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Just as Firefox 8 landed, Mozilla is celebrating Firefox's seventh birthday. The first version of the browser surfaced in 2004 and Firefox has been evolving ever since.
That said, it still feels like the beginning especially now that a new version is coming every six weeks. 2011 has seen the release of Firefox ... |
10 November 2011
07:10 GMT |
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Dear Ubuntu fans, it's time to celebrate, as today, October 20th, Ubuntu turns 7 years since its first release, back in 2004.Seven years ago, on the 20th of October, 2004, Mark Shuttleworth announced the first official Ubuntu release, version 4.10, dubbed "Warty Warthog."Since then, Canonical released fifthteen ... |
20 October 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Linux is celebrating its 20th birthday today. While pinpointing the exact day when it was created is hard, and subjective, today is the day that the world found out about Linus Torvalds' hobby project, Linux.On 25 August, 1991, Linus took to the Minix newsgroup to announce his creation and progress.By that time ... |
25 August 2011
12:02 GMT |
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It pays to be the darling of the fashion industry, sitting atop of a $1 billion fashion empire. On her 31st birthday, Jessica Simpson got the perfect present from her fiancé Eric Johnson: an orange Birkin bag. Simpson’s birthday was over the weekend but, just hours into the special day, she had already r... |
12 July 2011
16:01 GMT |
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Kristen Stewart is of age now: the “Twilight” star turned 21 and she celebrated her birthday with her friends, the other cast members, including her boyfriend Robert Pattinson. She also got a bike as a present, claims a new report. Despite reports to the contrary, Kristen and Robert are still very much to... |
12 April 2011
11:25 GMT |
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Twitter has turned five years old. Precisely five years ago, the first ever tweet was sent by the service's co-creator Jack Dorsey. Now it's a worldwide phenomenon with hundreds of millions of users and involved with events in the most diverse places of the world. Twitter is celebrating its birthday with ... |
21 March 2011
18:59 GMT |
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As Facebook user Paz writes on his page, you’d expect that a Paris Hilton birthday bash would be tighter on security. He and a friend crashed the star’s birthday party, and Paz even managed to smuggle her birthday cake out of the building – and he’s telling his story on Facebook.Paz begins his... |
18 February 2011
06:12 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Brad Pitt turned 47. Longtime partner and mother to his children Angelina Jolie decided to celebrate his birthday with a stupendous present: a custom-made family wedding ring valued at almost $400,000. A recent report in Contact Music says Angelina decided turning 47 was the best occasion for h... |
21 December 2010
07:11 GMT |
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The Google homepage in several countries is now sporting a very interesting dynamic logo. The Google logo is created by a number of balls, spelling out the name, but the balls move as soon as you approach them with your mouse cursor.It's unclear what Google is celebrating with the new doodle, since you can'... |
7 September 2010
05:09 GMT |
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Five years have passed since a Chicago-based web developer reversed engineered the source code of a Google embedded map to use it in his project. Since then, Google has opened up its service and launched 5 major versions of its Maps API, the most successful and used API on the web. And, yes, bigger than Twitter'... |
30 June 2010
02:43 GMT |
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YouTube is turning five (again) today. While the video site’s official birthday is in February, the very first video was uploaded to YouTube on April 23rd, 2005. At the time, the site was still in private beta and the 18-second clip features YouTube founder Jawed Karim, at the San Diego Zoo. The clip, dubbed &l... |
23 April 2010
10:01 GMT |
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A short while ago, word got out in the media that, on her 49th birthday, Susan Boyle would become a multi-millionaire as she would receive her first royalty check for the “I Dreamed a Dream” album. According to the Examiner, not only did the singer receive the check in question, but she also got a wonderf... |
2 April 2010
09:28 GMT |
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Google is very busy with all sorts of April Fools jokes today, from the text-only YouTube to Google Translate for animals. But you can be sure no one is forgetting that today is also Gmail's sixth birthday, arguably Google's biggest product except only its search engine, perhaps. April 1st, 2004 was the dat... |
1 April 2010
09:56 GMT |
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Earlier this month, Chris Brown took to SayNow to plead with his fans to help him save his career by putting pressure on radio stations to play his music. That his latest album “Graffiti” was good was of no relevance, he said, if he didn’t have radio support, which is where fans should step in. Neve... |
30 March 2010
10:29 GMT |
