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The History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer
The personal computing business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepre...
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What Ever Happened to Adobe Flash?
For many years, Adobe Flash was synonymous with animation on the web, browser games, and interactive...
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Anatomy of a Mouse
We've all seen and used them at home, school, and work. Computer mice are often inexpensive and basi...
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Don't Bother with A320 Motherboards, Go for AMD's B350 Instead for Raven Ridge
We've learned most of what there is to know about AMD's new Vega-infused CPUs, but those of you thin...
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Graphics Card Pricing Update: December 2018
Time is running out for 2018, so this will be last update to our series that explores graphics card...
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Google Drive Alternatives: Improving Privacy and Security
In an age of eroding online privacy and increasing corporate surveillance, many are looking for a go...
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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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Add Tabs to File Explorer and Other Applications Ahead of Windows 10's Sets Feature
While tabs have been a core part of web browsers for more than a decade (including Internet Explorer...
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Explainer: What Are Processor Threads?
In the beginning, it was just one. Years went by before it became two, and then four. Now you can ha...
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Then and Now: How 30 Years of Progress Have Changed PCs
The humble personal computer has been a part of our lives, directly or indirectly, for nearly five d...
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The Rise of Power: Are CPUs and GPUs Becoming Too Energy Hungry?
Every couple of years, a new generation of computer processors is launched. For a long time, CPUs se...