A simple package whose two detection engines ensure great malware detection, but it fails to inspire in other areas.

A little large and lacking in superfast data connectivity, but unrivalled as an email tool.

A useful tool for the smaller organisation that could be of interest to larger sites as well.

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

The PDA covered so heavily in this months PC Authority has always had a reputation as a primarily functional tool that students and executives use to organise their lives. With this in mind it is interesting to have a look at a product that brings out the lighter, fun side of the PDA.

Home videos are great fun but we seldom manage to record each scene on our cameras in exactly the right order to create a flow of video and sound that is pleasing and easy to watch. In many cases it could bore the socks off most viewers.

The HardKey/EG Pro is a combination of USB dongle and software together encrypting files or systems keeping your data safe from prying eyes.

Dell has waited several years to release its own PDA, and now committed to Pocket PC, Dell's main weapon is aggressive pricing that's on the verge of insane.

12Ghosts Popup-Killer LE 7.02 is free for non-commercial use, which is a good thing because this is worth having a look at.

The Sony CRX85U external USB 2.0 is even smaller than the Plextor and the Iomega Predator models, and given its square shape and thin profile, as well as the top loading pop-up lid for the CD, you could be forgiven for thinking that this CD-RW drive was just a DiskMan.

A good price coupled with outstanding image quality – a good budget alternative to the Panasonic HDC-HS9

A solid entry level DSLR with anti-shake and impressive design.

Quad-core makes it powerful and good value at the price. Noise and stability suffer though.

Digital camera prices are continuing to fall, which is largely due to market saturation. Fortunately for consumers, it's now at a point where a good quality high resolution camera can be picked up for a little under $1000.

With Bluetooth-enabled devices taking off this year, (slowly, slowly), it's inevitable that more and more Bluetooth adaptors will appear on the market. We reviewed the Gigabyte GN-BTD01 (February 2003, page 44) and now the Belkin F8T001 USB Bluetooth adaptor.

3Coms AirConnect is one of the high-speed wireless LAN (WLAN) contenders, combining three PC Card network interface cards and a base station. The AirConnect cards dont inspire confidence, as the aerial assembly isnt securely fixed to the card body. 3Com looks to have remedied this with the release of the new XJACK cards (estimated at $400 each). These cards have a pop-up antenna and are less prone to breaking off the card.

They’re pricey, but these high end compact cameras make other power zooms look positively tubby

Lighter than ever, but its all-round performance isn’t quite first class.

A capable package, but McAfee Total Protection 2009 is conspicuous and expensive.

We've had an exclusive look at a production prototype of the latest Soundmatters ‘Foxlmb’, a black block-shaped portable speaker worth every inch its geek stripes.