What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) can save you money and provide features you can’t get from your traditional phone setup. Here’s how to take advantage of it, and how to avoid the pitfalls.

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

Choosing a CPU for your PC isn’t an easy task. Here are our picks for budget, mid-range and high-end systems.

Gigabyte's new Canterwood-based GA-8KNXP is, without a doubt, one of the most full-featured motherboards we've ever seen. It incorporates all of the basics offered by the MSI 865PE Neo2 (see below) plus more. The differences between the older 845 and new 865 (Springdale) and 875 (Canterwood) chipsets are primarily feature-based – the 875P is designed to be the ultra-high-end option for extreme power users. As such, it's more expensive but has more niche capabilities.

At Microsoft’s grand unveiling of Office Beta 2, Vista and Longhorn, we ask why it’s being so bullish about this release.

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

Prepare to say goodbye to the Pentium as we reveal the next generation

A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.

Very fast, but the top-end components offer poor value in the face of competition.

HP has officially denied allegations that it has used end-user data gleaned via channel marketing programs to go direct, cutting out resellers.

Excellent features and performance, but it’s pricey and you need a suitably powerful PC to make the most of it.

Everything you need to know about AM2 -- without the headache.

Director 8 Shockwave Studio is now the platform of choice for those sites determined to provide the richest possible Web experience

The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

Cutting edge technology is bringing powerful enterprise-grade solutions to the small and medium business sector. Read on for tips, analysis and tutorials about how you can take advantage.

Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

A very fast computer with decent features at a great price, whether for gaming or an all-round powerhouse

We put out the call to Australia’s white box PC manufacturers for a good high-end $4000 PC and PC Express was the first to respond.