Scientists working for IBM have announced they have programmed a supercomputer with a working simulation of a cat’s brain

High-profile short films from around the world are now getting made on DSLR cameras, thanks to rapidly improving sensors and prices. Judge for yourself, with these five videos made with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

The Mayan prophecy might be counting down, but the science behind the new film 2012 might leave a few people confused. We look at what the film got right and what is best left to conspiracy theorists.

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

This year's Nobel Prize for Physics has been given to three men behind fibre-optics and digital photography..

3D TVs, 3D cameras, 3D webcams, 3D movies – the world is adding a new dimension to its technology. Here’s what you need to know to pass the pub conversation test...

The British Government has been trialing an unusual program designed to keep tabs on problem families by installing CCTV cameras in 2000 homes, and plans for 20,000 more on the way.

From movies and games to sporting events and even pornography, David Bayon explains why 3D displays are the next big thing.

Apple's flagship stores continue to draw crowds, and now Microsoft is working on its own stores to "transform the PC buying experience". So what would make you visit the perfect Microsoft PC shop?

A Toyota executive says lithium battery costs are hurting electric car development and names fuel cells as the way of the future, dismissing electric plug-in models entirely. Are Fuel cells really the way?

In another cunning attempt to convince the world that playing 16-colour 90s style point and click adventure gaming is still a worthwhile pursuit, Lucasarts and Steam are re-releasing eight classic games

Crowd photos appearing in an offical Iranian newspaper appear to show uncanny signs of photoshopping

Only director Michael Bay could have made a film like Transformers: Revenge of the fallen. It's a head-ringing, ear-crunching and ultimately exhausting experience, filled with more than two hours of constant robot destruction.

A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

According to George Harrison’s son Dhani, the new Beatles-flavoured Rock Band will feature songs that have never been heard

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

Recently we reported how Apple banned certain 'sexy' terms from their app descriptions. Now, in an extra twist, a shoe throwing game inspired by the infamous George Bush incident is also being canned.

Academic project to solve "humanity's grand challenges" sounds like sci-fi fans dream with classes on AI, robotics, cognitive computing and biotech

Apple Messiah Steve Jobs didn't have to take a pay cut this year, despite the fact the fruit themed outfit's stock price has fallen dramatically.

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.