Reference and education software reviews

Dictionary.com for Android review

Dictionary.com for Android is an online dictionary for Android smartphone and tablet. But is it any good? Read our Dictionary.com for Android review to find out.

12/03/2012

Free

Wikispaces review

Wikispaces lets you set up a powerful multi-user personal wiki with simple editing capabilities for free.

09/03/2012

Free

Goodreads review

Goodreads is an independent online community for book lovers, with a powerful, Netflix-like recommendation engine helping you find new and interesting books to read.

08/03/2012

Free

Ancestry for Android review

Ancestry is a well-known geneology site for researching and building your family tree. Its accompanying Android app is very easy to use, and ideal for taking on…

06/03/2012

Free

Book review: The iPhone Pocket Guide 6th Edition

The iPhone Pocket Guide 6th Edition is a book by Christopher Breen aimed at offering first-time iPhone users 'the quickest way to learn iPhone 4S features'.

23/02/2012

£9 inc VAT

Book Review: Photoshop Elements 10 In Easy Steps

Photoshop Elements 10 In Easy Steps is a reference book for all users of Photoshop's little brother.

20/02/2012

£11 inc VAT

Book review: Beginning Android 4

Beginning Android 4 is a book by Grant Allen that will be useful for Android app developers.

20/02/2012

£32 inc VAT

Book review: Using Your Digital SLR Camera In Simple Steps

Using Your Digital SLR Camera In Simple Steps is a practical photography guide book by Louis Benjamin, published by Prentice-Hall. PC Advisor reader Colin Meredith…

15/02/2012

£12 inc VAT

AA Parking 1.7

Find the closest or cheapest car park for your vehicle.

13/02/2012

CyberLink PowerDVD 12.0.10908.1905 Pro

Play DVDs, Blu-rays, video files, stream media content and more with CyberLink's universal media player

03/02/2012

GooReader 4.0

A desktop app that enables you to read Google Books on and offline

31/01/2012

Wikipedia Android app review

The Wikimedia Foundation has launched a dedicated, official Wikipedia app for Android phones and tablets. It's free, and it contains all of Wikipedia's content. Read…

31/01/2012

Free

CyberLink PowerDVD 12.0.2118 Ultra

Play DVDs, Blu-rays, video files, stream media content and more with CyberLink's universal media player

31/01/2012

Google Books Downloader 2.1

Save Google books as PDF, JPEG or PNG files

20/01/2012

PopOut! The Night Before Christmas 1.3

The classic Christmas story hits touchscreen iOS devices

08/12/2011

A Charlie Brown Christmas 2.0

A nostalgic slice of Christmas brought right up to date

08/12/2011

BBFC Android app review

The free BBFC app for Android and iPhone will be a great help to parents who want to know whether a film or game is age appropriate for their kids.

01/12/2011

Free

CyberSky 5.0.3

Comprehensive planetarium software for Windows 

01/12/2011

TomTom app review

The TomTom software is available for the iPhone at a cost of £49.99 for the UK and Ireland version, £79.99 for the Europe version.

23/11/2011

£49 inc VAT

London Bus Stop Live for Android review

London Bus Stop Live is an Android and iPhone app offering live departure information on London buses. We tested the Android app.

21/11/2011

£1 inc VAT