We named it the personal computer. Somewhere along the way, “personal” came to mean “logged into five accounts and re-setting the same preferences on every screen.” That gap, between devices we own ...

In November 1970 a patent was granted for a device dubbed an “X-Y position indicator for a display system”. Amidst the plethora of patents granted that year, you would’ve been forgiven for not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. When I started using a computer in the mid-1970s, it was on a ...

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global market for personal computing devices, including PCs and tablets, is set to grow 3.8% in 2024, reaching 403.5 million units, according to the latest ...

As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing. By Brian X. Chen and Tripp Mickle Reporting ...

In a world where technology is increasingly centralized, Bless is transforming everyday devices—laptops, smartphones, and tablets—into a collective powerhouse for the internet. While the computational ...

When Microsoft announced its new line of Windows PCs in May, the company said the computers were "designed for AI" with new chips from Qualcomm that are more energy efficient than previous Intel ...

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The question of where AI should execute—whether in vast data centers or on personal devices—is a nuanced debate in this era.

In 1989, I wrote a piece in one of my internationally syndicated columns about a mobile computing concept that was very modular. Back then, portable computers were pretty bulky and heavy and having to ...