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.

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.

Before widespread use of the Internet, computer viruses were not a common occurrence. Viruses could only be transferred via floppy disk, which meant that it was quite easy to guard against them

With online services easier to use and cheaper than ever, there’s now no excuse not to back up your files, says Stuart Andrews.

This Labs featured in the March 2000 issue, any pricing seen in these reviews were correct at the time of printing.

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.

The days of featureless notebooks are over. Adam Turner hunts down the latest entertainment notebooks on the market.

This month the Labs team decided to take a snapshot of the high-end visual and 3D workstation state of play.When you think workstations, a few things immediately spring to mind: dual processors, loads

Buying a scanner, printer or fax machine is a complicated affair as you try to juggle price, specifications and quality while struggling to keep your PC compatible. So it makes sense to have an all-in

DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM is a relative newcomer to the PC as system memory, although it is certainly not a fledgling technology. Graphics cards, and other components that require much higher memory

A lot has happened since our last graphics card Labs back in September 1999. Back then the nVidia Riva TNT2 Ultra was starting to give 3dfx a hard time, and the Matrox Millennium G400 MAX was showing

Taking photos is only half the fun. Touching them up on your PC and printing them is the other half. PC Authority takes a look at some of the best photo-printers on the market.

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

We put a selection of high-capacity office printers to the test. We analyse what printer is best for your workplace and what dosn't work.

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

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

There may be two main CPU manufacturers, but picking the right processor is anything but simple. We put 51 CPUs through their paces

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.

Print, scan and copy with one device; we round up six of the best all-in-ones.