Tag Archives: history

Roger Federer becomes oldest world No 1 in tennis history

Rodger Federer reaches the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open and regains the world No 1 spot at 36 years old. Roger Federer returned to the summit of men’s tennis for the first time in more than five years and became the oldest world No 1 in the sport’s history after he proved too strong for Robin Haase at Rotterdam’s ABN ... Read More »

Sindhu’s Performance Best Ever in History of Indian Sports: Padukone

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu’s silver medal-winning performance at the BWF World Championship has come in for high praise from one of Indian badminton’s biggest legend, Prakash Padukone, who has termed the Hyderabad girl’s performance as the best ever by an Indian sportsperson. Padukone, a world championship bronze medallist himself, in an exclusive reaction to CNN-News18 said that Sindhu ... Read More »

The very dirty history of on-demand video technology

It’s the Sony U-Matic in all its analog glory. This device was used in the early 1970s to stream X-rated video to hotel rooms, often using a closed-circuit broadcasting device on the hotel roof. In 1973, a young Roger Ebert reviewed the movie Deep Throat. He was not yet a household name or a Pulitzer Prize winner, but he was a ... Read More »

The 13 greatest first-round upsets in sports history

Chicago is temporarily the center of the sports universe. The Bulls are up 2-0 on the top seed Boston Celtics and looking for the rare No. 8-over-No. 1 NBA upset. Meanwhile, the NHL’s Blackhawks have the shoe skate on the other foot as they trail 3-0 in their first-round series to the eighth-seeded Nashville Predators. As the NBA and NHL brace ... Read More »

House Republicans finalise controversial internet privacy law letting US companies sell browsing history

Internet users in the US could soon see their browsing history, geo-localisation data, health information and the content of their communications being sold to third parties without their consent. The US House of Representatives has repealed a law which forced internet service providers to ask users permission before sharing sensitive and personal information with advertisers. The internet privacy law was passed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ... Read More »

Apple Bandai Pippin ultimate guide: history, hardware, peripherals, games, software and legacy

Whether you’re a fan of Apple’s walled garden ecosystem or not, it’s hard to deny that the California-based tech giant is a master at making its products objects of desire. Every new hardware revision or software release sets the internet alight with articles and forum posts; every new slab or screen or wearable instantly becoming the next benchmark to which ... Read More »