Gartner calls for curb on spending that does not help core business.

Personal empowerment, social interaction and global issues driving a new era.

Playing more and spending more, research finds.

The New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced it is launching an anti-trust investigation into Intel after allegations that the chip giant abused its market position.

Code search tool reveals what lies within billions of lines of open source software code - and how developers are searching for terms like "Knuth" and "George Bush".

But paid-for entries still worth billions to Google and its contemporaries.

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

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.

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

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Lovers will flood carriers with billions of messages.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Can't find a file? Tim Dean looks at some tips to make Windows XP's Search work for you.

A hacker known as orinOco has boasted that he hacked Steve Job's Amazon account, emailed pics of the hack attack and intends to sell the grimy account details

Technology dominates global top 10.

The Pavlova of the parallels takes on illegal P2P traffic.

Big screen HDTVs are beautiful, but if you’re looking for an upgrade at the moment, you will have come across the killer question: LCD or plasma?

Stock manipulation attempt unlikely.

No matter what you think about IE, you’ve got to feel sorry for the developers preparing the new IE8.