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..

From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

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.

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

They say that behind every great man there’s a great woman, although these days it could just as well be the other way around..

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.

Perched on a wall with a laptop? It's elementary, my dear Watson ....

A man will appear in court next month over child pornography charges, following a search and seizure of photo albums and computer hard drives from a house in Newcastle.

A 43-year-old man has been charged with DVD piracy following a police and industry investigator raid that unearthed a massive counterfeiting operation in a Coffs Harbour house in February.

Boffins use arcade game to research fight or flight reflex.

WS-Man compliance tool aims to frustrate Intel's vPro.

Resistance: Fall of Man features gun battles in Manchester Cathedral.

Mexican upstart steals crown.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Court clears 53 year-old after forensic examination.

Four hours of video could net three years in prison.

Severe burns and trashed hotel room after handset catches fire.

Davey Winder explores the moves that brought artificial intelligence out of the labs and into the black and white world of popular science.