After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

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.

Could you really replace your home or business broadband with a mobile dongle? Our broadband buyer's guide names the best plans, the most attractive deals and the best value for money.

A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

From the Commodore 64 to Microsoft vs Apple, we take a look at the top 10 fights in technology history.

Planning that extended weekend away, or perhaps you have an overseas business trip looming? Then this list is a must-read.

Every day it gets hard and harder to keep up. Here is a list of 10 handy tools for increasing workplace efficiency.

Leigh Dyer looks at how to get failover redundancy on a shoestring budget

There are any number of reasons why you could be delayed by traffic congestion and up until now, there’s been little motorists could do about it. We've road-tested a traffic-equipped GPS for a week to see if it can help.

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

From webcasting to the DMCA to net neutrality - a list of top ten IT priorities for the new president.

For every way that the web has improved life, it has also made things more complicated, frustrating and dangerous..

What will $50 a month (and under) get you on pre-paid mobile these days? We compare the best prices and deals for pre-paid mobile plans from the big telcos and one little guy.

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

We've all had great ideas in idle moments that are either forgotten or impractical, but these are people who identified technological advances and made them happen..

Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.