsoft Linux and Apple to update operating systems for computers around the world 21 Criticism EditThe Register has published both headlines and stories that have generated controversy with The Guardian By using a style illustrated in Gawker s 2008 coverage of Sun Sentinel s involvement in an airline company s short term 22 23 24 stock price drop How Robots Destroyed United Airlines 25 The Guardian accused 26 The Register of using headlines and wordings to seriously misrepresent a paper in the journal Nature in a controversial manner References Edit a b Dan Mitchell 26 November 2005 Big Google Becomes Big Target The New York Times Grossman Wendy M 2 June 2006 How online journalism got its UK start Press Gazette Wilmington Media Ltd Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 Chris Mellor 15 October 2015 Dell EMC merger could leave Lenovo out in the cold analysts It s been fun The Register 9 May 2019 Walsh Bob 2007 Clear Blogging How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them Apress ISBN 9781590596913 Cullen Drew 25 February 2002 The Register Comes to the US The Register Cullen Drew 24 February 2003 theregister com goes live The Register Adams Andrew A McCrindle Rachel 2008 Pandora s Box Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9780470065532 Paper plane launched into space captures Earth images BBC News 11 November 2010 Archived from the original on 14 November 2010 Retrieved 15 November 2010 a b The Register PDF abc org uk Audit Bureau of Circulations Limited archived PDF from the original on 19 July 2012 retrieved 19 January 2012 a b The Register PDF abc org uk Audit Bureau of Circulations Limited retrieved 1 October 2013 CES FTC chairwoman warns how IoT device data can secretly be used against you Computerworld 7 January 2015 Vista the Anti Linux InformationWeek 1 May 2006 David Streitfeld 25 January 2012 Groupon Promotion Goes Too Far The New York Times See http www theregister co uk 2016 Worst Passwords Of 2015 Reveal Our Stupidity InformationWeek permanent dead link Hugo Barra Android VP Barra Exits For Chinese Smartphone InformationWeek Archived from the original on 31 March 2021 Retrieved 30 September 2020 Apple Preparing Enhanced iPhone Security NYT Reports InformationWeek The Register ran an article on it here http www theregister co uk 2016 02 25 apple a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a External link in code class cs1 code quote code help permanent dead link Theregister co uk Traffic Demographics and Competitors Alexa alexa com Archived from the original on 13 September 2018 Retrieved 12 September 2018 Contact The Register www theregister com Retrieved 26 April 2021 Thomas Claburn 6 February 2017 FYI Intel s Atom C2000 chips are bricking products and it s not just Cisco hit The Register Wakefield Jane 2018 Major flaw in millions of Intel chips BBC News Archived from the original on 6 July 2018 Retrieved 20 January 2018 UPDATE 1 US SEC opens probe into UAL share price drop WSJ Reuters 11 September 2008 UAL Shares Fall as Old Story Surfaces Online Wall Street Journal 9 September 2008 S E C Said to Have Opened Inquiry into UAL Stock Drop The New York Times 12 September 2008 How Robots Destroyed United Airlines Gawker 10 September 2008 Martin Robbins 12 October 2010 One climate paper two conflicting headlines TheGuardian com Archived from the original on 31 December 2016 External links EditOfficial website Archive of articles about Wikipedia The Register Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Register amp oldid 1124513211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
