The entire industry is moving towards dual-core technology, but why? Tim Dean looks at some of the reasons for the shift.

Get your licensing shop in order before you build you new server.

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

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

An old PC is like putty in your hands. Tim Dean looks at how you can shape it into a new system with a few easy upgrades.

Impressive technology, but increasing cores doesn’t necessarily increase performance.

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.

Upgrade to an AM2 Athlon 64 system now

Comparatively pricey, but IBM delivers a quality rack-server package.

The first wave of Centrino Duo notebooks has arrived in Australia. We show you which ones deserve your cash.

Intel has released new processors and chipsets as part of the company's new home and office PC platforms.

Will splashing out on expensive RAM make a real difference to PC performance? And if so, how much should you buy? We supply the benchmarks and lay the details bare

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

A range of cut-down Core 2 Duo processors that are fine for everyday tasks.

The M-ANY Dual-Play is a digital audio player in the form of a cassette-tape, supporting MP3, WMA and Audio book formats.

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

Add high-definition reading and writing capabilities to your PC with a Blu-ray drive, or save money with a plain DVD writer

Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?

Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?

Are you still confused about what sort of camera to purchase? We take a look at some of the differences between stand-alone video cameras and dual-use compacts that promise to do everything. Are video cameras still even necessary? We've got some answers.