Google turns 28: from a garage in Stanford to the world's search engine
On 27 September, Google celebrates 28 years. The story begins in a Stanford dorm with a crawler called BackRub — and …
Anniversary 27 posts
Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
10 years without the jack: how the iPhone 7 killed it in 2016
On 7 September 2016, Phil Schiller said 'courage' and the iPhone 7 arrived with no headphone jack. Ten years on, …
The 2600 BBS raided by the FBI: the first hacker raid, 1985
On 12 July 1985, the FBI and Secret Service hit 7 New Jersey addresses at once, seizing BBS sysops' equipment for …
Pokémon GO turns 10: the craze that stopped the world in 2016
On 6 July 2016, Niantic launched Pokémon GO and the world stopped. Ten years on, it's more than $6 billion in revenue …
UNIVAC I at 75: the computer that called an election and was silenced
On 14 June 1951, the UNIVAC I was delivered to the US Census Bureau. Seventy-five years on: the story of the first …
Tetris at 42: the story of the puzzle you can't put down
On 6 June 1984, Alexey Pajitnov stacked the first blocks on a Soviet computer. 42 years later, Tetris is still addictive …
Half-Life 2: Episode One turns 20 — Alyx and the episodic model
On 1 June 2006, Valve released HL2: Episode One betting on an episodic model. Twenty years on, we look at how that bet …
The first laser: 66 years of the light that changed the world
On 16 May 1960, Maiman fired the first laser in history. 66 years on, the internet, CDs and LASIK would not exist …
New Super Mario Bros.: 20 years since 2D Mario came back
On 15 May 2006, Nintendo released the first genuine 2D Mario in 11 years on the DS. More than 30 million copies later, …
DOOM 2016: 10 years of the FPS that resurrected the Slayer
On 13 May 2016, id Software released the DOOM that saved the franchise. Ten years on, the Slayer still runs, still …