With online services easier to use and cheaper than ever, there’s now no excuse not to back up your files, says Stuart Andrews.

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

We put seven NAS drives from the likes of Maxtor, Netgear, Synology, Thecus, Western Digital and Iomega to the test to find out which is best for storing your files

Testing anti-virus software is a tricky endeavour at the best of times, due to the inherent nasty nature of the test subject. For this anti-virus roundup, we asked independent anti-virus testing lab, AV-Test.org (www.av-test.org) to conduct the testing for us in their controlled environments. AV-Test.org has access to thousands of viruses, and is a respected anti-virus testing lab.

Stuck for storage space? Upgrade to one of the latest disks and you’ll benefit from better performance too

There are three main types of MP3 players, which differ mostly in terms of their method of data storage. Each has its own pros and cons.

Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth that emanates from the bowels of music industry boardrooms, technologies and devices that enhance the portability of music continue to grow in popularity. The concern is not over the proliferations of the gadgets themselves, it's about the files that are loaded onto them, which have flooded peer-to-peer networks, cardboard boxes under flea market counters and the hard drives of computer users across the world.

CD-RW drives have been a mainstream PC peripheral for a considerable time now, and in most cases, can be found as a standard component in a typical entry level PC rig. We are also well past those frus

Fifteen security packages go head to head in our labs test, including Kaspersky, Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, F-Secure and AVG. Find out which will keep you safe and which could let you down.

Is your PC’s hard disk getting cramped? Invest in an external hard disk and never again worry about running out of room.

Jonathan Bray and Alex Bradner put 12 high-end handsets through our gruelling tests to find the best one for you.

We test 11 keyboard-based smartphones to find the best tools for staying connected on the move

All BitTorrent clients will download torrent files, but they vary wildly in the amount of features they have. Here's a rundown on the most popular clients out there.

While hard disk drive speed is commonly one of the last considerations when putting together a new machine, its importance is more than just a place to store your files and operating system.

Data is increasingly becoming the cornerstone of our society in terms of communications, information storage, and productivity. As such, it is vital that it be handled correctly, whether it is being s

Whether archiving or backing up your data, there is a removable storage option for you. We test a range of devices to find the best for your needs. Data is increasingly becoming the corne

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

Faster wireless networking is finally within reach. We test and rate every draft-n 2.0 ADSL modem router on the market.

Share and back up music, photos, video and documents on your network with a high-capacity NAS drive.