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• Lenovo creates Ideas for PC market

  Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.

• Practical wireless

  Wireless solutions -- they aren't all the same.

• The best mobile processor is...

  Today's notebooks come with a vast range of processors, but will they give you the best performance? Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.

• Photo gallery: Installing Windows Vista

  The long, long road to installing Windows Vista ... from 3GB DVD.

• Brainstorming next year's PC

  A year and a half from now, desktops and notebooks should be noticeably different as Intel pushes design standards that, ideally, would result in greater style, versatility.

• Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

  In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market.

• Bigger dose of tablet PCs on the way

  Poor battery life, slow processors and high costs slowed the uptake of tablet PCs but a new and more intuitive OS coupled with improved hardware could change all that. Additional reading: Mobile Computing Guide

• Tech Guide: Desktop replacements for business

  Want to replace crumbling desktops with beautiful new shiny notebooks, but don't know where to start? Our Tech Guide sorts out the details you need to know.

• Six wireless access points tested

  In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?

• Windows XP beta for tablet PCs on tap

  Microsoft plans to display a beta version of Windows XP that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.

• How Hewlett-Packard can be saved

  We give incoming HP CEO Mark Hurd a few words of advice ... like ditch the Gulfstreams.

• Six wireless access points tested

  Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. ZDNet Australia looks at six different options.

• IBM exit a sign of times

  Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.

• Wireless tech liberates your network(ers)

  Now that wireless is becoming technologically and financially competitive with its wired equivalents, the strongest argument of all to cut the cable is convenience. New standards in speed make wireless networking a valid choice.

• Patch me happy

  Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

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