200,000 sites compromised.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Broadcasters stage mass protest against royalty hikes.

Big Blue begins mass production of 65nm version of Cell processor.

Company gives up on HD-DVD.

Photonics project hits new benchmark.

Technology could allow for wireless transmission of HD video.

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

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..

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.

Ever wondered which of your favourite Sci-fi films still holds up? Ian Thomson and Shaun Nichols looked at classics such as Jurrassic Park, War Games and The Matrix and found a few surprsies..

Didn't download SP1 in March? Feeling lazy? Now the big Vista update is appearing in bite size chunks via automatic update.

Backers still have high hopes for platform.

Skeptics be dammed - BluRay is kicking along just nicely thanks, in fact better than DVD did in its early years.

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