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

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

Every office, whether it is a small, medium or large corporate environment, needs a printer for its day-to-day operations - this is a given. Despite the cliché that is the paperless office, streamlined electronic information exchange and the continued sales of inkjet and laser printers would suggest this is still not a reality and we think it may not be for some time.

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

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

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.

We test and rate 9 of the best portable presentation devices around.

Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

This Labs featured in the February 2000 issue, any pricing seen in these reviews were correct at the time of printing. Reality has often not matched the hype of mobile compu

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.

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

Print, scan, copy and fax with one single device. We put 10 all-in-ones through their paces.

As we were dealing with entry-level DV cameras, we set a price ceiling of $2,000 and in fact, five of the seven cameras tested came in at under $1,500, with one even under $1,000. Given this, we looked at them as an average consumer would, and not as a power user, so more effort was put into looking at the basics rather than some of the fancier bells and whistles.

Since the launch of PC Authority magazine 30 issues ago, we have placed an emphasis on the concept of computing in the real world. This means that all the PC hardware that passes through our Labs is t

Gauging a USB memory key's value is a fairly simple procedure, right? They plug into any available USB 2.0 port and off you go, however it isn't as clear-cut as that.

Internet everywhere, for affordable prices. Dave Stevenson investigates the claims, tests the speeds and delivers a verdict on the best plan for your mobile dollars.

We know you want to play games, so we've put 18 PCI Express graphics cards under the microscope to see who really does the job the best.

What can you expect from the current crop of digital cameras? The simple answer is 'a lot'. Lots of functionality, too much to shake a stick at in some cases, and lots of expectations that won't be re

From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

Not long ago both Intel and the underdog, AMD, battled to reach the coveted and psychologically significant 1GHz mark. When the AMD Athlon reached the landmark first - it marked a new era in c