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FastStone Capture 10 – simply the best, fastest and most powerful screen capture tool for Windows

Monday, Mar 4, 2024Monday, Mar 4, 2024 - by mike s

We first reviewed this product 13 years ago and we still use it every single day. FastStone Capture is a fast, lightweight screen capture tool that lets us quickly grab …

Affinity Photo/Designer now offered on free 3 month trial with 50% discount for buyers

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Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher now offered on free 3 month trial with 50% discount for buyers

Friday, Mar 27, 2020 - by mike s

Affinity are looking to tempt photographers and creatives looking for an alternative to the costly Adobe offerings with a free three month trial of their powerful software suite which includes …

computing / portable / Windows

Asus 11.6 inch Windows powered Transformer Book T200TA coming soon – full specs released

Thursday, Jul 31, 2014Thursday, Jul 31, 2014 - by mike s

It’s not listed for sale in the UK/US just yet, but with the official product page for the Asus Transformer Book T200TA now online, it can only be a matter …

Acer TravelMate B115P announces slim and attractive touchscreen ultraportable from £349

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Acer TravelMate B115P – a slim and attractive touchscreen ultraportable from £349

Friday, May 23, 2014Thursday, May 22, 2014 - by Alex S

We’re rather liking the look of the competitively-priced Acer TravelMate B115P, a 11.6 inch notebook with a slim 21.2mm/0.8in slim body retailing from £349 upwards.

Asus Transformer Book Duet TD 300 serves up Windows and Android in laptop and tablet modes

Android / computing / Google / hardware / Windows

Asus Transformer Book Duet TD 300 serves up an instantly switching Windows and Android laptop/tablet

Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 - by mike s

The folks at Asus are describing their new Transformer Book Duet (TD 300) as the “world’s first quad-mode, dual-OS laptop and tablet convertible,” and it certainly looks to be a …

computing / hardware / Windows

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon update packs longer battery life and cunning Adaptive Keyboard

Monday, Jan 6, 2014Monday, Jan 6, 2014 - by Lee J.

Billed as the lightest 14-inch ultrabook on the market, the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon certainly looks a mean machine, weighing 2.8 pounds and claimed to be “virtually indestructible.”

audio / business / software / web / Windows

Winamp – one of the longest serving media players in history – is shutting up shop next month

Wednesday, Nov 20, 2013Wednesday, Nov 20, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

It used to be king of the music players, but the folks behind the long serving AOL-owned mp3 player have announced that they will be shutting up shop for good on …

software / Windows

Evernote 5 for Windows Desktop packs in 100 new features, shown off chummy video released

Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 - by Pete Railton

Soon to be rolling out to the company’s ten zillion users is the latest Windows desktop iteration of the popular note taking software, Evernote 5.

Android / computing / Windows

Samsung Ativ Q packs Android and Windows 8 into a laptop/tablet with 3200 x 1800 pixel screen

Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 - by Lee J.

For the laptop owner who wants everything, the new Samsung Ativ Q talbet/laptop looks to be the perfect gift, coming with no less than two operating systems under its slimline …

Microsoft / Windows

Microsoft shows off some of the new features coming up in Windows 8.1 [video]

Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

Microsoft has released a video showing off some of the highlights of their upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system.

ASUS Transformer Book Trio laptop runs Android *and* Windows

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ASUS Transformer Book Trio hybrid tablet/ultrabook runs Android and Windows

Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 - by Lee J.

Scheduled to be arriving in Q3 is the Transformer Book Trio, a dockable tablet that can run no less than two operating systems: Windows and Android.

computing / hardware / Windows

Acer Aspire R7 15.6-inch ‘revolutionary’ touchscreen notebook launched

Friday, May 3, 2013 - by Pete Railton

Infused with a rather tenuous link with Star Trek’s new ‘Into Darkness’ movie, Acer has launched its new Aspire R7 15.6-inch touchscreen notebook.

Android / Google / Windows

Google Keep note-taker gets even better with Chrome app

Friday, May 3, 2013Friday, May 3, 2013 - by mike s

We’re already huge fans of Google Keep on the Android platform – in case you haven’t used it yet, it’s a wonderfully simple note taking app that we’re finding invaluable for quickly grabbing …

computing / Windows

Lenovo ThinkPad T431s ultrabook sports sharp updated look but no touchscreen

Monday, Mar 18, 2013Monday, Mar 18, 2013 - by Lee J.

Lenovo’s ThinkPad range are renowned for their austere, no-nonsense looks, and their latest ultrabook, the Lenovo ThinkPad T431s, sees the company sticking with the formula while adding a modernising touch …

software / video / Windows

Feature-packed Nero 12.5 Multimedia Suite released, free update to v12 users

Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 - by Lee J.

Although the built-in media authoring features of Windows 7/78 are more than enough for many folks, power users may find the Nero and NeroPlatinum multimedia suites a worthwhile investment.