Windows: Safari started out as the standard web browser for Mac, but now you can also use on a PC. Its latest version, Safari 4.0.4, features a few improvements to JavaScript performance, history search and stability of third-party plug-ins, while maintaining the browser's amazing speed at rendering web pages.

Mac: Formerly known as Azureus, Vuze (now updated to version 4.3) is a bit-torrent client which follows a similar format to eMule but it's makers claim it can offer significant improvements in terms of hits, download times and navigating available material. There's no doubt that Vuze offers some spectacularly fast download times but this comes at a price - mainly the fact that it squeezes so much out of your bandwidth.

iPhone: Of course, none of us need reminding as to when Christmas is. But if you're the kind of person who likes to feel the magical day getting ever closer then Christmas Countdown! is the app for you. Christmas Countdown! provides a festive background with a countdown timer showing you the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until the big day.