AfterDawn: Tech news

Google I/O tickets sell out in 20 minutes

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Mar 2012 1:17

Google I/O tickets sell out in 20 minutes Tickets for Google's 2012 I/O conference sold out in 20 minutes, says the search giant.
Google's Vic Gundotra has posted today that 6250 queries hit their servers every second starting at 7:00AM, when the tickets went on sale.

The sell-out is impressive given that Google doubled the price to $900 for general admission, hoping to make the event more exclusive. Google gives away many expensive items each year, including a Samsung Tablet 10.1, a Chromebook and a 4G Mobile Hotspot to 2011 attendees.

Intended for devs and other Google fans, the event will take place from June 27th to June 29th in San Fransisco.

Google will stream the keynote and other sessions live, with all the videos made available online within 24 hours for download.

Previous Next  
Comments have been disabled for this article.

Latest news

GitHub Copilot to train its AI with users' prompts, code - here's how to opt out GitHub Copilot to train its AI with users' prompts, code - here's how to opt out (30 Mar 2026 3:49)
GitHub, the world's largest code repository for software development projects, owned by Microsoft, will start using user interactions to train its AI models.
Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available (28 Mar 2026 6:49)
Sony has announced that it is temporarily suspending the sale of memory cards used in mobile phones and digital cameras, among other things. The company states that the reason is problems with the availability of memory chips.
Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds (28 Mar 2026 6:17)
Austria is planning to ban social media for children under 14. The reform aims to protect children from harmful effects and addictions, but at the same time, it is problematic from a privacy perspective.
TP-Link urges users to update their routers - several vulnerabilities patched TP-Link urges users to update their routers - several vulnerabilities patched (26 Mar 2026 1:56)
Serious security vulnerabilities have been discovered in several TP-Link router models, for which patches were released at the end of March 2026. The company urges users to update their router software immediately.
Google: The feared Q-Day is now expected to happen in 2029 Google: The feared Q-Day is now expected to happen in 2029 (25 Mar 2026 4:32)
Google has advanced its estimate of when current forms of encryption will become insecure. The moment is called Q-Day, or Quantum Day, when the computational power of quantum computers will be sufficient to break currently used encryptions.

News archive