Many IT product names hide a story, a joke, or a message. We reveal what lies behind the seemingly normal names of hardware ...

The original version of Microsoft Windows, which was introduced in 1985. Windows 1.0 was a DOS application that provided a crude windowing environment. Its "MS-DOS Executive" was the launching pad ...

Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2024's Android 15 release. What a long, strange trip it’s been ...

The previous version of Windows, introduced in 2015. Tablet apps can run in a window just like desktop apps rather than only full screen as in Windows 8, and the user interface automatically ...

Paul McNally has been around consoles and computers since his parents bought him a Mattel Intellivision in 1980. He has been a prominent games journalist… Despite being in Early Access since ...

Since Nintendo Switch launched back in March 2017, the handheld hybrid console has received numerous firmware updates. As is standard for any piece of technology these days, these system updates ...

Within a span of just a couple of decades, Bluetooth has evolved from a niche wireless protocol to a ubiquitous technology that we rely on daily for connecting everything from headphones to smart ...

Next, Microsoft made IE free in a Windows 95 add-on program called Microsoft Plus ... open-source success stories. Silicon Valley has had a business culture all its own since the 1930s when Bill ...

A look at the Trusted Platform Module and why Windows 11 needs it Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0). This chip is dedicated to handling cryptographic tasks, which Windows ...

Windows 11 already has pretty decent support for compressed files (more improvements are coming with version 24H2). However, it still cannot beat dedicated apps like 7-Zip or NanaZip, which offer ...

This mid-spec trim doesn’t cost much more than our favourite Life trim but adds a couple of extra niceties, including a rear-view camera, tinted rear windows, 16in alloy wheels and wireless ...