Ever thought you were clumsy? Well, after playing Octodad, you may think again. One of the latest indie releases to be generating quite the buzz is Young Horses’ Octodad: Deadliest Catch, and after playing it for only a few minutes youll see why: it’s pure genius. As the eponymous Octodad, an octopus disguised as a … Read more
A new CEO, rumours of Windows 9 conning in 2015 and signs of change within Microsoft. David Crookes grabs his crystal ball he paint has barely dried on Windows 8, and already excitement is building for what Microsoft will do next. Almost as soon as 8.1 was released last October, people began to talk about … Read more
Adobe Lightroom 5 is a must-have application for any aspiring digital photographer. Ben Pitt shows you how to manage, edit and improve your snaps. WE’VE BEEN SINGING Lightroom’s praises since it first appeared in 2007, so it’s about time we showed you what all the fuss is about. Lightroom integrates library management, editing and sharing … Read more
VERDICT This mini PC is powerful and easy to upgrade, giving you desktop PC power in a tiny chassis. THE ZOTAC ZBOX IQ01 Plus may look like a wireless router, but there’s some serious power hidden in Its plastic case. We’ve reviewed the Plus version here, which comes with 4GB RAM fitted and a 500GB … Read more
VERDICT This mini PC has a versatile selection of ports, but its sluggish performance will be a turn off for many. WHILE ITS FUTURISTIC rubber chassis may not be quite as sleek and attractive as other mini PCs we’ve seen, the Sapphire Edge VS8 is still a svelte little number, measuring just 31x197x182mm. From the … Read more
VERDICT This tiny PC has plenty of ports and power for the price, but its lack of upgrade options make it less versatile than other ultra-compact systems MINI PCs ALL save on space, making them perfect companions for messy desks. But while the Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 is comparatively tall compared to other mini PCs we’ve … Read more
Software Top Reviews looks at Google Cloud Print, the best way to print when you’re nowhere near a printer. In a world where most of us regularly use a wide variety of computer systems, the old ways of working occasionally have to be rethought. One of the more obvious examples of this is the way … Read more
A slimmed-down, spiced-up suite of media programs. You can buy Nero’s excellent CD-, DVD- and Blu-ray-writing software, called Burning ROM, on its own or bundled into a suite of multimedia apps. In the past, the suite’s other programs haven’t always matched the quality of Burning ROM, but in this latest release Nero promises additional refinements … Read more
Trusted security suite with enhanced features.Internet Security Suites are usually a bundle of utilities like Firewall, Parental Control, Antivirus and Online protection. They keep your system safe from hackers and malicious entities. Norton Internet Security 2014 ticks all the above boxes and is available as a physical CD as well as an online version. We … Read more
Get powerful photo-editing, drawing and web-design tools without paying a penny Photoshop and the rest of Adobe’s superb creative software are no longer being sold. Instead they will be packaged as Adobe Creative Cloud (www.snipca.com/9260) and rented to users on a per-program basis. If you want to use Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe’s page- and web-design … Read more
Microsoft makes critical improvements to its flagship operating system, but are they enough to convince the nay-sayers? We weren’t overly impressed by Windows 8 when it came out We found the divide between a traditional Desktop and the touchscreen-oriented Modern interface too jarring and disjointed. With Windows 8.1, Microsoft has clearly taken user feedback on … Read more
THE C720 IS Acer’s latest Chromebook and it improves on its predecessor in almost every way. The chassis is now thinner at just 19mm thick, and the C720 looks all the better for it. Sadly, there are fewer connection ports, and the C720 has just two USB ports, one of which is USB3, an SD … Read more