The Unwired Garden of the Future at Sydney Olympic Park was an unprecedented Display Garden at Sydney’s ABC Gardening Australia Festival in August 2005. Designed by Andrew Davies (Landscape Design Director of Dig Design Ideas Gardens) and PC Authority magazine, it was built to represent any outdoor space (balcony/courtyard or a section of a backyard) where the user can leave the confines of the indoors and go outside to use the computer. 

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.

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

Your quick WiMAX technology primer, including speeds, notebook adaptors, base stations, VOIP gear, and whether it will blow away 3G.

There are three proposed near-term fixes for this: GPRS, WAP and XML. GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) isnt a cure-all, but it will be of importance to the early adopters - people using mobile data

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.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.

How is mobile broadband different to Wi-Fi?What is WiMAX?What are the alternatives to 3G mobile broadband?What do the mobile broadband acronyms mean?

Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

Cebit is the showcase for future industry trends and technologies. Everything you need to know.

Ever wondered what a particular acronym stands for? Find the answer in our comprehensive reference guide to computer industry acronyms. RTFM!

Once you go mobile, you won’t go back. We uncover the hardware, the plans and the services that’ll unshackle you from the office.