What was the first consumer device powered by a Li-ion battery?
Lithium-ion batteries changed tech forever, but the first consumer device to use one may surprise you.
Before it was known as Adobe Photoshop, what was the original name of the software in 1987?
Photoshop started as a student's side project.
The Real Reason Nvidia Has Abandoned PC Gamers
Nvidia's shift away from PC gaming wasn't driven by AI alone. Slowing GPU gains, rising manufacturing costs, and longer upgrade cycles made gamers a far less attractive business.
The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have?
One button, two buttons... three?
What was Nintendo's first ever product (back in 1889)?
Nintendo's origins are stranger than many gamers realize. Take a guess.
A Decade of AMD Ryzen: 10 Years of CPUs Tested
From near collapse to CPU dominance, we revisit 10 years of AMD Ryzen, benchmarking every flagship generation to see how performance, value, and architecture evolved.
Which tech company invented work-from-home, then killed it?
Before Zoom was popular, this tech giant had 40% of its workforce remote. Then came the reversal.
The first CD recorder was shockingly expensive – guess how much
Before CDs went mainstream, recording one cost a small fortune. Made by Denon in 1991
What was the first ransomware attack to demand payment in Bitcoin?
Test your cyber history savvy in this week's trivia.
Which mobile app was the first to reach 1 billion users?
Was it TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, or WeChat?
Apple turns 50 with a legacy of reinventing the personal computer
Through the looking glass: Apple turned 50 this week as a multi-trillion-dollar platform company built around the iPhone, the most successful product ever made, along with laptops, tablets, smartwatches, audio gear, and a multitude of digital services. But it all began as a bare circuit board passed around a hobbyist club in Silicon Valley.
What Ever Happened to Napster? From MP3 Rebellion to Streaming Blueprint
Napster made digital music feel limitless for the first time, then vanished in lawsuits, rebrands, and sales. Its name faded, but its ideas still shape how the world listens.
"Silicon" is a new coffee table book about the chip industry's origins and impact
Essays span everything from crystal growth to Nvidia's role in the AI boom
Legends of Tech: Nintendo Entertainment System
Before the NES, home consoles were a burned market in the US. Nintendo reversed that narrative with games that turned consoles into a global industry again.
Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?
Did you know, Google co-founder Larry Page attempted to sell the search engine for $1.6 million?
How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
Real hard drives have handles – two handles. And no, that's not the BFG.
What was the size of the first-generation floppy disk?
Were they always 3.5-inch? Also, do you remember the Zip drive?
Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
Bluetooth technology is named after...
The first ever webcam was used at Cambridge University, but what was it designed to do?
Computer scientists at Cambridge University deployed the first ever webcam in 1991.
Which was the first breakthrough SSD available to consumers?
Storage would never be the same again
JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web
From browser toy to global standard: JavaScript survived chaos, outlived Java applets, and became unstoppable
Windows just turned 40: What was the original project name of Windows 1.0?
The graphical user interface for MS-DOS circa 1985
The first microprocessor was not Intel's 4004, it was a secret 8x faster chip inside the F-14 Tomcat
But what is a microprocessor, really?
Classified history: Intel's 4004 has long been celebrated as a milestone in the early history of personal computing. However, decades after its introduction, it's been revealed that an iconic fighter jet used a similar processor that predated Intel's invention and was far more advanced.
AMD's Am9080 at 50: The reverse-engineered chip that launched AMD into the CPU era
The unlikely microprocessor that launched AMD into a contender