The Altair 8800 lit the fuse, but Apple's 1977 device made home computing irresistible to the masses. Here's a look back as Apple turns 50.

There are two UNIVAC 1219B computers that have survived since the 1960s and one of them is even operational. [Nathan Farlow] wanted to run a Minecraft server on it, so he did. After a lot of work, ...

YouTuber and orbital mechanics expert Scott Manley has successfully landed a virtual Kerbal astronaut on the Mun, the in-game moon of Kerbal Space Program, using a ZX Spectrum home computer equipped ...

Betteridge’s law applies, but with help and guidance by a human who knows his stuff, [Ready Z80] was able to get a ...

The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Anthropic announced today that its Claude Code and Claude Cowork tools are being updated to accomplish tasks using your computer. The latest update will see these AI resources become capable of ...

Spend any time around the latest big-name devices, and it is easy to find yourself staring at four-figure prices as if they are somehow reasonable. Apple’s current iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max line ...

With the price of RAM getting out of control, it might be a good idea to remind Linux users to enable ZRAM so they can get ...

With the MacBook Neo, Apple's A-series chips came back to the Mac, completing a lengthy journey from experiment to fully ...

Fortnite Battle Royale is one of the world’s most popular battle royal offerings. Set apart by its cartoonish visuals, unique building systems and wild availability – this free-to-play mode can be ...

Packing an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, this is an ideally-balanced high-end gaming PC that's ...