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

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..

Gone is some of the bluster as Microsoft makes a surprisingly down-to-earth Australian launch presentation for Windows 7 today

Apple's latest update brings a beefier iMac lineup with better-than-HD screens and tasty new peripherals

Apple has outed a "mightier" Mac Mini, boasting the same compact shell but with boosted memory, bigger hard drives and a speedier processor

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 the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

If you're a gamer or enthusiast, the trusty conventional PC is still your friend, not the shiny new all-in-one PCs hitting the market

Decide whether it's finally time to ditch Vista by installing the full working version of Windows 7 Release Candidate. Plus: our digital camera buyer's guide, ultimate laptops and more.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Acer launches a larger-screened version of its popular Aspire One netbook, alongside a whole suite of other new products

Are all-in-one PCs the next big thing on the desktop? We've already seen Dell's Studio one 19, and Sony's Vaio Panel PC, and now BenQ has launched the all-in-one nScreen i91.

It's not the new iMac, but it's not too far from it. See our first Look review of Dell's all-in-one Studio One 19

Dell's shiny all-in-one PC landed in our labs today, and we've unboxed the iMac like beast for your viewing pleasure. See the photos here, and stay tuned for our First Look.

Dell launches touchscreen iMac-baiter – but only in Japan for now

The desktop icons now comes with a speedier processor and twice as much memory as standard

Apple computers from the sweetest to the rottenest