The web site of open source organisation the Apache Software Foundation, was taken down yesterday after hackers compromised the SSH key for one of its servers.

IDF is Intel’s main forum for new releases and updates on the older products and as such is key to understanding the company’s direction. Here's what impressed us.

Quit unresponsive tasks before you reset your system

Take your diary & contacts on the road

Store passwords within a secure interface

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

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..

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

It’s missing a couple of key features, but nevertheless, Vegas Pro is highly sophisticated and quick to use for serious video editors.

Sync remote files to & from your computer

Host multiple virtual operating systems

BitLocker first reared its head in Windows Vista, but the scope of the encryption software has been extended in Windows 7. Since Vista's launch, lost or stolen USB drives have become an enormous security liability.

Packed with features, but the keyboard is terrible and the touch-enabled OS confusing.

A stunning piece of design to rival any Apple offering, and the price is surprisingly reasonable

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

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

Touch is the key buzzword for Windows 7, but what does the new OS offer on the entertainment front?

A series of key Microsoft patents are reportedly on the verge of being sold to an open-source advocacy group..

Collection of video & audio codecs

Yet another solid HP laser, but it’s beaten by ?rivals in virtually every key area.