Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

Jonathan Bray and Alex Bradner put 12 high-end handsets through our gruelling tests to find the best one for you.

Benchmarking PCs is a tricky business. You need to ensure that you stress the systems, but also that the results you get will be relevant in the real world. Previously we have relied heavily on BAPCo's SYSmark2002 for simulating home and office use, with programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and web content through Adobe Premiere and Macromedia Dreamweaver. However, due to SYSmark's history of instability as well as the sheer length of time it takes to complete a run, we have put it on the backburner in favour of PCMark04 for this Labs.

Looking for a new notebook for work or study? We’ve got it covered with 11 notebooks designed specifically for when playtime is over.

The notebooks were subjected to several benchmarks to give an objective evaluation of their speeds, performance and applicability.

This month the Labs team decided to take a snapshot of the high-end visual and 3D workstation state of play.When you think workstations, a few things immediately spring to mind: dual processors, loads

How much notebook will $2500 actually buy you? The PC Authority Labs team investigates.

Unlike many of our performance-based Labs, business workstations are a whole different world of PCs, focusing not on the maximum number of frames per second, or how many overall points they can churn out in any given benchmarking utility.

There are three main types of MP3 players, which differ mostly in terms of their method of data storage. Each has its own pros and cons.

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

There are always moments in life when you wish you had your camera to hand. The Labs team rounds up the latest pocket cameras.