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..

Fidelity check includes email, SMS and browsing history.

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

Every day it gets hard and harder to keep up. Here is a list of 10 handy tools for increasing workplace efficiency.

Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad

They say that behind every great man there’s a great woman, although these days it could just as well be the other way around..

In an unusual turn of events, Apple has dropped their legal action to ban forum discussions regarding iPhone and iPod hacking, after a countersuit from the EFF helped to change their minds.

Are you sure you want to turn Yes/No.

Media frenzy may be misplaced.

We take a look back at the tech products that were so overdone by marketing hype, that by the time they were released, most failed to meet expectations.

German motorist 'just obeying orders'.

Silicon Valley geek led astray.

We've all had great ideas in idle moments that are either forgotten or impractical, but these are people who identified technological advances and made them happen..

The summary of Microsoft's plans for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and netbooks, as announced at Computex

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

Movers and stinkers from the world of business

Abra-keda-bra!.

Spying journalist forced to do walk of shame.

Spying journalist forced to do walk of shame.