Technology & Gadgets (Belfast Telegraph) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:01:30 GMT Use of the abacus, with its beads in a rack, was first documented in Han Dynasty China in about AD190, but the word dates to much earlier calculating devices.
First look: Ars reviews Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 (Ars Technica) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:50:05 GMT Mozilla has officially released the first Firefox 3.1 alpha. Ars takes a close look at the tab browsing features, enhancements to the Awesome Bar, and web development hotness. Read More...