Reviews

Office 2010 Technical Preview: a first look

Preview As Microsoft unveils the next version of its flagship Office suite, we ask: is it revolution or evolution?

Geekender Gallery: ASUS Eee Keyboard

Photos The Asus Eee Keyboard is one of the oddest computers we've seen in a while. It looks like an ordinary keyboard, but has a complete PC inside. Let's see how it's done...

Windows Server 2008 R2: a first look

Preview Not so much an update as a complete revamp of the Windows server platform, Windows Server 2008 R2 has a lot of interesting new functionality, but requires careful planning before deploying.

Fujitsu LifeBook S7220 review

Review Fujitsu's LifeBook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1in. notebook with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics.

Lenovo ThinkStation S20 review

Review This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options.

Netgear ReadyNAS NVX review

Review The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home. It supports a wide range of protocols and is easy to manage.

Firefox 3.5: screenshots

Photos Take a tour of Mozilla's new Firefox 3.5 web browser.

Firefox 3.5: a first look

Preview Firefox 3.5 forges ahead with strong developer support, but most improvements for casual users will probably strike them as minor.

Turn your iPhone into an office

Photos The iPhone isn't just a fun toy: here's how you can make it into a productive work tool.

D-Link DNS-343 review

Review For sharing media files and other documents on a home network, the DNS-343 would be fine. For business use, the awkward permissions system makes management more difficult than it needs to be.

Nokia N97 review

Review Although the Nokia N97 is packed with features, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.

Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB) review

Review The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable, saviour.

Lenovo ThinkPad T400 review

Review The ThinkPad T400 is a solidly built and reasonably configurable business notebook that performs well. We like the integrated mobile broadband, but it's a shame that a webcam and Bluetooth aren't standard on all models.

Hosted virtualisation suites: a group test

Group Test If you need to run virtual machines on a workstation rather than a server, which is the best platform? We test VMware Workstation, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation and KVM under Ubuntu, along with Wine, to find out.

Apple iPhone 3G S review

Review The iPhone 3G S isn't as big an advance as the iPhone 3G was from the first-generation model, but Apple's latest handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. It's faster, and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life.