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Trivia Tuesday: Apocalypse 2012 Edition

Tyler Holman — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:17:30 +0000

The world is about to end, and Neowin has assembled a list of some of the tech world's near-apocalypses and biggest threats to entertain you while you await your impending doom. We'll miss you, too. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Newton - Apple's first tablet

Tyler Holman — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:27:41 +0000

Before iPhone, iPad, or even iPod, there was the Newton, Apple's first ARM-based handheld PDA. Spurned in its day, has Newton's legacy finally been vindicated? Learn the story and decide. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Xenix - Microsoft's forgotten OS

Tyler Holman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:57:29 +0000

Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2... and Xenix? Once upon a time, Microsoft was selling the world's most popular version of Unix, and rumor has it that they even used it to develop DOS and Windows. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: 4 Microsoft products you've probably forgotten

Tyler Holman — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Delve into the shadowy corridors of Redmond as Trivia Tuesday takes a look at some of Microsoft's forgotten products, from an obscure 1979 adventure game to the ill-fated Kin mobile phone line. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Intel & AMD, separated at birth

Tyler Holman — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:14:40 +0000

Both founded by former Fairchild Semiconductor employees in the late '60s, AMD and Intel have been partners, and bitter enemies over the years, but they have more in common than you might think. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Some infamous Vaporwares

Tyler Holman — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:55:01 +0000

Vaporware; the products that just keep getting delayed, and then disappears; the tech industry's full of it, and this week's Trivia Tuesday is delving into the anticlimactic world of vaporware. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: What if...

Tyler Holman — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:57:55 +0100

What if Microsoft's antitrust troubles led to it being split into two companies? What if Steve Jobs never returned to Apple? Trivia Tuesday takes a look at some of technology's greatest what ifs. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: A Microsoft Family Tree

Tyler Holman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:20:19 +0100

Check out Trivia Tuesday's awesome infographic pedigree of Microsoft operating systems, from MS-DOS and OS/2 all the way up to Windows 8, and everything in between. Yes, even Zune. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Security Nightmares

Tyler Holman — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:53:31 +0100

We all know 'em, and we all hate 'em: viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, and malware of any kind. From their origins in science fiction to Flame, Trivia Tuesday delves into your security nightmares. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: The day Carl Sagan sued Apple

Tyler Holman — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:25:59 +0100

In 1994, a storm was brewing at Apple: by unwittingly bestowing the internal codename Carl Sagan on the Power Macintosh 7100, Apple engineers had set the stage for one of tech's weirdest legal battles Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft's Project Cairo

Tyler Holman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:56:33 +0100

Microsoft's Cairo project never saw the light of day, but its promose of information at your fingertips echoes down from Windows 95 to Windows 8. Learn about an OS that was far, far ahead of its time Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: What happens at Google X stays at Google X

Tyler Holman — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:19:15 +0100

Somewhere in the San Francisco Bay area, there's a top secret Google research facility working on everything from robots to space elevators. This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a closer look at Google X. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Microsoft codenames

Tyler Holman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:15:36 +0100

Ever been curious about Microsoft product codenames and the stories behind them? For this week's Trivia Tuesday, we've assembled a sampling of some of the most interesting, from Opus to Longhorn. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Five epic Google failures

Tyler Holman — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:17:11 +0100

Google has had quite a few misses mixed in with its hits, thanks to its willingness to experiment with new ideas. This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at some of Google's less successful products. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Digital music, from Atari to iTunes

Tyler Holman — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:12:24 +0100

Everyone uses their computer to listen to their favorite tunes, whether it's a PC or an iPhone, but it wasn't always so. Delve into the history of digital music with this week's Trivia Tuesday. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Apple and Microsoft, sitting in a tree

Tyler Holman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:21:35 +0100

Apple and Microsoft have had a really interesting relationship down through the years, so this week's Trivia Tuesday is taking a look at how the two tech titans loved, hated, and helped one another. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: All About Operating Systems

Tyler Holman — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:36:51 +0100

This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at operating systems; what they are, how they work, and their history, from their unlikely origins at General Motors to the source code of Windows. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: 5 Apple products you've probably forgotten

Tyler Holman — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:17:03 +0100

Over the years, the folks at Cupertino have produced some awesome products. But what about the not so awesome products? This week's Trivia Tuesday takes a look at five forgotten Apple products. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: The rise and fall of the MSX

Tyler Holman — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:03:22 +0100

Trivia Tuesday is back, so join us as we delve into the history of one of Microsoft's more obscure products, the mysterious MSX platform that took Japan and South America by storm in the mid-'80s. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: The reign of Internet Explorer

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:23:04 +0100

Trivia Tueday is back (hurray!) and this fine day we're looking at the reign of Internet Explorer, featuring some interesting statistics about the popular browser from Microsoft. Read more...