Added features and fixed bugs mean that Firefox remains our browser of choice

Still the best choice for speed and security, but most new additions are eye candy.

Much improved, but IE still lags behind Firefox 2 in terms of innovation, features and security.

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A genuine step forward for the laptop, with unbelievable capabilities for the price, plus an ultra-low weight.

A good concept, but the on-demand anti-virus scanner lacks real-time email and IM protection.

With Internet Explorer’s security flaws and no way of securely erasing footprint files, the boost to privacy is minimal.

Lacks in power, but terrific hardware design makes this an intriguing take on the Eee brand.

The ability to build a fully updatable, portable and offline personal web makes this a useful tool For home and Business users

Google's free document editor is serviceable but lacks all the tools we wanted.

WhatsUp Gold ups the ante by providing all the tools to monitor network device status and performance.

A powerful and capable suite with some excellent features, although it isn’t the easiest to use, nor the cheapest around.

Do the new features of McAfee’s latest addition to its Security Suite stack up for home and business?

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

An attractive design, but several core flaws keep the Mini 10 far from the top of the netbook pile.

A solidly built thin client with a good hardware specification and features, including a classy remote management act

Symantec’s latest offering is lighter than ever and an extremely effective security package. And get this, a RAM footprint smaller than Kaspersky

Useful for the very basics, but it’s early days for Google’s latest venture.

A mixed bag of features, with some fundamentally flawed defaults and too many opaque alerts.

A great product, but it falls slightly behind its main competitor when it comes to updates.