http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Windows software reviews Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 05:31:13 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 05:31:13 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-10-Review-269489.shtml Ashampoo recently released version 10 of their photo organization and touch-up software, Photo Commander. The product comes with new features that expand its functionality and let you reach better results faster when optimizing the images.

New tools are available in this release of the suite, for repairing images or changing the focus of the picture... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 20:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-10-Review-269489.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-10-Review-269489.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-6-5-Review-266674.shtml Emsisoft Anti-Malware reached a new version today, one that brings both specific and general improvements to the application.

Notable changes touted for this revision are full integration with Emsisoft’s cloud database for faster detection of new malware and fewer false positives as well as improved self-protection and a quicker start of the p... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-6-5-Review-266674.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-6-5-Review-266674.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WinRAR-Review-265460.shtml It’s amazing when you think about it, but WinRAR has been on the market for 17 years, and it is still among the top choices for professionals when it comes to data compression and decompression.

It evolved from a simple file archiver into a professional instrument capable to manage, control and personalize compressed bundles. The amount of options and features c... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WinRAR-Review-265460.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WinRAR-Review-265460.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-7-Review-260395.shtml With 150 million active users and over 200 million registered accounts, the popularity of avast! software is completely undeniable. About a month ago, the company released version 7 of their security suite, integrating innovative features for the free edition.

[admark=1]Cloud-based file reputation service and streamlined updates, together with enhanced... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-7-Review-260395.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-7-Review-260395.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ProtectStar-Data-Shredder-3-Review-259582.shtml There is no need to stress the fact that simply deleting your files does not render them unrecoverable. Data Shredder from ProtectStar has been designed as a versatile solution for ensuring that your data is safely deleted, beyond recovery.

There are several editions for the application, designed to cover various needs, available for different price... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ProtectStar-Data-Shredder-3-Review-259582.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ProtectStar-Data-Shredder-3-Review-259582.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-Review-251890.shtml Avast products need no introduction, as reaching the 190 million registered users mark, touted in a press release at the end of January, speaks volumes of its popularity. Out of these, 149 million are active. The same document shows that last year the user base grew by 49 million registrants.

The new version, though a public beta at the moment, boasts im... (read more)]]> Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-Review-251890.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/avast-Free-Antivirus-Review-251890.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/MyLOK-Personal-Edition-Review-247328.shtml MyLok is an unconventional alternative as far as password management solutions are concerned. It is completely portable, like most software in this category, but the application works only in correlation with a custom USB storage device issued by the developer, ii2P.

Sensitive information is not stored on the USB device, though. There is a built-in sma... (read more)]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/MyLOK-Personal-Edition-Review-247328.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/MyLOK-Personal-Edition-Review-247328.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Aomei-Partition-Assistant-Professional-Edition-4-Review-245020.shtml The professional version of Aomei Partition Assistant has been designed as an easy to handle, comprehensive approach to disk partitioning.

There used to be a time when it would have been tough to get your hands on a good partition manager that did a great job and was also easy to handle. Those days are long gone and, now, you ... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:03:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Aomei-Partition-Assistant-Professional-Edition-4-Review-245020.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Aomei-Partition-Assistant-Professional-Edition-4-Review-245020.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/East-Tec-DisposeSecure-4-Review-244484.shtml It is a well-known fact that deleting the data on your hard drive does not really send it into oblivion. Specialized software can recover files even after formatting of the storage devices has been performed.

One way to ensure that everything is completely wiped is to appeal to dedicated solutions that integrate special algorithms that can destroy ... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/East-Tec-DisposeSecure-4-Review-244484.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/East-Tec-DisposeSecure-4-Review-244484.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Uninstall-Tool-3-Review-242020.shtml Having more and more dedicated software available, the task of uninstalling software on your computer becomes less and less of a hassle; especially since there are also freebies that can take care of the task quite gracefully.

Uninstall Tool is one of the paid solutions if you’re looking for removing software more thoroughly the default solution in Win... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Uninstall-Tool-3-Review-242020.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Uninstall-Tool-3-Review-242020.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Total-Security-2012-Review-234792.shtml Total Security is the most complete protection suite from Bitdefender. It encompasses all the components in the other bundles and also offers something on the side. As far as the layers of protection are concerned, there are no additional elements. 

