From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

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

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.

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.

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..

Atom-thick sheets could revolutionise computers.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Silicon Valley geek led astray.

Major breakthrough in quantum computing.

Techcrunch50 panel scathing of big media.

Xerox is claiming a major breakthrough in the field of printable circuitry with a new form of 'silver ink' that could allow electronics to be produced more cheaply and flexibly..

Microsoft millionaire funds replica of Babbage's computer.

The latest version of Google Earth will map the 70 per cent of the Earth's surface that is underwater.

Power 6 chip faster, greener and cooler.

Deal will offer virtual tours of Mars.

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

To honour John Hughes, we've listed tech movies that give you all an excuse to sit down with a DVD or two and enjoy tech in the movies..

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

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