Monday 4 December will be the biggest e-sales day of 2006.

Microsoft has given its strongest hint yet that Windows 7 will be in the shops by Christmas.

Russian firm unveils universal keyboard with screens instead of keys.

Steve Jobs has unveiled Apple’s revamped media player range for the crucial Christmas sales period and announced a major software update for the iPhone..

Millions of downloaders worldwide seek adoption.

Should Windows XP PCs with 512MB RAM have been advertised as "Vista Capable"?

Canadian woman dies after buying pills online.

Industries keeping a sweet outlook during these sour times.

Breaks $10bn for first time.

In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a class action suit against his company.

Won't tell your friends what you buy.

Theft and murder have 'no place on New York streets'.

John Howard 'heart attack' used to lure surfers.

For every way that the web has improved life, it has also made things more complicated, frustrating and dangerous..

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

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

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad