A truly silent firewall, reduced system impact and an improved interface finally make Norton attractive.

A simple package whose two detection engines ensure great malware detection, but it fails to inspire in other areas.

It's that time of year again when your Symantec security products start flashing at you for their annual update. This time Symantec has not only tweaked the performance of the various products that make up its security suite, but has also endeavoured to give them a new look.

A professional level water-cooling kit that's a joy to install and use.

12Ghosts Popup-Killer LE 7.02 is free for non-commercial use, which is a good thing because this is worth having a look at.

Battery life is turning into a major selling point, as we discover when we tested Toshiba's new mini NB100 netbook.

The perennial kids’ favourite evolves into an exciting gateway to advanced engineering

Finjan delivers unique security measures and stiff anti-virus protection in an easily deployed and managed appliance.

A best-of-breed approach to Internet security pays off. This flexible and resource-friendly suite returns to the A-List.

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

Spam! spam! spam! spam! . . . if it had not been for Monty Python nobody would ever have thought there was anything funny about it. With almost 50 percent of the world’s email now junk mail, offering everything from unwanted penis extensions to stockmarket tips, spam has become as big a problem as viruses.

With less hand-holding and a greater feeling of control and configuration, Norton is definitely geared more towards the advanced user than McAfee. Although the interface is quite different, it's undoubtedly a more professional product.

With less hand-holding and a greater feeling of control and configuration, Norton is definitely geared more towards the advanced user than McAfee. Although the interface is quite different, it's undoubtedly a more professional product.

Being enterprise software, one usually needs considerable expertise and time to obtain optimal performance and functionality. This is especially true for a product as comprehensive and feature rich as Lotus Domino 6.5 which is fully programmable and can provide workflow, knowledge management, document management, archiving, database and collaboration services via a client-server or browser based thin client model.

HP has a huge range of laser printers, stretching from enormous 50ppm A3 corporate behemoths with full finishing capabilities to diminutive 10ppm personal lasers. Of all the printers in its considerable arsenal, its biggest seller by far is the LaserJet 4100 series...

We've had an exclusive look at a production prototype of the latest Soundmatters ‘Foxlmb’, a black block-shaped portable speaker worth every inch its geek stripes.

An ideal first DSLR thanks to onscreen help. It takes great shots and the battery lasts for ages.

An external drive that despite being a decent performer is making Walter Gropius roll in his grave as we speak.

The sledgehammer approach to noise reduction comes to a high end Bluetooth headset.

The best just got cheaper. World-beating force feedback and superbly responsive steering, but not quite as good as the more expensive Driving Force Pro