A new interface, drawing engine and programming language, but surprisingly little new power.

Macromedia Flash (May 2002, page 60), Dreamweaver, Fireworks and FreeHand (Studio MX, November 2002, page 71), have all been given the MX treatment, and now it's Director's turn.

Fast-booting PCs to take 40 per cent of the market by 2008.

Flash 5 Virtual Classroom

New version of player guns for the iPhone crowd.

A cheap and cheerful approach to Flash but the sheer power it offers is exceptional, as is the price.

Flash Web Design

Rumoured laptop will eschew hard drive in favour of Flash chips.

MACROMEDIA E-LEARNING STUDIO

Leigh Dyer infuses a cheap standalone router with the power of Linux.

Solid state and hybrid drives to power 60 per cent of all notebooks.

PowerPoint’s ease of use, The efficient web delivery of Flash, and a truly professional player.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

M18 chips aimed at multimedia mobile phones.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Solid state 1GB and 2GB drives target low cost computers.

Latest version of the Flash player

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Korean giant claims highest capacity memory chip available.