Software

Lightweight and usable, but build quality doesn't cut it.

HP's smartly designed, solidly built, Atom-based Windows 8 tablet makes a solid case for mobile fleets.

Few people get excited about remotely collaborating with others anymore. Google Hangouts made video conferencing commonplace, and combined with Google Docs' real-time collaboration capabilities, working with a distributed team in real-time is easier than ever before. But one form of collaboration doesn't always get the love it deserves: mind mapping.

Twitter Music is finally here, bringing along a slick interface, excellent music discovery chops, and--alas--a very short memory.

You can't plan for some things. These ten apps will help you deal with travel details at the eleventh hour.

There's an easy way to solve the cause of most crashes.

Adobe has released a public beta of its Lightroom 5 photo-editing application. While not a radical reworking, it includes some useful new tools.

Using protective lenses on your interchangeable lens camera is a no-brainer, so we offer some hints on how to shop for them.

After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived.

Dropbox is a useful service that proves its worth time and time again. But to sync your data to other computers and mobile devices, you need to get that data into the default Dropbox folder in the first place, and sometimes that can prove problematic. Some data--such as browser profiles (Firefox), games points and profiles, Outlook data files, and password manager files (such as KeePass)-- can't be moved. For this, you will need Dropbox Folder Sync.

Razer has built the most powerful Windows 8 tablet in the world. Its mission: To deliver sublime PC gaming. Its execution: Mixed.

Which note-taking tool stands above the rest? We pit Google's upstart software against the heavyweights from Microsoft and Evernote.