Blu-ray writers are more affordable than ever. We look at four internal models to find the best way to go high-def. The last time we did a round-up of optical drives, the former war was in full swing. But now Blu-ray has at last seen off HD DVD and taken its place as the industry standard for high-capacity optical media.

Data recovery is a mystical and varied art that shares much with archaeology. Depending on where you dig for data you may or may not find what you are looking for, and the longer you leave going after your lost data the greater the chance it will be worn away by age and reduced to fragments of its former self.

From movies and games to sporting events and even pornography, David Bayon explains why 3D displays are the next big thing.

There’s a lot to consider before jumping on the BlackBerry bandwagon. Should you or shouldn’t you use a dedicated blackberry device?

It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

In the age of Web 2.0, people are no longer looking to a single source for recommendations for information and entertainment on the ‘Net. It’s far better to have a collective recommendation, ranked by hundreds of like-minded people. How does it work? Read on.

Professional Web designers will frequently mix and match applications from two or more developers. It seems it is no longer good enough to bundle several applications together to form a single solutio

Despite the obvious advantages associated with working at home - autonomy, the power to set your own hours, increased job satisfaction, and so on, it's still not an activity that suits everyone. Disad

Despite the obvious advantages associated with working at home - autonomy, the power to set your own hours, increased job satisfaction, and so on, it's still not an activity that suits everyone. Disad

Whether you're upgrading a server, cutting back on IT support, or considering VOIP, small business IT expert Wayne Small identifies the big technology decisions affecting small business in 2009.

Everyone likes standards, but standards mean compromises. Tim Dean looks at whether they're worth the trade off.

Sun UltraSPARC In 1995, eight years after the first SPARC Station was introduced, Sun went 64-bit with the debut of its UltraSPARC I RISC processor; the first model ran at 143MHz and had 128-bi

This feature is for anyone who's finished a working day with the horrible sense of dissatisfaction that things didn't go to plan, that you've been ineffective. That you just didn't do all the things you wanted to.

Is it possible to run all your electronic gadgets - even your laptop - on renewable energy sources? PC Authority's eco-warrior Matthew Sparkes gets on his bike.

You've been raising some big questions in the forums about 64-bit. Here's our FAQ to 64-bit Vista vs XP, and whether it's worth the hassle if you're not a workstation user, but a gamer or power user.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

Our unparalleled test of mobile broadband returns, comparing the three fastest services on offer in Australia. Read PC Authority's full comparative results drawn from exhaustive testing with real-world data.

We’ve examined the data from more than 8000 readers to reveal exactly what sort of reliability, customer service and satisfaction you can expect in 2007.

With huge LCDs, underwater capabilities and high resolutions for under $450, now is the time to buy.

We've traversed the acronym laden landscape of VoIP for you, and present you with the PC Authority guide to VoIP: what it is, what kinds of services you can find, what savings you can expect to make and how it is that you can go about setting up VoIP for yourself at home.