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The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee
and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service. Mike Magee left The Register in 2001 to start The Inquirer
, and later the IT Examiner
and then TechEye
.
On 25 February 2002, The Register expanded its business to United States under The Register USA, using domain name www.theregus.com, through a joint venture with Tom's Hardware Guide
. On 24 February 2003, that site was switched to the current theregister.com domain name. Content created by The Register's US staff was later merged with content created by the European Register staff on theregister.co.uk.
The Register has run Simon Travaglia
's BOFH stories since 2000.
left the company amid some controversy after posting criticism of The Register management, complaining that The Register had become a "vehicle of software", on 23 August 2001. This ran counter to Magee's own expertise and interest in hardware
. The following morning, Magee posted an email from The Register management team that described Magee's criticism of The Register as "gross misconduct", concluding that Magee had effectively dismissed himself. Magee went on to found The Inquirer
which reported science and technology news with the same tongue-in-cheek style as The Register, but with a greater emphasis on hardware development.
Mike Magee (journalist)
Mike Magee is a British journalist. He co-founded The Register in 1994, which he left in 2001 to found another well known technology news website, The Inquirer...
and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service. Mike Magee left The Register in 2001 to start The Inquirer
The Inquirer
The Inquirer is a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen...
, and later the IT Examiner
IT Examiner
IT Examiner is an information technology news website, based in Bangalore, India.The publication was established in 2008 by journalist Mike Magee, who had previously established The Register and The Inquirer. It is financially backed by Chinese company Metaplume, with the aim of capitalising on the...
and then TechEye
TechEye
TechEye is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by Mike Magee, James Crowley, and Allan Rutherford in January 2010. The site is the latest in a long line of technology news sites launched by Mike Magee, who originally co-founded The Register back in 1994....
.
Content
Channel Register covers computer business and trade news, which includes business press releases. News and articles for computing and consumer electronics hardware is covered by Reg Hardware. Reg Research is an in-depth resource on all manner of technologies and how they relate to your business. Cash'n'Carrion is a shop for The Register merchandise.On 25 February 2002, The Register expanded its business to United States under The Register USA, using domain name www.theregus.com, through a joint venture with Tom's Hardware Guide
Tom's Hardware Guide
Tom’s Hardware is an online publication focused on technology that was founded in 1996 by a German medic Dr. Tom Pabst. Tom's Hardware is owned by Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online publishers for technology in the world....
. On 24 February 2003, that site was switched to the current theregister.com domain name. Content created by The Register's US staff was later merged with content created by the European Register staff on theregister.co.uk.
The Register has run Simon Travaglia
Simon Travaglia
Simon Travaglia is best known as the author of the Bastard Operator From Hell stories, about a rogue system administrator. He lives in Hautapu , New Zealand with his three cows, dog, cat and Massey Ferguson MF135...
's BOFH stories since 2000.
Readership
The Register primarily targets IT professionals. It is read daily by over 250,000 users according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations Limited's (ABC) audit figures (as of Nov 2010). In November 2010 the UK and US each account for approximately 44% and 27% of readers (by page impressions), with Canada being the next most significant origin of page hits at ~3%.Resignation of Mike Magee
Co-founder Mike MageeMike Magee (journalist)
Mike Magee is a British journalist. He co-founded The Register in 1994, which he left in 2001 to found another well known technology news website, The Inquirer...
left the company amid some controversy after posting criticism of The Register management, complaining that The Register had become a "vehicle of software", on 23 August 2001. This ran counter to Magee's own expertise and interest in hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
. The following morning, Magee posted an email from The Register management team that described Magee's criticism of The Register as "gross misconduct", concluding that Magee had effectively dismissed himself. Magee went on to found The Inquirer
The Inquirer
The Inquirer is a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen...
which reported science and technology news with the same tongue-in-cheek style as The Register, but with a greater emphasis on hardware development.
See also
- PARIS - Paper Aircraft Released Into SpacePaper Aircraft Released Into SpaceThe PARIS project was a privately-organised endeavour undertaken by various staff members of the information technology web site The Register to design, build, test, and launch a lightweight aerospace vehicle, constructed mostly of paper and similar structural materials, into the mid-stratosphere...
, The Register's project that released a Paper PlanePaper planeA paper plane, paper aeroplane , paper airplane , paper glider, paper dart or dart is a toy aircraft, usually a glider made out of paper or paperboard; the practice of constructing paper planes is sometimes referred to as aerogami , after origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.-History:The...
in the extreme upper atmosphere. - Andrew OrlowskiAndrew OrlowskiAndrew Orlowski is a British columnist for the online IT news and opinion website The Register.-Early career:In 1992, Orlowski started an alternative newspaper in Manchester, England called Badpress. He has also written for Private Eye magazine...
, The Register's executive editor. - The InquirerThe InquirerThe Inquirer is a British technology tabloid website founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register in 2001. In 2006 the site was acquired by Dutch publisher Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen...
, a competitor