A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics appearing on electronic devices (eg, smartphones, tablets and netbooks). Typically, a user interacts with a GUI by pressing ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics ...

It wasn't just cost and Moore's law. The graphical user interface -- now known as the GUI ("gooey") -- is what really made computing widespread, personal and ubiquitous. Its friendly icons and ...

After building and designing personal computers throughout the ’70s, Xerox had a breakthrough in 1981 when it unveiled Star, the first system that integrated desktop computing with various ...

Fifty years ago, the word “computer” had a very different meaning. Prior to World War II, the word referred not to machines, but to people (mostly women in order to save costs) hired as human ...