Macworld Reviews and First Looks

Review: 27-inch Core i5 iMac (with Core i7 option)

The wait is over: The 27-inch Core i5 (and Core i7) iMacs have arrived. We've tested the new quad core iMacs, and it was worth the wait.

Review: Mac mini with Snow Leopard ServerThe new $999 Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is a fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.
Review: Mad Skills MotocrossMad Skills Motocross is an addictive, fast-paced, and entertaining side-scrolling motocross racing game. 40 tracks spread across five levels provide tons of play time, and a track editor and time challenge mode make the fun last even longer.

Latest Reviews and First Looks

Review: The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4 Once you set it up, The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4 will do the job for syncing a variety of types of data from a Windows Mobile 4 smartphone with your Mac.
Review: Samsung SyncMaster 2233SW LCD This reasonably priced LCD makes up for its no-frills feature set with solid image quality.
Review: Geared for iPhone In spite of some flaws -- it can be hard to position pieces and the game is a little picky about when you're allowed to move things -- Geared is a perfectly fine puzzler that satisfies after its too-easy early stages.
Review: Mad Skills Motocross Mad Skills Motocross is an addictive, fast-paced, and entertaining side-scrolling motocross racing game. 40 tracks spread across five levels provide tons of play time, and a track editor and time challenge mode make the fun last even longer.
Review: Canon Selphy CP790 snapshot printer This printer is cute and stylish, but it wastes ink and has an awkward paper-handling setup
Slideshow: Unconventional (but useful) input devices In this slideshow, we present to you several input devices that are a lot different from the mouse (or laptop trackpad) and keyboard used on a daily basis.
Review: Snapture for iPhone As a one-stop solution for the shortcomings of the iPhone's built-in camera, Snapture does an admirable job. It should be one of the first apps you turn to for improving your phone's camera.
Review: iScrapbook 2.1 Scrapbooking program offers high-quality design, easy layouts, and a seemingly unlimited supply of inspiration.
Review: Curio Professional 6 Curio is a single application for note taking, outlining, mind mapping, project management, charting, drawing, presenting, and more.
Review: 27-inch Core i5 iMac (with Core i7 option) The wait is over: The 27-inch Core i5 (and Core i7) iMacs have arrived. We've tested the new quad core iMacs, and it was worth the wait.
Review: Mini Golf Wacky Worlds for iPhone This fun miniature golf game lives up to its wacky moniker. More important, with five courses and three modes of play to chose from, there's plenty of replay value to be found.
Review: Photo geotagging apps for iPhone Geotagging -- adding data to a photo that reveals the location it was taken -- brings a new dimension to enjoying and sharing photography. Several apps let you start tagging your photos with GPS data. We'll help you find the one that's right for your needs.
Review: Quip for iPhone This app aims to let you send pictures with text messages to your friends' cell phones a la MMS, only without the texting charges. But Quip doesn't offer iPod touch support, and it has a number of flaws that make it a poor choice for most iPhone users.
Review: Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch We review and compare two new Wacom consumer pen tablets.
Review: Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server The new $999 Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is a fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.
Review: Synology Disk Station DS409slim network-attached storage device Synology's Disk Station DS409slim is a good idea, but it is a long way from being a consumer-friendly network-attached storage unit.
Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 digital camera Wide-angle lens, big LCD, and good battery life complement this point-and-shoot's unique in-camera features.
SneakPeek Pro enhances previews of graphics and publishing files SneakPeek Pro enhances Mac OS X's Quick Look feature by adding support for a number of graphics and publishing files. It also provides much more information about those files within Quick Look previews.
Review: Print Magic for iPhone This app, which aims to let you print from your iPhone to a printer on your network, has a lot of promise. Unfortunately, the current version commits too many unpredictable errors to be worth your download.
Review: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is one of the better MMORPGs we've played for the Mac.