A new behavioural analysis module only adds to AVG’s capabilities, although it isn’t the most elegant marriage

A quantum leap in usability over the previous version, although malware protection could still be better

Easy to use, logical and powerful. This is a security solution that will work for most small businesses

A new interface and extra web-protection capabilities make AVG our top free antivirus choice

AVG offers a free home user edition with free updates for the life of the product and that has made it popular with a lot of home PC users looking for a cheap anti-virus solution.

A fierce protector when it comes to web threats, but merely middling elsewhere

We've had a quick play with the new version - and we like what we see. Definitely one to stick in your PC toolkit for 2008.

Is it worth paying for the full version of AVG Internet Security?

Excellent support, but a confusing user interface and disappointing firewall let AVG down

A competent suite delivering good value for money, but it offers only average spyware and spam protection

Currently only available to OEMs, although it should be released later to the consumer market, Seagate’s Momentus hard drive upgrade kit is designed to boost the common bottleneck issue of hard drive performance in notebooks, tablet PCs, digital audio players and blade servers.

See why this relatively unknown, but simple, efficient and affordable package holds its own against the likes of AVG, Norton, Kaspersky and McAfee.

Feature-packed and good value, but it’s slow, has too many pop-ups and a less-than-perfect firewall.

Canon are only the second manufacturer in the Australian market to provide a flash based video camera (Panasonic is the other). Daniel Long gives his first impressions.

An irritating package without a future.

A do-it-all package that detects an exceptional range of malware

A free package that scores highly, beating almost all its big-name competition. It’s just a shame it’s such a nag

A few disappointing extras make this an unappetising upsell from the standard ZoneAlarm suite

Kaspersky's first integrated security suite relies too much on the anti-virus component.