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.

Better, brighter screens and replacement light bulbs.

Region's chip foundries dominate global market.

Microsoft claims a recently jailed Taiwanese group was guilty of 90 per cent of "high quality" illegal Microsoft copies.

Taiwan and China to take over, analyst predicts.

Payments seven times faster in tests.

Manufacturers raise output and pack more chips onto wafers.

Intel's Sean Maloney kicked off Intel's first Computex keynote yesterday with praise for the Taiwanese motherboard makers, talk of Wimax and some optimistic talk about innovation being the way out of the present economic crisis

Rumours suggest Dell entry will be ultra-slim competitor to EeePC or even MacBook Air.

Module makers cut purchases after being caught out by slack demand.

Contract chips, DRAM and Flash drive growth.

The days when laptops occasionally explode due to their lithium batteries breaking down could soon be over thanks to a new invention which shuts down the explosive reaction.

'Low-cost' Eee PC notebook costs $350.

Company 'shocked' as chairman and president face serious charges.

Six weeks of repairs cost tens of millions.

Up to 4.2 million to ship in first quarter, component suppliers say.

Still facing strong competition from cable and satellite.