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..

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..

Major update to Google's photo manager

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

Empire: Total War is a game that’ll appeal to history nerds and fans of previous Total War titles.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

An American based blogger and activist has decided that the best way to protest against Google's recent privacy changes is to attack them where it hurts - by creating a script that automates multiple ad clicks without clicking.

No matter how much we tell ourselves that we are rational, scientific human beings a Friday 13th still sends a tremor up some spines.

From the moon landing, to the rise of Apple and Google, we rate the most inspiring technology moments in history.

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

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..

Integrated technologies the way forward, says McAfee.

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Tough enough to tear through concrete and built like US military hardware, this is the ultimate DIY drill

Will or won't Gears of War 2 be appearing on the PC? As the web fury grows, we contacted the people behind the game to get some answers, and a nice photo gallery.

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

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We reckon these less-than-hyped titles might just be the real stars of 2008. Yes, and we're not just talking about GTA IV.

Online services are growing smarter by the day – but can they replace desktop applications? We spend a week working online to find out.