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..

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

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Turn your iPhone into your own personal gym and fitness instructor with these five fitness-centric apps

A gorgeous new controller makes this the best Sonos system ever – just take note of that high price.

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on your iPhone. Here's seven great Christmas-themed apps

Make this year’s biggest games shine with glorious high-detail, thumping sound and the best accessories

AMD/ATI and its partners made quite a splash with the recent release of the 5 series GPUs, and is creating a lot of excitement about what future iterations of the cards will be able to do

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 HP Officejet Pro 8500 is one of the best office inkjet alternatives for under $350. Being feature packed, small businesses may be tempted to try this over the latest expensive laser printer.

Your iPhone isn't just limited to iPod style playback, thanks to these music-centric apps.

Some of the wildest, weirdest and most useful gadgets and gizmos for kids - or big kids at heart

Google is bringing out an operating system - Chrome OS. But how will it fare against the likes of Windows?

Madriva announced the release of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 this morning. Codenamed "Amelie", Mandriva 2010.0 is this year's autumn release of the popular Red Hat based Linux distribution

Linux is turning up in everything from netbooks to Dell PCs, but is it actually fit to replace Windows? Stuart Turton spends a week with Linux to find out.

If you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors, then now's the time. We've picked this LG Flatron as the winning 24in LCD in our latest group test

Simple controls, friendly design and a tiny size make the Nikon Coolpix S220 a great choice for summer snaps.

The Mayan prophecy might be counting down, but the science behind the new film 2012 might leave a few people confused. We look at what the film got right and what is best left to conspiracy theorists.