Pictures capturing the visual ethic of the home computer revolution are this glossy art book's greatest strength. For technical detail and a sense of the software experiences these 'icons' delivered, ...

Today's best desktop PCs can be put to use in a number of ways, from daily office work, to gaming, and from media consumption to its creation. This is also true of all of the best laptops on the ...

I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...

SMAR’s O-PAS work explores containerized flow computing and user-defined function blocks for more flexible industrial automation applications.

Earlier this week, BoingBoing charmed us with a couple of videos in remembrance of the Fairlight CMI, a machine so iconic that it defined the sound of an entire decade of popular music. Cobbled ...

What is a desktop computer? A desktop computer is a personal computing device designed to fit on top of a typical office desk. It houses the physical hardware that makes a computer run and connects to ...

A notebook computer is a battery- or AC-powered personal computer generally smaller than a briefcase that can easily be transported and conveniently used in temporary spaces, such as airplanes, ...

The computer has taken many forms over its long history. Antikythera mechanism; planimeter; arithmometer; Old Brass Brains. Each of these devices took in information, manipulated it according to a ...