If you spend any time around technology, and probably even if you don’t, then you’ll probably also have heard some variation on the saying, “There’s more computing power in your pocket than was used ...

Hewlett-Packard has given new life to its calculator history through applications for the iPhone and Windows. They're practical, but not cheap. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

While we might have started out using our fingers and toes to count, humanity has been busy designing machines to help with calculations for hundreds of years. From early counting devices to modern ...

In his lively “Empire of the Sum,” Keith Houston looks at the best — and worst — years of the pocket calculator’s life. By Alexander Nazaryan When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

An 'exceptionally rare' pocket-sized calculator from the 17th Century is expected to attract £100,000 at auction. The Arithmetical machine is one of the first mechanical calculating devices known to ...

We’ve seen so many explorations of older semiconductors at the hands of [Ken Shirriff], that we know enough to expect a good read when he releases a new one. His latest doesn’t disappoint, as he ...

An engineer worked in a concentration camp on the first pocket calculator. July 6, 2013— -- A Viennese engineer worked meticulously in a concentration camp on the world's first pocket calculator.