Samsung 830 Solid State Drive (SSD) 512 GB Review and Giveaway
Now we're reviewing one of the most well-known entries into the solid state drive market – the Samsung 830 SSD (Series MZ-7PC512N/AM 2.5" SATA III MLC). And we're not just reviewing any small, inexpensive version. Instead we're taking a look at the 512 GB variant, which we purchased. This is the largest capacity available and also one of the largest solid state drives available on the market today. We're also giving away a brand new unit. That's right! One very lucky reader will be receiving a 512 GB Samsung 830 SSD for free! Read on and join the contest to win it!
Bitdefender Sphere: Total Protection For All Your Devices [+Netbook Giveaway]
Bitdefender Sphere is total protection for all the devices in your household. Instead of purchasing a different security product for Windows, Mac, and Android – and managing individual licenses – you can buy Bitdefender Sphere for $99.95 and install the included products on an unlimited number of devices. This week we’re giving away 25 one-year subscriptions of Bitdefender Sphere, worth a total of $2500! Plus, we've also got a $300 ASUS netboook up for grabs! Read on to find out more.
Create Professional Presentations in Minutes With Slidevana for PowerPoint and Keynote [Giveaway]
Ever had a time in your life where you really needed to put together an impressive presentation? We've all been in that type of situation! Sure, a lot of templates exist, but sometimes they either don't look that great or they aren't as functional as we'd like them to be. However, with the template set for Powerpoint and Keynote – Slidevana – you get amazing graphics and legitimate functionality. Fortunately, MakeUseOf was able to get its hands on a copy of Slidevana to review, and we're giving 25 copies worth $2500 away for free!
Secure Your Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive With BoxCryptor [Giveaway]
Cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and SkyDrive are slick and easy-to-use, but security is always a concern. If someone gained access to your account, they could view all your files. Encrypting your files protects them from prying eyes – if your account gets hacked or one of the service’s nosy employees snoops around, they won’t be able to view your files without your encryption password. Encryption can be hard to use, but BoxCryptor makes it easy. This week we’re giving away 25 copies of BoxCryptor’s Unlimited Business edition – that’s $2500 worth of software licenses!
Livescribe Echo Smartpen Review And Giveaway
If you’ve ever been in school, you know the agony of having to take notes. Whether you were using the good old pen and paper, a laptop, or even a tablet, taking notes during class can be quite an annoyance. To the rescue comes Livescribe, with its Smartpen line. It can record everything you write via an infrared camera, record anything you hear using a built-in microphone, and then combine the two into a pencast. Or so they promise. Here at MakeUseOf, we don’t believe everything we hear, and decided to see for ourselves. That’s why we bought the Livescribe 4GB Echo Smartpen, and gave it a serious spin.
Edge Design Alfa for iPhone 4/4S Review and Giveaway
I'm a sucker for iPhone cases. Most of the cases I've owned leaned more towards functionality rather than aesthetics. In other words, they weren't pretty. When Edge Design came long with their Alfa and Aktiv cases, I couldn't resist dumping my old mantra and using a case purely as a case.
Coby Kyros Android Tablet Review and Giveaway
Some time ago, I've set out to answer a simple question: When it comes to inexpensive Android tablets, how low can you go? What sort of tablet can I get for less than $100? To answer that question, I got the Coby Kyros, a 7-inch tablet that currently sells on Amazon for around $70. I've taken it through its paces, and I'm here to report on what can a sub-$100 tablet do, and what it can't.
WinISO: A Complete ISO Workbench [Giveaway]
Fans of disc management software like Daemon Tools and UltraISO will be able to appreciate WinISO, a tool that combines the features of being able to create, extract, and edit ISO files while also giving you the ability to virtually mount and burn image files to a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray. We'll be giving away 25 copies of WinISO Standard 6 (retails for $29.95) this week, at a total value of nearly $750! Interested? Read through this article to get familiarzed with the features of this software and check out the bottom of this article for participation instructions.
Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review and Giveaway
The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is the most expensive remote control toy money can buy; it’s a smartphone controlled quadrocopter with a 720p HD camera, and it’s ridiculously fun, but quite temperamental. What follows is a review of the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 untainted. We purchased the review unit ourselves and will be giving it away to the MakeUseOf community. Read on to find out more about this $300 toy and how to be in the running to win it!
