Academic project to solve "humanity's grand challenges" sounds like sci-fi fans dream with classes on AI, robotics, cognitive computing and biotech

Apple chief executive and co-founder Steve Jobs has officially returned to his position following a six-month medical leave.

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

Google chief predicts big year for Android, although we're slightly dubious of Android's future success.

Apple chief admits to 'nutritional problem' and will remain at the helm during treatment.

Apple has rehired one of the original members of the Newton development team, fuelling reports that the company is planning a tablet launch shortly.

Palm has said that it will be dropping the Windows Mobile operating system in favour of its own webOS platform.

Apple continues to defy hard times with solid sales, including the company's strongest quarter ever.

Larry Ellison has lost his position as the most highly compensated company executive in America..

Microsoft and Yahoo have announced a 10-year search partnership that will potentially allow them to rival Google..

An Isuppli reportpredicting the death of Moore's Law by 2014 has analysts close to Intel breaking out in hives.

Paul Maritz talks up the 'software mainframe' at VMworld in Cannes.

Over half a million credit card holders may have had their account details captured by hackers, after web hosting firm Network Solutionsrevealed that more than 4,000 of the e-commerce sites it hosts could have been breached..

AMD has this week launched new 40nm graphics processors, and is promising notebook video "beyond 1080p HD resolution"..

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

As neural controllers grow in popularity, so will hackers attempts to create malicious code to potentially corrupt, control and infiltrate our brains. So, what are the experts doing about it?

Experts suggest that the failure to take on social media could be damaging for businesses and their long term profits.

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