History articles

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  Google+ gets new History API for third-party app and site integration

  By Bryan Bishop on June 27, 2012 11:18 pm + 14 comments

  Facebook users are used to having third-party applications and services post to their stream, and Continue reading…

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  Project Glass and the epic history of wearable computers

  By Paul Miller on June 26, 2012 02:42 pm + 96 comments

  Growing up, my mom would take me and my siblings to the library once a week. When I graduated past C Continue reading…

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  Tetris: can a Cold War classic evolve for the touchscreen?

  By Noah Davis on June 12, 2012 01:38 pm + 58 comments

  The game couldn't be simpler. One of seven shapes falls from the sky. As the "Tetrimino" inches down Continue reading…

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  The humble beginnings of OS X on Intel

  By Vlad Savov on June 11, 2012 04:46 am + 42 comments

  It wasn't that long ago that choosing between Mac and Windows meant a choice between processing Continue reading…

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  The history behind Apple's looming battle over Google Maps

  By Amar Toor on June 5, 2012 01:30 am + 147 comments

  The Wall Street Journal has weighed in on the brewing battle for mobile map supremacy, independently Continue reading…

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  Vintage video game ads bring you back to your childhood

  By Andrew Webster on June 3, 2012 01:31 am + 51 comments

  Advertising can be a nuisance, but it also has the power to take you back in time — as this m Continue reading…

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  Dataland: the MIT's '70s media room concept that influenced the Mac

  By Thomas Houston on May 24, 2012 04:10 pm + 24 comments

  In research for our latest Future Passed piece, I came across the mention of "Dataland" and a Continue reading…

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  Future Passed: When we dreamed of television

  By Matt Novak on May 24, 2012 12:45 pm + 69 comments

  The rush to create television was started by a rumor. In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell, the famed Continue reading…

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  Twitter experimenting with customized 'who to follow' lists based on browsing behavior

  By Bryan Bishop on May 17, 2012 09:17 pm + 3 comments

  We reported today that Twitter has begun implementing the "Do Not Track" privacy option for its Continue reading…

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  Starlite: the miracle material that could be lost forever

  By Jamie Keene on May 17, 2012 08:46 am + 95 comments

  On a 1990 episode of the BBC TV show Tomorrow's World, presenter Peter McCann showed off a new Continue reading…