Analysis | Features

Privacy - outdated luxury or public necessity?

Advocates from two sides of the online privacy debate explain why your data is important

Building the bionic man

Will we soon be upgrading body parts like the components inside our PCs? Richard Lane discovers the idea isn't so far-fetched

The making of open-source software

Nicole Kobie reveals how software such as Ubuntu, LibreOffice and Firefox is made - and how you can get involved

10 techs to watch in 2012

From 3D scanners to ultra-sharp tablet screens, there's plenty of new technology to look forward to in the coming year

PC Pro's favourite tech products of 2011

We pick the ten products that most excited us in 2011

10 most read articles on PC Pro in 2011

We count down the stories that earned the most clicks in a big year for technology

50 ways to make your PC better

Boost your PC's performance and more with our 50 tips

A licence to print anything

From stylish lampshades to artificial kidneys, Stuart Andrews discovers how we'll soon be printing almost any 3D object imaginable

The Twitter fraudsters

Twitter has hundreds of fun parody accounts, but Mike Jennings discovers there's also a dark side to the impersonators

Top ten password cracking techniques

Think your passwords are secure? Think again

Why everyone hates the IT department

IT workers are treated with thinly veiled contempt in many organisations - Tom Brewster finds out why

Thai factory clean-up: dirty water, no electricity and crocodiles

Thailand faces diverse challenges as it works to clean up from last month's flooding

We can fix roads and water - but who's going to repair the net?

The rumble of thunder reminds Dick Pountain how fragile our grip on the internet is

How much tech can children take?

Are today's children facing technology overload, or simply gearing themselves up for life in a digital world? Stewart Mitchell investigates

Windows 8: the game changer

Microsoft has ripped up Windows and started again - but will such a brave gamble pay off?

London riots: why pirates share the blame with parents

Dick Pountain wonders whether digital piracy was as much to blame for this summer's riots as bad parenting

How to build your own PC

Darien Graham-Smith shows how easy it is to do it yourself, from a low-budget to a premium PC

Why you already speak 58 languages without trying

Dave Stevenson investigates whether huge advances in computer translation will open up the web - or kill off language learning for good

How to install Android on the HP TouchPad

Darien Graham-Smith reveals how you can install Android on the HP TouchPad using CyanogenMod's alpha release

Latest Analysis

Privacy - outdated luxury or public necessity?

Building the bionic man

The making of open-source software

Top 10 stupid security stories of 2011

10 techs to watch in 2012

PC Pro's favourite tech products of 2011

10 most read articles on PC Pro in 2011

50 ways to make your PC better

A licence to print anything

The Twitter fraudsters

Top ten password cracking techniques

Why everyone hates the IT department

Thai factory clean-up: dirty water, no electricity and crocodiles

We can fix roads and water - but who's going to repair the net?

How much tech can children take?

Windows 8: the game changer

London riots: why pirates share the blame with parents

How to build your own PC

Why you already speak 58 languages without trying

How to install Android on the HP TouchPad