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

Coming to the Wii, Star Wars is.

Estimate of 900 million views largely based on 'informed approximation'.

May the force be with you.

Microsoft's bold claim with Halo Wars is that it'll finally cure the curse of the console RTS - namely that it won't have controls that suck compared to a PC's keyboard and mouse combo.

Golden oldies dominate the list.

Will Xbox Live ads enhance the user experience, as Microsoft says? Also: real DSLRs vs high quality compacts, weird Russian monorails, and an intruiging rumor for Australian Star Wars fans

Cruel and unusual punishment.

NSW Police have seized DVDs suspected as stolen or pirated, including copies of the latest Star Wars movie, Episode 3.

In another cunning attempt to convince the world that playing 16-colour 90s style point and click adventure gaming is still a worthwhile pursuit, Lucasarts and Steam are re-releasing eight classic games

Guild Wars publisher may have been betrayed by disgruntled staff.

Remember Anakin Skywalker? Here he is, 10 years after. Also: Intel's power saving trick and why it might hurt your eyes, robotic motorcyclists, Monkey Island on the iPhone

Online music wars: the next generation.

At last - proper 3D Star Wars chess for the masses!!!

The mighty Apple will bring the full force of its dogs of law down upon cheeky cloning minnow Psystar according to The Gray Blog, a lawyerly web site specialising in copyright law.

Picking a winner in the high-def wars is easy with this bargain PC, and you’ll never guess where we found it . . .

Hitachi, Canon and Matsushita join forces.

Autumn 2008 launch date for Tiberium Wars.

Wii now outselling Xbox 360 and PS3 worldwide.

Microsoft have committed to spending $US80m on 'Bing' advertising against other search engines. Basically, they want to convince you that Google and Yahoo aren't worth your precious search time.