Photos: Inside Windows XP SP3
Photos Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.
Lotus Symphony: a first look
Preview Although it's still in beta testing, IBM's Lotus Symphony offers strong alternatives to Word, PowerPoint and Excel with more features and nicer interfaces than most other free software.
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS review
Review Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.
7.6 Editors' Rating
Photos: Ubuntu 7.10
Photos Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a. 'Gutsy Gibbon') is released today (18 October). Here's a screenshot gallery showing the popular desktop Linux distribution in action.
Photos: Inside the Hardy Heron
Photos Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, otherwise known as Hardy Heron, is released today. Check out some of its new features here, and stand by for our full review.
Google Mini review
Review The Google Mini just keeps getting better. It's not the cheapest way of searching your content, but it's probably the simplest to get working, yet highly capable and configurable.
7.6 Editors' Rating
Inside Mac OS X Leopard
Photos Leopard has a slicker, more reflective look than previous versions of OS X. Check out our screenshot gallery for the details.
Fourteen views of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
Photos Here's a preview of what we know about the upcoming operating system release from Apple.
Safari 3.0 for Windows (Public Beta)
Preview Apple's Safari browser is now available for Windows. How is it likely to fare against Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera? We take a first look at the public beta version.
iWork '08 review
Review Although Microsoft Office 2007 offers deeper features, particularly for number-crunchers, Apple's iWork '08 is a strong Mac productivity package and a pleasure to use.
7.3 Editors' Rating
7.7 Members' Rating
Photos: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Photos A walkthrough of the new features in Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended versions
Extreme Blue: IBM's student demo
Photos Each summer since 1999, IBM has run a 12-week internship called Extreme Blue. This allows selected groups of students to develop cutting-edge research projects. Here's a selection of this year's European offerings.
Windows Mobile 6 review
Review There are no earth-shattering new features and the interface remains less than perfect, but Windows Mobile 6 brings enough noteworthy improvements to make mobile devices easier to use and equip mobile professionals with more robust productivity tools.
7.0 Editors' Rating
8.7 Members' Rating
Photos: HTC Touch Diamond
Photos HTC's latest Touch device is the iPhone-like Diamond. See how this Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone shapes up here.
Nokia E90 Communicator review
Review It won’t appeal to everyone, but the E90 is a worthy successor in Nokia's Communicator line, despite the fact that there are now many keyboard-equipped mobile devices available.
8.0 Editors' Rating
8.7 Members' Rating