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Today, Apple’s Mac OS X is nine years old. Released on March 24, 2001, Cheetah was the very first iteration of Mac OS X, bearing the 10.0 version number. In fact, the X in “Mac OS X” stands for the Roman numeral for “10.” The X is a very prominent part of the Mac OS brand identity. Since... |
24 March 2010
10:44 GMT |
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Most people only heard about Twitter last year, and how could they not with all the media frenzy, but the microblogging service is now four years old, having celebrated its birthday yesterday, 21st of March. It started out innocuous enough, but these days Twitter has the power to change the world. Or, at least, that... |
22 March 2010
07:35 GMT |
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Rihanna turned 22 over the weekend and, in order to celebrate in style, her latest boyfriend Matt Kemp threw her an awesome birthday bash, the kind one doesn’t forget that easily, especially since it also included a dance from a little person. Kemp planned ahead for the back, spending the past month or so placi... |
23 February 2010
04:58 GMT |
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One year ago, Nadya Suleman became the first woman ever to give birth to eight children at once, via C section. The moment her octuplets were brought into the world, she became the closest thing to a hero type of public figure – but that only lasted until word got out she was unemployed and already a mother of ... |
27 January 2010
10:54 GMT |
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Getting around to posting this day-old piece of news just now, Softpedia would like to congratulate Apple on the Mac’s 26th anniversary. Today, January 25th, the Apple Macintosh is already 26 years and one day old. Most of all, however, we would like to praise Apple for its advancements. From 128K to Snow Leopa... |
25 January 2010
10:45 GMT |
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As the story goes, Sir Isaac Newton (born on January 4th, 1643) was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by an apple falling on his head as he was taking a walk in a garden. It was later revealed that the fruit didn’t touch the scientist at all. However, in its turn, the altered story inspired many, ... |
4 January 2010
09:26 GMT |
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With only nine days left until Karmic Koala's official release, it's time to take a look into the past. Five years ago, on the 20th of October, 2004, Mark Shuttleworth and the "warm-hearted Warthogs" from the developer team announced the first official Ubuntu release. Version 4.10, code name "Warty Warthog,... |
20 October 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Activision was born on October the 1st, 1979, and has turned into a leader in the game industry. Its titles are expected by gamers all over the world and, as soon as launched, they spread with the speed of a tsunami. Its games are probably also the most pirated of all in the world and plenty of them are known even to... |
2 October 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Google Calendar, one of the most used event organizers and calendar systems out there, has added some cool new features to its impressive list. From now on, users will be able to add their favorite team's game schedule with just a few clicks inside their own calendar. Alongside the sport calendar, the company&rs... |
3 September 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Steve Wozniak, born Friday, August 11, 1950 in San Jose, California, is 59 years old today. Woz is an American computer engineer of Polish descent who founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) alongside Steve Jobs. He is one of America’s favorite geeks. Steve Wozniak, also known as the “Woz” among me... |
11 August 2009
08:39 GMT |
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A colorful, glittering page on iTunes reveals that Apple’s revolutionary App Store is now one year old. Using the App Store, iPhone and iPod touch owners can download free applications at no charge, or purchase priced applications. As usual, the company used application icons to create artwork for the celebrati... |
7 July 2009
02:22 GMT |
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Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977, Apple Inc. is responsible for the iPod and iTunes, the Mac laptop and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the revolutionary iPhone. The company's motto is "Think Different."The company was called Apple Computer,... |
1 April 2009
11:01 GMT |
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In light of the software's birthday – one year since debut – the team behind Evernote has announced a ton of updates to the solution it provides. Dubbed as “the second brain,” Evernote is a cross-platform software-and-web-based service that enables one to store all kinds of files for safe... |
25 March 2009
09:58 GMT |
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Living a long and full life is one of people's most intimate desires, but for an old lady in Kazakhstan this wish has come true a long time ago. Officials in the country, who have identified the woman, say that she will soon celebrate her 130th birthday, which makes her 16 years older than the individual that ha... |
25 March 2009
07:24 GMT |
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Today, February 24, 2009, Steven Paul Jobs is 54 years old. Steve Jobs is the co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. and the former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios and the world's favorite CEO. Steve Jobs was listed as Fortune Magazine's Most Powerful Businessman of 2007.Steve Jobs, ... |
