Laptop manufacturers have a long, and let's face it - often awkward history in their attempts to appeal to women.

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..

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.

The glorious software empire, upon which the sun never sets, has turned to 'Tupperware parties' to flog its Xbox360s.

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.

PC Authority has won the computing & games category at the inaugural Australian Magazine Awards.

Two Boston sleep researchers have discovered an enterprising way to beat the problems of jetlag by combining mathematical models with 'light hacking', a process that can best determine a person's optimum circadian rhythm and stave off tiredness

And one in five of them play games every day.

The strange, the antique and the downright geeky – we chronicle the 10 best (and worst) vintage tech advertisements of all time

A woman has been conned out of US$4,000 by scammers who hacked into a Facebook page belonging to one of her friends..

The Recording Industry Association of America has been awarded a $1.92 million decision against a woman accused of sharing music online..

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has defended the US$1.92m fine levied against a US woman who illegally downloaded 24 songs..

Another "I'm a PC" ad hits the Web, and this time Microsoft is rolling out the "PCs are cheaper" argument in its war with Apple.

At GDC a few days ago, AMD dropped a bomb on the GPGPU world by announcing a GPU-accelerated Havok implementation.

Conservative Christian investment firm (yes, seriously) The Timothy Plan, has broadcast its Crimbo guide to video games for parents looking to be responsible in their gift giving.

Nearly five thousand people have signed an online petition to the British government calling for an official apology to be issued over the treatment of Alan Turing..

Industries keeping a sweet outlook during these sour times.

iTunes may soon offer Marvel 'Motion Comics', rather anime-like digital versions that graphically unfold on screen - watch the preview here of Marvel's Astonishing X-Men

We list the world’s 10 most annoying viral marketing campaigns; the one’s that had you wondering ‘WHAT THE!?' from the moment they popped up in your inbox or clicked on them in YouTube.

Looking for love over the internet? Want to give that perfect hint? A new website has been launched to help create the perfect partner without appearing needy or desperate. Okay, we lied.