Not only can you stream movies from your PC to your big screen TV, but you can turn an Xbox into a media centre, and tap into online video on demand, all from the comfort of your lounge

Asus has announced overseas the availability of its Eee Box 1501 desktop PC that includes an optical drive and dedicated graphics chip with HDMI output, despite its small form factor and low price..

Linux developer Mandriva has updated its operating-system-on-a-stick with the release of Mandriva Flash 2010, which includes a bootable version of the software on a USB Flash drive.

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

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Intel has released a short animated video illustrating the process by which sand is turned into silicon and a CPU. But the over-simplicity has us leaning towards AMD's older and more interesting video

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

Vendor details editions for Office 2010 along with application virtualisation for testing.

The world's first universal programmable quantum computer has been unveiled in Colarado by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Linux is turning up in everything from netbooks to Dell PCs, but is it actually fit to replace Windows? Stuart Turton spends a week with Linux to find out.

We've scoured the latest technology for a list of the most desirable tech toys and gadgets for Christmas this year

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

What, you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors? Not only do you get double the amount of screen space, you can run work and World of Warcraft side by side. Plus it just looks more impressive

Make this year’s biggest games shine with glorious high-detail, thumping sound and the best accessories

Get the latest gear to stream movies from the study to the lounge room, record digital TV and watch TV online

Some of the wildest, weirdest and most useful gadgets and gizmos for kids - or big kids at heart

The latest high-tech gadgetry for when you’re tangling with nature

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

The days when laptops occasionally explode due to their lithium batteries breaking down could soon be over thanks to a new invention which shuts down the explosive reaction.