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Free games, and the school-computer favourite
Miniclip was where school computer labs went to play 8 Ball Pool, Club Penguin's ancestors and hundreds of other Flash games. In 2010 it claimed tens of millions of monthly players and was expanding...
Be right back; announced in chat before stepping away from MSN or AIM.
brb: Be right back; announced in chat before stepping away from MSN or AIM. Example: "brb mom needs the computer"
Core 2 Duo, 4 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive and a DVD burner
The mainstream laptop of 2010, from Dell, HP, Toshiba or Acer, ran Windows 7 Home Premium on an Intel Core 2 Duo or the new Core i3, with 3 or 4 GB of RAM, a 250 to 500 GB spinning hard drive, a...
A magic folder that synced, 2 GB free
Dropbox gave you a folder that synced across your computers and phone, with 2 GB free and more if you referred friends. In 2010 it was the way students moved essays between the library computer and...
The trick-question Flash game every classroom knew
Splapp-me-do's The Impossible Quiz, from 2007, was still one of the most-played Flash games on school computers in 2010: 110 trick questions, three lives, and skips. It was the kind of small, cruel,...
Kratos versus Olympus, in PS3 spectacle
God of War III, released in March 2010, was the PlayStation 3's graphical showpiece of the year, with Kratos climbing titans the size of mountains. It sold more than a million copies in its first...
Five years in the making, finally released in November
Gran Turismo 5, delayed for years, finally shipped on 24 November 2010 with more than 1,000 cars and a mixed reception for its uneven car models and long install. It still sold millions and was the...
A terabyte for under $100, or 80 GB of flash for twice that
In 2010 a 1 TB desktop hard drive cost under $100, but solid-state drives were still exotic: an 80 to 128 GB SSD cost $200 to $300. Enthusiasts installed them as boot drives to cut Windows 7 startup...
"Press X to Jason": the interactive drama
Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, released in February 2010, was a PS3 thriller told through quick-time events and branching choices. Its ambition drew praise, its awkward moments became memes ("Jason!"),...
Draw a line, watch the sledder ride it
Line Rider, the 2006 Flash toy where you draw slopes for a tiny sledder, was still a school-computer staple in 2010, and elaborate Line Rider tracks synchronised to music were a YouTube genre of...
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