Software & Services
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Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 review Still excels for speed of use, but the new features aren't as polished as existing ones£70 -
Boox Online Accounting review Boox doesn’t feel as polished as Crunch, its slightly cheaper main rival, but it’s one to watch£69.50 -
Propellerhead Reason 7 review More rounded and multi-talented than ever, but it’s the quality and versatility of its synthesizers that still makes Reason stand out£349 -
Xara Web Designer 9 Premium review Great WYSIWYG editor, but it lacks good support for mobile websites£89.99 -
best buy
Ableton Live 9 Standard review Boldly innovative at every turn, and always focused on making great music£339 -
Serif DrawPlus X6 review DrawPlus X6 has lots of new features to spice up your graphics, but the speed problems from X5 are still present£82 -
Windows 8 review The two halves of the OS may feel rather disjointed, but Windows 8 is fast and does a lot of things better than Windows 7£120 -
Sony Acid Music Studio 9 Still fast and fun, but the working methods feel dated and new features suffer from poor attention to detail£45 -
Magix Movie Edit Pro 2013 Premium review More annoyances than improvements in this new version, which makes it one to avoid£59 -
Serif CraftArtist 2 Professional review Easy to use yet powerful and software for tackling a variety of crafts£22.99 -
Steinberg Cubase 7 review Has improved ergonomics and is still incredibly powerful, but you need to invest time to get the best out of it£435 -
