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

Since the release of the Eee PC 701, the 'Notebook' has dominated. Easy to use, cheap and able to be left on the coffee table next to the remote, Notebooks are true appliance computing. The choice of which one to buy comes down to personal preference, but it's hard not to prefer those with the best usability. Our rundown of your options covers their performance, battery life, and design.

What can a vendor-controlled comparison of notebook technology teach us? Plenty – but not in the way it was intended. Read on as we expose HP’s notebook ‘Reliability Challenge’.

Microsoft's latest OS is looking good, but there's always room for improvement. Here are our Top 10 tips for powering up Windows 7

Wondering how to make the most of the digital entertainment revolution? Here's our guide to the best digital media technologies for your home

More from the biggest Microsoft launch in ten years. Kodak, BigPond Movies and Sanity Music partnerships announced and explored in detail.

A phone with twin SIM card slots offers the convenience of two phone numbers, although the phone suffers from a couple of basic usability and performance problems.

It's something of a contradiction in terms, having Blu-Ray in a tiny 11.1in screen notebook, but it's certainly a brilliant feat of engineering. See the specs and launch pics here.

A Microsoft Surface prototype was unveiled today at the Microsoft REMIX event in Sydney, demonstrating a new way of interacting with Lonely Planet travel titles. But Surface has even bigger plans in 'store'.

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.

The HP Mini 1001TU lid has a silver spiraling pattern across the piano black surface, making it the most attractive netbook we’ve seen.

Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

Apple is normally known for fancy packaging, but it seems HTC has added a touch of class to the HTC Touch Diamond experience with this mysterious 6-sided black box. Check out our exclusive photo gallery of the unboxing.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

The computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha has launched a new version optimised for use on Apple's iPhone and iPod.

The HP Mini 2140 injects a little prestige back into netbooks, blending style with decent performance and respectable specs.

Improved handling of templates, tracing, text and layers along with new table support, but ultimately X4 disappoints

New screenshots of Microsoft's next OS appear online - but are they the real deal?

CeBIT Australia 2007 is the biggest, most impressive show in years. PC Authority brings you a ringside seat from the IT industry's event of the moment.