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Babble - Use your broadband to phone and text (SMS) around the world. 'Best Value' for cheap international calls says WebUser, beating Skype, Vonage, Yahoo and others.

Mobyko - If you’re one of those people who always loses their mobile then it’s worth your while checking out Mobyko’s service. It stores all your contacts, photos, texts and videos on your PC, and lets you access them from any computer. The basic service is free, supports over 150 phones and sounds excellent. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about the Premium account. For £24.99 a year you get exclusive (but pointless) video and art downloads, 100 free texts, extra storage (the only worthwhile thing about the paid-for service) and a VIP customer helpline, which should be available to everyone anyway.

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO

Apogee Photo Magazine - Great site for photographers of all abilities (don't be put off by all the ads and rather crowded homepage).

Best Photos of Year 2003

BigWhiteBox - Here you can buy and sell digital pictures and any profit the site makes goes to charity. BigWhiteBox is a not-for-profit project. Their income goes to 3 charities, each is a part of the Make Poverty History coalition and the Disasters Emergency committee. Since their launch at the beginning of March 2006 they have collected 6548 photos but they still need your support to help them reach their target!

CamcorderInfo is the most comprehensive camcorder review site on the web, with virtually every model thoroughly tested. But it operates out of the US. Camcorderinfo is updated very regularly, so you'll even find reviews of very recently released models. The testing is very detailed and uses professional test cards, with plenty of example frame grabs available so you can see the results for yourself.

Canon - The wealth of ideas for using digital images in a variety of projects.

Casio - Read all about Casio Electronics, including latest news and support.

Dating Old Photos - Contains information about how to determine the date of old photographs.

Digital Camera Magazine - The practical guide to digital photography.

Digital Photographer website is catering for enthusiastic amateurs and professional snappers alike. Browse the site’s camera reviews, tutorial files and galleries. There’s also a new ‘Reader’s gallery’ forum, where you can share pictures, comments and advice with other members and view and rate the Digital Photographer team’s own photos.

Digital Photography Resource Centre - excellent resource for digital photography !!!

Digital Photography Review - Looking to join digital revolution and shopping for a camera? This is the place to start. It is updated daily, with news, hands-on reviews and a comprehensive database of camera specifications and prices.

Digital SLR Cameras - Canon has published a guide for those who are new to digital SLR cameras called Enjoy! Digital SLR Cameras - Discover The Real Joy Of Photography. This is a nice and easy intro to working with a digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera.

emPivot - This ingenious new video search engine and sharing site lets you find and watch clips about all things eco-friendly. EmPivot is structured much like YouTube, with the ability to browse content through categories such as Business & Technology, Energy & Climate and Nature & Conservation. The videos are all of good quality, while the site looks great and is very easy to use.

ePHOTOzine - Online photography magazine packed with news, reviews, tips and techniques. Meet ePHOTOzine team at Focus on Imaging 2006 at NEC Birmingham stand LK3 between 26th February and 1st March.

Expert Village - Search thousands of how-to and instructional videos from renowned experts at ExpertVillage.com. The front page lists new featured videos each day - submitted mostly by users - and 12 different categories are featured lower down the page. You can link to individual videos or embed them in a blog or website, bookmark them on Expert Village or at social bookmarkmg sites like del.icio.us or reddit (http://reddit.com), and you can also designate experts as favourites, meaning you can group videos by presenter.

Eyespot is a sophisticated online video-editing suite that will leave you slack-jawed at what you can do and, more importantly, how easily you can do it. You can upload your own videos (100MB file size limit) for editing or just mess about with other people's, and you can choose either to keep your videos private or make them public for other users to incorporate in their own work. Uploading is quick and simple, and you can also upload photos for slide shows, as well as accompanying music.

Foto Search Stock Photography - The Fotosearch image search engine saves you time by allowing you to search over 700,000 images from over 50 stock photography, illustration, and video footage publishers at one website.

Four Thirds User - If you’re passionate about digital photography, visit this new site. It’s packed with details about digital SLR cameras, lenses and accessories manufactured by Olympus, Panasonic, Sigma and Leica in the form of news, reviews, tutorials, a wiki-based knowledge section and a busy discussion forum.

Fuji - Read all info about Fuji, from history to new developments in photo technology and use their service, support and downloads.

