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

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

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.

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

Google has published a beta release of Chrome 4.0 that will allow users to keep their bookmarks in sync and up-to-date across multiple computers..

Long been considered the Holy Grail of online funding, Micropayments were once hailed as the next big thing in internet commerce. But somehow, they just never took off. We delve into the days before Paypal ran the show.

Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X The latest figures from Net Applications suggest that Windows 7 has failed to attract any interest and the Mac is set to become the dominant operating system in the world

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Two-factor security firm Deepnet Security has launched a new system designed to turn an iPhone into a one-time password generator..

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Business users will communicate with a unified toolset that integrates instant messaging (IM), social networks, conferencing and email within the next four years, according to Gartner.

Microsoft's Windows 7 could see a warm reception from businesses in the coming months, according to recent survey..

While Microsoft basks in Windows 7 glory, Linux vendor Red Hat hit a milestone yesterday when its share price rose above Microsoft's.

Apple continues to defy hard times with solid sales, including the company's strongest quarter ever.

Google is planning to launch an e-book store called Google Editions next year to compete with Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

MessageLabs warns malware is likely to go undetected.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has been voted the most admired entrepreneur by young people in America..

Can you imagine a time when computers didn't have GPUs? Here are graphics technologies that helped take computing out of the lab and into the hands of consumers and professionals

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

The much-criticised Vista operating system losing market share even before Windows 7 arrives.