Simple controls, friendly design and a tiny size make the Nikon Coolpix S220 a great choice for summer snaps.

Backup is a lot like flossing: no matter how frequently you do it, some expert is going to say you should be doing it better or more often. That's why HP's SimpleSave is among the easiest back-up drives to use.

Superb print quality at consistently high speeds, and it’s packed with useful features too.

Packed with features and closer to Adobe Premiere Elements, CyberLink PowerDirector 8 is close, but still not close enough.

MP3 fans will either love or hate the Cowon D2+ design, a player squarely aimed at the iPod crowd - but with more multimedia options that most Apple offerings for the same price.

Strong performance and noticeably quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless storage for your movies and music

A powerful and capable suite with some excellent features, although it isn’t the easiest to use, nor the cheapest around.

We've lauded Logitech's G5, G6 and G7 series of mice. Now, here comes the G9x with all the features from previous versions and some new tricks.

ATI’s 40nm GPU is an exciting development and takes over from the 4850 as the best mid-range card.

A few disappointing extras make this an unappetising upsell from the standard ZoneAlarm suite

Feeling the need for a second screen? This little gadget allows you to add a second screen to your computer over USB rather than D-SUB or DVI

We've been impressed with Norton 360 - security for those who want something simple but effective. We're also impressed with the changes in Norton Internet Security 2009. So how does Norton 360 version 3.0 stack up?

Inexpensive, but a frugal assortment of features

For the best part of a decade PC sound boffins have been trying to convince us that we need to hook our desktops up to surround speakers to make the most of games and PC video.

Looking like it's been plucked straight out of a sci-fi film, you're unlikely to find a gameboard with this much style

The Xerox Phaser 3125N isn’t much to look at, with a design not unlike business lasers from the early nineties. Unlike its ancestors, however, it’s only a fraction of the size and significantly more powerful.

A capable card – decent performance without a high price.

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package

It’s something we use all the time, but compared with the hours we spend deliberating over the merits of different processors, memory, graphics cards and monitors, the time we devote to picking a keyboard is minimal.

A cheap card, with the bonus of reasonable gaming ability.