The Internet domain game has been going strong for over 20 years. Have you ever thought back and wondered what some of the first domain registrations were? Surprisingly the first domain name ever... More...

The launch of Apple Inc's latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a research group said on Monday. When comparing the first full month of sales of Apple Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" (November 2007)... More...

British-based scientists have created graphene, supposedly the thinnest material in the world: a one atom thick layer of carbon formed in hexagonal gropus. The substance, which is about 200,000 thinner than a human hair, was... More...

Those critical of the PlayStation 3's price often point to the Blu-ray Drive components: not only has the inclusion driven up the bill of materials cost, it's also much to blame for the initial shortage... More...

The question of whether machines will be capable of human intelligence is ultimately a matter for philosophers to take up and not something that scientists can answer, an inventor and a computer scientist agreed during... More...

Shacknews recently published an article claiming that "up to ten major team members have left [3D Realms]" - does this mean that Duke Nuken Forever's development team are now into single figures? The staff who... More...

Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have announced the discovery of the first virus for the Apple Mac OS X platform. The virus, named OSX/Leap-A (also known as... More...

Dell updated its lineup of business notebooks today with a 2.5-pound laptop designed for executives who want to make last-minute changes to presentations while airborne. The Latitude X1 was designed with business travelers in mind,... More...

It was one of the highlights of E3 - and now you've finally got the chance to see it for yourself. Splinter Cell 3 was one of the highlights of this year's... More...

If you've always fancied a bit of virtual horse riding in your own living room, you're in the right place. We knew that plans were afoot for an EyeToy sports title back... More...

Can PSP's graphics match those of PS2? Check out this movie of Death Jr and judge for yourself Sony last week unveiled Death Jr - the first ever game to be confirmed for... More...

In-game footage exposed: see the latest Square RPG in action now We've finally managed to track down the first ever trailer of Final Fantasy XII, the next instalment of the legendary RPG series.... More...

Symantec's twice-annual Internet Security Threat Report paints a menacing picture, and it's one that security professionals know all too well. Data from the company's customers as well as from its global DeepSight Threat... More...

Thanks to xStainDx for his post in BPN. It must be tough to be the largest software company in the world. Everyone's always trying to exploit every little hole in your applications and... More...

THE INTEL Itanium has started to pick up some serious speed. Chipzilla is making merry over the fact that an HP Itanium 2 Madison running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and SQL Server 2000 64bit edition... More...

March was another bumper month for spam, with the latest figures revealing a continued increase in the amount of unsolicited e-mail traffic. Anti-spam firm Brightmail recorded a 4-percent month-on-month increase in the amount of spam... More...

The Sims Online is a clean, well-lighted corner of the Internet where people work to build an elaborately decorated, chat-filled virtual world. But if playing by the rules in this realm isn't entertaining enough, there... More...

Rephrased at the request of many users Here's a heads up on what "Related Links" does on XP SP1 and prior versions of IE (as linked below, Alexa team up with MS in ie5) It... More...

Pity the poor cathode ray tube (CRT). When placed next to a sleek flat-panel monitor, a CRT looks bulky and archaic, as much a remnant of the recent past as a rotary-dial phone. ... More...

Thanks to Gambito for posting the info. and the links about this in the forums. Here is an excerpt from Rense: A patent was granted on March 26, 2002 for "The Motionless Magnetic... More...

ROUNDUP: Many technology titans claim that security is a top priority. But how far have we really come in solving security problems? MSN Messenger suffers from a worm attack, and a software flaw could leave... More...

In the purple corner: a short, squat plumber with suspenders and a mustache. In the black corner: the world's richest man, a geek with glasses. It's Mario versus Bill Gates in a battle for a... More...