Windows Vista is here, but does Microsoft’s ground-breaking OS live up to its promise? We put Vista through an extensive road test.

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There are plenty of GST accounting packages to choose from, but which is right for your business? Clem Roberts takes a look at four of the best. The new tax system will mean huge changes

A preview of Samsung's first Blu-ray player, and the technology that drives it.

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The idea of mobile videophones has always conjured up memories of the old Dick Tracy cartoons and the feeling that it was interesting fantasy rather that hard fact. But that has changed. Mobile videop

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The next Call of Duty game isn’t yet another World War two re-hash. It’s a stunning collection of battles in contemporary settings. Read our report from hands-on time with the single player game.

Some intriguing new technology and genuinely useful features make Home Server one to watch.

Yahoo! was a dominant force in the heady days of the dot-com boom. But can they still challenge the rapidly growing Google corporation?

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