The first OS to make a serious effort at an easy, integrated Linux to rival Windows was the now defunct Corel LinuxOS.

Small form factor (SFF) PCs now have their foot well and truly in the home entertainment and IT/CE crossover market due largely to their aesthetics, functionality and quietness of operating volume. Westan's Biostar product looks to continue along these lines, offering a multimedia PC with all the performance of AMD's 64-bit desktop processor architecture.

We reviewed the MegaPC180's predecessor, the Mega651, in September last year (Issue 70, page 46) and were fairly impressed with the way this unit handled for a first generation crossover Hi-Fi/PC. The key to digital convergence is seamless integration and MSI has gone a few extra steps in the right direction to help with this changeover.

Halo 2 is going to be an exclusive for Windows Vista, but won't use DirectX 10. Something's up.

Not quite the consumer/business crossover it aims to be, but there’s a lot to like in this clever mix of old-style business laptop and feature-packed modern machine

Fingerprint scanner on two new phones in laptop crossover.

Buffalo is first to show off the recently ratified Draft 802.11n specification, but the Nfiniti doesn’t really showcase its talents

Hot on the heels of last month’s sub- $2500 projector roundup is HP’s new vp6315.

Analyst predicts 802.16-2005 will surpass fixed version in three years.

The venerable Colin McRae series gets a total overhaul, marking a high point in the series.

David Kidd celebrates a good time of blades, mounts and games.

Notebooks have been an essential tool for the workforce for years and are becoming a popular entertainment platform. While it’s rare that you’ll find a portable workstation that provides enough grunt for gaming, Intel may just have the answer with its new breed of mobile technolgy – Sonoma.

Devices that attach storage to the network aren't new, but until now they've been either very expensive or limited in ability. But this little marvel from Asus changes all that. The WL-HDD can put a hard disk on the network with no drivers or client software required, and it can do this wirelessly via 802.11g.

While you might not immediately think of Apple when it comes to business workstations, the iMac is a solid self-contained package, and does appeal to this market.

The audio component of the PC multimedia revolution has for many years been sorely neglected, with many new computers supplied with speakers that are quite simply terrible. Little plastic speakers can

Two packages on a chip will help AMD to regain chip lead.

Not only is SuSE Linux Professional 8.1 the most complete distribution, it's also one of the friendliest.

A great phone that combines business and personal functionality in one neat and sturdy package.

Not a stylish machine, but it’s good value, well built and boasts surprisingly impressive battery life