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..

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

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.

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

Redmond giant better off alone, say analysts.

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..

Chipmaker reflects on four decades.

Judge denies injunction, upholds ruling.

Company retains top retail spot.

Boardroom coup called off as investor is given seat.

Redmond withdraws acquisition offer.

Webmail service to include support for real-time chat.

Vulnerabilities acknowledged in server antivirus offerings.

Site accused of 'knowingly profiting from stolen material'.

Spam botnet using fake news to lure victims.

Skeptics be dammed - BluRay is kicking along just nicely thanks, in fact better than DVD did in its early years.

One of the big tech mergers continues on its merry dance - now Yahoo has a new suitor in the form of Google.

TV network declines new deal and will pull shows in December.