It’s that time of year again when we whip our crystal ball out of the drawer and take a look at what software is in store for the coming year. We were proved right with all our software predictions for 2009, so I’m trusting the ball to work its magic once again. Here we go […]

This week is only about one thing in the computer world - the release of the Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7. With the ghosts of the Vista release fiasco still haunting them, some are also questioning whether its success or failure could also mark a historic moment in the evolution of Microsoft. Will it […]

Windows: SmarterFox is a neat little add-on for Firefox that can really speed up your browsing. It adds functions to your right-click context menu, allowing you to easily search Wikipedia, Google in a click. You can also download all links or images from the page your viewing without hassle. For such a little program, […]

Switching to a whole new browser is a tough decision, but the launch of updated versions for both Opera, Safari and Firefox may have encouraged you to take the step. In that case, you probably need a way to keep all those precious bookmarks safe in the transition from one browser to another.
Most browsers nowadays […]

Although Apple haven’t given an official release date, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is widely expected to be unveiled this summer. As Jon wrote a few weeks ago, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference takes place in early June where the unveiling will almost certainly take place. However, this doesn’t mean it will necessarily be released […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the developers at Flock but they’ve just announced the release of Flock 2.5 which, unsurprisingly for a browser with a heavy focus on social networking, showcases impressive enhanced integration with Twitter and Facebook.
Shawn Hardin of the Flock team says:
Flock 2.5 makes sharing and discovering content fast […]

Wikipedia running out of facts? [NY Times]
Skype coming to iPhone [CrunchGear]
Pirate bay launch Facebook app [Guardian]
Spotify signs deal for downloads [BBC]
Make your own magazines cheaply [Magcloud]
Vast online spy network stole from Dalai Lama [NY Times]

Apple Store is down: new iMacs and Mac Minis due any moment [Apple]
iPhones ‘not allowed’ in Bill Gates’s house [The Register]
50% of world’s population now have a mobile phone [Guardian]
HBO to launch flash site? [NewTeeVee]
Flock ditches Firefox for Google Chrome? [TechCrunch]
7 Things you didn’t know you could do in OpenOffice.org [PC Magazine]
Facebook security and hacking […]

When does a Google app cross the line between being a brilliant innovation and purely an invasion of privacy? Many people, including myself, probably trust Google’s servers more than their own hard drive backups but does that mean that we should continue to flock like sheep to apps like Google Docs and Gmail which store […]

Few would be foolish enough to say that Apple’s iPhone App Store hasn’t been a roaring success. Users have flocked to the store in their millions and there are now thousands of applications available for users to download. Virtually all the other mobile systems operators have now wised up to this closed-market approach too. Google […]

Windows: If you’re tired of the standard Windows desktop, take it to the third dimension with Shock Desktop 3D. This free tool will transform your current desktop into an amazing 3D environment with highly realistic physics, in which you can turn your icons into cubes and play around with them. Not really the most useful […]

Since upgrading to Firefox 3 a few months ago, I’ve been pretty impressed by the performance of Mozilla’s latest browser. Generally, page loading times seem slightly quicker, although several of my add-ons are still not supported by it, which is something you have to unfortunately resign yourself to every time you upgrade Firefox.
However, one major […]

As you will probably know by now, last night saw the launch of Google’s new web browser, Chrome. Somewhat confusingly trumpeted by Michael Arrington as a ‘Windows killer’, Google Chrome is clearly designed to take on not only Microsoft’s Internet Explorer but also Mozilla’s Firefox. We spoke to Mozilla Europe board member Zbigniew Braniecki, to […]

When I started my favorite file transfer app, SmartFTP this morning I discovered to my horror that the software is no longer free. Now, I’ve been something of a loyalist to the program for years now so I thought about paying for a full licence. However, I then remembered how much I begrudge paying for […]

Windows: I guess you already know GIMP, the popular open-source image editor. The good news is that now you can take GIMP anywhere with you with Portable GIMP, a special version of this powerful photo editing software that has been specifically developed to be installed and run from a removable USB memory device.
Mac:  After playing […]