One of the most barren models feature-wise that we looked at (and only dubiously beating the Sony VPL-ES1 and the Sanyo PLC-SW30 which took the bottom honours), the Hitachi CPS210 certainly made up for it when it came time to undergo our strenuous testing regime.

Nintendo console predicted to be most popular by end of 2008.

Intel has been banging on about Centrino 2 lately, so it was good to finally get a chance to test the claims courtesy of a spanking new mid-range Centrino 2 M51 Va courtesy of ASUS.

Absolutely blitzing the competition, Altech takes out our highly coveted Labs Winner Award, just beating IBM to the top spot. Heavy on both the features and quality, this unit was one of only three units in the roundup to feature a 17in TFT display, with the others, the Pluscorp INTEQ V26 and Apple iMac, falling by the wayside on price, hardware spec and performance.

Something’s wrong with DirectX 10 gaming when even top end cards are struggling with the latest games.

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

A capable package, but McAfee Total Protection 2009 is conspicuous and expensive.

Great looks, superb build quality and a world beating software package. It would threaten the A list if it were just a little cheaper.

The best just got cheaper. World-beating force feedback and superbly responsive steering, but not quite as good as the more expensive Driving Force Pro

A free package that scores highly, beating almost all its big-name competition. It’s just a shame it’s such a nag

PC Authority speaks to key Googlists about world-beating software, the bleeding edge of Internet technology and life in the Googleplex.

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ATI’s new RADEON is impressive...

Nissan showcased their all-electric LEAF to the world today, but the best thing isn't just the technology under the hood - it could be the petrol beating price.

3.2MP sensor for new iPhone, with orders for a 5MP sensor also placed

Gaming portal steam is making wads of cash by giving gamers exactly what they want, when they want it, and copying content delivery models from the pirates and beating them at their own game

After a relatively boring 12 months of Intel spanking AMD all over the park, the CPU is getting interesting again.

Ever wondered which of your favourite Sci-fi films still holds up? Ian Thomson and Shaun Nichols looked at classics such as Jurrassic Park, War Games and The Matrix and found a few surprsies..