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Wired Software Reviews

  • The Perils of Cloud Computing
    published on Tue, 31 May 2011 11:00:00 GMT
    Google wants to kill off the desktop. This might hurt a little. ...
  • Pinning Sites in Internet Explorer 9
    published on Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:00:00 GMT
    The new Internet Explorer 9 sees Microsoft doing a lot of catching up with other web browsers, but IE9 does have a few innovative features that you won't find elsewhere, like the new "pinned sites" feature. ...
  • Burning Question: Why Are ATM Cards Still So Vulnerable to Fraud?
    published on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:00:00 GMT
    The United States is the world's debit-card backwater, with any hope of an upgrade quashed by a convoluted infrastructure and a price tag no one wants to touch. ...
  • Internet Explorer 9 Arrives With More Speed, Better Web Standards Support
    published on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:32:00 GMT
    Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 9, the first major update for Microsoft?s browser in nearly two years. Internet Explorer 9 is a huge leap forward for the IE line, bringing much-needed web standards support, bett...
  • Audio-Editing Apps for Bedroom Beatmasters
    published on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:40:00 GMT
    The days of delicate cassette 4-track studios are long gone. Now, the freshest ideas don't get cut to tape, they get converted directly to bits. ...
  • New Rdio App Amps Up Music Discovery for iPhones
    published on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:00:00 GMT
    A new version of Rdio's iPhone app is available, and if you're a fan of the music streaming service, you should download it immediately. If you haven't yet turned the corner on subscription-based streaming, this update m...
  • Twitter App Not a Big Mac Deal
    published on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:00:00 GMT
    When it was first released two years ago as "Tweetie," such things were called "software." The desktop client is now an "app" called "Twitter." Unfortunately, these changes in name and delivery method telegraph the lack ...
  • Marco Makes It Easy to Find Your Friends
    published on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:57:00 GMT
    Marco is a free iPhone app that lets you share your exact location with a friend. It makes it painless to meet up in a crowded place, because it provides real-time updates about where Person A and Person B are by plottin...
  • Firefox for Android Is Growing Up Fast
    published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:05:00 GMT
    The newest nightly builds of Firefox Mobile for Android phones are fast, stable, and ? unlike the previously released alpha we told you about last month ? actually usable. ...
  • Fourth Firefox 4 Beta Adds 'Panorama,' Hardware Acceleration
    published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:00:00 GMT
    Mozilla has released the fourth beta for the upcoming Firefox 4 browser. The latest pre-release version of Firefox 4 brings several new features, including a new tab organization tool, hardware acceleration in Windows 7 ...