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Cloudmark Desktop

Cloudmark Desktop's highly accurate spam blocking is overshadowed by its shallow feature set and poor support.

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MSN Desktop Search

MSN Desktop Search delivers fast searches, but without a viewer or media player, it still lags behind the competition.

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MailFrontier Desktop

Of the antispam apps we've seen, MailFrontier Desktop is the best at doing exactly what it's supposed to do: block spam.

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Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000

It's wireless and stylish, and it offers several useful features, but the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 has a cheap, lightweight feel that hurts this otherwise well-designed keyboard-and-mouse set.

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Toshiba Portege R600

Toshiba's Portege R600 is one of the best ultraportables on the market, if you're willing to pay the price.

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The black hole inside the Bagle virus

There are more than 188 variations of the Bagle virus loose on the Internet. The latest variations pack the means to hide new sorts of nasties inside your computer, and current antivirus software won't necessarily save you.

Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

Even as Microsoft readies a host of new ad-supported online services to battle rivals, the software maker has been mulling a plan to offer free, ad-supported versions of some of its desktop products, CNET News.com has learned.

Apple takes Safari to Windows and iPhone

A beta version of Apple's Web browser is now available for Windows, and budding iPhone developers can use it to create applications.

Adobe flashes more looks at online Photoshop Express

A beta version of the image tool should make its Internet debut by year's end, as Adobe aims for a wider audience in a Web 2.0 world.

MacBook Pro laptops upgraded with Core 2 Duo

Apple Computer has revved up its MacBook Pro notebooks with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, double the memory and a faster FireWire peripheral connection.

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Computer, Desktop, Insider DIYs and How-to

Apple iCal: An insider's guide

iCal is Apple's personal calendar program to help organise work and personal lives. In this guide we'll show you the basics of the calendar service, integrating it with other Mac software, syncing your calendar to mobile devices, and sharing your schedule.

DIY: Desktop buying guide

What you need to know -- from finding the type of PC that fits your lifestyle to catching up on all of the latest trends.

Laptop lowdown: 25 things you need to know to buy the perfect notebook

In the market for a new notebook? Check out our list of 25 things you need to consider before you hit the shops.

Apple Spaces: Separate work and play

There's a nifty feature inside OS X Leopard called Spaces to keep your horseplay and work time separate.

The ultimate guide to Mac keyboard shortcuts

This guide shows all the tricks to let your fingers do the walking around your Mac.

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Inside Intel's Sonoma

Intel's latest portable computing platform is here. We lift the lid on the improved CPU, chipset and wireless components, and outline the benefits that mobile professionals are likely to experience.

An inside look at Windows Vista

Now set to ship in January 2007, Windows Vista will be Microsoft's first major operating system release since it introduced Windows XP in 2001.

Macs: Intel and Windows inside

Boot Camp makes it possible to run Windows XP natively on Intel-based Macs. Will the software bring more people over to the Apple Computer side?

Inside Intel's Napa platform

Intel's latest mobile platform, now officially christened Centrino Duo, introduces the Core Duo (Yonah) chip with dual CPU cores. This and other developments should deliver useful -- if not revolutionary -- increases in notebook performance and battery life.

Desktop shopping checklist

Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.

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Computer, Desktop, Insider image galleries

Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

Apple selected a shopping centre in suburban Sydney as the location for its second retail outlet in the Asia Pacific. Our photo gallery takes you to its grand opening.
Inside Opera 9

While we really do like Opera 9, we like it more as the cool, cutting-edge browser that it is, and not as an everyday workhorse for the Internet.
Inside Mac OS X Leopard

The latest Mac system software features a slicker look and wide array of new features.
Inside Opera 9 beta 1

A versatile Internet browser, Opera 9 beta 1 bundles desktop widgets and other unique features.
Inside Windows Vista beta 2

We take a detailed look at the features of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which include improved security options, "gadgets" and integrated search.