Hundreds descended on events in Auckland and Wellington this morning to mark the world's first launch of Microsoft's Windows 7.

Microsoft is set to release Windows 7 next month after copping a whole lot of flack over the last few years over the Windows Vista operating system.

CEO Rob Fyfe threatens IBM with the axe in a scathing email over yesterday's crippling Air NZ computer fault.

Hackers have set their sights on Google's Gmail email service after revelations of widespread attacks on Microsoft's Hotmail yesterday.

Hackers have posted thousands of Hotmail, msn and Windows Live users' passwords online.

Criminal cyber networks have begun creating viruses to hack into mobile phones in order to steal sensitive information.

Norton Internet Security has gone on a code diet and now runs swiftly, without greedily eating up your system resources.

Just a few keystrokes can turn your computer into a willing servant - these are the commands you'll need to spare your overworked mouse.