Which crapware cleaner is really best for giving your laptop of PC a new lease of life? We put TuneUp Utilities 2009, Autoruns and CCleaner to the test.

Produce a digital photo album

Backup & restore your important files

Host a virtual operating system

Alternative office suite

Host a virtual operating system

Check whether your PC can host Windows 7

Acer brings 3D to the masses with a 3D screen on a mainstream laptop

Launch apps within a safe environment

Download files, more quickly

All-in-one professional system toolkit

Report appears to confirm rumour that Nokia will only roll out Maemo on high-end devices.

Protect your system from spyware

Linux developer Mandriva has updated its operating-system-on-a-stick with the release of Mandriva Flash 2010, which includes a bootable version of the software on a USB Flash drive.

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Portable system cleansing & optimisation tool

System cleansing & optimisation tool

Portable cross-network instant messenger

Microsoft is offering substantial discount deals on Windows 7 Home Premium packs for families (up to 3 licences) for under $250.

Stuart Turton spends the fourth day of his one week odyssey with Linux, hailing the ease of GIMP, before a graphics card meltdown destroys his desktop and forces him to rethink his next move.