Nick Peers
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Pick up Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 2023 Advanced and 250 GB of cloud data for just $29.99
Everyone needs a backup -- but those backups require protecting too. Thankfully Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 2023 Advanced has both bases covered: comprehensive backup for everything from individual files and folders to entire hard drives on the one hand, and protection against data-stealing malware on the other. → Read More
Website X5 2023.1 unveils design facelift, plus image gallery and site preview improvements
Italian developer Incomedia has released Website X5 Evo 2023.1 Evo and Website X5 Pro 2023.1, a major new release of its wizard-driven, user-friendly website building product line for Windows. → Read More
Geekbench 6 introduces new tests and data sets so benchmarks more accurately reflect 2023 usage patterns
Primate Labs has unveiled a major new version of its cross-platform free benchmarking tool with the release of Geekbench 6.0.0 for desktop and mobile. The release comes more than three years after the last major update came out in September 2019. → Read More
Transmission 4.0 promises more efficient performance, support for BitTorrent v2 and hybrid torrents
Open-source BitTorrent client Transmission 4.0 has landed after over a year in development. Sporting over one thousands commits, the new release focuses on no fewer than four areas: resource efficiency, better community, code modernization and new features. → Read More
LibreOffice 7.5 unveils new icons, plus improved PDF export and Bookmarks in Writer
On schedule, The Document Foundation’s open-source, cross-platform office suite gains its first major point release of the year with LibreOffice 7.5. Version 7.5 unveils various design tweaks -- including a new application -- along with another long list of new and improved features right across the suite. → Read More
PDFsam Basic 5.0 released, makes it easy to split, merge and extract pages from PDFs
Sober Lemur SRL has just released a major new version of its free and open-source PDF toolkit with the launch of PDFsam Basic 5.0 for Windows, macOS and Linux. → Read More
UTM 4.1 lets you install Windows 11 on any M1, M2 or Intel Mac
Running Windows on Macs is nothing new, but with the loss of BootCamp support for the newer Silicon-based Macs (those running M1 and M2 chips), your only option for installing Windows is through virtualization software. You’ll find plenty of free and paid-for options available, so what makes UTM 4.1 stand out from a crowded field of virtualization tools? → Read More
OBS Studio 29 extends AV1 encoding support, adds new audio filters
Open source video broadcasting, recording and streaming tool OBS Studio 29.0 has been released for Windows, macOS and Linux. → Read More
Universal Media Server 13.0 unveils 2D-to-3D video conversion for use with VR headsets
Universal Media Server 13.0 has received its first minor update since its initial release during the busy holiday season. Universal Media Server 13.0.1 is largely a bug-fix release, but builds on the landmark 13.0 release, which unveiled an on-the-fly 2D-to-3D converter for standard videos. → Read More
System Mechanic 23 unveils major UI update alongside improved network scanning tool
California-based software developer iolo has unveiled a major new release of its flagship product family: iolo System Mechanic 23. The Windows PC system optimization app, available with additional tools in Pro and Ultimate Defense editions, opens with a completely revamped user interface. → Read More
Tor Browser 12 released, adds native Apple Silicon support and improves Android build's privacy and security
US nonprofit the Tor Project has announced the release of Tor Browser 12.0 for Windows (both 32-bit and 64-bit), Mac, Linux, and Android. The major change in version 12.0 is that its underlying code has now been updated to Firefox Extended Support Release 102.5. → Read More
PhraseExpress 16 unveils new look and trigger system to celebrate its 20th anniversary
Bartels Media GmbH has unveiled a major new version of its freemium cross-platform text expander tool with the launch of PhraseExpress 16 for Windows. The new release, which coincides with the software’s 20th anniversary, boasts a fresh new look, new trigger system, improved Edit History feature as well as a new unified phrase file format for using with Mac and iOS builds -- both of which are… → Read More
First alpha of Paint.NET 5.0 released, packed with new features and performance improvements
Rick Brewster has announced the release of Paint.NET 5.0 (alpha). This early pre-release, which is also available as a portable build for existing users keen to try out the new features without affecting their current, stable release, promises significant performance increases, resurrected support for pressure-sensitive pens and tablets, plus a brand-new plugin system. → Read More
O&O DiskImage 18 Pro rebuilds core engine to deliver major performance improvements
O&O Software’s imaging and file backup tool gets another new upgrade with the release of O&O DiskImage 18 Pro. Version 18 promises a complete rebuild of the underlying O&O DiskImage engine, plus adds further refinements to its support for backing up virtualized machines. → Read More
Auslogics BoostSpeed 13 promises full Windows 11 support, fully customizable dashboard
Auslogics has released a major update to its Windows optimization suite with the arrival of Auslogics BoostSpeed 13.0. The latest version is the first to fully support Windows 11, but also ships with several improved features. → Read More
Adobe debuts Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 with new photo and video effects
Adobe has unveiled brand new versions in its consumer photo and video range with the combined launch of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 and Adobe Premiere Elements 2023 for Windows and macOS. → Read More
IObit Driver Booster 10 expands driver database, promises faster scans and updates
IObit has released major new version of its Windows driver and game component updater tool. IObit Driver Booster 10 simplifies the task of finding and updating drivers across Windows PCs, and comes in both ad-supported free and paid-for versions. → Read More
Firefox 105 promises improved stability in low-memory situations, touchpad improvements
Mozilla is rolling out Firefox 105 for Windows, Mac and Linux machines. Key takeaways from this new build include improved stability and efficiency in low memory situations in Linux and Windows, as well as an option to print just the current page from the print preview dialog. → Read More
Blender 3.3 unveils latest LTS release with multiple new and improved tools
The Blender Foundation has unveiled its first Long Term Support release of the Blender 3.x series with the release of Blender 3.3 LTS. LTS releases are supported for two years from release. → Read More
WinZip 27 offers two new tools for sending files securely and cleaning duplicates
Corel has unveiled WinZip 27, a major new version of its flagship compression tool for Windows. Its headline changes are the addition of two new standalone tools in the form of a duplicate file cleaner and tool to facilitate the quick and secure sharing of zip files online. → Read More