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

They will get past your security software. Know your enemy and protect yourself.

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

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

Excellent value for money, but a few performance glitches.

Excellent value for money, but a few performance glitches let BitDefender down.

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.

If you find yourself at the economy end of the Vista ladder, third-party downloads can give you some Ultimate power

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

A fairly straightforward site focused on savings, but it functions well.

An impressive service, if only it was a touch more reliable.

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.

Whether you’re buying or selling, there are some great tools that help you make the most of online auctions.

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

Scanning, site blocking and alerts improved over version 6.

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

Plenty of features and strong security complemented by a clean interface.

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Feature-packed and good value, but it’s slow, has too many pop-ups and a less-than-perfect firewall.

An almost perfect security suite, combining simplicity and solid protection with excellent value for money.