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Blu-ray and HD DVD players will come out fighting this year. We reveal which format is best placed to be DVD’s successor.

Our feature story covers best formats, backup options, and why you should reburn those photo CDs every two years.

Bill would move state records to open format.

High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.

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.

The appearance of affordable DVD burners has given cause to celebration among the world's digital video makers – from hobbyists to professionals. The potential of DVD Video for corporate and wedding video makers is clear, but even the ability to present holiday videos in bite-sized, episodic and easily accessible chunks can't be sniffed at.

Creative finally delivers a portable media player that trumps them all.

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

Microsoft’s radical redesign promises ‘better results, faster’. Be fully prepared for this world-leading productivity software.

Before we move on to image re-touching, a brief word about file formats. Its a good idea to make security copies of your original image files, so if you happen to make a mess of it you can start from

Jpeg accepts submission, ratification expected by July 2008.

Corel application positioned as independent third road.

With no sign of the end of the format war coming to pass anytime soon, prices continue to fall and we’ve got the latest models to take a look at.

Even with falling hardware prices, the expense and yet to be finalised format war rages on with DVD writing technology deterring many a consumer. DVD+R/RW appear to be making headway gradually with both format flexibility and hardware integration into next generation platforms.

A rewritten front end makes Excel’s significant power far more accessible than before.

From watching iView on your mobile to live Australian TV while overseas, to Freeview, Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo, Stuart Andrews and Zara Baxter perfect the menu for takeaway TV.

More predictions that Blu-Ray will win its battle with HD-DVD by end of this year.

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