They may look big and complicated, but a digital slr is just as easy to use and takes far better pictures than a pocket digicam

Once again it is time for the PC Authority Labs team to cast their critical eye over the latest and greatest that Intel has to offer, in terms of PCs based around its new Pentium 4 processor. One reas

This Labs featured in the November 99 issue, any pricing seen in these reviews were correct at the time of printing. For several years the industry settled on a 14in diagonal as th

Unless youve been comatose for the last seven to eight years then you might have missed the growing fad for all things related to the Internet - that amorphous, heaving, abstract new medium that is in

When it comes to getting real work done, there’s still nothing to compete with a laser printer’s combination of quality, speed and economy. We tell you how to choose a busines laser, plus review 3 examples.

From personal printers to home office colour, we put 12 lasers through their paces. Some are lightning fast; others produce dazzling colour. Some are tiny, and some are surprisingly cost-effective.

With no sign of the end of the format war coming to pass anytime soon, prices continue to fall and we’ve got the latest models to take a look at.

Are you kicking around an old clunky PC that looks like a relic from the Stone Age? Google Zeitgeist (www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html) tells us that while Windows XP accounted for 46 percent of the OSs used to search Google during February 2004, 24 percent were still using Windows 98 and Windows 95, indicating there are still a lot of late-1990s PCs kicking around. Even if you’re running something from the 1GHz days, it’s probably time to think about an upgrade. But it can easily get to the point where you’re upgrading just about every component. In that case, you should seriously consider looking at the excellent bargains available in new PCs today.

The CD-RW is close to becoming an ubiquitous part of a new PC. Exactly how this came about is difficult to pinpoint, but one reason is the growth of storage-hungry multimedia. More people are using th

While the PC Authority Labs traditionally holds raw speed as one of the primary deciding factors in a PC's overall score, this formula is not all together appropriate for the business world. One reaso

Fifteen security packages go head to head in our labs test, including Kaspersky, Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, F-Secure and AVG. Find out which will keep you safe and which could let you down.

The Labs team delves into the guts of this month’s motherboards, and points out what you need to know to chose the right one for your needs.

Almost five months on from our last notebook roundup, where we were slightly unsettled and amazed that it was possible to call the latest notebooks 'desktop replacements' and actually mean it, the PC Authority team is back with another comprehensive round up of mobile monsters.

If you equate the CPU as the brains of the PC then think of the motherboard as the nervous system, shuffling signals back and forth from the extremities of your PC. In exposing these 15 e

The Nehalem-based xeons are a landmark release, with exceptional performance married to great power.

When you're a small business without an IT department you need easy-to-install, easy-to-manage security. We've reviewed eight small business security packages.

Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

Speed up your home network with these wireless routers, including faster speeds, better gaming and VoIP handling and automatic security.

Print, scan, copy and fax with one single device. We put 10 all-in-ones through their paces.

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