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..

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

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

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

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

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price there’s too much competition.

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

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

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

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

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

A stunning piece of design to rival any Apple offering, and the price is surprisingly reasonable

A hugely likeable phone that excels at web browsing and manages to just live up to its ambitious name.

Google is bringing out an operating system - Chrome OS. But how will it fare against the likes of Windows?

Will AMD blow its lead again in graphics? An analysis of the current state of play in the race for processor and graphics superiority

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

Acer brings 3D to the masses with a 3D screen on a mainstream laptop

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them