24 February 2009
02:51 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 has just turned two years old, celebrating the first launch of Sony's console in Japan, which took place in the middle of November. A lot has happened these past two years, and although the Japanese company hoped that the PS3 would dominate the market, like its predecessor, the PS2, such a thin... |
19 November 2008
03:45 GMT |
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Yesterday was the day Apple Stores worldwide turned seven. Happy Birthday Apple Retail Stores! Apple has come a long way since its first stores were set up in Virginia and Glendale back in 2001, from the architectural structure to the way it handles its business.MacDailyNews notes that the first two Apple Stores open... |
20 May 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil turned 26 yesterday - however, his beehived, crack-loving, Grammy-winning wife did not bother to grace her incarcerated better half with her presence, leaving Blaaaaake to entertain himself and find solace in his own jail cell at London's Pentonville prison. Which... |
18 April 2008
06:41 GMT |
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Break out the bubbly and start preparing for some serious partying - one of the world's most coveted ladies and owner of some of the most... ahem, alluring shapes you will ever have the chance to see is turning 29 this weekend. No, I'm not talking about a Brazilian supermodel, and Kate Moss is well over 30 ... |
22 March 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday, dear Yahoo, Happy Birthday to you! The grand event went widely unnoticed, and if it weren't for Valleywag's Owen Thomas, I would have missed it too. It's a surprise Yahoo! said nothing about it, but with the problems they have right now it&#... |
5 March 2008
16:26 GMT |
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Boy, am I happy that my birthday is about nine months away! I really am - particularly since I have some pretty big ideas about how to celebrate this year, and I need plenty of time to put them all into practice - and by that I mean save enough to finally be able to afford that tropical island holiday I've been ... |
18 February 2008
08:06 GMT |
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Why does Paris Hilton always end up looking like she's about to perform oral sex on someone? No, I'm not kidding - and don't give me that "you're disgusting" look, you only need to take one look at these photos to figure out what I mean. And no, I don't feel ashamed of myself in the least - w... |
11 February 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Our favorite train wreck in the world (yes, of course, I'm talking about Britney Spears, who else do you think could possibly have done enough stupid things to earn that title?) celebrated her 26th birthday yesterday, and you absolutely won't believe who was with her during the celebration. I mean, you'... |
3 December 2007
08:35 GMT |
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Lindsay has officially turned 21, which now makes her legal to drink. That did not stop her from drinking in the past, which is why she is in so much trouble with the law today. And that is why yesterday's birthday celebrations have been kept to a minimum. This is a major difference from what was supposed to hap... |
3 July 2007
04:38 GMT |
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Since Lindsay's birthday was coming up, she decided to leave the "Promises" rehab clinic for a while. It seems that dear Li-Lo wants to forget all her problems for a while, but we sure as hell don't. As a matter of fact, we're reminding them to you. Lindsay Lohan suffers from alcohol and cocaine addict... |
2 July 2007
06:37 GMT |
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The "Careless Whisper" singer doesn't want to take an HIV test, arguing that he does not believe in them. Now George, allow me to be frank. I agree that no one lives forever. If someone has HIV (God forbid!), one dies a little faster, but most important, one can cause others to die faster as well. So taking a te... |
28 June 2007
12:25 GMT |
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The Google Russia team is now singing "Happy birthday to you!" as their local version of the company marks the first anniversary since the release. The company is celebrating the event with a new office in Moscow meant to attract the Russian experienced engineers. At this time, Google owns one more Russian office in ... |
30 March 2007
09:47 GMT |
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Say what you will about Paris Hilton 'cause nothing is going to bring her down. Do you know what is the best way to make sure that you never feel depressed and low? The secret lies in learning to love yourself, to appreciate yourself to the full extent of your merits and to always think happy thoughts when it co... |
9 March 2007
10:08 GMT |
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It has become a common fact that Paris Hilton and her La La Empire can't be brought down: many tried to sabotage her and as many failed miserably. Even the Associated Press reached a conclusion, a couple of days ago, that Paris cannot be ignored. People want to read about her, even at those times when she's... |
6 March 2007
07:00 GMT |
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