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Apple iOS 6 review

We review Apple's iOS 6 system for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, with exclusive benchmarks of the new software's performance on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.

21/09/2012

Free
Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion review

Apple's Mountain Lion is the new OS X, version 10.8, and the eighth update in 11 years to the Mac operating system. We walk you through the new features to see if…

25/07/2012

£14 inc VAT
Apple iOS 5 review

The new operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, will be released on October 12, and will include a whole host of clever new features.

13/10/2011

Free
Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion review

Mac OS X is already the most successful PC operating system in history. A bold claim, but read on to find out why... UPDATED 20th JULY 2011

20/07/2011

£21 inc VAT
Apple iOS 4.3 review

Apple iOS 4.3 - the latest operating system for Apple iPad, Apple iPhone and later version of the Apple iPod touch - extends the capabilities of such iOS devices in…

14/03/2011

Free
Apple iOS 4.2 for iPhone review

The iOS 4.2 update is not a compelling update for iPhone users, but does add some useful features.

26/11/2010

Free
Apple iOS 4.1 GM review

We've been using the GM mobile operating system release for 24 hours and can say: iOS 4.1 on iPhone is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date.

06/09/2010

Free
Apple iOS 4 review

Does Apple iPhone OS 4 mark the point at which Apple retakes the lead in the mobile phone operating software market, or is it simply getting even with Google Android,…

08/06/2010

Free
Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server review

Following the release of Snow Leopard, we take a closer look at Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server.

29/10/2009

£399 inc VAT
Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard review

Although positioned as an under-the-hood upgrade to Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard offers a lot of changes on the surfaces as well. UPDATED: 27 August 2009.

27/08/2009

£25 inc VAT
Apple iPhone OS 3.0 review

Offering copy-and-paste, Bluetooth tethering and A2DP - as well as performance improvements and MMS capability - the 250MB Apple iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update is the…

15/06/2009

Free
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 review

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 brought a slew of updates - 136MB worth in the Software Update version on our Mac - most of which were described in Apple's nicely detailed…

18/09/2008

£85 inc VAT
Apple iPhone 2.1 software review

Apple promised us that the iPhone 2.1 update would save us all from the iPhone 2.0's sins, but as it turns out, the software brings with it more than just bug fixes.

16/09/2008

Free
Hands On: Mac OS X 10.5.4 update

This latest update is much smaller than 10.5.3. There are a slew of extension updates, though it’s tough to figure out exactly what changes those may entail.

01/07/2008

Free
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server review

Here's our review of Apple's latest Mac OS X Server operating system.

25/02/2008

£319 inc VAT
Apple iPhone 1.1.3 software update

Apple's iPhone Software Update 1.1.3 reaffirms the company's commitment to rolling out much-needed software functionality to existing iPhone users, free of charge -…

02/01/2008

Free
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Finder and Dock

When you think about it, the Finder is probably the single-most used program in Mac OS X. After all, it runs from the moment you log in until the time you log out,…

26/10/2007

£85 inc VAT
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Time Machine

Apple usually makes no secret of what it considers to be the marquee feature of its major Mac OS X releases. The clue is usually right there on the box in which the…

26/10/2007

£85 inc VAT
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: first review

Apple's latest operating system for the Apple Mac, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard represents evolution rather than revolution.

26/10/2007

£85 inc VAT
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Safari 3.0

When Apple introduces a Mac new OS X, it often takes the opportunity to freshen up existing applications, adding capabilities or improving the way things get done.

26/10/2007

£85 inc VAT