Photo Stories
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In The Current Issue:
- Fintech’s role in reducing world poverty
- Buyer’s guide to evergreen IT - part 1 of 3: Winning ways with Windows 10 updates
- Putting data centre stage
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Photos: Apple event highlights - Nano video and Steve jobs
We were invited to the Apple event last night. Here are some highlights and a video demonstration of the Nano video camera.
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Rebuilding the oldest working computer in the world
Witch, the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing, has found a new home at Bletchley Park, where it will be restored.
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WIN Guess that kit - Smartphones but are you a Smartperson?
Enter our Guess that kit competition to have a chance of winning £50 worth of Amazon vouchers. All you need to do is guess what mobile phone is featured in each of the images in this photo story.
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Photos: Not every NASA project gets the green light
Facing budget and technical concerns, NASA may abandon the development of its Ares rockets. Here, amateur space historian Henry Spencer looks back at other big NASA projects that never got off the ground.
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Photos: Nokia rocks our World with X3, X6 and the Booklet
Nokia World saw the Swedish giant unveil a whole host of of new phones as well as the Nokia Booklet 3G which looks to be the jewel in its crown.
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Photos: Apple Mac Snow Leopard OSX - What you will enjoy
The hype factor around Windows 7 has reached fever pitch but that hasn't stopped Apple from developing Snow Leopard with equally impressive features.
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Photos: Social media facts businesses cannot ignore
Whatever you think about social media in business, it is impossible to ignore the massive number of people using websites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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Well known computer firms of the past -- where are they now?
The journey to modern computing has involved several companies, each making a vital contribution. But despite the significance of their various milestones, many have led unsteady careers while others have stumbled into obscurity and bankruptcy. Computer Weekly traces the histories of some of these well known computer brands.
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Photos: Award-winning, innovative product design of 2009
The 2009 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition winners have just been announced.
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Photos and video: X-Teams race for the right to rove on the moon
More than a dozen teams are racing to claim the $30 million Lunar X Prize for landing a robot rover on the moon.
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Photos: Ten top tips for getting an IT job
A recession is never a good time to be graduating but those with IT qualifications can boost their chances by following ten steps as recommended by a massive recruiter of IT graduates.
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Photos: Cyberdyne Hal robotic exoskeleton to help paralyzed
In Japan disabled and elderly are able to rent a robotic suit to help them become more mobile. Available in a two-leg (for a $2200-per-month rental fee) or one-leg version ($1500/month), the suit reads brain signals and directs leg movement.
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Videos: The future of User Interfaces - Tech beyond your wildest dreams
Want to know how you will go about your life in the future? Well, technology will play a part. Here are some demonstations of amazing inventions to shape our world.
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Photos: Real robots (not in disguise) walking and working among us
We hear about robots of the future all the time, but what about the robots that are being used now? We look at the top ten robots that are 'living and working' with humans.
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Photos: The Dirty Dozen of Windows 7 - things that might bug you
After the rather embarrassing flop that was Vista, it seems that they may have finally got things right with their latest progeny, and by right we mean very right. But as with all masterpieces, there are bound to be a few flaws that make us wring our hands in frustration. Here is our Windows 7 Dirty Dozen.
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Photos: Microsoft gadgets and products for Xmas
Microsoft invited Inspect-a-Gadget to come and have a look at some of the products they were working on for Xmas.
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Photos: Firefox 4 team try out new user interface
The developers behind Firefox have provided a couple of concept screenshots, which points to how the popular, open source web browser could evolve.
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Photos: Top 10 banks on Twitter
Financial services companies are using Twitter to listen to and support customers as they take their first tentative steps to use social media to support their business.
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Photos: IT saving lives in Iraqi warzone
Nearly six and a half years ago, IT engineers were among the first of the armed forces to arrive in Iraq when the war started. This month they will be some of the last to leave, after spending several months winding down and collapsing the information systems that so many people’s lives depended on during fighting.
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Photos: Computer fashions (it was acceptable in the 80s)
While trawling through the dustier recesses of the Computer Weekly archive, some stock shots of technology from the 1980s came to light, demonstrating just how much data processing - to say nothing of haircuts, fashion and gender relations - has changed over just two decades.
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Photos: The story of Apollo 11
As the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing approaches, we look at how the story unfolded and what the key moments were.
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Apollo 11: Computer Weekly July 24 1969 edition
What was happening in the IT world in July 1969 when Apollo 11 achieved its goal of putting a man on the moon?
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Flipbook: Top Ten Funny Tech support nightmares
Ever had a call you wish you didn't take? This flipbook looks at some of the funniest tech support queries we've heard of.
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Photos: MoD demo latest in military information technology
Each year the Ministry of Defence holds a week-long exhibition where suppliers can demonstrate the latest in military information technology.
