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

Partnership could move beyond the US, says Ballmer.

Usocial originally found controversy for selling Facebook friends and Twitter fans, but now the firm has moved onto YouTube and they're promising that viewers are real people.

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.

Second Life creator Linden Lab has launched a beta programme that will offer a behind-the-firewall virtual world for enterprises..

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

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

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

Canonical has announced plans to limit the distribution of free Ubuntu CDs, claiming that demand is outpacing supply

Prophecy is a hazardous art when it comes to computers. We do know what's coming to the PC in the near future however, so read on to see the year ahead

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

Microsoft is to open up SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 for public testing in November, the company has disclosed, while SharePoint itself will come in new flavours to target customers such as small businesses..

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

New OS enables efficiency savings, but Microsoft declines to simplify licensing.

AMD has begun a campaign to step up the adoption of a new physics engine called Bullet Physics.

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

Apple has rehired one of the original members of the Newton development team, fuelling reports that the company is planning a tablet launch shortly.

The Apple iPhone has beaten James Bond's Aston Martin to reach the chequered flag as the must-have cool brand..

Intel has developed a new line of Atom processors designed for use in televisions and is calling for developers to write widgets and applications for the new platform.

Moblin 2.0, the Linux-based operating system (OS) designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks from tomorrow..