Rod Beckstrom, president of Icann, has used his address to the Black Hat USA 2009 conference to propose a new economic model for valuing computer networks and the internet..

Microsoft has extended its attack on Apple over pricing with a new advert that claims it would cost US$30,000 to fill the latest 120GB iPod using iTunes purchases..

Specialists warn of next logical step.

Another operating system bites the dust, leaving the thousands of hours of time you spent playing Minesweeper just a memory.

The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has admitted that the number of its customers hit by a data breach was much larger than previously stated.

No tokens needed to access your Nazi gold.

Barclays values data highly.

Ponosov case dubbed 'insignificant' compared to Microsoft's bank balance.

Over a quarter of users not signed up to Apple-agreed tariffs.

A computer error has led to some Visa prepaid credit card holders being charged enormous sums for simple purchases

A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists..

Robotic arm takes multiple pictures of the same scene.

Negroponte not worried by patent suit.

Regulators almost certain to object.

John Howard 'heart attack' used to lure surfers.

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..

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

Planning that extended weekend away, or perhaps you have an overseas business trip looming? Then this list is a must-read.

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.

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.