Believe it or not, but Microsoft weren't always so web friendly. In fact, it was Bill Gates who initially panned the internet and Microsoft's future in it. So what turned it all around?

An explosion in high-def Personal Video Recorders with VoD services, like the TiVo and Telstra's T-Box, is making it harder and harder to justify paying for Foxtel each month

TiVo have doubled their drive capacity, introduced IPTV capabilities, vast amounts of new content and better home networking options. But can the marketplace handle another content provider?

The m15x is another out-of-this-world laptop design from Alienware. Is it onto something, or just on another planet?

Launch your portable applications

A Sony Ericsson designer has confirmed that the company is working on a second installment to its Pureness simple phone brand, and it could get even simpler

Burn data & audio discs with ease

Build yourself a system rescue disc

Disable spyware functionality within Windows

Forget the corporate tie, BlackBerry has teamed up with Boost to aim the smartphone at celebrity-mad teens with a pre-paid offer

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Power, strong build and an added splash of style make the Asus G60J a gaming laptop worth paying top dollar for.

Stuart Turton spends the second day of his one week odyssey with Linux, battling Fedora and DVD playback troubles, while trying valiantly not to go back to the relative 'safety' of Vista, as frustrations start to boil over.

Free portable anti-virus tool

If you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors, then now's the time. We've picked this LG Flatron as the winning 24in LCD in our latest group test

Give your PC additional protection with this free security suite

Photo & image manager

Sync your Firefox 3.5 bookmarks, passwords & preferences

We've scoured the latest technology for a list of the most desirable tech toys and gadgets for Christmas this year

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.