Windows, not chips, the target of Bounds virus.

While 64-bit computing has been around for a while (for the two of you who could afford Intel's Itanium, and now Itanium II processors), the dream of 64-bittery for the humble home system has been a long time coming.

You've been raising some big questions in the forums about 64-bit. Here's our FAQ to 64-bit Vista vs XP, and whether it's worth the hassle if you're not a workstation user, but a gamer or power user.

Chip partners get closer together in fight with Intel.

Innovation is key to AMD's survival, says In-Stat.

Looking to build your dream machine? We explore the latest components on the market, and give you advice on which ones to hunt down, along with the general price you can expect to pay for each major component.

8W, 15W, and 25W models due in the fourth quarter.

Are 64-bit operating systems compatible with your computer and existing software releases? Is it really worth the hassle

Sempron offers decent performance at rock-bottom prices for those on tight budgets.

Dimension defects from Intel.

All the acronyms and obscure new technologies got you in a jargon jumble? Tim Dean busts it up to help us make sense of it all.

Red Hat's latest offering is a finely tuned offensive into the lucrative corporate desktop market. With the Linux steamroller on a collision course for Redmond the last year has seen a number of major wins for the open source upstart with corporations such as IBM and governments that include Germany, France, China, Japan, Russia and Britain either already making the switch or considering it. And not just for servers, but on workstations too.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.

An old PC is like putty in your hands. Tim Dean looks at how you can shape it into a new system with a few easy upgrades.

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.