Charles Babbage is renowned worldwide as the designer of the first programmable mechanical computer, in 1834. Babbage’s “Analytical Engine” was designed to solve any equation by simply cranking a ...

Legendary software pioneer Bill Atkinson died at the age of 74 on Thursday at his home in Portola Valley, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area. In a Facebook post, his family said the cause of his ...

Remember the first laptops? They were weird. Ancient laptops were often as large as desktop computers but only had tiny ...

An interesting new gaming laptop concept is hoping to raise funds on Kickstarter, bringing together a laptop-style form factor using top-spec desktop components. The unique project claims to be the ...

Researchers in China have developed an artificial intelligence tool capable of designing a working computer in under five hours. The team of 19 computer scientists from five different institutions ...

Via aims to make customization easier and shorten design cycles by releasing the design for a low-cost laptop with WiMax support under open source license Via Technologies released the hardware design ...

Mary Lou Jepsen, the XO laptop’s designer and OLPC’s CTO, split from the project a little over a week ago to “commercialize” some of the tech she developed for the project—the display in ...

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the use of software to create precise digital drawings and 3D models of products. It allows designers to visualise and modify designs quickly, ensuring accuracy and ...

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