[All Levels] Without DirectX we probably wouldn’t enjoy the PC games we do. But why? What is DirectX and what are all the different versions? Find out here.

[All Levels] Even with the Apple iPhone and broadband cards for notebooks, we a long way from being a seamlessly wirelessly connected world. Jason Frye takes a look at the technology giving us mobile voice, data and Internet connectivity today and into the future.

[All Levels] VoIP is a technology that can transfer voice over the Internet in the form of data packets. This article gives you an overview on the technology behind VoIP, a guide to several options on how to set up VoIP at home and some musings on the future of VoIP.

[All Levels] In this article we give you the skinny on the types of batteries in use today, plus a look at what might power your notebook of the future.

[All Levels] If you don't already have a high definition television set, it must surely be on your agenda of things to buy by now, as high-def TV broadcasting and Blu-ray enter our lounge rooms. This guide should set you up with the knowledge you need to make the right purchasing decision.

[Event Coverage] Cases and cooling seems to be the main theme today. But first John catches up with Abit and their enthusiast motherboard plans. Then on to Arctec Cooling and Silverstone for some cases and cooling, before finally seeing home automation at Web Provision.

[Event Coverage] Day one of Computex 2008 saw John out in the new exhibition hall in Nangang, catching up with Aopen, Foxconn, Intel, Jetway and VIA.

[Event Coverage] VIA's display at Computex 2008 was a sea of mini-notes - many different sizes and a few different colors as well!

[High] A look at a new technology that uses Point Cloud Data as oppossed to polygons in graphics, that may offer a lot more detail in games.

[All Levels] You may be surprised to know that your high-end notebook runs too hot for comfort. In this article John explores the safe operating temperature of notebooks and how a cooler can help.

[High] The purpose of this article is two fold. Firstly, I wanted to investigate the differences between widescreen (16:9) and pan and scan (4:3) aspect ratios. Widescreen monitors are becoming more popular, but what games support it and does it actually give you any gameplay advantages? Secondly, I wanted to explain to our readers why we test at the resolutions we do.