A powerful high-end suite with a lot of potential. Make sure you have a high-end system to run it as the listed system requirements are very optimistic.

Latest version of player touted as 'preview of Vista'.

Surprisingly powerful for the price, even if the best features are reserved for the more expensive Plus version.

A decent performer, but it struggles with small files

Users can download clips and burn them to CD or DVD.

HD editing finally heads to the desktop in this major update to a favourite consumer editing package.

A few usability niggles don’t detract too much from this great-value OCR package.

Optical character recognition (OCR) software has been around for a long time and OmniPage from ScanSoft is often touted as the market leader in this space.

As a reviewer, there is no greater thrill than being privy to a product that you know will either revolutionise or turn the world upside down. The first Palm Pilot, USB devices, and the Canon 1Ds.

The D-Link DWL-7000AP is a wireless access point that is friendly towards all 802.11 devices. It's a dual-band/tri-mode wireless device - this means the 7000AP supports all three 'g', 'b' and 'a' standards. If you have one of these, you don't need to worry about what other 802.11 devices you will be using - chances are they'll talk.

The Labs team cuts through the jargon and tests next gen wireless products.

What job involves acid baths, robots and space suits? Read about the fascinating world of computer chip fabrication, with PC Authority’s exclusive imagery and insights.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

A one terabyte SAS drive that isn't has been launched. We find out more from Seagate's engineers.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Some reasonable hands-on editing power, but image management and sharing are disappointing.

Huge improvements in speed and a revitalised interface bode well for the future.