Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 review Still excels for speed of use, but the new features aren't as polished as existing ones Boox Online Accounting review Boox doesn’t feel as polished as Crunch, its slightly cheaper main rival, but it’s one to watch
Propellerhead Reason 7 review More rounded and multi-talented than ever, but it’s the quality and versatility of its synthesizers that still makes Reason stand out Xara Web Designer 9 Premium review Great WYSIWYG editor, but it lacks good support for mobile websites Ableton Live 9 Standard review Boldly innovative at every turn, and always focused on making great music Serif DrawPlus X6 review DrawPlus X6 has lots of new features to spice up your graphics, but the speed problems from X5 are still present Windows 8 review The two halves of the OS may feel rather disjointed, but Windows 8 is fast and does a lot of things better than Windows 7
Sony Vegas Pro 12 Edit review Fast, flexible and better value than ever Sony Acid Music Studio 9 Still fast and fun, but the working methods feel dated and new features suffer from poor attention to detail Magix Movie Edit Pro 2013 Premium review More annoyances than improvements in this new version, which makes it one to avoid Serif CraftArtist 2 Professional review Easy to use yet powerful and software for tackling a variety of crafts Steinberg Cubase 7 review Has improved ergonomics and is still incredibly powerful, but you need to invest time to get the best out of it Best Windows 8 apps Here they are - the best Windows 8 apps to download in 2013
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 review Still excels for speed of use, but the new features aren't as polished as existing ones£70
Boox Online Accounting review Boox doesn’t feel as polished as Crunch, its slightly cheaper main rival, but it’s one to watch£69.50
Propellerhead Reason 7 review More rounded and multi-talented than ever, but it’s the quality and versatility of its synthesizers that still makes Reason stand out£349
Xara Web Designer 9 Premium review Great WYSIWYG editor, but it lacks good support for mobile websites£89.99
Ableton Live 9 Standard review Boldly innovative at every turn, and always focused on making great music£339
Serif DrawPlus X6 review DrawPlus X6 has lots of new features to spice up your graphics, but the speed problems from X5 are still present£82
Windows 8 review The two halves of the OS may feel rather disjointed, but Windows 8 is fast and does a lot of things better than Windows 7£120
Sony Acid Music Studio 9 Still fast and fun, but the working methods feel dated and new features suffer from poor attention to detail£45
Magix Movie Edit Pro 2013 Premium review More annoyances than improvements in this new version, which makes it one to avoid£59
Serif CraftArtist 2 Professional review Easy to use yet powerful and software for tackling a variety of crafts£22.99
Steinberg Cubase 7 review Has improved ergonomics and is still incredibly powerful, but you need to invest time to get the best out of it£435
