Category: Software
Adobe Lightroom 5 available now through Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe has finally free Lightroom 5 from it's beta-testing phase shackles, making the latest version of its photo editing app available to all. One of Adobe's first products to integrate fully with the company's Adobe Creative Cloud system, it's available…
HANDS-ON: Toshiba WT310 tablet brings Windows 8 Pro to on-the-go business users and tech-savvy classrooms
Windows 8 as a desktop OS hasn't quite had the impact in the enterprise or education markets that Microsoft had hoped for, with new stats revealed today showing the operating system has only had 0.53% penetration in the enterprise sector….
Acer Iconia W3 packs Windows 8 into 8-inch tablet
Acer have confirmed the rumour that they are to release an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, today lifting the covers off their Acer Iconia W3 tablet. Measuring 8.1 inches across and 11.3mm thick, the tablet is powered by a dual-core Intel…
10 essential applications for authors: software and tools to banish writer's block for good
Your great unwritten novel. We've all got one, right? Sitting on the back burner, never to see the light of day beyond the flicker of an idea hiding at the back of your mind for God-knows how many years. It…
Microsoft diss iPad with this pretty funny Windows 8 tablet advert
Whether or not you buy Microsoft's message here that their Windows 8 tablet platform is better than Apple's iPad, you've gotta hand it to Microsoft's ad department here – this is pretty funny. Using (an admittedly voice-overed) Siri against Apple's…
Windows 8 inspired a Windows tablet surge, says research firm
Though Microsoft remain tight-lipped over just how many Surface tablets they've managed to flog around the world, new research from analytics firm Strategy Analytics suggests that the company's Windows 8 software has at least inspired consumers to take a punt…
Windows 8 Blue update may let you skip Start screen tiles at boot
Windows 8 is a grower: you'll be frustrated with it at first, seemingly moving things around just for the sake of it, but give it time and you'll find it a pretty comfortable progression from Windows 7. For many though,…
Medion Akoya P2004 24-inch all-in-one is a £500 Asda exclusive
There's a neat all-in-one Windows 8 PC from Medion doing the rounds at Asda at the moment, letting you pop a computer in your trolley along with your "big shop" groceries. A budget all-in-one that has sharp looks if basic…
Windows 8 "Blue" update will be called something else on release, confirm Microsoft
Microsoft have confirmed in a blog post that the forthcoming Windows 8 "Blue" operating system update is on its way, but will land under a different name once it's officially released. Frank Shaw, the company's VP of corporate communications, told…
Windows 8 Blue update screenshots leak: IE 11 spotted
Windows Blue, the forthcoming update to the Windows 8 operating system, has been leaked in a series of screenshots at WinForum, giving us a good look at what Microsoft have planned next for their latest OS. Among the changes coming…