Leading the push for more surround sound, Videologic has released the ZXR-750 7.1 speaker system -- that's 8 speakers in total. The package consists of a centre, two front, two side and two back speakers, rated 8W RMS each with removable speaker stands and wall mounting brackets, and a sub rated 28W RMS.

Released already in the U.S. and due out here shortly, PowerQuest has announced Version 7 of its Drive Image software. Some significant changes have been made with the latest version including plenty of sensible features for offsite data storage and time and space saving.

Vegas has a huge array of editing features for the money, plus powerful bundled DVD authoring.

If your Website is hosted by an effective ISP you should have access to reams of information about who looked at your Web pages, when they viewed them, how long they were navigating your site for and much more.

Existing export capabilities and new support for dynamic components make this a must for professional users

Another big improvement, but this time it’s enough to make PowerDirector a worthy alternative to its mainstream rivals

The myS-7 from Sagem is the company's first foray into the smartphone market with Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. It's a little larger than the Xphone II but this marginally wider neck means that keys are just that tiny bit wider, and when your main mode of input is the keypad this tiny extra can work wonders.

If there is one camera that truly possessed a funky design, then the Ricoh RDC-7 is it. The camera is flat, in much the same vein as the late seventies style cameras, or what you might expect in a funky seventies Cold War spy flick.

Released already in the U.S. and due out here shortly, PowerQuest has announced Version 7 of its Drive Image software.

Editing performance with HDV remains sluggish, but DV-editing ability is formidable.

ACDSee is designed to help your photographic overflow woes.

Painter 7 is a digital painting application that simulates the realistic subtleties of an artist's style using natural media, such as water colours, inks, oil paints, coloured pencils, felt pens, chalks, pastels, and more.

Vector graphics

Cleverly extends Photoshop Elements’ appeal to both digital photo novices and the more experienced

For those users after goliath capacity drives with fast seek and access times, there's the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus.

Why are we reviewing something that is a mere 36GB? Simple -- because this one drops access times and pumps up the transfer rate. Not targeted at the home user, the 36GB WD Raptor is marketed as an enterprise-level SATA drive -- the fastest drive on offer by WD. Capacity becomes an afterthought for the Raptor with its 10,000rpm spindle concerning itself with speed, resulting in seek times of around 5.2ms, compared to the 8.9ms of a 7,200rpm drive.

Nero 7 Premium Reloaded adds mostly esoteric features to regular disc burning.

With its enhanced interface, support for transparency and new collaboration features, it’s the best release in years.

CorrectionThis product was incorrectly labeled Sage Act! Professional in issue 87. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.GoldMine has had the upper hand for some time, but the release of ACT! 7.0 gives its rival much stiffer competition.

if you are looking for a top performance drive with a reasonable capacity and terrific price, then the Western Digital Expert simply cannot be beaten.