Slideshow: A brief visual history of computers

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Our Top Stories Slideshow: A brief visual history of computers The Computer History Museum's new 25,000 square-foot exhibit entitled "Computer History: The First 2,000 Years" opened this week and includes media and artifact-rich galleries with an in-depth focus on more than 20 major areas of computer history. Here are some highlights from the show. The Macalope Weekly: Round 2 The Macalope ponders a Verizon iPhone, visits with The Winotaur, and picks Jim Dalrymple over Joe Wilcox. Remains of the Day: Sadie Hawkins A roundup of the day's other news stories. Museum looks at 2000-year history of the computer The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., this week opens a $19 million, 25,000-square-foot building expansion and signature exhibition titled, "Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing." Opinion: Verizon's real plan for iPhone PCWorld's Ian Paul looks at ComScore's latest survey and concludes that Verizon stuck an iPhone deal with Apple because people who use Apple's smartphone are affluent and loyal. Mozilla delivers latest Firefox 4 beta On Friday, Mozilla shipped Firefox 4 Beta 9, perhaps the last it will release before it pushes toward a final version. Empire Online invades iOS App Store On Saturday, the English language version of Asia s largest massively-multiplayer online role-playing game launched on the App Store. Empire Online, developed by Lakoo, is an anime-inspired adventure title that tasks players with building their own handheld kingdom Review: Ash for iPhone A throwback to adventure games of old, Ash is sure to please casual players and lovers of classics like Zelda and Final Fantasy. Review: Icy Dock MB982SPR-2S Hard drive caddy enables you to RAID two 2.5in SSD drives in a single Mac Pro hard drive slot, making it ideal for SSD super speed. SMB Tech Know-how by Cisco Research the latest technology trends and news to keep your business ahead of the curve. Visit Cisco's Knowledge Center Advertisement Get Tons of free Business How To's: Research the latest technology trends, read relevant news, and watch our latest customer videos.

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