We’ve collected some of the cheapest, oddest and most feature-packed hubs to connect all your USB peripherals connected.

By far the most common architecture today is Ethernet, which first appeared in 1975. Today its the de facto standard in almost every corporate network but there are other factors to consider, such as

Seven USB ports delivered with characteristic Belkin quality and price.

For the average small office network, a 10/100BaseTX installation focused at a standard Ethernet hub gives enough network capacity. But if some of your users will be placing more demand on the network

HP is the latest IT player to throw its hat in the digital entertainment ring unveiling a swag of new digital photography and home entertainment products which it hopes will cement its future in the digital home consumer market.

Will home media centres do to the entertainment industry what video did to the radio star? With new technology reshaping our lounges, homes could soon become fully functional media hubs.

Simulation shows resilience even if key nodes were knocked out.

It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

The latest initiative to revolutionise your digital media has arrived - this time from AMD

Burn Blu-Ray on your Linux box? This is the only app that'll let you do it, says Nero.

Seagate's Freeagent series of external drives look stunning and perform admirably.

The 19" LCD fits now represents outstanding value for money, and is so much nicer to use than a 17" screen. We round up and test the best.

Judgement moves CSIRO closer to collecting 802.11 networking royalties.

A US company has claimed "breakthrough" wireless last-mile technology to deliver broadband services via natural gas pipelines.

Forgetting the hype for a moment, the Internet *is* a dangerous place. In the Internet age complacency is one of the greatest dangers facing business. While many companies assume that viruses an

In recent years, broadband Internet connections have grown exponentially in popularity as major providers have raced to extend the coverage of cable and ADSL connections to suburbs across the country.

A poor performer in the face of HP’s similarly-priced, touch screen-enabled rival.

The HomePlug networking standard has been around in the States and other countries for a few years, and has proven a popular alternative to running CAT 5 cabling in your walls or for the (then) expensive cost of setting up a wireless network. HomePlug is wired networking for sure, but it uses an existing infrastructure in your office or domicile: your copper electricity power 'network' that feeds your TV, hair-dryer, fridge and any other electrical appliance the juice it needs to run. In short, HomePlug uses your house's electrical wiring.

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