Does Ubuntu have a future on servers, or is super-stable Debian the classier OS? Leigh Dyer weighs up the pros and cons.

2003 is going to be remembered as the year of the Matrix glut, with two movies, A multi-platform computer game and DVD releases across the year. Rumours are that there is even another game coming out, although this one may not hit until 2004. For now, in between Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions theatrical releases is the release of the companion DVD, Animatrix.

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

We take a look back at the tech products that were so overdone by marketing hype, that by the time they were released, most failed to meet expectations.

Demo releases of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth are online now for Mac and Windows. Here's what new in the latest releases..

Love or hate them, the Netbook is here to stay in 2009. We take a look at five new models: some are contenders and others are likely to be quickly forgotten.

The best of this year's joypad twiddlers, revealed.

Spiffy KDE 4.1, plus LXDE for netbooks

Built-in tracing and improved drawing, formatting and colour correction make X3 the best CorelDRAW upgrade in years.

Software giant promises easier installation for database users.

Consumers get to try new browser.

'Switzerland' lets users probe for net neutrality.

The Web's popular video format gets a copyright lockdown.

Vulnerabilities affect OS X and Windows versions.

Version 2.6.23 hits the web.

H.264 codec support expected to put YouTube on steroids.

H.264 codec support expected to put YouTube on steroids.

Next version of open source browser nears completion.