Reference and education software reviews

Google Social Search review

Google is pouring personalised social data into search results with its new Social Search.

27/10/2009

Free

Google SearchWiki review

Google SearchWiki allows you to edit and customise search results pages.

25/11/2008

Free

Google Goggles review

Google Goggles brings visual search to your mobile phone. Point and click, and it delivers information about what you're seeing.

08/12/2009

Free

Wikipedia review

This user-generated online encyclopedia has 16 million articles, providing a superb primer on almost any subject. Most pages can be edited by anyone, which gives…

01/09/2010

Free

MindMup review - free, easy-to-use mind-mapping tool

A quick and simple way to create mind maps, MindMup is a great free software tool. Here's our MindMup review.

16/04/2013

Free

DSLR Photography Guide app for Android review

The DSLR Photography Guide app for Android claims to be a photographer's handbook for beginners and experts, offering guidance on a large number of photography subjects.

25/10/2011

£1 inc VAT

BBC Sport for iPhone review

The BBC has finally launched a dedicated sports app, but how does it measure up? Read our BBC Sport for iPhone review to find out.

09/01/2013

Free

LEC Power Translator 9.0 Global

We don't normally take too much notice of products' boastful packaging, but this time something caught our eye: a spelling mistake. Ouch.

04/04/2006

£79 inc VAT

Chef Master review

Chef Master is software that helps you store and search recipes.

19/08/2011

£9 inc VAT

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2011 Edition review

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2011 Edition extends the company's long tradition as a software navigation provider. Since the 2010 edition was released in September…

21/04/2011

£33 inc VAT

Alien Monster Mix and Match for iPad review

Alien Monster Mix and Match is a simple, fun educational matching game for kids or very bored adults.

06/06/2010

£1 inc VAT

EasyTables review

EasyTables allows the user to create simple flat-file databases with minimal hassle... but too many bugs.

02/04/2012

£28 inc VAT

MDB Viewer Plus review

Freebie MDB Viewer Plus lets you look at Access (.mdb) files - but it doesn't always make it easy to work with them.

07/08/2009

Free

iEnvision for iPhone review

Your online guide to gorgeous photos.

22/07/2008

£6 inc VAT

Bolidesoft Image Comparer review

Do you have scores or even hundreds of photos squirreled away on various drives? And just how many of them are duplicates or near duplicates? Bolidesoft's Image…

22/12/2009

£26 inc VAT

RoadTour review

How often have you found yourself pelting down a road and pondering what the interesting-looking folly you've just passed is all about or who used to own that…

03/04/2008

£20 inc VAT

Encyclopaedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite 2008

In this age of the internet, where all the information and misinformation you could ever wish for is just a Google search away, it's easy to question the value of…

28/09/2007

£39 inc VAT

LilyPond review

LilyPond is a free music-score creation software program, but it's not easy to use.

15/12/2008

Free

CoPilot Live on T-Mobile MDA Compact III

We reviewed Destinator on an HP iPaq alongside CoPilot Live installed on a T-Mobile MDA Compact III. This version - the T-Mobile - was useful, but with some glitches.

06/03/2007

£220 inc VAT

Nike+ GPS 3.0.1

Track your running progress and improve your motivation to train

15/04/2011