From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

It's official - flip phones are out, and touch phones are in, as shown by this week's major launch of a new crop of phones by Samsung, as it goes in to battle with the iPhone.

Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.

Microchip controlled bullets that can fly at pre-calculated distances to take out enemies hiding deep inside their bunkers, are now a battlefield possibility thanks to a new weapon technology

We list the world’s 10 most annoying viral marketing campaigns; the one’s that had you wondering ‘WHAT THE!?' from the moment they popped up in your inbox or clicked on them in YouTube.

Inspired by the recent Jeff Bezos interview, we list our top 8 tech moments from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, from the weird to the kooky.

We've put both mini-notebooks through their paces, and while Linux fans may disagree, the winner is clear.

There are any number of reasons why you could be delayed by traffic congestion and up until now, there’s been little motorists could do about it. We've road-tested a traffic-equipped GPS for a week to see if it can help.

A father and son team have completed an arduous 3000km journey across Australia on an ex-'postie' motorcycle, all for the sake of proving that the impossible can be done with expensive Polish alcohol

The Ultimate 9502 is a heavy, chunkier unit that boasts some useful improvements over its predecessor, including classier Foxtel Mobile viewing thanks to better resolution.

The British Government has been trialing an unusual program designed to keep tabs on problem families by installing CCTV cameras in 2000 homes, and plans for 20,000 more on the way.

So your Mum's not inspired by an overclocked Phenom system - but she might go for these gifts.

We've seen the new Wolverine film and we're pretty sure it's going to divide audiences. How does it compare to the rest of the series? The quality of the effects? The acting? The story? We've got the quick answers.

With a new Ghostbusters game coming in 2009 and released by original '80s kings Atari, we pay homage to those games that honour the '80s best. Have the '80s become better with age or are just kidding ourselves?

We got an exclusive look at the latest Mio Moov range, and things are looking really good for Mio. New features include 3D-landmarks, live POI data, Navtech mapping, TMC traffic updates and accident black spot warnings.

Still unsure about what GPS is best? Our buyer's guide compares each TomTom model on the market, including TomTom's newest GPS models.

Find out how Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 ups the ante in speech recognition.

Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without a totally clean install.

The Sony HDR-XR200VE mini cam uses gyros to provide image stabilisation, and has an inbuilt GPS receiver