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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.

In Java, you write in the Java language and you deploy into the JVM. Compare this to a traditional Microsoft way of programming.You could program in C or C++, or you could code in VB. Or if you were w

As futuristic technology concepts go, 3D screens have been right up there with the teleporter as an aspirational idea that could change the way we see the world, yet the idea still resides in the realm of the science fiction.

World of Warcraft, the online role-playing game from Blizzard Entertainment, has reached 1.5 million subscribers worldwide.

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

From webcasting to the DMCA to net neutrality - a list of top ten IT priorities for the new president.

To many peoples surprise, Microsoft liked Java too: it invested heavily in the technology and the capabilities of the platform, writing both development tools and the JIT run-time for the Windows plat

What distinguishes the Java way from the new Microsoft way? In the second of three parts, Jon Honeyball introduces the HailStorm services. There's a saying:'When God made time, he made a

Having realized that the world is a big, hairy place full of difficult problems, researchers pursuing the knowledge representation question made a strategic retreat into simplified, virtual worlds, mo

Immerse yourself in a medieval world. A world where Garkham, Grand Master of the Black Magicians, has sworn to take possession of the Book of Hexplorer. From this moment, the whole world

The big picture goes back to Windows 2.x days, which may be surprising, as this takes us to before the beginnings of the World Wide Web. But theres an underlying theme here, which is application devel

Enough theorizing about the nature of intelligence - where has the rubber met the road, historically, so to speak? And what have we been taught by our various forays into building intelligent little b

The Turing Test does illustrate one thing further than the ability of modern machines to trick us into various things. The test shows just how important the quality and depth of information provided t

The sheer scope of the .NET and HailStorm initiatives is exactly what you'd expect from Microsoft.When it gets pushed into a corner it comes out fighting, and its competitors really need to be sure o

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.

Id like to end with one final topic. It doesnt matter how you look at it, the Internet is a fairly hostile place. With the rise of the IP address on demand schemes used by most ISPs, its almost imposs

Internet-enabled wireless clients are just one part of the picture. For mobile Internet to succeed, companies will need a strategy that also encompasses the network, infrastructure and content. In Feb

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IBM and several of the world's leading scientific and philanthropic groups this week launched a project that would put millions of PCs to work on research problems ranging from Alzheimer's to disaster forecasting.