Rather than take the route of producing a single product aimed at meeting the needs of everybody, SOFTWIN has opted for the approach of having various flavours of its BitDefender solution so that users can select the most appropriate version that is best suited to their needs.  Recently I took a look at the company's BitDefender Antivirus 10 product which combines antivirus and antispyware features.

Currently sitting on my workspace is a Verball.  Initially this was a little red devil with bulging eyes; a pair of yellow horns positioned either side of a Mohican hair cut; outstretched arms with four fingered hands; and a pair of bother-boots encasing its feet.  This is not a distant relative, or even a close one, that I have been keeping quiet about instead it is Striker, a member of the Verball tribe.

Joining Acer's ever-expanding collection of digital still cameras is the CP-8660 which currently sits at the top of the company's range with its 8-megapixel capability.  Stylishly decked out in silver and black, the camera has a reassuring solid feel to it and sits comfortably in the hand.

Currently GPS (Global Positioning System) technology, whereby a person, object or vehicle can be tracked and located to within a few feet using the power of satellites, has a high profile with steadily rising sales of units.  Initially GPS navigation software was built into vehicles (rather a costly solution) and then it appeared in PDAs and other mobile devices at a more economic level.

It could be said, and I would not argue with the sentiment, that if you stand still in the current mobile telephony sector then you might as well retire from the industry as advancement come at apace. As a result hardly a day goes by without details emerging of new phones and initiatives from different companies.

In the case of the , this is a Canon All-in-One device that is capable of providing scan, copy and fax capabilities along with its prime function of colour printing.  You also get ADF (Automatic Document Feed) functionality and the ability to print labels direct to CD/DVD media via a supplied add-on tray.

Although notebooks are central to Acer's company strategy and responsible for a greater part of its success, the company does produce other types of kit that appeals to users.  Desktop systems, servers, LCD monitors, high-definition television and cameras all play their part as do MP3 players; various bags for portable devices and the new Mnemonick device.

Acer has been sounding its own trumpet with recently posted results that put some of the others in the shade as Acer has shown a 35.7% growth in the Global PC market during the second quarter of 2006.  This has resulted in Acer consolidating its overall 4 position worldwide in the PC market.  This position rises to 3 when just notebooks are taken into consideration.

What with skyping and voiping (not actually sure whether either of these is a proper word -by spell checker has flagged both words as not being recognised, so no surprise there), the world of telephony is certainly undergoing a sea-change as new devices make their appearance. The latest such product to come under my gaze is a USB Telephone Adapter from USRobotics.

The original promise made with the introduction of the USB technology was that you would be able to daisy-chain up to 127 devices from a single port.  During the many years that have passed since the launch of this technology and features such as "plug and play" (sometimes referred to as "plug and pray"), I have yet to see any USB products that enable you to daisy-chain other devices.

Since its inception in 1990, SOFTWIN has developed into the leading European manufacturer of security solutions through its BitDefender range of products.  Joining this family is BitDefender Antivirus 10 which is available as either a box product or a download from the web.  This product provides protection from both virus attacks and the threat of Spyware.

Image courtesy of Apple Just how would an inveterate Windows user, such as myself, fare when confronted by an .  After all with the close link up now existing between Apple and Intel, plus the recent arrival of Apple's bootcamp software that can create a dual-boot Mac/Windows system, it is perhaps the propitious time to check out how the other half lives in the world according to Steve Jobs.

If it is meant to be portable then common sense suggests it should combine the attributes of lightweight and a minimum of size.  The Max-Movie device, from Maxfield, certainly adheres to this philosophy in its role as a portable music player and image viewer.  With its built-in 1GB of flash memory, the Max-Movie measures 69 x 33 x 16mm (L x W x H) and weighs in at around 35g - small and light enough for me.

As the processing power of hardware has improved and increased memory has become more economically viable, one type of application that has benefited more than most is that of speech recognition.  Leading the way in this particular area is Dragon Naturally Speaking (DNS from now on) from Nuance (nee ScanSoft).  Now up to version 9, DNS is available in Standard, Preferred, Mobile and Professional flavours.

O2, in its role as a leading supplier of mobile telephony services to both consumers and businesses, has been particularly busy of late with a raft of announcements regarding new products and accessories on offer. Leading the way is the new O2 Ice which has been designed exclusively for O2 (that's the company and not the device) and is being promoted as an extra-cool, chic handset.

Unlike the , reviewed recently, or the similar offering from Solwise, the NETGEAR WGXB102 product is not a standalone alternative for a wireless network.  Although it does make use of the standard home mains electricity loop as its conduit, this particular piece of kit acts as an extender facility to an existing wireless network.

One thing you can say straight away about the Brother DCP 8060 unit is that it is not a shrinking violet with regards to its presence in your working environment.  Alright there are several larger units available but the DCP 8060 is big enough for me.

Thinking about it, there is one particular job that I would not fancy tackling due to the heavy work load.  That would be the task of keeping a check on all the various printers developed, currently and in the past, by Hewlett Packard.  With the number of years that the company has been in the printer manufacturing business, there has to be a sizeable number that would need to be catalogued.

With its clamshell design, small shape and black sheen, this has to be a mobile phone.  However it is the emblazoned metallic orange "W." on the front of the device that marks this as one of Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones.  In fact the subject of this review is the Sony Ericsson Walkman W300i model that combines telephony capabilities with the Walkman music experience. As previously stated this clamshell phone is fairly compact, measuring 90 x 47 x 24.

Health is an issue that should concern us all.  This is especially true when it comes to the personal aspect of our own body and how best to ensure it remains at the proscribed level of efficiency.  Diet and exercise are just two elements of health control we can influence and indeed should do so.  Figures put the number of deaths in England that can be linked to obesity at over 30,000.