Xerox Star 8010: 45 years of the computer that invented the mouse
On 27 April 1981 the Xerox Star 8010 brought the mouse, icons and windows to the world. It cost $75,000, flopped …
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Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
Ubiquitous computing: how Mark Weiser predicted today's world
Mark Weiser died on 27 April 1999, aged 46, without seeing the future he predicted: invisible computers in everything — …
Neo Geo AES: 36 years of the most expensive console ever made
On 26 April 1990, SNK launched the Neo Geo AES in Japan — the $650 console that brought the arcade home. 36 years of a …
The Chernobyl virus: the malware that fried your PC's BIOS
On 26 April 1999, the CIH Chernobyl virus triggered and destroyed hundreds of thousands of PCs — the first malware …
37 years of the pocket phone: are you freer or more trapped?
On 25 April 1989, Motorola launched the first pocket-sized mobile phone. 37 years on, the question still stands: did the …
YouTube at 21: the 19-second video that changed the internet
On 23 April 2005, Jawed Karim filmed 19 seconds at a zoo. That unscripted, unedited, unpretentious clip became the first …
Mosaic 1.0: 33 years of the browser that invented the visual web
On 22 April 1993, Mosaic 1.0 was released and turned the internet from plain text into something anyone could use. 33 …
Winamp: 29 years of the player that whipped the llama's ass
On 21 April 1997, Justin Frankel released Winamp 0.20a. The player that defined the MP3 era turns 29 today — and the …