We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.

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..

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad

They say that behind every great man there’s a great woman, although these days it could just as well be the other way around..

From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

The software giant’s first ever drop in revenue, as the ongoing recession takes its toll on its core PC market.

No book ever gets published in multiple editions unless its outstanding. And thats certainly the case with Stephen Bigelows book, Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Repairing PCs. Now in its fifth edition, this comprehensive text (more than 1,500 pages plus a CD-ROM) covers just about everything youre ever likely to need to know about your PC.

If, like us, you’ve ever had the deep pining associated with wanting to build a robot or two, this book is definitely for you. This 360-page guide to everything you’ve ever wanted to know about robots covers how they work and how to build your own. You’ll learn how to select the right power source, use the tools you’ll need and how to build a robot from things you have around the house or from kit form.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

Beautifully engineered and constructed, the Mac Pro is also the fastest PC we’ve ever seen by some margin.