I was surprised to learn that the new version of Firefox is 15% faster than the previous version. When I say surprised I actually mean I didn’t believe a word of it. I decided to challenge this figure by putting Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 up against each other in a series of three benchmarking […]

iPhone: Guitar Hero and Rock Band are two of the most innovative console games of the last ten years. Now you can enjoy the wonders of virtual instruments on the go, by installing Rock Band on your iPhone. The Lite version lets you choose from four different instruments - bass, guitar, drums, and vocals - […]

Though they were already included in a developer build a few weeks ago, it wasn’t until today that Google made it official: Chrome now supports extensions! Thanks to this long-awaited feature, Chrome users can now expand the capabilities of their browser with small plug-ins that add diverse functionality to the program.

You can find and download […]

It’s come to something when even the State has to speak out on how atrociously bad a piece of software is. In this case, the French and German governments have seen fit to declare Microsoft Internet Explorer a security threat and issued official statements advising users to switch to Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
Surprise surprise […]

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 […]

Windows: When it comes to voice chats on the web, Skype is definitely the way to go. This awesome app - chosen by three Softonic editors as top of the decade - keeps on improving with every new version. The latest one, Skype 4.2 Beta, features call quality indicator, Google Chrome extension, enhanced support for […]

While Windows users are busy getting their teeth stuck into lots of new Chrome Extensions, Mac users as usual have to wait although we’ve kind of come to expect this second-class citizen treatment from Google.
Earlier this week, James told you how to start enjoying extensions for Chrome on Windows. Unfortunately, even though Chrome for Mac […]

Windows: Are you one of those who like to customize their systems to the limit? Then you’re going to love Windowblinds, a safe, easy-to-use customization tool that lets you completely change Windows look and feel! WindowBlinds has just reached version 7, featuring lots of bugfixes and full support for Windows 7. Extreme customization at your […]

Chrome users have been rejoicing this week as Google officially opened the door to extensions on its web browser. Just as you can with Firefox, you can now power up Chrome by installing add-ons that improve the functionality of the app and boost your productivity. There are already more than 500 extensions available to download […]

It’s day two of the OnSoftware advent calendar. See if you can guess what software lies behind today’s window before clicking on it. Clue: it got its first Mac release this year.

The first thing I noticed about xxx is that it’s unbelievably lightweight. While Firefox was consuming anything from 20-30% of my Mac’s CPU, xxx […]

Google Chromium OS has been on everyone’s lips for a few weeks, and is finally available for download – only as source code, though. The new operating system developed by Google is intended to dramatically change the way we use our computers today, and definitely move on to the Cloud.

I’ve tested this very first version […]

Today Google are going to show off their in-development operating system Chrome OS, and possibly even release a beta version. There are already three major OS choices, so what can Google do differently?
The Cloud: It’s expected that the main feature of Chrome OS will be its reliance on being online. Instead of loading your PC […]

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 […]

iPhone: If you’re one of those people who used to spend more time playing Snake on your Nokia brick phone than you did making calls then check out this modern take on the old classic. Snake XT is a graphically-rich iPhone version of the addictive game that takes the gameplay to a new level. There […]

We briefly mentioned a few keyboard shortcuts for Firefox a while ago, but there are many others I’m sure you already know - and which usually work across all main browsers, like Ctrl+T to open a new tab or clicking the mouse’s wheel on a link to open it in the background.
However today we won’t […]