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

A hydrogen car would have car enthusiasts excited, but the Riversimple urban car also has the tech community smiling; its detailed plans are totally open-source, making it the future Linux of automobiles

Open source malware now accounts for as much as 10% of the overall malware marketplace as criminals cotton onto the many benefits of adaptable code.

Simon Hackett's electric Tesla Roadster is making the most of its rapid recharge facility in Australia's Eco Challenge; as other challengers show off their fuel efficiency in the 3000km race.

Microsoft pulls a rabbit out of a hat with their new Natal Xbox motion controller, and we get flashbacks of Nintendo's Power Glove and shonky 90s virtual reality

Card skimming and online fraudsters are costing Australians over $120m a year, but there is hope say experts. We've got some tips on how to navigate your local ATM and what to look out for.

Crowd photos appearing in an offical Iranian newspaper appear to show uncanny signs of photoshopping

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.

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

Fujifilm's 3D camera promises 3D wonders on a budget, although we're still not sure if the concept is more than a gimmick

A robotic camera snake that mimics the actions of the actual reptile has been developed by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for surveillance use on the battlefield

A hacker known as orinOco has boasted that he hacked Steve Job's Amazon account, emailed pics of the hack attack and intends to sell the grimy account details

A security firm has demonstrated how to hack a mobile phone using what is known as the 'Midnight Raid' exploit, by triggering an Internet Explorer vulnerability with simple online tools, a business card and SMS.

Lenovo's new OPhone looks so similar to the Apple iPhone that we wonder if these early design images are actually real. Spot the difference for yourself.

Apple is apparantly working on a 'remote device wand' that works in a similar way to the popular Wii remote, using gyros and accelerometers to influence applications on screen.

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill.

We look at the gadgets in the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace, and chat to director Marc Foster about the technology behind Bond (includes spoilers).

RIM, makers of the Blackberry smartphone, are expected to abandon the trackball in all future models and replace it with a laptop sensor pad. We have the sneaky details here

Should DIY "fixes" for Vista product drivers be encouraged? One good Samaritan has been slapped down by Creative for rolling his own Vista drivers, and users are taking up the fight.