Pioneer of minicomputer revolution Gordon Bell dies at 89
MIT prodigy who revolutionized computing from mainframes to minicomputers; his legacy endures
Global PC shipments to rebound in 2024 following extended slump
An aging install base and new AI PCs are expected to drive upgrade cycle
Nvidia and AMD are planning Arm-based CPUs for consumer PCs
Intel's shares tumbled following the news
Intel's new acceleration program is pushing for 100 million AI PCs by 2025
Intel wants to promote the use of the latest tech in upcoming "Meteor Lake" chips
Then and Now: How 30 Years of Progress Have Changed PCs
Over the last 30 years, the PC has utterly transformed in appearance, capability, and usage. From the hulking beige boxes to an astonishing array of powerful, colorful, and astonishing computers.
The Inner Workings of PCI Express: How Hardware Works
PCI Express has been around for 20 years, and with no sign of it being replaced any time soon, we dive into the technology to see what makes it so special.
Activision Blizzard is making more money from PC games than console titles
But mobile is still King
Myst developer Cyan's new steampunk game recommends 32GB of RAM
Firmament looks like a modern version of Myst
Scientists have developed a 'living PC' made from mushrooms
Mycelia could form the architecture of future computer brain interfaces
What was the first personal computer to be offered with a graphical user interface?
The GUI owes its existence to the contribution of many great minds in the history of technology...
Sony will wait at least a year to port most PlayStation exclusives to PC
Multiplayer games may release simultaneously on PlayStation and PC
Global PC shipments start to normalize as component shortages ease
Leveling out after a chaotic couple of years
Global PC market sees 15 percent revenue boost despite notebook shipment downturn
Desktop shipments grew 12 percent
PC shipments start to slow following double-digit growth the last two years
Despite a dip, manufacturers still shipped over 80 million PCs
PC Building Simulator 2 arrives this year with better looks, 1,200+ parts, and a 30-hour career mode
New ways of using your PC to pretend-build a PC
Google wants you to try Chrome OS on your old PC or Mac
A lightweight OS may offer your dusty old machine a new lease of life
Corsair's new MP600 Pro LPX M.2 is a PS5-compatible SSD with up to 4TB of storage
The heatsink was specifically designed to fit within PS5's SSD enclosure
Global PC shipments reached 341 million units last year, the highest total since 2012
Shipments of notebooks and mobile workstations led the way
The State of Quantum Computing Systems: Current Designs and Future Challenges
While the race to quantum supremacy is picking up pace, it's still very early stages to call it a "competition." And yet funding is being poured into this field to help push humanity to the next big era in computing.
Global PC sales fall 2% year on year, Chromebook shipments down 37 percent
A slowdown in education spending decreased demand for Google's device
PC market growth affected by ongoing supply issues
Q3 marked the first US shipment decline since the pandemic began
Xerox PARC: the minds behind the GUI, ethernet, laser printing & more
Launched in 1970, Xerox's PARC has played an instrumental role in the engineering of many of the technologies that compose the personal computer – most famously the graphical user interface (GUI), ethernet, laser printing, the mouse, among others. We'd like to take a few and give credit where credit's due.
PC and tablet shipments will continue to grow through 2021, but a slowdown is inevitable
The pandemic gave the PC industry a much-needed boost
What is Crypto Mining?
Today, there are at least 1 million miners for Bitcoin alone. How is this all happening? What role is the miner playing? And how might this change the landscape of computing in the future?