More functionality with less complexity. That's what convergence means. Tim Dean peers behind the hype of triple play.

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

And one in five of them play games every day.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

More sophisticated offerings, such as Yahoo Chess, offer a multitude of different rooms where players can test themselves against other human opponents from around the globe and compete for the braggi

Streaming is the process of taking large files, breaking them into smaller pieces and sending them to their destination where they are recompiled as they arrive, providing an audio, video or animated broadcast over the net.

Linux doesn't have to be a silent workhorse. Leigh Dyer examines the state of sound support in Linux

The M-ANY Dual-Play is a digital audio player in the form of a cassette-tape, supporting MP3, WMA and Audio book formats.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

The scope of events in Beijing 2008 is somewhat admirable, given that many previous Olympic titles have tended to concentrate on running and swimming events

PC Authority playtests the Halo 3 campaign in four-player co-op mode, and tries out a newly unveiled multiplayer map, called “Narrows”.

Microsoft pulls a rabbit out of a hat with their new Natal Xbox motion controller, and we get flashbacks of Nintendo's Power Glove and shonky 90s virtual reality

What's the best Blu-Ray player on the market? Our quick shopping guide to features to look for, compatiblity issues, connectivity, and our top pick.

'Battlefield Heroes' kicks off free gaming model.

Online retailer signs deal with iconic brand.

This unit plays more than just your rental movies and existing DVD discs, it's also capable of VBR MP3, WMA, JPEG, PhotoCD, HDCD Xvid, AVI, MPEG layers 1, 2, and 4 play, the latter of which is more commonly referred to as DivX, named after the compression codec.