A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

We've all had great ideas in idle moments that are either forgotten or impractical, but these are people who identified technological advances and made them happen..

To honour John Hughes, we've listed tech movies that give you all an excuse to sit down with a DVD or two and enjoy tech in the movies..

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

Apple computers from the sweetest to the rottenest

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last week, you've witnessed the wholesale hysteria being launched over the recent Swine Flu outbreak..

From the moon landing, to the rise of Apple and Google, we rate the most inspiring technology moments in history.

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

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Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.

Can you imagine a time when computers didn't have GPUs? Here are graphics technologies that helped take computing out of the lab and into the hands of consumers and professionals

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

The strange, the antique and the downright geeky – we chronicle the 10 best (and worst) vintage tech advertisements of all time

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..

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We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

We are not saying you need them for a deserted island, but these incredibly useful gadgets are among our favourite PC essentials.

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad