ILOVEYOU: 26 years of the virus that infected 45 million PCs
On 4 May 2000, an 'ILOVEYOU' email left the Philippines and, within 24 hours, took down 45 million PCs. Today that worm …
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GPS: 26 years since the night Clinton switched off the error
On 1 May 2000, Clinton switched off Selective Availability and civilian GPS became 10 times more accurate. The decision …
Claude Shannon at 110: the man who invented the bit
Claude Shannon was born on 30 April 1916. 110 years on, the bit he invented is still the foundation of absolutely …
The Web free for 33 years: the day CERN gave it all away
On 30 April 1993, CERN released the World Wide Web into the public domain. Without that signature, the internet you use …
Sasser: 22 years of the birthday worm that froze Windows XP
On 29 April 2004, an 18-year-old German student released Sasser into the world on his own birthday. Eight days later: a …
The iTunes Store turns 23: how $0.99 changed everything
On 28 April 2003, Apple launched the iTunes Store at $0.99 a song. A simple shop that destroyed the CD and reinvented …
Xerox Star 8010: 45 years of the computer that invented the mouse
On 27 April 1981 the Xerox Star 8010 brought the mouse, icons and windows to the world. It cost $75,000, flopped …
Ubiquitous computing: how Mark Weiser predicted today's world
Mark Weiser died on 27 April 1999, aged 46, without seeing the future he predicted: invisible computers in everything — …
The Chernobyl virus: the malware that fried your PC's BIOS
On 26 April 1999, the CIH Chernobyl virus triggered and destroyed hundreds of thousands of PCs — the first malware …
37 years of the pocket phone: are you freer or more trapped?
On 25 April 1989, Motorola launched the first pocket-sized mobile phone. 37 years on, the question still stands: did the …