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New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner

Finishing a point above average overall, Canon's PIXMA iP5000 was unlucky to miss out on our coveted recommended award, pipped at the finishing line by Epson's PictureMate small format printer. Canon's five individual ink cartridges is a great system that allows you to replace only the inks you need without needing to replace a whole colour cartridge as is the case with the HP PhotoSmart 8150 printer.

Product brief continues as we look at more products from June.

At 177mm high, Claritas’ TeraServer rivals the Labs-winning Altech in the bulk stakes.

A decent multimedia notebook, but it’s not exciting enough for the price.

A final price will decide the fate of this chipset. It needs to be well under $200 to compete.

Cheap, sexy, slim and fully-featured. A dream for ultra-portable photography.

If you’re not bothered about 3G and want a fully-featured WM6 device it makes a bargain choice, though you can save even more cash with Palm’s Centro.

Lite-On’s DVD writer was our A-List choice for almost a year. At the time we said it was practically perfect – offering compatibility with every format, plus Lightscribe, for a bargain price. But Asus has managed to trump it.

All hail the successor to the mighty mid-range 6600!

We detest IT’s spider-web-wire-syndrome and speakers are the worst offenders with their several kilometres of wiring.

Nick Ross is on the show floor in the Thunderdome of component-land - Taipei. Check out the pics.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

Price drops for the X1800 GTO make this new card obsolete from the start.

An expensive and unusually poor Sony product.

A minor update to the W800i, this phone boasts a wealth of features and an intuitive interface.

Always the enthusiasts favourite optical drive, Lite-On delivers as expected with its new range.