On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced the IBM Personal Computer. This wasn't the first PC, but it did create the standards that in many ways have dominated personal computing for most of the past 40 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. IBM's early PC success was soon met with clones from driven ...

The landmark personal computer, introduced by IBM 30 years ago Friday, launched the PC revolution, changing the way people work, communicate, and play. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, works from ...

In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

TAIPEI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which ...

As IBM goes full circle and exits the PC business, let’s not forget the man that got the company there in the first place. With IBM‘s recent announcement that it was saying sayonara (or the Chinese ...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo has closed a $1.25 billion deal to buy IBM's personal-computer division. The sale, one of the biggest acquisitions ever by a Chinese company, will create the world's ...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo has completed its $1.75 billion purchase of IBM’s personal computer division, creating the world’s third-largest PC maker, the company said Sunday. The deal — one of the ...