Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

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

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If you're buying a digital TV set top box you'll have likely noticed those Freeview stickers. But do you need it?

It's not quite Foxtel IQ and it's isn't TiVo either. The T-Box lets Telstra users watch movies and TV from the Bigpond site, as well as record and watch digital TV

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

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

IDF is Intel’s main forum for new releases and updates on the older products and as such is key to understanding the company’s direction. Here's what impressed us.

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

The Canon EOS 500D is capable of great results, but a wallet-draining way of getting HD video on a DSLR.

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A woman has been conned out of US$4,000 by scammers who hacked into a Facebook page belonging to one of her friends..

Stuart Turton spends the fourth day of his one week odyssey with Linux, hailing the ease of GIMP, before a graphics card meltdown destroys his desktop and forces him to rethink his next move.

Mozilla has released the 3.5.4 update for its Firefox browser, addressing a number of security and performance issues and adding several minor improvements..

Unmetered download agreements are next the battleground as games consoles follow the Apple TV's lead to support movie download services.

An entry-level HD camcorder with an identity crisis, but at this price, it puts quality in the hands of everyone.

There’s so much to like about this package that it might just be worth switching operating systems to get hold of it.

The Apple TV is a streaming media box for your lounge room but it's the black sheep of the Apple family. Here's why Apple TV 3.0 software update fails to spice things up

If you plan down the line to add Blu-Ray, digital, and even pay tv to your TV, it pays to get a screen with the right connections. Here's what you need to know