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It seems a long time ago now, but back in late 2017 Bitcoin was the darling of stock market investors…
For every successful technological breakthrough, there will be at least one corresponding failure somewhere in the archives. VHS eclipsed Betamax…
MPEG-DASH is a name befitting a cartoon superhero, as well as a history to match. Its story of origin is…
Computer operating systems are rarely celebrated, but Microsoft’s XP is the glorious exception to this rule. Replacing the much hated…
Like many modern-day phenomena, HyperText Markup Language, or HTML, was something of a happy accident. Devised by the World Wide…
Going online nowadays tends to leave a trail of digital breadcrumbs in your wake. These cookies and logs reveal basic…
LAMP stacks underpin many elements of the modern digital world. This combination of server software and programming frameworks can be…
You might have heard mention of the fourth industrial revolution and wondered what it meant. After all, history books tend…
In many ways, The Onion Router embodies the internet’s contrary nature. This privacy-oriented search engine is based on a data…
It’s unlikely that 2018 will be remembered with much affection, but last year was still a remarkable one from a…
The internet’s short but volatile history is littered with doomed enterprises and short-lived brands. Back in the early Noughties, a…