Archive for March 1st, 2009

Rogue code led to Gmail shutdown (Financial Times)

A rogue piece of software, which triggered a cascading failure through Google’s data centres around the world, led to the shutdown of its Gmail system last week.

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

University challenged: BBC probe after claims Brainy Gail’s teammate in the final was not a student (Daily Mail: World News)

For 'human Google' Gail Trimble, the sweet taste of success could be about to sour. The BBC is investigating embarrassing claims that her teammates was not a student.

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Mobile Royale asks “Where is the Perfect Twitter Client?” (All About Symbian)

Mobile Royale would like developers to work on a decent Twitter interface for S60 devices. They've posted their challenge on-line , and are pointing to the interface that the Google Search plug-in, and asking for 'something like that' so people can tweet directly from the stand-by screen.

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Gail Trimble’s University Challenge winning teammate is not a student (Guardian Unlimited)

She got by with a little help from her friends. Gail Trimble, dubbed "the human Google" and the "greatest contestant ever", went from student to superstar last week with her team's victory in the final of University Challenge

Sunday, March 1st, 2009