Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

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

With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Last week's blog attracted some interesting responses and shows that I'm not the only one that's noticing a looming privacy problem out there.

Why play with yourself? Justin Kranzl explains why playing with other people online is all the rage. Games have always relied on players to use their imaginations. Whether its flyi

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

What job involves acid baths, robots and space suits? Read about the fascinating world of computer chip fabrication, with PC Authority’s exclusive imagery and insights.

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

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

Your wireless network is more powerful than you imagine. Use this guide to fully understand and utilise it.

World's largest superconducting magnet ready to tackle the big questions ofthe universe.

I'm currently in the market for a new car. My 1977 Datsun 260Z, the current much-loved but abusive incumbent, has quite simply gone on the fritz one too many times (or ten too many if you listen to my friends and family). By the repair bill from the last few years, you'd be forgiven for thinking I owned a Collins class submarine.

Why is this external hard drive different from all other external hard drives?

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?

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

The reason why most plastics cant conduct electricity is because there are no free electrons available to produce a current. A typical polymer consists of a mass of long chain-like molecules (see The

Although many people have focused on the question of why people should feel the need for a virtual representation of themselves, claiming that the desire for an alter cyber-ego is a manifestation of s

At Microsoft’s grand unveiling of Office Beta 2, Vista and Longhorn, we ask why it’s being so bullish about this release.

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