It may be early days for the technology, but it's still interesting to look at Sony's Blu-Ray drive under the microscope.

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

Available to all on Thursday - SP2 contains improved support for Bluetooth devices, an updated Windows Search tool, support for Blu-Ray devices and a host of other tweaks..

From movies and games to sporting events and even pornography, David Bayon explains why 3D displays are the next big thing.

Dual-layer rewritable media promised for later this year.

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Microsoft has published an updated version of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista, according to reports. The update is expected to be the last build before the Release Candidate and the final code are made available.

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ATI Catalyst 7.1 graphics driver optimised for new OS.

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A month's worth of HD news in digest form.

Pirated movies beginning to appear on P2P networks.

CeBIT Australia 2007 is the biggest, most impressive show in years. PC Authority brings you a ringside seat from the IT industry's event of the moment.

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Another big improvement, but this time it’s enough to make PowerDirector a worthy alternative to its mainstream rivals

Nvidia’s latest graphics cards and chips throw down the gauntlet to Intel and AMD. Go behind the scenes with this guide to the big technologies including PhysX, CUDA, and games like Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky.

David Field attends the motion picture industry’s biennial forum to see what the professionals are talking about.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.