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In PC Pro this month
Find out what's in the September 2008 issue of PC Pro, on sale now.
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ON THIS MONTH'S COVER DISC

Keep your passwords safe with the full version of Steganos Password Manager 2007, and protect your PC from online threats with AVG Anti-Virus Free, plus seven more full programs on this month's DVD edition.

Features

Firefox 3: Power user's guide
Get to grips with the latest version of the world's fastest-growing web browser. Our guide explains everything, from new features to shortcuts and add-ons.

Best of British
You might be forgiven for thinking the Americans rule the computing world, but here in Blighty we've had our fair share of success. Stuart Turton investigates.

The online music rip-off
We reveal why the DRM-riddled music that Britain has been buying by the million for the past five years is now starting to bite. Plus! Where to find free music on the web.

News

PC Pro challenges Adobe's UK pricing policy, Nokia gives away Symbian, and Dell revamps its laptop line-up. Plus! Why the ICO must force organisations to be more careful with our data.

Labs

Bargain laptops
If you need a great laptop that won't destroy your finances, look no further. We test ten, all for under £500.

Wireless-N routers
Wireless equipment with super-fast draft 802.11n capability is becoming the norm. We test every major ADSL router.

Pocket camcorders
These tape-free camcorders are small, light and start from under £200.

Reviews Include

PCs
Cyberpower Gamer Ultra M2 Quad, Mesh Ultimate XT940 GTO

Laptops
Fujitsu Siemens P8010, Samsung R410, Asus Eee PC 901, Acer Aspire one, Samsung Q70, Acer Aspire 4920, Asus X70, Dell Inspiron 1525, Hi-Grade Notino D7000 SRL, MSI VR601, NEC Versa One, Samsung R700, Sony VAIO VGN-NR32L/S, Toshiba Satellite A300-177, Vye mini-v S37A

Components & peripherals
Nvidia GeForce GTX 200 series, ATI Radeon HD 4000 series, HTC Touch Diamond, Nokia E71, LG Flatron W2252TE, Asus VW223B, MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum, Cooler Master Silent Pro M500, Toshiba Portégé G710, InFocus LiteShow II, Sitecom TB-003 The Big Messenger, Corsair Mini Voyager 4GB, SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8GB, Varnam VM830BT, Terratec NOXON iRadio for iPod

Wireless-N routers
Belkin N1 Vision, D-Link DSL-2740B, Draytek Vigor 2820n, Linksys WAG160N, Netgear DG834N, SMC ADSL2 Barricade-N Pro

Camcorders
Canon HF10, Canon HF100, Canon HG10, JVC GZ-MG330, Panasonic HDC-HS9, Samsung VP-HMX10, Sanyo VPC-CG9, Sanyo VPC-HD700, Sanyo VPC-HD1000, Sony HDR-TG3

Software
Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, QuarkXPress 8, CyberLink PowerDirector 7

Business
Transtec Calleo 312, Boston Igloo 100LP, HP ProCurve Switch 2610-48, Synology Disk Station DS508, VegaStreamVega 400 VoIP Gateway, Buffalo DriveStationQuattro TurboUSB, PineApp SeCure SoHo 1220, Kace KBox 1100, Gordano Messaging Suite 15, Shavlik NetChk Protect 6.1

Games
Mass Effect, Race Driver: GRID

Real World Computing

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