Stuart Turton spends the fifth day of his one week odyssey with Linux, gets his hands dirty with 'Gnome Do' and quickly realises his new found joy for Ubuntu. Has Stuart finally cracked Linux?

Why did Dell eventually challenge its direct business model and who was the person to make the leading decision to change tactics?

Which crapware cleaner is really best for giving your laptop of PC a new lease of life? We put TuneUp Utilities 2009, Autoruns and CCleaner to the test.

Stuart Turton spends the fourth day of his one week odyssey with Linux, hailing the ease of GIMP, before a graphics card meltdown destroys his desktop and forces him to rethink his next move.

Not only can you stream movies from your PC to your big screen TV, but you can turn an Xbox into a media centre, and tap into online video on demand, all from the comfort of your lounge

If you're looking to buy an Apple product then this Friday is your lucky day, with Apple planning a "Black Friday" discount frenzy.

New broadband plans from Telstra with bigger download quotas are welcome, though you'll still find better value with the competition

Stuart Turton spends the third day of his one week odyssey with Linux, fighting Fedora monitor hassles, wishing for Ubuntu at work and discovers that forums can be a Linux user's new best friend.

Intel has released a short animated video illustrating the process by which sand is turned into silicon and a CPU. But the over-simplicity has us leaning towards AMD's older and more interesting video

Stuart Turton spends the second day of his one week odyssey with Linux, battling Fedora and DVD playback troubles, while trying valiantly not to go back to the relative 'safety' of Vista, as frustrations start to boil over.

Telstra has completed the 100Mbit upgrade to their Melbourne cable network and are next planning to get 30Mbit speeds into the rest of the country; but first they'll need to dispel those endless NBN comparisons

Often regarded as the world's first public internet forum - usenet dates back all the way to the late 1970s. But it's not quite dead and you can still use it today.

AMD is opening the champers after its six-core AMD Opteron processor based system was named as the world's most powerful supercomputer.

The world's first universal programmable quantum computer has been unveiled in Colarado by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Back in early 2005, with processors growing ever hotter, Intel proposed a successor to the ATX form factor that would allow better airflow over the core components. We investigate why it never took off.

We've scoured the latest technology for a list of the most desirable tech toys and gadgets for Christmas this year

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.

Make this year’s biggest games shine with glorious high-detail, thumping sound and the best accessories

Get the latest gear to stream movies from the study to the lounge room, record digital TV and watch TV online

Cameras and accessories to whet the appetite of photo enthusiasts