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

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..

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

A father and son team have completed an arduous 3000km journey across Australia on an ex-'postie' motorcycle, all for the sake of proving that the impossible can be done with expensive Polish alcohol

There’s so much to like about this package that it might just be worth switching operating systems to get hold of it.

Wireless in-car connectivity centres are gaining popularity thanks to 3G and burgeoning 4G services. We take a look at a couple of the bigger examples and investigate how they're changing the way we drive.

Take an FTP client on the road

Power, strong build and an added splash of style make the Asus G60J a gaming laptop worth paying top dollar for.

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

Get the latest gear to stream movies from the study to the lounge room, record digital TV and watch TV online

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

Well priced, with a robust chassis and touchscreen option that make it a good choice for classroom use, and any one else wanting a netbook that's a little bit different

The Mayan prophecy might be counting down, but the science behind the new film 2012 might leave a few people confused. We look at what the film got right and what is best left to conspiracy theorists.

Will AMD blow its lead again in graphics? An analysis of the current state of play in the race for processor and graphics superiority

Mount an ISO image as a virtual drive

Modern, professional email client

Transfer files across the internet

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.