Pile of cash shrinking

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Australian media he was unfazed about the threat of open source or scepticism by business towards technology and defended the security of Microsoft's software products.

Bill Gates leaving Microsoft? Like him or loathe him, you won't be able to argue with our list of Bill Gate's biggest ever achievements.

Harvard welcomes the world's richest college drop-out.

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

Economy set for another three to four "very tough" years, but globalhealthcare still a priority.

Sony didn't know what it was doing, and the Wii lacks resolution.

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

Huge interactive touch screens in homes and offices, and yes, they work differently to electronic whiteboards.

Bill Gates has decried the use of Facebook and other modern tech tools, claiming it took too much of his time and caused him too much trouble trying to discern who were his 'real' friends were.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says the firm's motion-sensitive gaming project will also come to your office with a Windows version

The credit crunch has put Bill Gates back on the top of the Forbes rich-list as the number of billionaires on the planet falls by almost a third.

Mexican upstart steals crown.

Microsoft chairman urges students to address global inequality.

First time on stage together in over 20 years.

Tells bloggers to break UK law rather than deal with DRM.