PC Authority takes a trip down computer memory lane and discovers just how PC technology has evolved... and how Microsoft and IBM nearly destroyed each other.

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

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

This notebook was designed from the ground up with business and security in mind, and it succeeds.

What can a vendor-controlled comparison of notebook technology teach us? Plenty – but not in the way it was intended. Read on as we expose HP’s notebook ‘Reliability Challenge’.

While many ultraportable laptops, like the Toshiba R200 go all out to get size and weight to an absolute minimum, a great deal of usability is often sacrificed – the X505 is impractically small for constant daily usage while the R200 has limited battery sizes.

Not a stylish machine, but it’s good value, well built and boasts surprisingly impressive battery life

Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

There is a full keyboard with a trackpoint as the built-in pointing device and a generous palm rest.

The Holy Grail of personal computing miniaturisation has to be the wristwatch PC. You might imagine that this was always doomed to be a typical example of form fighting function, and for a long time t

Well built and with astonishing battery life to boot. It’s pricey but decent value.

1980 Sinclair Producing everything from electric cars to home computers, Clive Sinclair was the 1980s embodiment of English eccentric genius. While Americas kids wiled away t

When it comes to desktop replacements, the Dell Inspiron 5000 is a case study in portable power.

Like Volvos of old, Lenovo was a solid, reliable and unexciting name. Up until now. The business-masters have turned out a very desirable, stylish and powerful laptop.

Samsung’s new Flash disk can extend battery life and boost performance – at a price

Ever wondered which of your favourite Sci-fi films still holds up? Ian Thomson and Shaun Nichols looked at classics such as Jurrassic Park, War Games and The Matrix and found a few surprsies..

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.