IBM launched first magnetic hard disk on 13 September 1956.

Yahoo squeeze ahead of Google in the race for size.

Central storage device to back up and distribute digital media across thehome.

Version 1 of Open Virtual Machine Format expected by mid-2008.

Update to allow for diskless PCs and virtualised desktops.

8Gb music player increases pressure on Apple.

Solid state and hybrid drives to power 60 per cent of all notebooks.

First to market with SanDisk 32GB Flash drive.

Taking the choices out of backup and recovery.

Educational laptop could get Windows as well as Linux.

Competition hots up in hosted productivity space.

Saving release cycle by going back to 16 cores.

Vendor unveils Sun Fire X4950 video switch.

Catching up with HP and Acer requires entry into retail, analyst recommends.

Sun flip-flops back to Intel Xeon servers.

Virtualisation vendor's valuation approaching $18bn.

Digital certificates and smartcards are the future.

Chipmaker launches Microsoft Home Server reference design and AMD Livelaptops.

Manufacturer unveils self-imposed copyright levy.

Chipmaker formulates cautious response to AMD's open socket.