Keep Your Mobile Devices Safe and Sound With Bitdefender Anti-Theft [Giveaway]
How many times have you lost a mobile device and wished you had a way to locate it? Maybe you carry around sensitive data, photos, or videos on your phone. What would happen if your phone landed in the wrong hands? Wouldn’t it be great if you could ensure maximum security for your phone--even after you’ve lost it? Thanks to Bitdefender’s new anti-theft solution, you can! This time around, we’re giving away 25 one-year subscriptions to Bitdefender Anti-Theft worth a total of $750 for FREE!
PhoneSuit Elite for iPhone 4 Review and Giveaway
My search for the perfect iPhone battery case has finally come to an end. At long last, I've found it. The PhoneSuit Elite iPhone battery case is the perfect blend of aesthetics and functionality. I've used several iPhone battery cases in the past and this is my absolute favourite. Today, I'll tell you why I picked the PhoneSuit Elite as my go-to iPhone battery case. We're also giving it away -- so if you often find yourself running low on battery, read on and join the giveaway!
Griffin, TouchTec, AmazonBasics Styluses Review and Giveaway
Today, I will be reviewing 3 kinds of styluses from three different companies. I will be checking how each stylus performs in different touch-screen tasks, how comfortable each stylus is to hold and use, and at the end will give you my own conclusion as to which of these three is the best, and which one would be the best buy for which task. In addition, we'll be giving away 5 sets of all three styluses to five lucky readers (each winner will receive all 3 styluses)! Let's see how they fared on my 1st generation iPad.
Canon Rebel T4i dSLR Review and Giveaway
Canon has just released their new Rebel T4i – their first (of hopefully many) adventures into the touchscreen dSLR world. This camera is a step up from the Canon Rebel T3i (also making it the third dSLR Canon has released with a flip-out LCD). We'll be taking a look at the Canon Rebel T4i digital SLR, plus a giveaway -- yes, we're actually giving a brand new unit away! Find out more after the review.
Bypass Regional Locks with UnoDNS from UnoTelly [Giveaway]
Are you frustrated by the international blocks that stop you from watching Hulu? Are you a UK Netflix user, annoyed that the American selection of movies and TV shows is orders of magnitude larger than what's available to you? Well, I have the perfect solution for you: a premium DNS service called UnoDNS which bypasses all those regional locks. We've got 25 one-year Gold subscriptions for UnoDNS to give away, worth a total of $1500!
Backup4all Pro: A Complete Solution to Windows Backup [Giveaway]
The world of backup software is very extensive and competitive on the Windows platform. Software like Backblaze, Crashplan, and Mozy are some of the most well-known proprietary titles in this area. Backup4all Pro is a different piece of software in the respect of how how much detail and control the user has over their backups and logs. After using it a bit, I'd recommend Backup4all Pro to any backup enthusiast, novice or not. Here at MakeUseOf, we're going to be giving away 25 copies of one of the best all-around Windows backup solutions on the web, totaling at a cost of near $1250!
Stay Safe Online with the New Bitdefender Total Security 2013 [Giveaway]
Bitdefender Total Security 2013 is packed full of features without the impossible learning curve. This thing is a gargantuan software package that has everything you’ll ever need when it comes to computer security. This week, we’ll be giving away 25 copies of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 worth a total of $2,000 for FREE! Do you want a copy? Of course you do.
Create PDFs With Advanced Features From Any Application With novaPDF Desktop Professional [Giveaway]
Most of us don’t have the tools to easily create PDFs – particularly with advanced options -- and don’t want to learn a complex application like Adobe Acrobat to do so. Softland's novaPDF is an easy-to-use tool to create PDFs from any application that supports printing. This week we’re giving away 25 copies of novaPDF Professional Desktop 7 worth a total of $1250! Read on for your chance to enter our giveaway and win your own copy!
Easily Edit Multiple Photos At Once With BatchPhoto for Windows and Mac [Giveaway]
Have you ever taken a lot of photos and needed to edit them all at once? Whether they need to be resized, rotated, or combined into a photo album, editing the photos one-by-one can be a pain. BatchPhoto, which touts itself as the fastest photo editor, makes this easy. We’re giving away 25 copies of BatchPhoto Home for Windows and Mac worth nearly $875 this week! Read on for instructions on entering our giveaway and earning your own copy!
ASUS Transformer Prime Review and Giveaway
When it comes to getting a tablet, I've taken a long time to explore all of the possibilities. In the end, I opted to stick with the operating system that I fell in love with years ago - and went with the ASUS Transformer Prime TF201. What follows is an honest, unbiased review of the ASUS Transformer Prime which we bought with our own money. We're also giving away a brand new 32GB model with a keyboard dock valued at $650! to one very lucky MakeUseOf reader.