T-Mobile has announced that the G1, the first smartphone based on Google's Android operating system, will arrive in the UK on 30 October.

Virgin Media has found itself on the wrong side of the Advertising Standards Agency again, after claiming to provide the "UK's fastest broadband".

Acer has surged past global champion HP in European PC sales, in the clearest sign of the move towards cheap, small mini-notebook computers.

Microsoft has admitted the company had to offer discounts on Office 2007 to get people to adopt the new software.

Microsoft is surveying customers asking if they would be interested in a new "Instant On" version of Windows.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has taken T-Mobile to task for claiming mobile broadband offers the same quality of service and speed as fixed-line broadband.

Toshiba today launched what it claims is the "largest range of business notebooks in the world", all of which will include embedded 3G modems. The range is based around four new chassis: three new Portégé laptops, plus one new Tecra.

Apple boss Steve Jobs has launched a scathing attack on Blu-ray, describing the HD disc format as a "bag of hurt".

Searching the internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, according to researchers.

Mozilla has launched the first beta version of Firefox 3.1.

Apple claimed the failure of Vista is one of the main reasons why Mac sales are surging, as the company unveiled its new laptops.

Massive demand for OpenOffice 3 on the first day of release has brought its hosting servers grinding to a halt.

Microsoft is bringing its Office 2007 subscription service to the UK.

Gary McKinnon has been given 14 days to prepare a case for judicial review, in yet another last-ditch attempt at appealing his extradition to the USA.

EU scientists have warned that personal music players could cause hearing loss in around 5% to 10% of those who use them.

HP has confirmed that Nvidia's faulty GPUs have created faults with 38 different models in its slimline PC range.

Asus has launched a 15.6in touchscreen desktop PC, dubbed the Eee Top, as a budget rival to HP's TouchSmart.

The Ministry of Defence has admitted that the hard drive lost by EDS contained far more personal information than originally suspected.

Microsoft has launched the second version of its web multimedia platform, Silverlight.

Google and Yahoo are in talks with the US Justice Department in an effort to head off an antitrust challenge to their proposed advertising agreement.