Live’s standing as a general-purpose music-production environment continues to grow.

Ableton’s flair for innovation shows no sign of diminishing. This is the best version of Live yet.

MP3 with full Environmental Audio support is only part of what this card can offer. Gamers will find this card supports most of the popular standards including DirectSound 3D, EAX 1.0 and above, A3D 1.0 (in software) and Sound Blaster.

The SB Live! is one of the most commonly used cards, and as such, is a good yardstick for the performance of the new generation of sound cards.

The Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 is the latest sound card from Creative Labs, the company that has dominated the consumer-level computer audio card market for most of the last decade.

An improved working environment and ground-breaking colour handling make Illustrator fresher than ever.

A ‘two-way slider’ phone that feels a little like an iPod and has a speaker for your tunes. Samsung tries to get you to do away with your MP3 player.

Built-in tracing and improved drawing, formatting and colour correction make X3 the best CorelDRAW upgrade in years.

Creative’s exclamation mark naming returns in a webcam that really doesn’t deserve it.

A brilliantly implemented live-view mode and high specs don’t justify the extra price over its sibling

Awesome! If you use a computer to store your music or movies (or both), you should check this one out

Now that Blu-ray has won the format war and recorders are hitting the shelves, Panasonic's DMR-BW500 HDD/Blu-ray recorder with twin HD TV tuners is looking mighty nice indeed. For high-def buffs this is one with the lot.

Webb based shopping software

This is a pretty decent little webcam – it's just that, without games to fool around with, it feels like a low-end PC webcam plugged into your Xbox. EyeToy this ain't

A Vista-only release that's merely a port of an Xbox game. The charm's in the gameplay, not its Vista-centric nature.

The n35 is a complete navigation kit comprising a capable PDA with integrated GPS receiver (that folds down flush into the back), CoPilot Live 5 software, a sturdy windscreen mount and a cigarette lighter adaptor. At this price, it’s noticeably the cheapest PDA on test.

On rare occasions, however, we receive a Gateway PC that does not live up to our expectations, and unfortunately this is one of them.

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

The 450D’s superb sensor makes it the best choice if quality is your priority. It doesn't beat the Sony A200 for value, but for the best quality below $1500 the 450D has the edge.

A significant overhaul and a great camera. At this price it’s the best all-round package on the market