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Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft codenames

Tyler Holman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:15:36 +0100

Ever been curious about Microsoft product codenames and the stories behind them? For this week's Trivia Tuesday, we've assembled a sampling of some of the most interesting, from Opus to Longhorn. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: All About Operating Systems

Tyler Holman — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:36:51 +0100

This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at operating systems; what they are, how they work, and their history, from their unlikely origins at General Motors to the source code of Windows. Read more...

How much ink do the world's inkjet printers use each year?

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:29:14 +0100

Next year, over 314 million inkjet cartridges will be sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 942 million cartridges that will be sold across the world in 2012; or thirty cartridges per second Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: 5 Apple products you've probably forgotten

Tyler Holman — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:17:03 +0100

Over the years, the folks at Cupertino have produced some awesome products. But what about the not so awesome products? This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at five forgotten Apple products. Read more...

Trivia: Printing all the way to Mars and back

Steven Parker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:08:31 +0100

Did you know that if you stacked all the pages printed in the world in 2010 in one giant stack, they would reach to the moon? That's 356,400 kilometers - more fun facts inside. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Some facts about BitTorrent

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:11:28 +0000

BitTorrent is a protocol used by millions of people to download ("torrent") files over a peer-to-peer network, some which are legit and many that are not. Here are some random facts about torrenting Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Apple invention misconceptions

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:18:40 +0000

While Apple may be an industry leader in several markets with products like the iPad and iPhone, there are some things that people think the company has invented but they actually haven't Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Storing a person's life as a 1080p movie

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:41 +0000

Ever wondered just how large a movie would be if you recorded an entire persons life from start to finish? Well I did the calculations and the result is a staggering but interesting piece of trivia Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Which came first? Apple or Microsoft?

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:28:35 +0000

In a war between two of the greatest tech companies ever founded, who was actually the first to reach major milestones? This Trivia Tuesday we look at which came first: Apple or Microsoft? Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Origins of the scroll lock

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:55:34 +0000

Ever wonder what the most useless key on the keyboard, the scroll lock key, was once used for? Read on and learn some trivia as we discover what purpose the key originally had. Read more...

New M-rated trivia game on the way

malebolgia — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:32:00 +0000

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New developer, Top Heavy Studios, to deliver topless trivia to PC, consoles. Representatives from Top Heavy Studios visited the GameSpot offices recently to debut The Guy Game, a trivia game that takes... Read more...