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Symphony review: A so-so social media manager that does wonders with pictures
Symphony makes your social updates stand out with beautiful images, but it's not the best social network manager out there.Reviews
Dell Venue 8 Pro review: Windows 8.1 in a pint-sized package
This mini tablet delivers Windows 8.1 without compromising quality, battery life, or performance.Reviews
Nokia Lumia 2520 review: Meet Microsoft’s new candy-coated, anti-Surface tablet
Don't let the keyboard cover fool you. This Windows RT upstart is nothing like its direct in-house competition.Reviews
Ooma Office review: This VoIP-based phone system makes small businesses seem big
It's a double win: Help your business project professionalism and competence while shrinking your monthly phone bill.Reviews
Listen up! 5 gaming headsets vie for sound supremacy
Crisp, clear sound can mean the difference between life and death when you're gaming. Wrap one of these fine specimens around your head for a comfortable and immersive experience.Reviews
Logitech G430 Surround Sound Gaming Headset review: Surround sound on a budget
Logitech's G430 offers an affordable surround-sound headset with vibrant color options.Reviews
SteelSeries Flux In-Ear Pro review: Quality audio for gamers on the go
The Flux In-Ear Pro offers gamers high-quality sound on the road.Reviews
Ozone Rage ST Advanced Gaming Headset review: A great choice for gamers on a budget
Ozone's Rage ST is an excellent bargain for budget-conscious gamers seeking a decent gaming headset.Reviews
Astro A40 Headset and MixAmp Pro review: The all-encompassing headset option
Astro's premium headset comes at a premium but justified price, considering its PC, console, and MP3 functionality.Reviews
SteelSeries Siberia Elite review: Great sound never looked so cool
The Siberia Elite delivers on all fronts: It's comfortable for the longest gaming sessions, it's stylish to look at, and it provides high-quality audio.Reviews
10-inch hybrid head-to-head: Asus Transformer T100 vs. Lenovo Miix 10
Add a keyboard, and these tablets come pretty close to delivering all the functionality of a notebook.Reviews
Lenovo Miix 10 review: A good tablet with an (optional) killer keyboard
The Miix 10 is a good tablet, and the optional keyboard is awesome. But its outdated and high price tag sour the experience.Reviews
Transformer Book T100 review: This hybrid fills both its tablet and notebook roles well
You know a hybrid machine is living up to its promise when using Windows 8 is enjoyable and makes sense.Reviews
Nexus 5 review: Wouldn’t be as sweet without KitKat
Without its slick OS, the Nexus 5 would be just another top-of-the-line Android phone.Reviews
Samsung Ativ Book 9 Lite review: It’s like a laptop for your Galaxy phone
Unless you intend to take full advantage of Samsung's SideSync technology, you'll find far better notebooks on the market.Updated
Surface Pro 2 review: This is the Windows tablet you’re looking for
Take a Haswell CPU and better integrated graphics. Add improved Touch and Type Covers. Suddenly, Microsoft's next-gen tablet is the best hybrid around.Reviews
Surface 2 review: Cautious upgrades don’t help a tablet in desperate need of relevance
Microsoft needed to bring the razzle-dazzle. Instead we got a 40-degree angle and higher resolution screen.Reviews
Hands-on: Mozilla’s Lightbeam is info porn for privacy geeks
A data-rich view of all the (sometimes invisible) third-party sites that are watching your digital footprint.Download This
Pixsta review: This is the Instagram desktop client you’ve been waiting for
It turns out Instagram can be better on your computer than it is on your phone. Pixta, formerly Instagrille, is the secret.Download This
Cyberlink Director Suite 2 review: Video suite adds FX, support for more technologies
Cyberlink's Director Suite 2 remains a powerful set of media editing and production applications that handle video, images, and audio with aplomb. The new features. though welcome, form a relatively mild upgrade.Reviews
Buffer review: Time your social media posts to a tee
Writing the perfect social media post is hard enough. Figuring out the right time to post it is another thing altogether: specifically, Buffer's thing.Download This
Review: Tweeki 2 brings the best of Twitter to Pokki
The new iteration of Pokki's Twitter client combines a mobile-like, minimalist interface with some interesting new features, bringing an exciting new contender to the world of Twitter clients.Reviews
Lenovo plans to install Pokki’s Start Menu replacement and app store on PCs
Lenovo will add SweetLabs' Pokki utility to its PCs, providing an alternative to both the Windows 8 Start page as well as the Windows app store.Download This
Review: 64-bit PaintShop Pro X6 is faster, but its interface is still clunky
PaintShop Pro X6 is a good pick for anyone who wants more than a free-and-easy photo editor. Current owners, don't let the dearth of new features put you off…the speed boost makes X6 a time-saving upgrade for 64-bit PCs dragging along with the 32-bit X5.Reviews
Review: Liven up your vacation memories with free Animaps