Fullscreen QTVR - It’s so frustrating when you’re trying to take a photo of an outstanding view and your camera will only capture a tiny part of the landscape. If only we all had the extraordinary cameras used for the Fullscreen QTVR site, which gathers hundreds of spectacular 360º panoramas ranging from breathtaking mountain ranges, to the inside of a human mouth. As if the scenery weren’t enough to keep you occupied, some of the panoramas also have a soundtrack.

iDesktop.tv - This website offers an easy means of browsing, searching and watching videos from the web’s biggest archive - YouTube. Best of all, you can download clips from the site to your computer in the format of your choice, including AVI, 3GP and WMV, view multiple videos simultaneously, and easily share them online or via email. As the interface is designed to resemble a Desktop application, it’s very simple to use and can be customised with different themes.

Jumpcut is an online video editor and remixer owned by Yahoo. Sharing videos online has become massive over the last couple of years, thanks mainly to the likes of YouTube. Jumpcut lets you upload and share videos in the same way, but there's one major difference - the site also lets you edit your videos online. You can cut, copy, paste and move scenes around and add audio, transitions, titles, and effects. It's a powerful and sophisticated editing tool that lets you give your videos a professional polish before sharing them with the world at large.

Kodak - This inspiring photographic website is a light-writers' treasure trove. You can shop online, order prints, enlargements, gifts and novelties from all your own snaps. Alternatively, you can choose digital picture files on your computer, upload them to Kodak and then select which versions to have printed on glossy photo paper and delivered to your door, and more.

NikonNet - A good combination of a beautiful photos, helpful advice and a chance to share your photos online.

Pentax - Excellent website from Pentax, very comprehensive with a lot of help, including digital & film cameras, spectacle lenses, binoculars, fibreoptic endoscopy systems, CCTV & instruments for surveying.

PhotoAlley.com - Learn from over 500 articles about photography, including instruction and independent product reviews. Chats, Photo Contests, Free Photography Newsletter, Sharing.

PhotoBox - On this website you can upload and share photos, get them turned into prints and even put your favourite snap on a T-shirt.

Photo-Freeware.net - excellent photography related download source, from image editing and corrections software to photo albums and filters.

Photography Tips - This website does exactly what is says in the URL. It has superb tips on technique, composition and camera tricks.

Pinhole Photography - Learn more about pinhole photography history.

Screenrush is a smart new movie website with widescreen ambitions: it aims to become the ultimate online home for film fans. There are listings for every cinema in the UK and Ireland as well as trailers, cast and crew details, and user reviews and recommendations.

ShutterButton - Share your photos with other enthusiasts, pick up tips about using SLRs and follow the helpful links and advice about buying equipment.

SnapVillage - When you need to source photos for a project or website, don’t take the copyright-infringing approach – visit SnapVillage instead. This new online community features more than 160,000 high-quality images – spanning lifestyle, business, travel, and much more - which you can license for as little as $1 (about 50p) per shot.

Take Great Pictures - Check how some great photographers approach their work.

The Masters of Photography - This is online gallery that hosts an admirable collection of more than 50 renowned artists with well over 200 photos.

The Professional Photographer - One of the essential ingredients for any wedding, birthday or special occasion is a decent set of a photos. Let this specialised search engine and portal recommend a professional photographer in your area.

WeShow is a new entertainment service that gathers the best videos from around the web and is regularly updated. It includes popular sources such as YouTube, MySpace, DailyMotion and Metacafe and saves you the hassle of wading through thousands of rubbish clips to find the decent stuff. You can search the site by keyword or category tag, or browse through more than 200 channels including Commercials, Learning and Wild Animals.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2003 - This site gives you the opportunity to view some truly amazing wildlife photography.

Zoomify is a piece of software that lets you zoom in on panoramic photographs to an incredible resolution. City aerial photos, especially the one of Paris featured on the Zoomify site, let you zoom in so close you could almost touch the Eiffel Tower. Most extraordinary of all is a 2.5 gigapixel photo from a Dutch industrial estate that uses Zoomify to let you zoom so close you can read the number plates on the cars.

Tony Smith Photography: Stunning live music and ALT.FASHION photography from North West England. Covering all music venues for signed + unsigned bands.