WHEN WAS the last time you used a calculator? Having enjoyed a brief heyday in the 1970s, these once miraculous-seeming gizmos now mostly languish in desk drawers. Keith Houston’s sprightly history ...

Before smartphones exploded on the scene in the late 00s, there was still a reasonable demand for pocket-sized computers that could do relatively simple computing tasks. Palm Pilots and other PDAs ...

The Sharp PC-G801 was an impressive little pocket computer when it debuted in 1988. However, in the year 2025, a Z80-compatible machine with just 8 kB of RAM is hardly much to get excited about.

Clive Sinclair, who invented the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, an early personal computer, died of cancer Thursday at age 81, his family confirmed. Sinclair was an inventor with an impressive list of ...

commentary In its continuing quest for ever-longer product names, Microsoft this week introduced Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PC. I'm not sure what genius dreamed up the new name, but I ...

Imagine a world where you no longer need to carry a bulky laptop or workstation to get work done. In an age where portability and versatility are key, technology has introduced devices that pack ...