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Bono Wishes A Happy Birthday To Bill Gates

6:33AM Jesus Diaz | Bill Gates — one of my favourite Gizmodo readers, technology capo di tutti capi and philanthropist — was in Vancouver last week, watching a U2 in concert and celebrating. And of course, Bono greeted him. Belated Happy Birthday, Señor Gates. [Techflash]
Online

Happy Birthday, Internet! Let’s Celebrate Your History, You Old Gal

1:00PM Rosa Golijan | We’ve had many cake-themed posts lately, but it’s not that we’re fat-asses. We’re just celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Internet. And there’s a lot to celebrate, because, as the Guardian shows, she’s seen a lot of action. More »
Music

Happy Birthday iPod, You’re Doomed

5:59AM Wilson Rothman and Brian Lam | Happy eighth birthday, iPod — you don’t look a day over…Aww, who am I kidding? You look old. More »
Online

Here Is The First Photo Of The Internet

4:40AM Jesus Diaz | Little knew Leonard Kleinrock that the first network connection at his UCLA lab was going to bring us this mayhem of tweets and tits we call the internet. Back then, it was all about the possibility of total thermonuclear holocaust. More »
Gadgets

Sony Product Timeline Is a Glorious Gadget History Lesson

3:20PM Jesus Diaz | They have been in comma lately but, through 53 years of history, Sony has created some of the most amazing gadget in history. Some of them changed the world forever. Here you have them all. More »
Business

Happy 53rd Birthday Sony

12:17PM Brian Lam | Masaru Ibuka started Sony, humbly, in post-war Japan above a department store, 53 years ago today. Their opening charter warned, “We must avoid problems which befall large corporations.” More »
Online

Happy Birthday, Gmail, You Cute Lil Five Year Old

12:00PM Erica Ho | Introduced on April Fool’s Day 2004, Gmail turns five years old today, and is decidedly not a joke. [Lifehacker] More »
Gadgets

Happy 100th Birthday To The Toaster

2:30AM Sean Fallon | The internet loves the toaster. Why? Because it makes toast…which reminds us of breakfast…which reminds us of bacon. So, it is only fitting that we wish it well on its 100th birthday. More »
Software

Happy Birthday Cake iPhone App May Result in Spit All Over Your iPhone

9:15AM Dan Nosowitz | AppTOKYO (!!!) is offering their new “Happy Birthday Cake” iPhone app for free for one month, so you can literally do as little as possible to celebrate somebody’s birthday. More »
Software

How to Get Linux On Anything

9:40AM Jason Chen | Happy 15th birthday Linux. For a teenager, you’re pretty well traveled. In fact, you’ve gone to some pretty weird-arse places. Places I probably wouldn’t go myself, and not just for sanitary reasons. More »