Tales In Tech History

Tales In Tech History: The Y2K Bug

Computing armageddon was forecast in the lead up to the new century, yet for many the Y2K Millennium bug was…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Zune

Another Microsoft hardware failure, the Zune media player was nevertheless once touted as a real challenger to the Apple iPod

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Iomega Zip Drive

For when a traditional floppy disk could not cut it, computers users opted for higher capacity Zip drives

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Floppy Disk

Before the days of email attachments and USB sticks, PC users had to utilise the humble floppy disk

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Xbox & Microsoft’s Big Gaming Adventure

In November 2001 Microsoft introduced its Xbox console which, despite some hiccups, remains the main competitor to Sony's PlayStation

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Tales In Tech History: Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi has its origins in the telecom market, and arguably its popularity neutred the absolute power of telecom giants

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Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is now 26 and its impact on the IT and business worlds has been immeasurable

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Tales in Tech History: Amstrad And The House Sugar Built

Amstrad once competed against the likes of Commodore and Sinclair Spectrum, and was a leading British tech star

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Tales In Tech History: Windows Mobile

Before the Windows Phone and Nokia debacle, Microsoft struggled to gain critical mass with Windows Mobile

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Tales In Tech History: Palm And The PDA

Palm was a smartphone pioneer and a leading personal digital assistant provider, but HP's acquisition sealed its fate

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Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications

It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated

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Tales In Tech History: Classic BT Red Telephone Box Celebrates 80th Birthday

The red K6 telephone box is forever a symbol of Britain and this week it celebrates its 80th birthday

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Curious Case Of The HP TouchPad

What tablet lasted barely two months before it was pulled and consigned to the tech dustbin of history?

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Apple Newton

Yes folks, Apple did make some technology turkeys. The Apple Newton PDA being a case in point

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Linux Celebrates 25th Birthday

A humble open source software project from Finland has thrived for 25 years despite decades of competition from rival proprietary…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: 25 Years Of The World Wide Web

Dialup doldrums...the public was given access to the Internet on 23 August 1991 thanks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee's invention

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Betamax Revolution

Every week we look back at an iconic piece of technology, and start with one that revolutionise home TV viewing…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Windows

Windows 10 is one, but find out more about Microsoft's operating system through the years. Just don't mention Windows ME

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Japan Ends VCR Production

End of an era. Japan's last VCR maker to halt production, signalling end for the humble video cassette

8 years ago