Personal empowerment, social interaction and global issues driving a new era.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

CellFactor: Revolution game makes the most of PhysX processor.

What would the ultimate mouse feel like? We don’t know, but we’ve got a feeling that this is pretty close.

A stunning package: subtle, musical and listenable hour after hour

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

A quality ambidextrous notebook mouse that uses an extraordinarily small USB receiver.

Why be anything less than perfectly comfortable when using your computer?

Underneath all the speculation and marketing hype, the Cell processor might actually herald a revolution in computing. Tim Dean investigates.

High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.

Technology behind almost all US economic growth in the past decade.

Linux doesn't have to be a silent workhorse. Leigh Dyer examines the state of sound support in Linux

As a civilization our track record for dealing with the cultural and ethical issues raised by emerging technologies is pretty poor. No-one predicted a gradual decline in literacy as a result of the in

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

Users can become 'fans' of the advertisers they like.

Computational science causing revolution in research.

Leigh Dyer lets rip on digital TV, video conversion tools, aspect ratios and video formats.

Shrinking the size of transistors is no longer relevant, claims HP SeniorFellow.

Best ever sunlight to power conversion.

The digital revolution is entering a new, more mature phase. The early adopters are now on to their second or third generation of digital equipment, prices have come down to a more consumer oriented level, and the general public is becoming more digitally aware.