The Inquirer
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The INQUIRER (sometimes shortened to the INQ and commonly referred to as The Inquirer without caps) is a British technology tabloid news website focusing on the computer and semiconductor industries.
History
The INQUIRER was founded by Mike Magee after his departure from The Register, in 2001.On January 26, a press release was issued announcing that The INQUIRER had been acquired by Magee's former employer, Dutch publishing giant VNU Business Media Europe.[link]
In addition to the English site, as of 19 June 2006, The INQUIRER has editions localized for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and Spain.
Writing style
| The [Neutral point of view>neutrality] of this section is [NPOV disputedisputed]. Please see the discussion on the [cease and desist" orders, the website sometimes publishes them in full, with commentary.[link] It has also recently started publishing information regarding cheap hardware available in the U.K., U.S.A., France, and other countries.[[Citing sources citation needed]] The INQUIRER's articles are written in a subjective and opinionated tone, with much the same style of reporting common in British tabloid newspapers such as The Sun).[[Citing sources citation needed]] In the English version of the site, slang terms, particularly those common to Great Britain, are used. The publication, Private Eye, is likely the inspiration for the style The INQUIRER uses with comments from the editor, where the word 'editor' is abbreviated simply as Ed.; Private Eye is also the likely source of other phrases occasionally found in INQUIRER articles, such as "Inspector Knacker from the Yard" and "shorely shome mishtake."[[Citing sources citation needed]] Some INQUIRER articles include information unconfirmed by official sources within the companies they report on. When dealing with such information, they typically preface the article with a statement such as the following, "We've heard an odd, but strong whisper on the grapevine . . ." [link]. As such articles lack official confirmation, they can be classified as rumor or speculation. CriticismSome information published by The INQUIRER is later found to be erroneous, such as a 31 August 2005 claim that that PlayStation 3's GPU is less powerful than the GeForce 7800.[link] NVidia responded to this claim [link] by stating that the GeForce 7800 is less powerful than the Playstation 3's GPU.The INQUIRER on 23 June 2006 non-exclusively reported on a rumor of an upcoming improvement called "reverse hyperthreading" that AMD had included on its Athlon 64 Socket AM2 processors [link]. A follow-up article [link] was posted on 10 July 2006 in The INQUIRER, in which availablility of "reverse hyperthreading" was disclaimed. On 13 July 2006, technology website Ars Technica debunked claims of such a technology existing in AMD Socket AM2 processors [link]. Technology website X-bit Laboratories has posted a timeline detailing the affair [link]. Nicknames and terminologyFollowing the standards Mike Magee set at his previous publications, The INQUIRER uses nicknames for many IT firms and persons:
OtherSome of The INQUIRER's writers visit the [Ace's Hardware] website's message board, including Charlie Demerjian, who uses the nickname Groo_ on the board.[link] External links
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