Stories by Paul McNamara

Article | 23/05/2013 In Pictures: Twitter’s 10 most antisocial celebrities
Followed by millions, they follow no one (or only one) in return
Article | 4/02/2013 In Pictures: 2013’s geekiest 25th anniversaries
A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1988
Article | 6/11/2012 In Pictures: Programmer and ‘bionic leg’ ace 103-story test
Software engineer using mind-controlled prosthetic limb scales Chicago tower
Article | 11/09/2012 In Pictures: A look back at the first iPhone debut day
Steve Jobs unveiled first iPhone at Macworld on Jan. 9, 2007
Article | 28/06/2012 In Pictures: Five years ago they said the iPhone would be a flop ... Now?
Pundits who got it wrong explain why ... or deny that they did
Article | 14/06/2012 In Pictures: 2012’s 25 geekiest 25th anniversaries
Here's a look back at the most memorable events and products from 1987
Article | 6/06/2012 In Pictures: Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass
Company touts multi-device capabilities - and other Xbox news - at E3
Article | 19/03/2012 In Pictures: iPad mania … around the world
Devotees waiting in line in China, Germany, Australia and U.S.
Article | 2/03/2011 Google apologizes for Gmail bug that shook 150,000 users
Google says it is "very sorry" for a Gmail software bug that reset some 150,000 accounts and left their owners contemplating the prospect of having lo...
Article | 28/01/2010 Sun's Scott McNealy: 'Thanks for a great 28 years'
Sun founder Scott McNealy yesterday holstered the snark and poured his heart out in a farewell letter to company employees and stakeholders.
Article | 28/01/2010 Did Apple's iPad debut put a choke-hold on the Internet?
If our experience here and the chatter on Twitter is any indication, then the answer is that it sure looks as though the Internet gagged on an iPad.
Article | 5/01/2010 Facebook blocks 'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'
Operators of Web site dedicated to those who seek social-media death with dignity say that Facebook is taking a more Hippocratic approach to the idea ...
Article | 24/02/2009 Social networks all over the map on reliability
That Twitter had more downtime last year (84 hours) than any of 15 social network sites measured by an uptime monitoring service should surprise no on...
Article | 17/01/2009 Twitter limits searches on site ... why?
Two Twitter questions have been nagging at me: Why on Earth would Twitter limit the number of searches a user may conduct -- a typical, relatively new...
Article | 9/10/2008 Torvalds talks about his brand new blog
We tend to think that everybody who's anybody in the tech world has a blog, right? Well, Linus Torvalds didn't have a blog, at least not until dipping...

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