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..

Ever wondered which of your favourite Sci-fi films still holds up? Ian Thomson and Shaun Nichols looked at classics such as Jurrassic Park, War Games and The Matrix and found a few surprsies..

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

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.

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.

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..

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

Software makes suit that claimed it gave users false test results andsecurity warnings.

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Supercomputer tops professional player for first time.

Jobs announces name change, sets release date for set-top device.

Student faces 69 felony counts for altering transcripts.

Japanese giant to pay $195m in new licensing deal.

Researchers find way to foil disk encryption.

The Chinese government is denying any involvement in the reported infiltration of US electric grid systems..

Windows boss Jim Allchin backtracks on security remarks.

IBM's Roadrunner system has once again been verified as the fastest supercomputer on the planet..

Company said to be considering dropping computer voting business.

Steve Jobs unveils slimmer, aluminum desktop.

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