Turn-based space strategy is back, and better than ever before.

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If you find a scanner bundled with this software, it'll be hard to resist.

We can see little reason to use any alternative blogging software. Rarely do you get something as powerful and flexible as WordPress 2 for free.

The first problem you face when reviewing a Linux reference title is that you know youre on to a loser.

QuarkXPress defines and dominates high-end publishing in much the same way as Adobe Photoshop does photo editing.

Still a competent tool for marketing material, although it would have benefited from an interface overhaul.

What makes Publisher different is its automated approach to design through its colour and font schemes and huge range of publication templates. These are handled via the redesigned Task Pane, which now has a simplified Start panel offering drill-down access to project types split into print, Web and themed sets. Another ten attractive master sets increase the total to 45.

We love English women with sexy accents.

Primera's Bravo is designed to produce large numbers of professional quality CDs on short order: it combines a 40x IDE CD burner and a CD printer, and it also comes with a robotic arm to automate the production process.

Primera's Bravo is designed to produce large numbers of professional quality CDs on short order: it combines a 40x IDE CD burner and a CD printer, and it also comes with a robotic arm to automate the production process.

You'd have more fun sticking a pickaxe up your nose.

The emphasis is placed on careful investigation of each environment and the wise selection of appropriate weapons and tools.

The setting may be mythical, but the simulation is real. Military grade real.

It has been over two years since we previewed Office XP, but Microsoft has finally given us a glimpse of Office 2003. The finished version should be on the shelves by the end of July, but will it be worth the upgrade? The answer could be an emphatic 'yes' if you're a Tablet PC user, as Microsoft has just launched OneNote (see page 59), making full use of electronic ink. The company is also introducing InfoPath (see page 59) for designing electronic forms, with the flexibility of XML. The classic apps have also had their seen refurbishment, with Outlook (page 56) getting the most attention, and FrontPage and Publisher (page 58) a bit of a revamp.

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

Physically similar to the Scorpion Z-Box system with its black anodised midi tower, this unit also features a pair of both front-mounted audio 3.5mm sockets and USB ports, perfect for quick plug and play of both bus and externally powered devices such as keyboards, printers, joysticks and removable USB pen drives.

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Samsungs new entry into the laser printer market isnt as intimidating as its rough exterior looks.