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

Google is planning to launch an e-book store called Google Editions next year to compete with Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Touch Book from Always Innovating expected to start at around £250.

Western Digital MyBook Home Edition

The company said that its new Kindle Books application will allow Windows PC users to purchase, download and read e-book titles from Amazon's Kindle Store service..

iTunes may soon offer Marvel 'Motion Comics', rather anime-like digital versions that graphically unfold on screen - watch the preview here of Marvel's Astonishing X-Men

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last week, you've witnessed the wholesale hysteria being launched over the recent Swine Flu outbreak..

Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for millions of years

Inspired by the recent Jeff Bezos interview, we list our top 8 tech moments from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, from the weird to the kooky.

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.

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..

A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Is the bargain in the shop in front of you really all that cheap? Your phone can let you know. Here's how.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

A Microsoft Surface prototype was unveiled today at the Microsoft REMIX event in Sydney, demonstrating a new way of interacting with Lonely Planet travel titles. But Surface has even bigger plans in 'store'.

Industries keeping a sweet outlook during these sour times.

To honour John Hughes, we've listed tech movies that give you all an excuse to sit down with a DVD or two and enjoy tech in the movies..