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Blu-ray: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

It's not up there with the Pixar classics, but the anarchic sense of humour of this computer-animated film from Sony Pictures puts it a cut above most 24 Jan 2010Price: £23Our rating: 4

Nuance Paperport 12

Nuance Paperport 12

Turn paper documents into fully editable, searchable files 22 Jan 2010Price: £72Our rating: 5

Tomtom UK and Ireland for iPhone

Tomtom UK and Ireland for iPhone

Use your iPhone as a driving aid 20 Jan 2010Price: £60 (app), £100 (car kit)Our rating: 5

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

A spiritual sequel to the action-comedy films 17 Jan 2010Price: £25Our rating: 4

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game

An uninspiring game that's not quite as good as the film 15 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 2

Cyberlink Media Suite 8

Cyberlink Media Suite 8

A Swiss Army knife for music and video files 14 Jan 2010Price: £50 (Centra); £65 (Pro); £100 (Ultra)Our rating: 5

screenshot of Avanquest Partition Commander 11

Avanquest Partition Commander 11

Take the sweat out of restructuring your hard disk 13 Jan 2010Price: £26Our rating: 4

Greenstreet Publisher 4.6

Greenstreet Publisher 4.6

An affordable and easy-to-use desktop-publishing program 12 Jan 2010Price: £33 (download) or £40 (CD)Our rating: 4

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010

Protection from a wide range of online threats 11 Jan 2010Price: £40Our rating: 4

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 screenshot

Colin McRae: Dirt 2

The rally series heads off the beaten track 10 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 4

Heroes over Europe

Heroes over Europe

A true fighter ace or just another fly-by-night? 10 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Blurring the boundary between games and films 10 Jan 2010Price: £40Our rating: 5

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Borderlands

Half-shooter, half-RPG 09 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 4

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Dragon Age: Origins

Role-playing returns to its roots 09 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 3

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Left 4 Dead 2

Work together to hold back the zombie horde 09 Jan 2010Price: £35Our rating: 4

screenshot of O&O Safe Erase 4

O&O Safe Erase 4

Delete any file permanently 07 Jan 2010Price: £20Our rating: 5

Blu-ray: District 9 (2009)

This tale of aliens in South Africa is far more than your average science-fiction blockbuster 07 Jan 2010Price: 16Our rating: 4

Professor Teaches Windows 7 Advanced

Professor Teaches Windows 7 Advanced

Learn to use the latest edition of Windows 06 Jan 2010Price: £15Our rating: 3

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