Calling your owner on the dog and bone

Boffins have created a hi-tech option for canines left home alone: a ball that allows them to call their owners on the old dog and bone.

At this rate the Mexicans will not want it back

Texas, which has one of the most dodgy power grids in the US, is about to be hit by a surge in demand for electricity that's twice the size of Austin's as part of local government policy.

Orders replacement bus service

Rockstar Games issued an update in the announcements section of the company's web site "regarding the unexpected technical issues that came to light as part of the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition".

LibreOffice replaces Microsoft Office

The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open-source software,  reports Mike Saunders from LibreOffice.

Mixed results

The president emeritus of the Great Lakes College Association, Richard A. Detweile,r has penned an article that says "nearly all colleges have re-adopted in-person education this fall, despite delta variant risks.

Gelsinger says these problems don’t go away overnight

Intel's new chief executive, [Kicking] Pat Gelsinger, has told CNET that Chipzilla was at a fork in the road [or forked] after squandering its lead because of a half decade of problems modernising its manufacturing.

Bloc’s highest court warns

EU member state hopes that they can create huge databases to spy on their citizens in the name of defence have received a kick in the nadgers by the bloc’s top court.

This is not a repeat of the story written every month since 2014

While Apple has not managed to get the motor industry to take its electric car proposal seriously, that is not stopped the Tame Apple Press from peddling claims about what amounts to vapourware for years.

Head of Xbox is reviewing the relationship

Microsoft's head of Xbox said he's "evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments", in light of the recent revelations at the video game publisher.

Another game of monopoly 

While the Tame Apple Press was doing its best to claim that the fruity cargo cult was offering DIY repair kits to show its goodness, more cynical people - other than us - are smelling a rat.