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BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

...Although now an ordinary company, BT has more than a century of history as the UK's state telecommunications provider, first as the Post Office... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
Alan Turing: 10 ideas beyond Enigma

Alan Turing: 10 ideas beyond Enigma

...going unrecognised in a wider world changed by their discoveries. The hidden history of Alan Turing is just a particularly bizarre example — one we can... Read more

3 March, 2012 by S Barry Cooper
Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

...useful system. However, poor marketing and general bafflement saw it relegated to history's footnotes. Perhaps its most endearing feature was a voice synthesiser designed... Read more

2 May, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Tech Family Tree: The iPhone

Tech Family Tree: The iPhone

The iPhone launched in 2007, and the mobile phone market was never the same again. Explore the technological heritage of Apple's smartphone via our interactive timeline Read more

13 September, 2011 by Staff
Exhibition charts the <endeca_term>history</endeca_term> of computing

Exhibition charts the history of computing

...Ard/CNET NewsFor more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Computer History Museum opens new exhibit (photos) on CNET News. Get the latest technology... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Scott Ard
London's Science Museum links tech <endeca_term>history</endeca_term>

London's Science Museum links tech history

...replica of the Difference Engine No 2 also exists in the Computer History Museum in California. A project to create the full Analytical Engine — which... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

YouPorn sued for checking browser history

...been sued by two users who accuse it of 'sniffing' their browser history. Photo credit: CNET News Plaintiffs David Pitner and Jared Reagan, both of... Read more

7 December, 2010 by Stephen Shankland
A quarter century of Windows

A quarter century of Windows

...pattern of delay that was to recur periodically through the product's history). Its first incarnation was as a front end bolted onto Microsoft's... Read more

20 November, 2010 by Charles McLellan
A look at the <endeca_term>history</endeca_term> of Internet Explorer

A look at the history of Internet Explorer

...old on Monday, so we're taking a look back at its history.The latest version of Internet Explorer (IE) — IE9 — will launch in beta... Read more

17 August, 2010 by Ina Fried
Anti-Porn 17.7.5.8

Anti-Porn 17.7.5.8

...so on. You can have the inventory of your kid's computer history.On the other hand, adults, who with password, can surf internet unlimitedly... Read more

8 May, 2012
BT corporate archives to be put online

BT corporate archives to be put online

...A fully searchable digital archive of BT documents and photographs detailing the history of British Telecommunications will exist on the web with mobile access, crowd... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

When was the first app? Try 19th century France

...breakthroughs that sparked the digital revolution? From the abacus to the iPhone... <a href=Read more

3 January, 2012 by silicon.com staff
Domesday Reloaded in touchscreen glory

Domesday Reloaded in touchscreen glory

...a 50-inch touchscreen table that allows visitors to explore the social history of the UK since 1986 Read more

9 December, 2011 by Ben Woods
IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

IBM has hit its century and is doing very well, thank you. But it's not the company it once thought it should be Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jack Schofield
Tunny code-breaker rebuilt at Bletchley Park

Tunny code-breaker rebuilt at Bletchley Park

Engineers at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park have rebuilt the Tunny machine, a key device used in decoding German High Command messages during the Second World War Read more

26 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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