Reviews

Steinberg Cubase Elements 6 review Too complex for casual users and possibly too restricted for ambitious ones, but its elegance and sophistication far exceed expectations

Codemasters Dirt 3 review Variety, but not at the expense of consistently high quality. Dirt 3 is a driving game that goes all-out to entertain - and it succeeds

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7 review Solid improvements to an already outstanding program that combines illustration, DTP, image editing and animation in a friendly interface

Freecom Dual Drive Network Center 2TB review Freecom's Dual Drive Network Center isn't a bad NAS, but it's not especially fast and there are better value alternatives available

INQ Cloud Touch review A fun, refreshing take on Android, the Cloud Touch will appeal to Facebook addicts and smartphone novices

Toshiba Satellite L775-119 review A great desktop replacement laptop with the potential to be a fantastic multimedia machine

L.A. Noire review There's little freedom in this noir crime epic, but the great characters, plot and production values will keep you entertained to the end

AVG Technologies LiveKive review LiveKive is good value and there are some useful options, but the idiosyncratic interface makes it a frustrating service to use

Magix Website Maker 5 review It won't teach you anything about how the web works, but Website Maker 5 is unrivalled for ease of use

LifeSort review A clunky and awkward way of keeping your files in sync. Don't dump Dropbox just yet

Foxconn Nettop NT535 review Foxconn's compact barebones nettop is let down by the difficulty of opening it and its aging processor

Viewsonic VX2453mh-LED review Good contrast and natural colours are let down by problems scaling over HDMI connections and syncing over VGA connections

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