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Why the Microsoft Office Ribbon is still rubbish

Why the Microsoft Office Ribbon is still rubbish

Microsoft's new CEO will have many challenges. I think fixing the Ribbon is one of them.

Google I/O: Everything you need to know

Get the low down on the Galaxy S4 Nexus, new GoogleMaps, Play Music All Access and much more.

Windows 8: Performance Benchmarks

With Windows 8 here at last, we face it off against Windows 7 to see how the new OS performs

Why the Microsoft Office Ribbon is still rubbish

Microsoft's new CEO will have many challenges. I think fixing the Ribbon is one of them.

February 20, 2014 | 07:58

Google I/O: Everything you need to know

Get the low down on the Galaxy S4 Nexus, new GoogleMaps, Play Music All Access and much more.

May 16, 2013 | 08:32

Windows 8: Performance Benchmarks

With Windows 8 here at last, we face it off against Windows 7 to see how the new OS performs

October 26, 2012 | 09:05

Open source alternatives to Windows Home Server

Sad that Windows Home Server is no more? Read on for open source alternatives to its various features.

July 19, 2012 | 07:49

The Problem with Real World Benchmarking

With Nvidia, VIA and AMD exiting from BAPCo, we take a look at real world benchmarking.

July 5, 2011 | 07:53

What's coming in Windows 8?

We take a look at the first glimpses of Microsoft's new operating system.

June 9, 2011 | 07:45

ASUS Eee Keyboard PC Review

We curiously inspect and inevitably take apart ASUS' concept Eee Keyboard PC.

August 2, 2010 | 08:17

Crucial Ballistix MOD: Temperature-sensing DDR3

We take a look at Crucial's newest DDR3 modules, which include a built in temperature sensor.

June 22, 2010 | 10:19

Are we Ready for 3TB Hard Disks?

3TB hard disks will cause a PC revolution, with new BIOSes and operating systems - are you ready?

June 1, 2010 | 09:01

Asus O!Play Air HDP-R3 Media Player Review

Asus tries to muscle in on the media player market with this dinky little device. Kitted out with 802.11n WiFi, Ethernet, HDMI 1.3 and mkv support - is its software and hardware a match for its strong competitors?

March 24, 2010 | 08:46

Microsoft’s future of gaming: XNA and touch

Microsoft briefed us on the ways it sees gaming developing, focusing on multi-player, touch-screen gaming and making development easier for small studios and bedroom coders. We take a look at its touch-screen concepts and XNA program.

March 17, 2010 | 08:37

Steve Ballmer's CES 2010 Keynote

Steve Ballmer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 with a keynote on what Microsoft has planned for us all this year. There's some good news for Xbox 360 owners, some developments in car-tech and a range of new types of PC.

January 8, 2010 | 09:43

Building an Ion-powered Linux Media PC

We revisit the Linux version of HTPC app Boxee with the help of Zotac's latest Ion-F motherboard and Nvidia's GPU video acceleration to see if this is the future low power, truly silent HTPC solution.

December 3, 2009 | 12:46

Microsoft Windows 7 Review

Windows 7 is finally here and after months of testing across many different machines, we're able to give our verdict. Read on to find out if Windows 7 is Microsoft's best operating system to date.

October 22, 2009 | 13:21

Windows 7 Games Compatibility Testing

Joe, ever afraid of losing touch with his oldest games, tests more than 60 games on Microsoft's new Windows 7, including a bunch of indie and Steam-based games. Does Deus Ex work on Windows 7? We find out if Windows 7 is the ultimate gaming OS.

October 22, 2009 | 09:56

Google Chrome OS: Facts and Rumours

Google recently announced it will enter the operating system market with Chrome OS, which will be based heavily around its Chrome browser. We look at what Google and the many commentators said, and put forward some ideas of of our own as to where we think the OS is heading.

July 21, 2009 | 14:39

How to set up Folding@home

By running the Folding@home software you can contribute to the world's largest supercomputer and help medical research. You can fold on CPUs, GPUs and under almost any OS going. Our guides will show you how to make the most of your hardware.

June 17, 2009 | 08:45

What is Folding and Why Does it Matter?

It’s the most powerful supercomputer on the planet - a worldwide network of PCs dedicated to researching the mysteries of protein folding. With Folding@Home, running software on your PC could help to provide therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s.

June 15, 2009 | 10:07

DirectX 11: A look at what's coming

At Nvision, we managed to sit in on Kevin Gee's introduction to DirectX 11 and since then, we've kept our ear to the ground. We've managed to gather a lot of insight into what Gee talked about from various sources inside the industry, so join us as we take a look at what makes DX11 tick.

September 17, 2008 | 08:21

Nvision 2008 Content Index

We're in San Jose, USA at Nvision 2008 and are covering the event in detail to bring you all the latest goings on. If you don't want to wade through all the headlines though then here's a handy breakdown of all the coverage from the show. Updated regularly!

August 27, 2008 | 00:12

Windows Vista SP1 Core Performance

We've seen how Windows Vista SP1 performs in games but what about the core system performance? We test boot times, disk copying, USB, network, photo editing, file compression, audio and video encoding to see what has changed.

March 26, 2008 | 08:00

Windows Vista SP1 Gaming Performance

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was released to the public last week and as we will be moving all of our test systems to SP1 over time, we felt it was necessary to put the new Service Pack under the microscope. Today we look at gaming performance across a range of titles.

March 25, 2008 | 14:54

Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 & Media Show 4

Cyberlink will release the latest versions of PowerDVD and Media Show next month. The two boast a bunch of new features and services that looked interesting when demonstrated to us. So much so that we decided to take a look at the latest beta to see how they're shaping up.

March 24, 2008 | 07:37

Getting the most out of your Eee PC

Asus' Eee PC has taken the world by surprise - its combination of form factor, feature set and price point made it one of the hottest products of last year, but it's not without its problems. We take a look at how to improve the Eee PC experience with some simple OS tweaking.

January 15, 2008 | 08:10

Gigabyte Odin GT 800W PSU

The Gigabyte Odin GT is not just another 800W PSU with a blue fan - it has software control, thermal probes and fan monitoring built in. They're all good features, but is the unit itself good enough to make you buy one?

October 15, 2007 | 12:17

Kworld PlusTV Dual DVB-T PCI-E TV card

The Kworld PlusTV card could be the one stop solution for all our TV viewing needs, but first it has to survive our comprehensive reviewing course. Beware - Judge Judy within!

August 7, 2007 | 13:28