Yesterday marked a landmark day for computer science. A programme finally passed the artificial intelligence test devised by Alan Turing.

There's a whole world of products out there, but Google and Apple are behind a lot of the ones we choose between every day. Neither company is happy about that fragmentation. They want everyone to use all of their products.

Apple's pitch to developers at its annual conference this week shows how CEO Tim Cook is ramping up efforts to keep programmers from switching loyalties to Google and others.

Wearables, Cceaper streaming subscriptions and remotely controlled home electronics are the changes consumers are likely to see as Apple buys Beats Electronics.

New Zealand's largest university is about to give away its teaching free as the Government calls the tertiary sector together to discuss whether such an approach is the way forward.

With Windows XP support now at an end, debate is raging about what this means for home and business users once XP vulnerabilities start being exploited, writes Pat Pilcher.