The additional options compared with Internet Security edition refer to PC optimization ta... (read more)]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Total-Security-2012-Review-234792.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Total-Security-2012-Review-234792.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/novaPDF-Professional-7-5-Review-237911.shtml Although there are plenty of solutions to turn your printable documents into PDF files, some software are better than others simply because of the options they make available. novaPDF Professional comes complete with features that allow not just to convert regular documents (images or texts) into PDF but also to customize the results by signing them or password p... (read more)]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/novaPDF-Professional-7-5-Review-237911.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/novaPDF-Professional-7-5-Review-237911.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Acronis-True-Image-Home-2012-Review-232888.shtml Acronis True Image Home has grown into one of the most popular and reliable suites for backing up and restoring your data. Version 2012 expands the functionality of the bundle by adding file synchronization capabilities and new options for the schedule module.

Looks have also changed since our last encounter with the bundle, and now the options a... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Acronis-True-Image-Home-2012-Review-232888.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Acronis-True-Image-Home-2012-Review-232888.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/SSD-Tweaker-Review-214272.shtml Constant development and improvement of our storage devices have managed to create a new type of storage media, namely, the SSD or Solid State Drive. Although it is still a new technology, the SSD has benefited from a lot of constant enhancements that have made it more and more reliable in a short period of time. 

There are a few important reasons a user woul... (read more)]]> Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/SSD-Tweaker-Review-214272.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/SSD-Tweaker-Review-214272.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Teodorovici) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASIS-Drive-Check-Review-209891.shtml Easis Drive Check recommends itself as a hard drive diagnostics tool that is easy to use and is accessible to the average user. You will be able to verify the state of your storage devices and check to see how they perform.

Furthermore, you can benefit from all the application’s functions without having to pay anything in exchange, as the software is di... (read more)]]> Fri, 4 Nov 2011 11:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASIS-Drive-Check-Review-209891.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASIS-Drive-Check-Review-209891.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Teodorovici) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASEUS-Partition-Master-Professional-9-Review-229328.shtml EASEUS Partition Master Professional has a very quick rate of development, each new version improving on the latter and bringing in new features. The application is now capable to support 2TB partitions on MBR and up to 4TB on GPT.

The package is available for $19.95 (€15.22), with built-in Linux bootable disk, and you should be ab... (read more)]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:11:03 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASEUS-Partition-Master-Professional-9-Review-229328.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/EASEUS-Partition-Master-Professional-9-Review-229328.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Liberty-Disk-Manager-Review-214277.shtml The amount of data that is being transferred nowadays is, simply put, staggering. More than that, the content that we continuously store on our disks requires a lot of space. To aid us with this issue, Liberty Disk Manager comes with a couple of features that will help us monitor the amount of available free space we have on our disks.

Before you download... (read more)]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Liberty-Disk-Manager-Review-214277.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Liberty-Disk-Manager-Review-214277.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Teodorovici) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/PhotoResizer-Review-227631.shtml Sharing or uploading photos often implies changing their dimensions in order to meet size or proportion requirements. A simple and portable tool that is designed to do just that is PhotoResizer.

Digital images are some of the most popular file formats currently circulating all over the Internet and among their ranks, there is one filetype that is certainly the... (read more)]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/PhotoResizer-Review-227631.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/PhotoResizer-Review-227631.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Olivian Puha) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/fTalk-Review-226926.shtml The Facebook chat is barely passable for a ‘Like’, due to the poor implementation and the low level of control you get over contacts and conversations altogether. If you want to really enjoy the Facebook chat experience, fTalk promises to provide the means to decent instant messaging sessions outside the browser, in a faster and more accessible manner.

The p... (read more)]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/fTalk-Review-226926.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/fTalk-Review-226926.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andreea Gheran) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/XYplorer-10-Review-230610.shtml If you’re looking for a replacement for the default file managing solution in Windows, you don’t have to spend too much time. There are many choices available, from freebies to paid products. XYplorer Pro falls into the second category, but for mighty good reasons if you peek at its feature list.

The price of the application has been set for $69.... (read more)]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/XYplorer-10-Review-230610.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/XYplorer-10-Review-230610.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WallPaper-Manager-Review-226580.shtml With a name that speaks for itself, Wallpaper Manager will spear you the labor of changing the desktop background manually by a mechanism that automates the task. It schedules wallpapers to rotate at regular time intervals, turning your desktop into a slideshow of your favorite pictures. 

