Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

Since the launch of PC Authority magazine 30 issues ago, we have placed an emphasis on the concept of computing in the real world. This means that all the PC hardware that passes through our Labs is t

Why bother buying a big screen that takes up part of your wall, when you can buy a cheap projector and take up the entire wall?

There are two areas to look at when testing laser printers: speed and print quality. We used a range of different documents to test the different aspects of each and weighted the results to give the Quality and Speed scores. More detail on each test is also provided online at www.pcauthority.com.au.

We used a range of tests on the wireless equipment to gauge their abilities to perform under duress, as well as provide empirical evaluations on the set-up, configuration, management and software capabilities.

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

The Nehalem-based xeons are a landmark release, with exceptional performance married to great power.

Testing anti-virus software is a tricky endeavour at the best of times, due to the inherent nasty nature of the test subject. For this anti-virus roundup, we asked independent anti-virus testing lab, AV-Test.org (www.av-test.org) to conduct the testing for us in their controlled environments. AV-Test.org has access to thousands of viruses, and is a respected anti-virus testing lab.

The labs team this month tackled scanners, and they put 16 through their paces to bring you the good, and the not so good.

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

Benchmarking PCs is a tricky business. You need to ensure that you stress the systems, but also that the results you get will be relevant in the real world. Previously we have relied heavily on BAPCo's SYSmark2002 for simulating home and office use, with programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and web content through Adobe Premiere and Macromedia Dreamweaver. However, due to SYSmark's history of instability as well as the sheer length of time it takes to complete a run, we have put it on the backburner in favour of PCMark04 for this Labs.

What can you expect from the current crop of digital cameras? The simple answer is 'a lot'. Lots of functionality, too much to shake a stick at in some cases, and lots of expectations that won't be re

You don't have to settle for printer that just prints. PC Authority tests six of the latest all-in-one devices.

To test the TFTs in this month's Labs we relied on a few different methodologies. All TFTs were tested on the same test bench PC consisting of a Gigabyte 8GE667-PRO motherboard and 2.53GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512MB of DDR RAM, running Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

If your PC is less of a speed demon and more of a dinosaur then it's time to upgrade your CPU. We put the latest low, mid and high end processors to the test.

There used to be a time when buying a computer was a fairly simple affair all you had to do was choose a rig that suited your needs as well as your budget. This usually entailed taking the latest, fas

Hard drives used to be the coolest thing - in the olden days, when all home PCs were slow, a hard drive was often a measure of how 'good' your computer was. For quite sometime, however, processor and graphics technology stole the limelight. Hard drives have been taken for granted - an ambient component that accompanies your sparkling graphics card and gi-normous heat sink.

We test 11 keyboard-based smartphones to find the best tools for staying connected on the move

As digital cameras have improved, people have found that they can be used to produce more than just web quality images and, consequently, there is a growing demand for photo printers. While traditiona