Games franchises don't get much bigger than Resident Evil, and it seems Capcom could be giving Xbox 360 owners an early taste of zombie-blasting action - a two-level demo of Resident Evil 5 could be hitting Xbox Live on 5 December.

Sony's motion control tech is due in Spring 2010 and guess what? They'll be games for it too. LittleBigPlanet and Resident Evil 5 are amongst them

Fans of the films will probably get a kick out it, but it's probably not the greatest use of the franchise.

The m15x is another out-of-this-world laptop design from Alienware. Is it onto something, or just on another planet?

The People's Republic of China claims to have invented the world's first completely unhackable operating system.

Security vendor Trend Micro is looking to launch an anti-virus suite designed to keep computers running smoothly while still protecting them from malware..

Wired posts 7 good, and possibly controversial, reasons to switch to Windows 7. Also: Razer's first dedicated MMO mouse, man sells oven door as TV.

The HDMI licensing body just certified a rather nifty HDMI cable by the unfortunately named Torrent, Inc. It has a built in diagnostic light and locking connectors.

Native playback of DivX and XviD files is one of the most potentially useful additions to Windows 7. Here's what you need to know.

Should filmmakers bring back the X-Files? Also: Samsung reportedly has a 480Hz HDTV in the pipeline, and Xbox 360 owners await price drop.

Two HP security experts are planning to tell the Black Hat USA 2009 security conference next week about their plans to build a browser-based darknet

Swine flu, the virus that threatens to be the next big global pandemic is now making its way into the video game world as The Swine Flu: Hamdemic.

Looking for love over the internet? Want to give that perfect hint? A new website has been launched to help create the perfect partner without appearing needy or desperate. Okay, we lied.

An IIPA Special 301 Report advises that Spain should be added to the American government's watchlist for countries with dubious file sharing laws. Oddly enough, companies such as Mitsubishi are using the laws to create ingenious Bittorrent promotions.

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

Only director Michael Bay could have made a film like Transformers: Revenge of the fallen. It's a head-ringing, ear-crunching and ultimately exhausting experience, filled with more than two hours of constant robot destruction.