Want to perform an extreme makeover of your system's motherboard, processor, memory or hard disk? We'll show you how.

Are "free laptop" deals like Vodafone's Dell Inspiron mini 9 offer a great way to save money on a new PC, or a cleverly disguised con? We reveal the truth

Decide whether it's finally time to ditch Vista by installing the full working version of Windows 7 Release Candidate. Plus: our digital camera buyer's guide, ultimate laptops and more.

More than 20,000 people voted for the best and worst technology in this year's Awards, including the best ISP, laptop brand, wireless router, and best online retailer. See who won and who lost.

Neither cheap nor beautiful, MSI’s Atom powered nettop is sadly second among equals.

A slow booting PC is one of the long running annoyances for Windows users. So have things improved in Windows 7?

Want to know the best parts for any PC, from a LAN box to the ultimate in PC performance? Our friends over at Atomic have introduced the online KitLog

For the best part of a decade PC sound boffins have been trying to convince us that we need to hook our desktops up to surround speakers to make the most of games and PC video.

Not the most attractive, but this Eee PC defies expectations. Another machine that's going onto our netbook shopping shortlist

BitLocker first reared its head in Windows Vista, but the scope of the encryption software has been extended in Windows 7. Since Vista's launch, lost or stolen USB drives have become an enormous security liability.

As Vista and Windows 7 share the same core code, Microsoft has decided to merely nudge up the version number (Windows Vista was 6) so that applications are tricked into thinking it's Vista they're dealing with

Love or hate them, the Netbook is here to stay in 2009. We take a look at five new models: some are contenders and others are likely to be quickly forgotten.

No matter how much we tell ourselves that we are rational, scientific human beings a Friday 13th still sends a tremor up some spines.

Once again we are running our annual reader awards, where you get to tell us about the technology you own, rate the brands, and let us know who's let you down.

We've tested a massive 25 netbooks to provide a list of the best and worst mini laptops, with one surprise winner. Also, see our big TV set top box guide, in the new issue of PC Authority

Our major group test of 13 compact digital cameras from the big brands, plus affordable laptops, the 101 Greatest websites you've never seen and more, are in the new issue of PC Authority.

A full guide to buying laptops, from budget machines to ultraportables and netbooks, plus everything you need to know about digital TV hardware, Freeview and more, is in the new issue of PC Authority.

Esprimo Green to debut at this year's Cebit show.

Windows 7 may be the perfect compliment to bring out better than average Blu-Ray viewing results from your computer.

One way Windows 7 will make working lives a damn sight easier is the speed at which it hunts down documents and other files.