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

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

Zip drives were once the top choice for storage, well before DVDs and USB sticks gained in popularity. But whatever happened to this once mega-popular format and what sealed its demise?

The Thecus N5500 NAS is a pricey option for your storage needs, but its loaded with useful features and delivers decent performance.

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

Backup is a lot like flossing: no matter how frequently you do it, some expert is going to say you should be doing it better or more often. That's why HP's SimpleSave is among the easiest back-up drives to use.

Intel and Numonyx have announced a research milestone in the development of stackable, cross-point phase change memory (PCM) technology, which could fundamentally alter the non-volatile memory market in years to come.

Sync remote files to & from your computer

A US firm has started selling DVD storage discs that it claims will still be readable in 1,000 years..

Mark Shuttleworth, the founding angel and CEO of Canonical, which distributes Ubuntu Linux, has praised Microsoft's newly released Windows 7.

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.

Integrated Firefox download manager

Backup & restore your important files

On-the-fly encryption tool

Red Hat has released the latest version of its Fedora open source operating system and has added new video, virtualisation and networking support..

Recover lost & deleted files

A solid draft-n router with NAS and media-streaming features – though it’s a little on the slow side.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has put together a supercomputer that's based around a cluster of graphics processing units (GPUs)

Optimise, tweak & defrag your system

Researchers at the Arizona State University (ASU) have been awarded a two year US$5.1 million grant by the USA government to develop a radically improved battery..