RPG Maker XP is an interesting addition to this group, chiefly because it’s one of the oddest game development programs we’ve ever come across. It seems so archaic in its execution that you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was is something straight from the nineties.  It follows on from the rather successful RPG Maker … Read more

Mozilla gazes into its crystal ball and explains what tech to watch. We asked the experts at Mozilla what technology changes we should keep an eye out for over the next year. They came back with their top five predictions – now we just need to wait and bide our time to see if they become reality…  1 Unlocking the mobile ecosystem The mobile ecosystem has … Read more

We catch up with the Mozilla-grown OS to see how far its plans for world domination have come. A ndroid accounted for 81% of worldwide smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2013 and iOS mopped up most of the rest, according to a study by IDC. Mozilla’s new Firefox OS is doomed to fail … Read more

An overclocked SSD? Simon Crisp investigates. Intel’s brand new SSD 730 family is important for Intel, as these are the first drives in years aimed at the consumer market using its own silicon for the controller. Well, we say ‘family’ , but currently there are only two capacities available: 240GB (with 550/270MB/s read/writes) and this 480GB option. You … Read more

Old school Gnome fan Shashank Sharma discovers a Debian-based distro that is designed for the expert campaigner and features the Mate desktop. At first glance, the point of Point Linux isn’t really apparent. It includes a bunch of software for everyday use and employs the Mate desktop on top of a Debian-base. This in itself … Read more

A self-confessed Slackware fan, Shashank Sharma is pained to declare Slackel, a Slackware-based distro, as nothing special. Slackel is based on Slackware and Salix, also a Slackware- based distro. While initially offered only as a KDE release, since 2013 the distro also has an Openbox variant for use on older hardware. The latest release is only available as an installable 32-bit image, which includes both PAE and non-PAE kernel … Read more

Has the battle for a touchscreen Linux distro found a victor? Software Top Reviews readies his favourite digit in anticipation… T he latest version of Linpus Lite, a 64-bit Fedora based distro, has recently launched. This 2.1 release has a number of exciting changes that bring this particular Linux flavour kicking and screaming into the … Read more

Software top reviews goes engineering with the distro dedicated to the profession. C AELinux 2013 is the brand new, stable release of the popular Computer Aided Engineering (or CAE) specific operating system. Although the 2013 stamp is a little confusing this is the significantly delayed, but most recent version. CAELinux is built on the 64-bit edition of Xubuntu 12.04 LTS (that’s the Ubuntu … Read more

NEC’s latest 24in full-HD IPS monitor, the MultiSync E243WMi, promises to save you money – not in the initial purchase price, but from its Eco power-saving mode. Specifi ed at just 13W, it should prove cost-effective over time; though, with a typical specifi ed power drain of 19W in its regular non-Eco mode, it’s hardly … Read more

Contact philips.co.uk Read more tinyurl.com/nr96vp3 Sometimes a piece of technology appears that has the power to truly light up your life. it doesn’t have to be another iPhone kicking off a smartphone revolution, but it can be something that simply makes your life more comfortable. the Philips Hue is a remote- controlled lighting system for … Read more

Contact dell.co.uk Read more tinyurl.com/o4cto3s Designers and graphic artists love big screens, with all their many palettes and menus jostling for valuable screen space. With its 31.5in widescreen display and Ultra HD 4K resolution, Dell’s UP3241Q 32 Ultra HD is therefore an attractive proposition and also a competitively priced solution for viewing 4K video in … Read more

Optoma HD30 £999 In stock Product description: The Optoma HD30 is a sub-£1k 1080p home-entertainment projector that delivers an astonishing picture for the price. Optoma HD30 – by Binh Phan Duc, April 19, 2014 4/ 5stars The Optoma HD30 is a sub-£1k 1080p home-entertainment projector that delivers an astonishing picture for the price. Contact optoma.co.uk … Read more