Technology

Lindy USB Guitar Cable review Lindy's USB Guitar Cable is an essential purchase for any tech-savvy guitarist.

Metz Mecablitz 36 C-2 hotshoe flashgun review An unusual – and fairly cumbersome – system for judging automatic exposures, but useful for when other methods aren’t available.

Thermaltake Element S review The Element S is spacious and looks good, but flimsy construction and some unusual cable routing requirements failed to impress us.

Dell Inspiron 1564 review An attractive laptop with a fast Core i3 processor, the 1564 has a relatively small hard disk and could do with a better screen.

Canon PowerShot A495 review A competent budget snapper, but the price isn’t as low as the basic design suggests.

Hercules XPS 2.1 40 Slim speakers review Hercules’ affordable XPS 2.1 40 Slim speakers are indeed remarkably slender, but they sound noticeably worse than the competition. Avoid.

Kerio Connect 7 review The best mail server, with support for almost every kind of client.

Canon Legria HF S21 AVCHD review It has the full set of features most sought-after by serious users and produces output that will be difficult to match at this price-point.

HDRSoft Photomatix Light review An inexpensive introduction to HDR photography which includes enough control to make it great value.

Lenovo IdeaPad U450p review A curious mix of compact design, DVD drive and dedicated graphics, the U450p is a jack of all trades - but master of none.

Samsung R780 (NP-R780-JS02UK) review An attractive design, solidly-built case, large bright screen and great all-round performance justify every penny of the R780's price, and it's a deserving award winner.

Brother DCP-365CN review Although it's cheap, the DCP-365CN costs a lot to run and has some print quality issues.

Edimax 3G Portable Router 3G-6210n review With its compact size, low price and stable 10m range, this is our favourite portable 3G router to date.