Some items just don't fit any other category, but their looks, features or quirkness scream 'Christmas Gift Idea'. From everyone's favourite AI dinosaur, Pleo, to the groundbreaking Tivo PVR, we think we've got a little something for everyone.

Although the future for polymer electronics looks bright, theres inevitably a cloud on the horizon. Its to do with size. While there would be some definite advantages in making computer chips out of p

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Nathan Taylor explores the world of wireless technology, from WANs, LANs and PANs - what we've got and what's to come.

Roll up roll up Get your tickets here! How would you like to go to the ITExpo 2001? PC Authority are giving

Jon Honeyball laments the features that got away in the final Vista build.

David Kidd investigates why open source software still falls into the same old traps

Microsoft’s Tech.Ed conference gives us more information on security, UMPCs, Windows Mobile 6, Exchange 07, pirates and cats than we could have asked for.

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The web was designed to be a simple publishing medium but over the years it’s been extended by a range of technologies. Here’s a list of jargon busters...

Automatic, push button, remote control, synthetic, kinetic, commanding your soul... Who needs imagination when you can get some basic tech to do the thinking work for you?

Inspired by the recent Jeff Bezos interview, we list our top 8 tech moments from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, from the weird to the kooky.

Not Apache, MySQL or Firefox, but lesser-known apps that serve a particular function very well – a Top Ten of open-source applications you’ve never heard of.

The future of Internet access is now. The idea of connecting cables to a computer to enable a connection will soon seem as archaic as manually cranking the engine of an automobile. Ed Dawson samples a cross-section of bleeding-edge wireless broadband services and cuts through the hype.

Prepare to say goodbye to the Pentium as we reveal the next generation

Why do so many network administrators trip over the humble VPN? Steve Cassidy goes in-depth.

PC Authority speaks to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian king of security software about cutting-edge programming, cyber criminals, pinball, and life in Moscow.

Guarantee your data is secure by backing it up remotely. We test six of the most popular services.

Expand your application choices with USB flash drives and portable software.

It's always a bonus to uncover a shortcut or program enhancement, and here we bring you 100 tips and tricks that we hope will make your computing experience quicker, simpler or more rewarding. Server Tips.