Tag archive: milestone

Location-based social networking service foursquare said in a blog post on Tuesday that it had hit a billion check-ins – that’s a big number for a service that only launched two years ago. “….a billion check-ins was pretty cool. Thanks for helping us get there, and we look forward to the next quadrillion,” the blog post said. The milestone has given the company an opportunity to take some of the data and turn it into a video, resplendent… Read More

The world's hatred of pigs has never been greater. At the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, Angry Birds developer Rovio announced that the hit smartphone game will surpass 100 million downloads in the imminent future, reports Develop. Speaking at the conference, executive Peter Vesterbaka thanked the iPhone for making its success possible. “We really have to thank Apple for changing our business,” said… Read More

Why shoot bullets or missiles, when you can dissolve your enemies with a super laser? It's a potentially devastating weapon that needs no ammunition, can shoot lasers right out of the sky, and can run for as long as a ship can power it. The U.S. Navy loves the idea so much, it is funding a Free Electron Laser program that  hopes to have a working death ray by 2018. Well, that dream is one step closer to reality. Today, the Office of Naval… Read More

VoIP provider Skype yesterday said they'd globally reached a major milestone in the number of registered users who communicate using their service. Skype is available currently in 27 languages and used in almost every country around the world. Skype's magic number, the eBay company said, is now over the 100 million registered users mark. They've achieved this milestone in just two-and-a-half years' time, nearly… Read More