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

Nothing revolutionary, but this simple and affordable music-production program feels both mature and modern

A capable and beautifully designed smartphone, but weaker battery life means it can’t match the E71

New image editing tools and a more powerful library mode makes Lightroom 2 compelling. It's also compatible with Vista 64-bit.

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.

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

We road tested the futuristic Azentek SmartMirror and got the feeling that it could be the next big GPS must-have or the next big safety hazard.

We all dream of owning a huge television, but is a 52 inch high-def giant like Sony's KDL-52W4000 Bravia all it's cracked up to be?

Small, funky and fast, the studio hybrid is the pick of the small PCs. You've read our first impressions, now see our full review of the Dell Studio Hybrid.

A big brash, powerful pc with loads of features and a giant screen. It’s a good thing, because the orange case distracts from the DDR5’s true purpose: performance.

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

Great looks, superb build quality and a world beating software package. It would threaten the A list if it were just a little cheaper.

The market for slimline touchscreen cameras is heating up. Nikon's S60 is almost button-less and has a large 3.5in screen for showing off your snaps - but how does it shape up to Sony's classy DSC-T77.

Despite worrying reports about network congestion, Optus performed well in our tests. Top-notch speed, balanced with keen pricing - if you value network performance above all else this is the mobile broadband to get

Plenty of features, but printing and scanning results proved average at best

Designed to sit between the low-end Inspiron and high-end XPS families, it comes in 15in and 17in flavours and its target audience could be pretty much anyone: few laptops are as customisable as this.

With Flash media handling and integration with Acrobat.com the Acrobat platform embraces the Internet – at last

A free modem and competitive pricing around the 5GB mark make Vodafone worth a look – but other networks are cheaper per GB

Cheap plans, good hardware and excellent results in our speed tests make 3 a deserving winner, in our group test against Telstra Bigpond, Optus, Vodafone, Virgin and Unwired.

The fastest test results, but the most expensive data packages make BigPond a fall-back only for those with no coverage from other providers