The End of Computer Magazines in America With Maximum PC and MacLife’s abandonment of print, the dead-tree era of computer journalism is officially over. It lasted almost half a century—and was quite ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, PC Connection built its brand on a campaign starring folksy small-town critters. They’ll still charm your socks off.

The True Face of Mario Uncovering the fascinating true story behind an iconic character's origins--and why nobody likes to talk about them.

The 25 Most Notable Quotes in Tech History Legendary sound bites that made sense, made history--or just made us laugh.

The Secret Origin of Windows A quarter century ago, Windows wasn't everywhere. In fact, some were doubtful it would ever ship at all. And Tandy Trower was there.

(Tandy Trower spent 28 years at Microsoft, working on everything from Microsoft BASIC to Windows 1.0 to user interfaces to robotics. In this article–part of our commemoration of Microsoft Bob’s ...

They weren’t the best thing he ever did, or the one which we’ll cherish the most. But with the sad news of the passing of James Garner, it’s worth pausing to remember the commercials he did in the ...

Recently on Facebook, my friend, nerd extraordinaire Esther Schindler, shared a photograph of herself wearing an old T-shirt and challenged her followers to identify it: Either you have no idea what ...

Amiga: 25 Years Later Let's hear it for the greatest cult computer of them all, which debuted a quarter-century ago today.

This Dumb Year: The 57 Lamest Tech Moments of 2010 For high-profile flops, strange decisions, pointless lawsuits, and general weirdness, it's been a very good year.

So much for quiet Sundays. AT&T announced today that it’s agreed to acquire T-Mobile US from Deutsche Telekom, a merger which, if completed, will make it by far the country’s biggest wireless phone ...

Quick, what's the most admired technology brand? Maybe you answered Apple. Or Google. Or maybe even Microsoft. I'm reasonably certain, however, that none of the brands you're about to read about ...