Byte size news: Gamers score in book of records

Thought you spent too much time on the couch gaming to ever get a mention in the Guinness World Records?
Think again, fellow gamers.
A Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition has just been published and features gamers of all ages.
The oldest gamer to make the book is 85-year-old John Bates from Wisconsin, a former high-school principal who achieved the most perfect scores on Wii Sports Bowling.
The youngest is 9-year-old Ryota Wada from Tokyo, the youngest gamer to achieve a perfect AAA score on music video game Dance Dance Revolution.
If you want to beat the largest collection of Super Mario memorabilia you'll need to get more than 5400, and if you think you're tops at Guitar Hero 3 you'll need to set your sights on San Francisco woman Annie Leung's 789,349 points.
Facebook stalkers 'fess up
Facebook is great for a heap of reasons, but none more so than being able to find out what people you once knew are now up to.
And none more so than the ex - at least according to the 75 per cent of people who responded to a United States fitness magazine survey and admitted to using social media to check up on a former partner.
Not surprisingly, then, 81 per cent said they wouldn't defriend an ex on Facebook.
Looking into how social media affects the modern relationship, the results also show women are more likely to use Google to screen potential dates than men and that in the bedroom 5 per cent of people would have a glance at who is calling if the phone rang. One per cent would answer it.
Soldiers watch their step
And you thought it was tough enough keeping the boss from seeing what you're doing online.
Spare a thought for the US Army's soldiers, who have just been issued with a reminder that their online footprint could give their enemies an advantage.
The soldiers have just been issued a new handbook warning them to think twice before letting rip on Facebook and Twitter.
"Our adversaries are trolling social networks, blogs and forums, trying to find sensitive information they can use about our military goals and objectives," Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth Preston reportedly wrote in the handbook.
"Therefore, it is imperative that all soldiers and family members understand the importance of practicing good operations security measures."
Troops and their relatives should avoid mentioning ranks, a unit's location, deployment dates and the type of equipment used, the guide said.
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