Intel has released a short animated video illustrating the process by which sand is turned into silicon and a CPU. But the over-simplicity has us leaning towards AMD's older and more interesting video

Stuart Turton spends the second day of his one week odyssey with Linux, battling Fedora and DVD playback troubles, while trying valiantly not to go back to the relative 'safety' of Vista, as frustrations start to boil over.

Telstra has completed the 100Mbit upgrade to their Melbourne cable network and are next planning to get 30Mbit speeds into the rest of the country; but first they'll need to dispel those endless NBN comparisons

If you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors, then now's the time. We've picked this LG Flatron as the winning 24in LCD in our latest group test

The little R2D2 from Speaker Realm certainly packs a punch - and very cheap too.

Often regarded as the world's first public internet forum - usenet dates back all the way to the late 1970s. But it's not quite dead and you can still use it today.

AMD is opening the champers after its six-core AMD Opteron processor based system was named as the world's most powerful supercomputer.

The world's first universal programmable quantum computer has been unveiled in Colarado by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Back in early 2005, with processors growing ever hotter, Intel proposed a successor to the ATX form factor that would allow better airflow over the core components. We investigate why it never took off.

We've scoured the latest technology for a list of the most desirable tech toys and gadgets for Christmas this year

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.

Make this year’s biggest games shine with glorious high-detail, thumping sound and the best accessories

Get the latest gear to stream movies from the study to the lounge room, record digital TV and watch TV online

Cameras and accessories to whet the appetite of photo enthusiasts

Some of the wildest, weirdest and most useful gadgets and gizmos for kids - or big kids at heart

The latest high-tech gadgetry for when you’re tangling with nature

Microsoft has never been known to make mistakes in the past, but never was it more apparent than with Vista - and no matter the promises and the hype, Vista never truly delivered.

The days when laptops occasionally explode due to their lithium batteries breaking down could soon be over thanks to a new invention which shuts down the explosive reaction.

Now in its ninth release, a new version of the incredibly popular AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 is now available for download, now with basic rootkit protection

The CD was supposed to change all our lives by making the leap from music format of choice to living room multimedia marvel. But somehow it never worked out that way in reality...