Remember when everyone used to be scared of Microsoft and the hammerlock it seemed to have on the entire computing business?

When my child curiously asked over breakfast, "Dad, do flies stretch their legs when they wake up in the morning?" I could only purse my lips while deliberating over the answer.

Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer and will rebrand its internet browsing software under what is currently code-named Project Spartan, later this year.

Driverless cars better be able to refuel themselves because they'll consume more energy than cars with drivers.

A team of Google researchers recently published a paper documenting their attempts to evaluate vast numbers of Web sites based upon their accuracy.

A team of computer scientists at Google has proposed a way to rank search results by their factual accuracy.

A top Google exec has confirmed that the search giant wants to start offering wireless service.

Apple boss Tim Cook's been on tour - saying he too is worried about online privacy.

As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.

Who made Google the official referee of exposing tech vulnerabilities?

First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.

In 1999, when Craig Nevill-Manning was approached by Larry Page to join the new web phenomenon called Google, "of course the answer was no", he says.

Google has revealed the top ten most searched terms by Kiwis this year, as well as the most searched "how to".

Google predicts the best days are still ahead for cloud computing.

A European Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google may send a message that's too loud to ignore.

New Zealand is on the edge of a smartphone revolution being led from an epicentre in Asia.

Google no longer plans to release its smart glasses to the public in 2014, and now has no official timetable for a launch.

A Silicon Valley fuel cell company which has received $125 million in capital from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund is dismissing criticism its technology amounts to greenwashing.

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.

Fewer women than men choose to go into tech-intensive fields and if they do, are significantly more likely to leave the tech industry.

She is Google's secret weapon, charged with guarding the world's most valuable brand.

Google's efforts to stoke a European debate on Internet privacy may be overshadowed by a cameo appearance by Barbra Streisand.

Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, now Auckland. Google yesterday has added the city to the list of locations with 3D maps allowing users 'virtual travel'.