For over 15 years, the world of Sera was on fire. After a previously unknown species of sentient creatures – called the Locust – erupted from the ground, the world exploded in a war that dressed the planet in rubble. The Locust were eventually eradicated, but the war exacted a heavy toll. Nearly 25 years … Read more
Best superhero games pc – They’re not always great, but Rob Leane has picked out a few gems… The combination of being a comic book fan and a PC gamer isn’t always an easy one. Back when Spider-Man 2 was being heralded as one of the best offerings ever produced for PS2, PC players were lumbered with … Read more
A stellar selection of extras, along with rock-solid antivirus protection, makes this our top choice for 2018 Bitdefender scored highly in last year’s Labs, and the 2018 release brings some new goodies into the mix. One is the new Safe Files feature – a ransomware protection module that pre-emptively blocks unknown applications from writing to … Read more
Alex Cox shows you how to cut out everything you don’t need, and create a custom Windows install for next time Bloat IS the curse of operating systems, because they need to appeal to the masses, rather than cater for individuals. You can’t have a Microsoft engineer sit there and craft you your own custom … Read more
The most powerful personal backup utility in the business now with ransomware protection as standard You can imagine the software architects at Acronis scratching their heads as each annual release rolls around, trying to dream up new features for a backup suite that already contains the kitchen sink. In fact, one of this year’s most significant enhancements … Read more
OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION, or OCR, is the process of a computer identifying printed characters and re-creating them digitally – so you can create, save and edit digital copies of paper notes and documents. ABBYY’s FineReader series has arguably been the king of consumer-grade OCR software for a few years now, thanks largely to 2015’s excellent FineReader … Read more
The cream of the Microsoft Store 1 Adobe Photoshop Express http://bit.ly/photxpress A slimmed-down version of Adobe’s industry-leading photo editor, Photoshop Express is ideal for touchscreens, letting you optimise your photos with just a few taps and slides of a finger – and it’s completely free! There’s a selection of ‘Looks’ to choose from. These are similar … Read more
Panda Adaptive Defense 360 Panda’s cloud-based security service combines smart client software with an excellent web console SCORE 5/5 ABOVE Any infected clients can be quickly isolated from the LAN When we first tested Panda’s cloud-based Adaptive Defense 360 (AD360) last year, we were bowled over by the breadth of security measures on offer. … Read more
Small businesses with up to 50 computers and no dedicated IT support team will find plenty to like about Kaspersky’s Small Office Security (KSOS) 6. It offers wide- ranging protection for desktops, servers and Android mobile devices, and a cloud-based portal that gives you an easy overview of your protection status. Read our Kaspersky Small Office Security … Read more
Download Bitdefender Antivirus Free to give yourself extra protection against malware – we’ll show you around Since Windows 8, Windows Defender has been provided as a built-in component of Windows, protecting against malware. However, there’s a lot to be said for getting add-on third-party protection for your computer. This doesn’t necessarily have to be paid … Read more
Taking on internet threats with advanced machine intelligence The problem with new internet and system security software isn’t so much the advanced levels of protection that continually need to be updated and act intelligently, it’s trying to package all of that along with useful features and tools in an easy to understand and use front-end. … Read more
Your guide Cat Ellis says… “Balabolka is a free app that can turn any text document into spoken words – and the end result sounds surprisingly natural” At a glance Skill level… ► Anyone can do it Straightforward Tricky in parts Suitable for… Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 7 Text-to-speech apps used to have two … Read more