utilities

BlueStacks lets you run Android apps on your PC but it suffers from poor performance and a pushy, sales-oriented interface.

This zippy and intuitive CUDA application makes short and easy work of video conversion.

Splashtop Remote makes it a cinch to access your PC from an Android or iOS device over a local network.

Laptop Magazine reviews Vista Manager, a full-featured toolkit and tweaker for maximizing Microsoft's OS.

A browser-based remote-access app, LogMeIn Pro2 has a clean interface and robust--but technical--controls.

Syncing documents, music, photos, and video across multiple PCs has never been so simple.

Created by The Pirate Bay, the Pirate Browser is designed to get around censorship to offer unrestricted access to any site, but it doesn't quite live up to the hype.

Ease of use and miltary-grade encryption make this backup software stand out.

Laptop Magazine Steganos Secure Traveler, this suite will keep data safe when traveling or connecting to hotspots.