Jon Honeyball laments the features that got away in the final Vista build.

Microsoft Australia has confirmed a global rumour that the next 64-bit version of Windows XP will only be available to OEMs, including local system builders, and resellers.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games

Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

With MARS, Asus managed to do its own version of a "beyond GTX295" dual GPU card. It has two full-speed GTX285 cards per slot, a total of 2GB RAM, a full complement of 240 shaders and 512-bit buses per GPU

An excellent take on ATI’s new technology, complete with custom cooling and great performance

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability

A blisteringly fast processor, strong build and stylish design make this an extremely attractive laptop

Emerging entrepreneurs offered affordable online presence.

The most fully-featured notebook we’ve seen, but price will determine just how desirable this stylish notebook really is.

Offering bags of gaming power for an attractive price, the GeForce 8600 series is an enticing prospect.

Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

For a US$34 billion company with almost 90 percent market share, it might be inappropriate to call Intel "the comeback kid".

Absolutely jam packed with features, this notebook isn't your run-of-the-mill basic-function productivity laptop. At every turn we found hardware above and beyond the call of duty including a 64MB FX5200 graphics card, sexy widescreen display, 80GB hard disk drive and DVD-RAM/DVD-R/RW slot mounted drive for all your backup and home movie-making needs. A hybrid somewhere between legacy continuation and dismissal, this notebook features three rear-mounted USB 2.0 ports and parallel connectivity.

For the first time since the fourth quarter of 2001, notebook manufacturer Toshiba has lost its top market share position, knocked off in Q2 this year by HP.

In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.