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Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring review

Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring review

Review The latest version of Mandriva is a competent and well-implemented desktop release with lots to commend it to those with some Linux know-how.

Rating: 7.5 Editors' Rating


Lotus Symphony: a first look

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.

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Browser benchmarks: IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari

Browser benchmarks: IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari

Tech Guide Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this guide, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

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MSI Wind: a first look

MSI Wind: a first look

Preview MSI is the latest to join the ranks of would-be ASUS Eee challengers. Here are our first impressions of the forthcoming 10in. Wind notebook.


Photos: Ubuntu 7.10

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.

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Google Mini 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.

Rating: 7.6 Editors' Rating


Inside Mac OS X Leopard

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

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)

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

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.

Rating: 7.3 Editors' Rating

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Photos: Adobe Photoshop CS3

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

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.


Nokia E90 Communicator review

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.

Rating: 8.0 Editors' Rating

Rating: 8.7 Members' Rating

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What we know about Windows 7

What we know about Windows 7

Preview Microsoft is remaining tight-lipped about the next version of Windows, due in late 2009 or early 2010: ZDNet.com's Redmond-watcher Mary Jo Foley summarises what we do know.


Photos: Technology Showcase at IDF

Photos: Technology Showcase at IDF

Photos The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing includes a Technology Showcase highlighting some of the new ideas — some sensible, some striking, some plain strange — that will be emerging over the coming months and years.



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