If you're looking at CNET UK from a desktop browser rather than a phone or a tablet, today you should notice that the site looks a little different.
We've updated the look and feel to make it more modern and straightforward to use. Some of the fonts have changed, and we have increased the size of the text to make it easier to read.
If you can't see the new look, it's probably because you have an old version cached on your computer somewhere. Try holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and pressing F5 a couple of times. That should sort everything out.
Please let us know what you think of the new design in the comments box below or on the Facebook page.
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anonymous 16 February, 2012 12:09
Far less professional, fonts are too large, a lot of wasted space, blunderbuss of unwanted social media rubbish, no distinctive design, looks like the work of a 14-year-old blogger...
Sorry, just being honest.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 12:14
I like it! The larger font is much better in my opinion, much easier to read.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 12:23
Font is MUCH TOO BIIIIIIIGGGGGG
Need to scroll around on the page to see everything now....old font was fine...or a little bit bigger...this is for kids!!!
anonymous 16 February, 2012 12:25
All good, but change the font back to original size please - this is WAY too big!
charlesharley 16 February, 2012 12:29
I like it, bold and beautiful, big fonts are cool, nice refresh!
shauney3 16 February, 2012 12:32
The people who say font is too big probably have a 800x600 black and white screen anyway... Good work guys.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 12:34
@shauney3
On a 1920x1080 laptop, it looks ridiculous.
May as well remove the 5% of space used for tech news and just make the whole site a BMW advert.
tbag 16 February, 2012 13:32
Terrible. As mentioned by anonymous 12.34 the adverts top and right just ruin the site. I presume the hope is that people will click on the BMW ad by accident when trying clink on an article link??
anonymous 16 February, 2012 13:48
I love it. Simple, fresh and clean.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 13:55
Yep - the adverts are quite intrusive.
Font looks a little too large for me, but that's more of a personal preference thing...
iam a wp7 16 February, 2012 14:31
Font may be a tad to big.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 14:41
The font is huge, I was shocked and genuinely had to move back a few inches.
Also, on my homepage (using chrome) the news widget at the top doesn't have that translucent white box displayed in the picture above with the text overlay, meaning reading is impossible.
JasonX 16 February, 2012 14:45
While the font is a refreshing change, I agree with the other comments - it is a bit too big. Especially with reviews, there is a lot of scrolling to do to get to a particular point on the review. I would suggest increasing the width of the page from what I think is 800 to 1024. The font would definitly sit better in a wider page.
The advertisment banner on the home screen is intrusive as well. give the user an option to make it smaller maybe? I think the previous advertisments were half the height which was not as bad.
I would like to see a date stamp on the news feed. It's alwasy great to know when the info was released etc.
The layout is a good improvement - everything looks cleaner :)
anonymous 16 February, 2012 14:59
HUGE Font. I'm 48 though and the new size means I don't have to wear my glasses to read - an ageing site for an ageing readership? To compensate for not having to use specs however, I now have to wear a wrist strap 'cos the RSI is setting in with having to scroll MUCH FURTHER down the page all the time. Change for changes sake?
anonymous 16 February, 2012 15:09
What's so wrong with the American CNET page that you can't use that format?
So much better than this childish effort.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 16:54
Must have been a quiet day at the office. Change it back please.
dobbaaa 16 February, 2012 16:58
It hasn't changed at all, all you've done is add an advertisement at the top and made the font bigger. Its hardly a new look. If you're gonna change your site and make a deal out of it, do it properly.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 17:16
The advert is a bit big and is just anoying
Otherwise its OK
I've got a 19" screen anyway so the font size doesn't look to big....
Matteo Paparoni 16 February, 2012 19:20
Sorry but if you make your adverts so intrusive I will just download Adblock plus and just enable it on CNET UK, even though I think it is wrong. And yes the CNET US page is now much better, sorry CNET but please think things through next time.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 20:01
That advert is just one ad format. They are not always going to be that size - just go and look at other pages, doofuses.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 20:28
Actually I remember one time a few months ago when the advert filed the whole screen behind the text etc.
anonymous 16 February, 2012 21:49
If you are going to have a bar with links from which to launch stories at least have the links working e.g. OSX Mountain link activated a story about Three Web Cube
anonymous 16 February, 2012 22:30
looks stupid. why make the font so big? less on the page = less informative. Looks like a mobile app on the desktop, ie a compromise, but there's no need to compromise because it's on a big screen. weird decision.
anonymous 17 February, 2012 04:52
Text superimposed onto those moving tiles at the top belongs to space below the tiles. Hardly readable as is.
anonymous 17 February, 2012 11:34
Fonts are way too large, looks awful on my work laptop (lowish resolution) and passable on my work desktop (high resolution).
To be honest most people who use cnet probably are tech-savvy enough to know how to increase their font size if they are having difficulting reading.
anonymous 17 February, 2012 16:15
And, lo, was the BMW advertisement smoted, most verily.
anonymous 17 February, 2012 22:06
CNET, we need to talk. I think I should start reading other sites. I'm not going to give you that "It's not you, it's me" routine. Frankly, I just don't find you attractive anymore.
Best
Phil Collins
Acefast Ipswich 18 February, 2012 23:13
no need to make the fonts big, because we can adjust it in our computers. though it changed the look, i don't find it interesting, my bad just being frank.
anonymous 28 February, 2012 20:51
I hate the intrusive adverts that keep popping up on my android phone when using cnet. I have used cnet for many years as my main source of technology news but with these awful ads I am considering going elsewhere for my tech news.
Please get rid of them and quick!