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Features

Windows 7: The complete guide
The best operating system Microsoft has ever made is here. We reveal which edition is right for you, and how to get it free for a whole year.

Web terrorism: fact or fiction?
Parliament claims that terrorism on the web is an increasing threat that needs stringent measures. But is it all a ruse to curtail civil liberties even further? We investigate.

The IT your business needs to succeed
Whether your business employs two people or 200, you need to spend every penny of your IT budget wisely. Jon Honeyball explains how to get your IT infrastructure up and running without spending a fortune.

News

Microsoft executes a dramatic U-turn on Windows 7 Starter, Adobe returns to rip-off Britain and Google reinvents email. Plus, in this month's PC Probe, we investigate how fast British broadband really could go.

Labs

Ultimate laptops
We test the best that portable computing has to offer. Prices start at just £972, rising to a super-luxury £3,200.

Business projectors
Nine business offerings priced from £382, with something to suit the smallest to the largest meeting rooms.

Cloud storage services
The convenience and benefits of online data storage are huge, but which service is best? We put nine to the test.

Reviews Include

PCs & laptops
Acer Aspire Revo R3600, Dell Studio One 19, Shuttle X5000TA, MSI X-Slim X340, Acer Aspire 4810T, Samsung N110, Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell, Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds, Sony VAIO VGN-AW21XY/Q, Sony VAIO VGN-Z31VN/X, Acer Aspire 8930G, Alienware M17, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook Pro 17in, Asus W90, Dell Studio XPS 16, HP HDX18-1010EA, Lenovo ThinkPad X301, Toshiba Qosmio G50-127

Components & peripherals
Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision, HTC Magic, Canon EOS 500D, O2 Joggler, Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1, Samsung HMX-R10BP, Chumby, Leyio 5Personal Sharing Device 16GB, Hauppauge WinTV-MiniStick HD, e-pens Mobile Notes, Cowon D2+ 4GB, Clickfree Traveler FL160, Sennheiser CX 380 Sport II

Business projectors
Canon LV-7275, Epson EB-W6, Mitsubishi XL1550U, Optoma EP761, Acer P1265, BenQ MP724, NEC NP41, Toshiba TLP-X100, ViewSonic PJ359w,

Software
Poser Pro, Flash PresentationWildform Flair 5, Sony Vegas Pro 9, Nero BackItUp & Burn

Cloud storage services
SugarSync, Microsoft Live Mesh, Dropbox, Humyo, Livedrive, PowerFolder Pro, Syncplicity, Tilana Reserve, ZumoDrive

Business
Apple Xserve, Sun MicrosystemsSun Fire X2270, Broadberry CyberStore 316S DSS, Netgear ReadyNAS NVX, Fujitsu Esprimo Q5030, Xerox Phaser 6128MFP/N, LaCie 2TB Ethernet Disk, Adaptec RAID 5445, Norman Network Protection Appliance, Computer Associates ARCserve Backup 12.5

Games
Zeno Clash

Real World Computing

ADVANCED WINDOWS, ADVANCED OFFICE, WEB APPLICATIONS, ONLINE SECURITY, MOBILE & WIRELESS, OPEN SOURCE, NETWORKS, SERVER ROOM