IBM launched first magnetic hard disk on 13 September 1956.

Lack of standardization hurts next gen DVD sales, LG charges.

MinWin to serve as foundation for custom Windows versions.

Vendor unveils Sun Fire X4950 video switch.

Update to arrive in the first quarter of 2008.

Migration tools assist in moving to Microsoft's latest operating system.

Emulating a special OEM BIOS marker offers way to bypass Vista's anti-piracy.

Solid state 1GB and 2GB drives target low cost computers.

Get a new Vista installation for the price of an upgrade.

Chipmaker launches Microsoft Home Server reference design and AMD Livelaptops.

Lack of standardisation hurting sales, says LG.

Educational laptop could get Windows as well as Linux.

8Gb music player increases pressure on Apple.

Taking the choices out of backup and recovery.

McAfee publishes 10 security predictions for next year.

First to market with SanDisk 32GB Flash drive.

SDK and APIs expected to bring home monitoring and security applications.

Counterfeit operation netted over $19m.

Blu-ray misses out on Shrek.

Blu-ray misses out on Shrek.