the vast majority of desktop, laptop and server CPUs are still based on the x86 architecture. How that came to be is no secret, of course: IBM chose the Intel 8088 to power its model 5150 PC back ...

Although desktop computers existed prior to 1977 ... which were offered pre-assembled with a monitor and keyboard. The IBM PC, however, wasn't released for another four years in 1981.

Remarkably, this was roughly equal to the combined sales of IBM and Apple for the same ... which still positions it as the best-selling desktop personal computer model in history.

Potential applications of the quantum computer include complex optimizations, searches and machine learning. Initially announced in November, IBM's 50-qubit quantum computer has not yet been ...