Maps help you plan a journey or illustrate one already taken. Animaps enables you to make those maps more interactive and fun, using the power of Google Maps.Reviews
HP Envy Rove: A movable (if underpowered) all-in-one PC
This portable all-in-one isn't a benchmark champion, but it will let you take your computing fun to any room in the house.Reviews
Review: TimeRabbit tracks hours lost down the Facebook rabbit-hole
TimeRabbit is a nifty PC utility that makes it easy to see how much time you spend on Facebook. It's easy to use and it works well, as long as you aren't using the latest version of Internet Explorer.Download This
Review: Raptr Desktop App makes gaming social
Raptr is a social network and tool for gamers to organize their library, compete against their friends, and stream their games. It now integrates with Twitch to let you stream video of your games.Reviews
Review: Version 3.0 of Nimble’s CRM helps you find connections and keep them
Nimble 3.0 brings a nice package of new features, helping you stay on top of your networks, and find the right people to contact at the right times.Reviews
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix review: A versatile but expensive Ultrabook/tablet hybrid
The pleasingly versatile ThinkPad Helix can instantly switch from a full-blown Ultrabook to a Windows 8 tablet. But you'll have to pay to play.Reviews
Review: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga 11S strikes a compelling pose
The Yoga 11S is a major improvement over Lenovo's original ARM-powered Windows RT device, but it still falls short of being the ultimate hybrid.Reviews
Review: Fakers App sniffs out fake Twitter accounts
The Fakers App is an easy way to find out which of your Twitter followers might be fake. It also allows you to see which fake accounts are following your friends and rivals…but it can get expensive.Download This
Review: FB Checker finds fake Facebook friends
FB Checker is a free application that helps you identify fake Facebook profiles. Its tools are a bit limited, though, as it only scans photos.Download This
Review: JPEGmini compresses your pictures dramatically with little loss of detail
JPEGmini lets you easily compress your JPEG pictures to save room on your hard drive—without any significant loss in detail.Reviews
It’s a WiDi shootout! Actiontec’s ScreenBeam Pro vs. Netgear’s Push2TV
These tiny devices let you stream high-def video from a notebook, tablet, or smartphone—when they work.Download This
Review: Instagram Explorer puts Instagram on display in Windows 8
Instagram Explorer for Windows 8 is a dedicated app for the Modern UI. It doesn't allow you to take or edit photos, but you can browse them to your heart's content.Reviews
Review: SproutSocial, a social management dashboard you’ll truly enjoy using
SproutSocial is a beautiful social dashboard full of useful features that is not cheap to use, but is bound to change the way you manage your social media and branding.Download This
Review: SocialSafe keeps your social data safe
SocialSafe is a handy utility that backs up all of the information you post to various social networks. It's easy to use and surprisingly fun for a backup tool.Reviews
Review: Get those precious Facebook moments backed up sharpish with PhotoGrabber
This open-source freebie can help you back up the photos you (and your friends) have downloaded. It does have some restrictions, but it's under active development.Reviews
HP ElitePad 900 review: A rugged Win 8 tablet for business road warriors
This mil-spec tested tablet can take punishment, but its performance is held back by a slow processor and a small amount of memory.Reviews
Review: Download Facebook photos and albums with fbDownloader
We put more of our lives on Facebook than we like to admit. If you lose access, you lose data…so back it up.Reviews
Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Cart review: Put your 27-inch tablet on wheels
The IdeaCentre Horizon weighs nearly 19 pounds. Lenovo's cart accessory renders it portable and suitable for electronic board games.Reviews
Review: Free and portable Briss cuts PDFs down to size
Snip away the unwanted parts of your PDFs with Briss. It's free, portable, and open-source.Reviews
Review: Glipho makes blogging social
Glipho aims to become a "social publishing engine" for bloggers. It's neatly organized and easy to use, but right now, at least, Glipho's social reach is limited by the size of its own social network.Reviews
Review: Tweetro+ is a perfect mash-up between Twitter and Modern interface
Tweetro+ is a touch-optimized Twitter client for Windows 8's Modern interface that manages to make the best of a controversial platform and deliver the goods.Reviews
Review: N-Trig DuoSense Pen 2 is a simple way to take notes and sketch on your Windows 8 or Android tablet
N-trig's DuoSense Pen 2 ships only with specific tablet and laptop lines for Windows and Android, but for those setups, it's a nice built-in accessory.Reviews
Invasion of the tabletop tablets: Are these fiendishly clever hybrids the ultimate family PCs?
You can thank Windows 8 for this bold new experiment: touchscreen all-in-one computers that can move all around the house.Reviews