Software & Services
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Acronis True Image Home 2012 review Even better than the last version, but not enough has changed to justify an upgrade£30 -
Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2012 review This suite from ZoneAlarm comes with a predictably powerful firewall and Kaspersky-powered anti-malware£36 -
G Data Internet Security 2012 review G Data's dual-engine detection provides an extra layer of security, but wasn't enough to completely prevent infection.£28 -
PC Tools Internet Security (2012) review With a single-user price of just £13, it's hard to quibble over PC Tools' chatty firewall£23 -
Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete review A host of extra features can't distract from WebRoot's essentially poor malware defence performance in our tests£34 -
F-Secure Internet Security 2012 review F-Secure Internet Security provides outstanding defence against malware, although its interface is a little dated£30 -
Bullguard Internet Security 2012 review Its firewall produces a fair number of pop-ups and its detection wasn't perfect, but BullGuard is cheap and reasonably effective£16 -
Serif DrawPlus X5 review Masses of sophisticated tools for working in a broad range of graphic design disciplines£82 -
Comodo Antivirus 5.8 review It keeps malware in check, but also complains about a fair number of legitimate programs -
ACDSee 14 review Fast, comprehensive photo management and some useful editing options, but the price is a bit steep£51 -
O&O DiskImage 6 Professional review Competent if limited disk imaging tool that is starting to look long in the tooth£29 -
- best buy
Canonical Ubuntu 11.10 review A minor update, but Ubuntu remains the easiest-to-use Linux distribution. However, we'd like to see more flexibility in the user interface