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

What does Google’s online office suite and core applications offer over the Microsoft alternative?

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

The perfect blend of price and performance for the average home or small business user.

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

We take mail filtering for granted today, but it was big news back in 1991. Pegasus was the first to do it and, 12 years later, its long history ensures lots of development time and a strong community of helpful users. The latest release is a major upgrade, and filtering is still at the forefront.

There’s a lot to consider before jumping on the BlackBerry bandwagon. Should you or shouldn’t you use a dedicated blackberry device?

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

Scanning, site blocking and alerts improved over version 6.

There are the odd occasions in this line of work when I’m presented with an application that causes me to exclaim ‘I don’t believe it’. Office Mail from Burrotech is one such example.

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

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

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

PreviewA good attempt at all-in-one system security, fully integrated into the OS.

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.

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