Chill Out

Music for the Guitar Hero generation

Research shows 2.5 million children have taken up real instruments after playing music-themed video games

Tech and games: sonic unleashed; need for speed; lips; animal crossing

Gadgets of the week: Fitbit tracket; Orbitsound; Garmin Oregon

YoYotech Fi7epower: the world's fastest PC

Gamers will love the Fi7epower, the world’s fastest PC

Testing, testing: the best mobile phones of the year

This year's must-have gadgets may look slick and sexy, but do they give satisfaction? We ask six seen-it-all users to find out

Don't panic

I need to transfer my contacts from my handwritten address book to a PC. Is there software to make this less laborious?

Game review: Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip

Snowboarding games either aim for realism or for fantastical fun, but this game is torn between the two

Game review: Tomb Raider: Underworld

Lara is back and she has never looked so good or moved with such elegance

Gadgets of the week: DVD players; Notebooks; Ski boots

LG DVS450H: A futuristic-looking DVD player that gets the most out of less than space-age components

What's big this season

British Sea Power beaten by the Beastie Boys

Guitar Hero World Tour vs Wii Music

Get ready to rock’n’roll – two new monster music games have just hit the stores

Mirror’s Edge

It’s first-person viewpoint action, but this is not a traditional shooter. Instead it’s a game of running, clambering and jumping

Gadgets of the Week

RXS Bluetooth rear-view mirror, Toshiba Regza ZF series TVs and the Sonim XP3 Enduro mobile phone

Call of Duty: World at War

The game is dark, inventive and very powerful, with plenty of ambushes and plot twists to provide relentless intensity

Day of dread arrives for World of Warcraft Widows

There was one group who have been filled with dread by the game’s release: "Warcraft Widows"

World of Warcraft - five star review

With Wrath of the Lich King the game has reached a new pinnacle

Elves and dwarves welcome Warcraft to London

Hundreds of eager fans queued on Oxford street for one of the most eagerly anticipated computer game releases of the year

Transform yourself into a guitar hero

Wii Music is the biggest release on the Nintendo Wii console before the holiday season that's family friendly

New World of Warcraft game launches

We take a look behind the scenes of Northrend, a new continent in the hugely popular online game

Product reviews: Gaming laptops

Test Bench: Holiday Mobiles

Why risk taking your expensive gadgetry on the beach when affordable and capable phones can replace most of it?

Product reviews: Top five digital SLRs for novices

Trading up from a digital compact camera to a digital SLR lets you be more creative. Daniel Lezano picks five that are perfect for newbies

Product reviews: MP3 speakers

Stand-alone speaker systems lend hi-fi quality to portable tunes. David Price listens to five of the best

Ready when you are Mr Clooney

The new generation of pocket-size video cameras are a good starting point for budding film directors

Product reviews: Multitools

Need a hand with that DIY job? Dave Pollard gets to grips with five multitools with pliers

Product reviews: Home cinema systems

The latest systems have fewer, smaller speakers than previous kits. We immerse ourselves in the action on five of the best

Product reviews: Compact photo printers

The latest compact photo printers promise lab quality. Stuart Andrews puts five to the test with his skiing holiday snaps