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Birth of the Internet

It was 40 years ago today, September 2, 1969 that scientists connected two computers at UCLA with a 15-foot cable,…

15 years ago

Coming soon: Grand Theft iPhone

Yesterday we brought you news of how the iPhone can be used to fight crime (albeit crime that was provoked…

15 years ago

Muggers foiled by iPhone technology

If you’re looking to rob somebody, an iPhone presumably makes a great target: a breeze to carry away relatively inconspicuously…

15 years ago

Shamed embryo ‘expert’ accused of scientific and financial fraud

A South Korean scientist who faked the production of a human embryo from cloned material is facing four years in…

15 years ago

Operation “Silence Cyxymu” Crushes Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal

Twitter went offline today due to a Distributed Denial of Service attack.  There were reports that other sites were impacted…

15 years ago

EA Incites “Acts of Lust” #EAFail

Some are wondering if a contest that EA ran promoting their new game Dante's Inferno during Comic Con went too…

15 years ago

Pandora celebrates as online radio escapes royalty devastation

Online music site Pandora has been saved from closure after the music and internet industries finally reached a deal over…

15 years ago

iPhone 3G S available in hot new color scheme

With a million units reportedly shipped in its first weekend, there's no doubting the iPhone 3G S is a hot…

15 years ago

Microsoft challenges Google in new power struggle

Apparently Microsoft isn't content battling Google on your monitor screen: it wants to do battle at the mains socket as…

15 years ago

Virtual Medicine: Informed Consent in Second Life

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to The Economist, the virtual world Second Life might be a new way…

15 years ago