Apple Store, Covent Garden opens Saturday 7 August

Apple's new Covent Garden, London will open on Saturday 7 August at 10am.

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Reviews

Star Trek Captain's Log for iPhone review

Turn your iPhone into a Star Trek Communicator and Captain's Log device with this neat app from Paramount Studios.

Rocker Black review

Add a soft, velvety, lining to your iPad with the Rocker Black from Pipetto

Team Fortress 2 review

Team Fortress 2 is a sequel to the 1999 Half-Life mod Team Fortress Classic and proves a great game.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone review

Another look at Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the iPhone

Socialite review

Socialite looks much like an email client, but instead of email, it handles most of today’s most popular social networks.

Google Chrome 5 review

Bug-free and beautifully designed, Google Chrome 5 proves a quality browser.

More reviews...

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Mac game player's advice

If you like to play games on your Mac and are interested in poker, why not try to play it online at the many rooms that offers poker for Mac. For a complete list of the Mac poker rooms, please visit PokerListings.com and check out the many different game types.

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Spotlights

Mac

• Apple Store, Covent Garden opens Saturday 7 August
  Apple will join a popular mix of of shops, bars, restaurants, theatres, the Royal Opera House and street performers
• MacBook review
  Apple slips in a bit of a boost to its most affordable laptop

Mac software

• Apple releases update for Snow Leopard Server
  Adds Safari 5 and makes general system fixes
• Sequel Pro review
  Control MySQL databases with a graphic interface from your desktop. Sequel Pro is a must-have tool for web developers

iPod/iPhone

• Japanese authorities: Older Apple iPod nano may pose fire hazard
  'Four people burned themselves after they touched the device'
• Star Trek Captain's Log for iPhone review
  Turn your iPhone into a Star Trek communicator with the official Star Trek app

ProCreative

• Free Media Composer 5 workshops at VET Training, London this week
  Learn about the new Avid Media Composer 5
• Samsung NX10 interchangeable-lens camera review
  Save space in your bag with this compact interchangeable lens camera

Digital Lifestyle

• DEFCON: FBI rings organizers over Defcon contest
  Social engineering contest will target as many as 30 companies
• Team Fortress 2 review
  Popular and well-oiled game comes to the Mac

Business

• BlackBerry maker: RIM leads way as Q2 mobile phone shipments surge 14 per cent
  Apple didn't make the top five mobile phone makers globally
• Streamtime 10 review
  Business-management software for creative businesses of all sizes

Education

• Showcase: New Designers 2010 - Sophie Evans
  New Designers runs until Sunday 11 July at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London
• FileChute 4.3 review
  A favourite file transfer tool of ours, we look at why you should buy FileChute now