Reviews

Palicomp Alpha Blade review

The Alpha Blade has it all, from storage to desktop and graphics performance

Adobe Premiere Elements 11 review

A massively improved interface puts this powerful editor back in the running

ACDSee Pro 6 review

Some valuable new features, particularly the Develop Brush, but there are still too many rough edges

Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Ultimate review

Lots of great features and just as many irritating niggles – ultimately, the cons outweigh the pros

Pentax K-30 review

An extremely capable all-rounder, and aggressively priced to boot

Cyberlink PhotoDirector 4 Ultra review

A strong set of features, but inconsistencies in exports let existing users down

Sage One Accounts review

An easy-to-use accounts service for business newcomers, but it's too simple for larger firms

Lookout Security & Antivirus

Google Picasa 3.9 review

Astoundingly quick, and well equipped to meet the needs of casual photographers

Synology DiskStation DS413j review

It isn't pretty, but this low-cost, four-bay NAS has all the powerful features of Synology’s more expensive products