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

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..

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

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

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.

The world wide web is celebrating its twentieth birthday. Over those last two decades, the web has changed the way society works, plays, and interacts..

A phone application designed to show off how rich the user is has been hit by the recession..

The actual number is 6.6.

Cloud computing looks like threatening virtualisation for hype, but according to the famous Linux evangelist you'd be stupid to try it.

But don’t expect a low cost line soon.

Fidelity check includes email, SMS and browsing history.

US government stopped from accessing customer files.

18-month suspended sentence and 80 hours community service.

Worm spooks site and tries to cash in on malware.

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..

Can you imagine a time when computers didn't have GPUs? Here are graphics technologies that helped take computing out of the lab and into the hands of consumers and professionals

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

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.