You don’t have to be a pirate to download music anymore. If you’ve been walking the Dark Side and want to go legit, we've reviewed the best online services available today - they'll change the way you listen to music.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

Nokia’s new phones include a 5 megapixel camera, “pedestrian mode” GPS, music downloads and more 3G.

Copyright issue is the 'elephant in the room' behind the YouTube takeover.

It's a little ironic that every new version of Mac OS comes closer to Windows when you consider that Microsoft was originally accused of hijacking Apple's interface. Apple claims to have put 150 new features into Panther, but the two it highlights first are improvements to Finder and the new Exposé[alt+0233 in courier new]. The improvements to Finder bring it one step closer to the Windows menu system, which since 95 has been superior to Apple's. The new one click-reveals-all Finder was sorely needed and makes Panther much easier to navigate than its predecessors.

Unlimited music downloads for a monthly fee? Virgin and Universal Music launch a new download service that could even be attractive to BitTorrent users.

Designed to tackle illegal P2P activity by university students.

Latest version of player touted as 'preview of Vista'.

There’s now very little reason not to buy an iPod. These are simply superb.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

The pics are the best we've ever seen from a camera phone. Nokia's N82 springs to the top of our "phones that will replace your camera" list.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.