Apple iPhone: The Gadget That Rewired Modern Life
The iPhone redefined technology and culture. More than a phone, it merged music, communication, and the web – transforming not just gadgets, but how we connect and create.
What was the first computer program to have AI (and on what hardware did it run)?
One of the earliest and most influential examples of artificial intelligence was...
Intel's origin story: Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce left which company to found Intel?
Initially, the new venture was named "Moore Noyce Electronics."
YouTube at 20: The Video-Sharing Site That Conquered the Internet
YouTube is now 20, from scrappy startup to $450 billion media giant. Once an afterthought in digital TV debates, it now rivals Netflix, fuels billion-dollar creators, and reshapes entertainment.
Atari 2600: The Atlantis of Game Consoles
Atari rose like a legend, bringing arcade games home with the 2600 - then fell just as fast. This is the story of a console that shaped gaming history and nearly took the industry down with it.
The Most Memorable Overclocking-Friendly CPUs
Enthusiasts have pushed silicon to its limits for decades. The thrill of extra performance lives on, and here are some of the most iconic CPUs ever, revered for their overclocking prowess.
In tech culture, the term "vaporware" was first used in reference to which product?
All of those who immediately think "Duke Nukem Forever," please raise your hand.
Do you know what's the best-selling desktop computer of all time?
Was is it the Apple II, the Atari 800, or the IBM PC?
Before ChatGPT, there was AlexNet: the AI code that started it all is now open source
The big picture: You can't go five minutes these days without hearing about AI this and AI that. But have you ever wondered how we got here? The credit largely goes to a groundbreaking neural network from 2012 called AlexNet. While it didn't cause an immediate sensation, it ultimately became the foundation for the deep learning revolution we're experiencing today. Now, after years of negotiations, the original source code has finally been released to the public.
Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner
CD burning was threatening Steam's entire business model
Burned: Valve's founding chief marketing officer, Monica Harrington, recently shared her account of how the company became the leading provider of digital PC games. Harrington pushed for stricter authentication measures after discovering how young players were more than willing to pirate their games.
Apple iMac: The Computer That Saved the Company
Before the iPhone or iPod, Apple's comeback began with the iMac. In 1998, the Bondi Blue desktop revolutionized home PCs, rescued Apple from near bankruptcy, and set the stage for its future success.
The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...
Circa 1956. 5MB of storage got you the ability to keep 2.5 million pages of typed text.
The Windows 95 setup was text-based for a good reason, Microsoft employee reveals
Implementing graphics in the MS-DOS environment wasn't worth the effort
What was the first all-transistor television ever released?
The world's first non-projection, fully transistorized television was launched in May 1960.
Video Game History Foundation releases trove of game dev documents, magazines, and more
Searchable archived documents and never-before-seen development materials available for free
In 1863, one man warned us about AI - how a 19th-century letter foresaw AI fears
The theme of machine dominance would later find its way into numerous works of science fiction
Through the looking glass: In an era when the American Civil War dominated headlines, an English sheep farmer in New Zealand penned a letter that would prove remarkably prophetic. On June 13, 1863, The Press newspaper of Christchurch published a missive titled "Darwin among the Machines," which may contain the first published argument for halting technological progress to prevent machines from dominating humanity.
Before Apple, iPod creator Tony Fadell had his MP3 player idea rejected by which two companies?
Companies believed the market for an MP3 player was too niche and unprofitable. But not Apple.
Dell kills XPS, Inspiron, Precision, and Latitude brands, reworks PC offerings
Dell PCs are now split into Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max tiers
What Are Chiplets and Why They Are So Important for the Future of Processors
While chiplets have been around for decades, today they are the hottest trend in chip making powering millions of devices from PCs, to servers, phones and wearables.
Trivia: What was the first computer virus?
Did you know? The first virus was named after a villain from the original Scooby Doo cartoons.
Meet Transformers: The Google Breakthrough that Rewrote AI's Roadmap
For all the talk about AI these days, you may not know that it was a 2017 Google research paper that kickstarted modern generative AI by introducing the Transformer, a groundbreaking model that reshaped language processing.
The IBM PC: The Most Influential Non-Invention
Legends of Tech The IBM PC revolutionized computing by setting standards for hardware and software compatibility - it's a symbol of standardization that reshaped the industry for decades to come.
Leaked email sheds light on the curious death of HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain
While not a suicide note, the letter does explain Brain's mental state just before he took his own life
Which of the following chipmakers never made x86 CPUs?
Was it Cyrix, Motorola, IBM or VIA?
What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text?
Was it Neverwinter Nights, EverQuest, Ultima Online or Asheron's Call?