Aside from their ability to operate fairly well in extreme temperatures, lead-acid batteries don’t have many benefits compared to more modern battery technology. They’re heavy, not particularly energy ...

In the heart of Manchester, UK, a groundbreaking event took place in 1948: the first modern computer, known as the Manchester Baby, ran its very first program. The Baby’s ability to execute stored ...

It's 2008 all over again, as researchers have found a way to use cold boot attacks against modern computers to steal sensitive data from lost or stolen devices. Olle Segerdahl and Pasi Saarinen, ...

Computing is often celebrated for its precision and speed. But researchers and hyperscale data center operators are warning of a growing threat that challenges one of computing’s core promises: ...

Most of the mice available for modern computers connect to a PC via USB or Bluetooth. But there was a time when computers didn’t have either of those things. So if you want to use a modern mouse with ...

If you had sat down with a musician in 1976 and told them the entire way they approach recording, tracking, and ultimately releasing music would be down to a single device, they’d scoff. The recording ...