Have you ever wanted to stare into the heavens and see what the universe holds? You can, with Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope. We show you how

Discover how Google Sky, Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, and dedicated software such as Starry Night or Stellarium allows you to explore the stars and view the planets in stunning detail without even touching a telescope

From watching iView on your mobile to live Australian TV while overseas, to Freeview, Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo, Stuart Andrews and Zara Baxter perfect the menu for takeaway TV.

With online services easier to use and cheaper than ever, there’s now no excuse not to back up your files, says Stuart Andrews.

Excellent business features, let down by poor performance.

Powerful and decent value, but ease of use could be better.

A robust and very usable consumer-level backup service.

A flexible, high-speed backup service at a price that’s more than reasonable.

Still the most hassle-free and effective online home backup system.

Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.

The man behind Ultima tries to reinvent the online RPG and partially succeeds with this robust MMO.

A much-hyped console epic comes to the PC, but unlike others that have made the move this deserves its press.

Online services are growing smarter by the day – but can they replace desktop applications? We spend a week working online to find out.

The best source of knowledge or “broken beyond repair”? PC Authority uncovers how the net’s highly controversial encyclopedia really works.

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

Blu-ray and HD DVD players will come out fighting this year. We reveal which format is best placed to be DVD’s successor.