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Software Reviews

Software provides the bedrock on which we experience new features from Google’s Android platform, Microsoft’s Windows 10, and Apple’s iOS and macOS operating systems. Like apps, and really all internet-connected devices, today’s software is constantly evolving into something new and, hopefully, more helpful. We’ll track the latest innovations that the industry has to offer to see if they are worth your time and money.

iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning?

Your iPhone or iPad is about to feel very different

David Pierce
Facebook Home review: are people more important than apps?

Facebook invades Android with a new lockscreen and a new chat experience

Dieter Bohn
Windows Phone 8 review

Microsoft’s mobile platform gets hardware muscle and another lease on life

Chris Ziegler and Dieter Bohn
Windows 8 review

Microsoft gambles on a touch-based future

Tom Warren
iOS 6 review

Apple’s latest iPhone and iPad OS offers a new Maps experience and small, iterative improvements elsewhere in the OS.

Dan Seifert
Adobe Carousel review

Adobe’s photo editing and sharing solution will sync photos between your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. But are its cloud capabilities more trouble than they’re worth?

Jacob Schulman
Facebook 4.0 for iPhone review

A fantastic new UI, landscape view, and app integration make this an essential upgrade

Thomas Houston
Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ release details and updated review

Has Windows Phone finally caught up to the best that iOS and Android have to offer?

Chris Ziegler
Numark iDJ Live review

Numark’s first turntable setup for the iPad is portable and fun, but is it enough to get the party started?

Jacob Schulman
Mac OS X Lion review

Apple brings iOS features ‘Back to the Mac,’ but will they fit in?

Joanna Stern
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ preview

Closing many of Windows Phone 7’s gaps, Mango looks to be a contender.

Chris Ziegler
Sonos Controller for Android: a quick look

Sonos adds Android compatibility to its easy-to-use music distribution system.

Chris Ziegler
TweetComb (Beta) review

Can the first Twitter app for Android 3.0 tablets compete with the Android phone apps or the official Twitter iPad app?

Joanna Stern
Hulu Plus for Xbox 360 review

A bold jump to the living room — but how does it fare against Netflix’s offerings or even the “king of the hill” cable TV box?

Ross Miller