The future of Internet access is now. The idea of connecting cables to a computer to enable a connection will soon seem as archaic as manually cranking the engine of an automobile. Ed Dawson samples a cross-section of bleeding-edge wireless broadband services and cuts through the hype.

Our unparalleled test of mobile broadband returns, comparing the three fastest services on offer in Australia. Read PC Authority's full comparative results drawn from exhaustive testing with real-world data.

Testing anti-virus software is a tricky endeavour at the best of times, due to the inherent nasty nature of the test subject. For this anti-virus roundup, we asked independent anti-virus testing lab, AV-Test.org (www.av-test.org) to conduct the testing for us in their controlled environments. AV-Test.org has access to thousands of viruses, and is a respected anti-virus testing lab.

What can a vendor-controlled comparison of notebook technology teach us? Plenty – but not in the way it was intended. Read on as we expose HP’s notebook ‘Reliability Challenge’.

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

There are two areas to look at when testing laser printers: speed and print quality. We used a range of different documents to test the different aspects of each and weighted the results to give the Quality and Speed scores. More detail on each test is also provided online at www.pcauthority.com.au.

To test the TFTs in this month's Labs we relied on a few different methodologies. All TFTs were tested on the same test bench PC consisting of a Gigabyte 8GE667-PRO motherboard and 2.53GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512MB of DDR RAM, running Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

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

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

We test nine devices, from the simplest printers to versatile multifunction devices that print, scan, copy and fax

We test AMD’s first quad-core processor for both speed and power efficiency

We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.

We test and rate 9 of the best portable presentation devices around.

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

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All the current chipsets from both the big gaming guns – ATi and Nvidia – tested, reviewed and rated.

Since the launch of PC Authority magazine 30 issues ago, we have placed an emphasis on the concept of computing in the real world. This means that all the PC hardware that passes through our Labs is t

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.

Why bother buying a big screen that takes up part of your wall, when you can buy a cheap projector and take up the entire wall?

Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.