Desktops all over the world had a blast when faced with the theme... (read more)]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WallPaper-Manager-Review-226580.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/WallPaper-Manager-Review-226580.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andreea Gheran) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ArcSoft-TotalMedia-Theatre-5-Review-229693.shtml Blu-ray and 3D are the two concepts most popular these days when it comes to video, and not many players come with full support for these technologies. TotalMedia Theatre from ArcSoft embraces both of them and aims to deliver cinema-like experiences on your computer.

The requirements necessary to take full advantage of the benefits are not to be ig... (read more)]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ArcSoft-TotalMedia-Theatre-5-Review-229693.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ArcSoft-TotalMedia-Theatre-5-Review-229693.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Pixlr-o-matic-Review-220507.shtml Vintage is the new modern, they say, so get dressed accordingly and start taking pictures of it, or better yet, stick with your regular wardrobe and take your photos for a retro spin with Pixlr-o-matic! Offering a large selection of filters and frames, with the possibility of editing live webcam images, it’s the latest trick in terms of effects and style.

P... (read more)]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Pixlr-o-matic-Review-220507.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Pixlr-o-matic-Review-220507.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andreea Gheran) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/UltimateDefrag-3-Review-228815.shtml UltimateDefrag has been in the defragmentation business for quite a while now, and it looks that it can keep up with current hard disk development. It features full statistics about the state of files on a selected drive and sports several defragmentation methods as well as scheduling possibilities.

The application is available for $29.95 (€22), but you... (read more)]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/UltimateDefrag-3-Review-228815.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/UltimateDefrag-3-Review-228815.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ESET-Smart-Security-5-Review-228264.shtml Smart Security is the most comprehensive computer security solution ESET offers home users. It is designed to make of your PC a malware-free environment, and prevent threats from nesting in the system. Additional security layers include spam filtering, firewall protection and parental controls.

The bundle comes with a classic installation process man... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ESET-Smart-Security-5-Review-228264.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/ESET-Smart-Security-5-Review-228264.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Internet-Security-2012-Review-227980.shtml Internet Security 2012 suite is marked as BitDefender’s most popular product, and the list of features sure seems to back this up. The bundle is versatile and integrates not only defense against all types of malware, but also spam filtering, firewall protection, parental controls and firewall protection.

Priced at $49.95 (€30) 1 ... (read more)]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:57:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Internet-Security-2012-Review-227980.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BitDefender-Internet-Security-2012-Review-227980.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Revo-Uninstaller-Pro-Review-227323.shtml The free version of Revo Uninstaller is among the best tools for removing programs from your system as thoroughly as possible. The Pro version of the application expands the uninstall features of the program and adds a few more tools for cleaning up the system of junk files.

You have a 30-day trial period to test the full version of Revo Uninstaller Pro ... (read more)]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Revo-Uninstaller-Pro-Review-227323.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Revo-Uninstaller-Pro-Review-227323.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Shrink-O-039-Matic-Review-215741.shtml Digital photos get the best of anything placed in front of the camera lens, but at the cost of a few megabytes for each picture. While that is a small price to pay for a life memory, large size pictures don’t really work out in every situation. For when that happens to you, Shrink O’Matic can help you dial down their impact on your storage space and get th... (read more)]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Shrink-O-039-Matic-Review-215741.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Shrink-O-039-Matic-Review-215741.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andreea Gheran) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-Review-226742.shtml Emsisoft Anti-Malware has been recently updated to version 6.0 and scan speed is among the most notable changes. Other remarkable changes include the completely re-written dual scan engine framework.

The application comes at a price of $40 (€40), but you can fully test it during the 30-day trial period. Installation has been re-worked and now you o... (read more)]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-Review-226742.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Emsisoft-Anti-Malware-Review-226742.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Internet-Download-Manager-Review-226446.shtml All web browsers have the capability to download files from the Internet. But more important is the speed reached for getting the data on your computer. Internet Download Manager has been created with the sole purpose of shortening the download times by dynamically segmenting the target file and initiating multiple connections to get it.

The price t... (read more)]]> Sat, 8 Oct 2011 17:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Internet-Download-Manager-Review-226446.shtml Windows software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Internet-Download-Manager-Review-226446.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu)