There’s so much to like about this package that it might just be worth switching operating systems to get hold of it.

Almost five years have past now since the first release of 3ds max, then called the full 3D Studio MAX. One of the first packages of its kind to introduce affordability and performance to an industry dominated by huge price tags. And even after its competitors have been forced to compromise their price to compete, max has kept up its innovative features and held its ground.

Improved handling of templates, tracing, text and layers along with new table support, but ultimately X4 disappoints

Microsoft prepares to march into Adobe territory with its forthcoming suite of graphics and web development software.

The future of storage is expensive, for now. That aside, how do Blu Ray drives compare to DVD drives?

Red Hat's latest offering is a finely tuned offensive into the lucrative corporate desktop market. With the Linux steamroller on a collision course for Redmond the last year has seen a number of major wins for the open source upstart with corporations such as IBM and governments that include Germany, France, China, Japan, Russia and Britain either already making the switch or considering it. And not just for servers, but on workstations too.

Support for new file types and platforms plus improved 3D rendering, but director is yesterday’s tool – and it shows

We've been lucky to have hands-on review time with two of the most hotly-anticipated compacts cameras we've seen for some time. See our photos and first impressions of the Powershot SX200 IS and Lumix DMC-TZ7 (also known as ZS3)

We've put both mini-notebooks through their paces, and while Linux fans may disagree, the winner is clear.

Microsoft has four key 'visions' for Pocket PC 2003 (PPC 2003): make it easier for manufacturers to innovate, improve the 'wireless experience', bring easy instant messaging to the PDA, and expand the 'media experience'.

Its longlife 24-hour battery makes it significantly less portable, but this laptop is classy in every sense of the word.

Flexible, beautifully designed and reasonably priced. An excellent attempt to attract the masses.

A great phone that combines business and personal functionality in one neat and sturdy package.

Smells like green spirit, and offers performance at a budget price. The ASUS F6V Green is a laptop with something a little different

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It might seem unfair comparing MYOB’s best selling single user product with Quicken’s multi-user small business accounting package, but the key difference between the two is number of licences and not the functionality.

The Ultimate Reference Suite is the latest digital edition of the Britannica. Consisting of three encyclopaedias, numerous dictionaries, thesauri, timelines and even an atlas, it's just as exhaustive as its predecessors, covering mountains of topics in impressive detail.

A genuine step forward for the laptop, with unbelievable capabilities for the price, plus an ultra-low weight.

With advanced packages such as the latest Photoshop (to be reviewed next month) Adobe is the leading software developer when it comes to traditional graphic design...

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.