Community-based project checks free and open source software.

'Toy like' devices go where researchers fear to tread.

PIV cards replace username and password.

Analysts warn of format fight in China.

TU Delft researcher hails 'breakthrough' device.

You'll be able to open PDFs from within Office 2007, as Microsoft promises to add new file compatibility to Word..

For those that can't stand miserly 80GB drives, the 320GB Momentus is the big daddy of fast laptop drives..

Samsung ups the ante in the HD TV battle, turning on 240Hz Blue Phase LCDs. Read on for the lowdown on Blue Phase.

But device would need 20 million embedded processors.

Event described as 'truly historic'.

PC chip market heads for 'inflection point'.

One-atom-thick gauze of carbon atoms key to next-gen displays.

European Space Agency revamps data collection from Mars Express.

Fedora and Ubuntu back Sun technology.

SuperSpeed USB due next year with speeds of 3GBps touted for external hard drives and peripherals.

Alcohol-dependent people given therapy in virtual environments.

One wireless to rule them all? New technology promises to solve speed and range problems with Bluetooth phones.

One of the world's most popular free antivirus programs gets an overhaul - free security just gets better.

It's made a name for itself on the desktop PC, but is Linux a good idea on your phone? Google's Android is among the contenders..

European projects centre on polymers which can recover properties.