2007 proved to be an amazing year for gaming and 2008 is shaping up to be no different with an early start thanks to Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV. You've undoubtedly read about the game by now, but here are our thoughts on what makes it great, and how it falls short. A critical look at GTA4.

2007 proved to be an amazing year for gaming and 2008 is shaping up to be no different with an early start thanks to Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV. You've undoubtedly read about the game by now, but here are our thoughts on what makes it great, and how it falls short. A critical look at GTA4.

chunky mobile with dual slider action: Nokia's N95 has come on in great strides since it was first released. When I saw an early review sample I was not overly impressed. The device itself felt plasticy in build, and the software was...

Simple document backup and recovery: You do take regular backups of your PC don't you? No? Don't tell me: you've tried, but found it too complicated or just too time-consuming to bother. In which case you'll be interested in FileKeeper Professional,...

It took longer than expected, but Corsair now joins the crowd of companies offering kilowatt power supplies. We put their latest offering through our tests to see if it brings anything new to market.

Futuremark's 3DMark graphics test suite returns after a one year hiatus. What's new and what can we look forward to for the coming ORB competitions?

Large format PDA with superb screen: It is rare indeed to see a Windows Mobile handheld device without a SIM card slot these days. But Hewlett Packard clearly thinks there is a market for such a device, and has come up with...

Hypervisor-based server virtualisation: Like Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005 products, XenServer (recently acquired by Citrix) lets you run multiple virtual machines, simultaneously, on the same host system. Like Microsoft and some VMware products, it can also...

software-based Voice over IP PBX: The next step up from a standalone Voice over IP (VoIP) phone is your own, in-house switchboard (PBX), able to support multiple extensions, handle voicemail, route incoming calls and so on. Hardware solutions can be expensive...

We put the latest DFI offering to the test. What does their X48 offering bring to the competitive enthusiast market?