I started following Google on Twitter the other day, mainly out of curiosity to see what they would Twitter about. I checked there very first tweet which was in binary and reads: “I’m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001 00001010″ That’s “I’m feeling lucky” in plain old English, if you [...]
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted his regrets over the lag in time before the company involved itself in internet search, but insisted that the software giant is more of an innovator than rival Google. Ballmer – who will perhaps be the highest profile figure in the company when Bill Gates steps down on 30 [...]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to vote on a motion that would allow generic top name domains to be opened up to a mass of alternatives. ICANN is a not-for-profit organisation that looks after the internet’s naming conventions. As most readers will know, the letters of top domain names [...]
The iPlayer will soon feature integrated radio stations, as the BBC continues its steady improvement of the already popular service. According to the What Satellite blog, Anthony Rose, the BBC’s head of digital media technology, told Broadcast’s digital channels conference that an all new iPlayer would be available in a few weeks. Currently radio is [...]
Playing games for hours on end may not be the healthiest activity in the world, but gaming doesn’t turn you into an antisocial nerd, an Australian study has concluded. The study, by Australian psychology graduate Daniel Loton, found that 15 percent of 621 adult respondents surveyed spent more than 50 hours a week playing games, [...]
