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200 Years Since George Boole Born: TRUE

200 Years Since George Boole Born: TRUE

George Boole, the mathematician whose work indirectly made modern computing possible, was born two hundred years ago today. Boole's work…

9 years ago

Google May Merge Chrome OS and Android

Google is reportedly to "fold" Chrome OS into the Android system and drop the distinction between mobile devices and full-blown…

9 years ago

Facebook Drops Little-Known ‘Other’ Message Folder

Facebook is to ditch a messaging feature which put messages from strangers into a folder that many people didn't know they…

9 years ago

Gadget Hacking Laws Loosened

The Library of Congress has ruled it is legal to hack some old games and consoles in specific circumstances to…

9 years ago

Premium Broadband May Be Pointless

US broadband providers have been told they must prove their claims of offering "super-fast" connections. Officials believe technical disputes between…

9 years ago

Virtual Reality Headset Needs No PC Or Phone

A project on Kickstarter hopes to make a virtual reality headset that contains a built-in computer. The idea is to…

9 years ago

Facebook Turns Entire Archive Into Search Tool

Facebook is to let users search all two trillion posts ever made on the site, subject to privacy settings. It…

9 years ago

Nearly A Million Facebook Users ‘Come Out’ In A Year

Facebook reports 800,000 Americans "came out" on the site in the past year. The actual numbers may be affected by…

9 years ago

Siri/Google Now Headphone Hack No Biggie

If you've heard that French researchers have successfully hacked Siri and Google now, don't worry too much. "Success" is most…

9 years ago

Ubisoft Apologizes For Might and Magic ‘Confusion’

Ubisoft has apologized and offered a refund after a boxed collector's edition of a game turned out not to include…

9 years ago