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Domino's mobile: When the noms hit your iPhone like a big pizza pie

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:02 +0000

Domino's has launched a mobile site, including an iPhone site that allowed us to get our slice on after a hard day's Craving

Twitter vs the world: Ten scandals that set Twitter alight

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:02 +0000

From the BNP to the NHS and Moir to Mandelson, Twitter provides a perfect outlet for the masses to unite in protest. We pick ten scandals that saw users throw their tweets out of the pram

Digital Economy Bill confirms copyright proposals, turns Mandelson loose

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:02 +0000

The Digital Economy Bill confirms measures to deal with copyright infringement, involving letters from ISPs and court orders from rights holders. Oh, and it lets Peter Mandelson do what the heck he likes

Britain's cheapest mobile phone contract: Is it worth it?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:02 +0000

The UK's cheapest mobile contract is only �5 a month, but you're locked in to three years of tasty Orange action. We compare your options for cheapness

Top ten tech records

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:59:01 +0000

Some claim that, if you want to be a record-breaker, dedication's what you need. Others believe all you need is a stonking huge mobile phone, a lightning-fast electric motorbike or a 2.3-gigapixel camera

Firefox coming to PlayStation 3?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:01 +0000

Tipsters have been fingering keyboards, and apparently "sources very close to Sony" say Mozilla's Firefox Web browser might be in the process of being ported to Sony's PlayStation 3

Sony Online Service: iTunes rival attempts to Save Our Sales

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:01 +0000

Sony has announced Sony Online Service, a planned online content delivery service taking on iTunes and rescuing the company's reeling bottom line

Eee PC 1201N: Fastest netbook yet?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:02 +0000

Good news, portable computing fans -- Asus has just announced the Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook, which packs a twin-core Intel processor and dedicated Nvidia Ion graphics

Google demos Chrome OS: Out late 2010

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:01 +0000

Google has demonstrated its Chrome OS netbook operating system, and has detailed its plan for the types of machines it will run on, and when they should be available to buy

The future is now: Sci-fi films in real locations

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:02 +0000

Sci-fi tells us about the world of today by showing us the world of tomorrow -- and Kubrick, Godard and Wenders are just some of the directors to conjure the future from real locations

Mandelson in fresh attack on Web rights: Seeks powers to rewrite copyright law

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:02 +0000

Unelected business secretary Lord Mandelson is attempting to give himself and his mates powers to rewrite and enforce copyright laws

Camino 2.0 tested: The Safari alternative you've been waiting for

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:02 +0000

Camino has been one of the simplest and cleanest Web browsers for Mac OS X for a while. It just hit version 2.0 and we've loved every minute of testing it for you

Cmotech Mangrove: Gigantic Windows Mobile phone will make your head look tiny

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:02 +0000

Forget the HTC HD2, this phone is so big you'll have to get your pockets extended. But with a fast processor and a huge screen, it might be worth it for this tablet

PlayStation Network movie downloads hit PS3 today

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:01 +0000

PlayStation Network launches film downloads across Europe today. Sign up now for free films and more

The greatest CNET features you've never seen

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:02 +0000

You may not even have known CNET UK when we published some of most popular features. Collected together here are our essential collection of favourites from the entire history of CNET UK

Lenovo X100e is a bundle of netbook joy

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:01 +0000

Rejoice, for word of a new Lenovo netbook, known as the X100e, has just oozed from the gaping fissure in the electronic cosmos that is the Internet

Poover pooper scooter cleans up Islington

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:10:02 +0000

In what is perhaps a new low for Crave's dignity, we meet the Poover, a modified scooter currently keeping London's streets safe from dog mess

How heavy is the Internet?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Using publicly available information, for the first time in the world, we have precisely and scientifically calculated the weight of the Internet

Modern Warfare 2 headshots entertainment industry records

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:02 +0000

Activision Blizzard, which publishes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has said it estimates the game has made entertainment industry history by raking in over half a billion dollars in just five days

Survey: Asus laptops more reliable than Apple, Sony

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:02 +0000

US warranty firm SquareTrade has researched laptop failure rates and found that Asus is the top of the pile. Bad news for HP though

Win a Sonos S5 music system and CR200 controller worth �600!

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26:02 +0000

In our recent Sonos ZonePlayer S5 story we said the S5 was the most affordable entry into the world of Sonos. That was a total lie, we're afraid: the cheapest way is to win one from us

Vodafone to offer free texts on Friday

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:03:02 +0000

Vodafone is offering 100 free international texts to all customers this Friday. It's part of World Hello Day. Stop laughing

O2 embiggens coverage with 1,500 new network sites

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:02 +0000

O2 is beefing up its network coverage with 1,500 -- count 'em -- new network sites. Where are they going to put all those masts?

USBulous, darling! The most fashionable USB sticks from CNET Towers

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:29:02 +0000

Crave called in our Stylish Storage Editor Gok Wanhundredandtwentyeightmeg to put together this capsule collection of our best-dressed USB sticks. Which one is your favourite?

Bebo and CEOP push the button on suspect behaviour

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:01 +0000

Bebo has added a button that allows kids to seek help from and report suspect behaviour to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank for iPhone: Cash machinery

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:02 +0000

Natwest, RBS and Ulster Bank have launched the first mobile app that lets you log into your bank account. What a great idea! Shame it's a bit rubbish

Asus G51J 3D: Nvidia 3D technology comes to gaming laptops

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:19:01 +0000

Asus has built Nvidia's 3D image-processing system into its latest high-end gaming laptop, the G51J 3D. Although the laptop itself might be great, we still hate 3D glasses with a passion

Best iPhone games: Sony PSP rivals

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:01 +0000

We look at five of the best iPhone games to see if they measure up to the Sony PSP's strongest suits -- rich graphics and long-lasting gameplay

BBC: We may do 1080p on Freeview HD

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:02:02 +0000

We've been trying to find out which format BBC HD would use on Freeview for some time now -- we were surprised to learn the service could use 1080p

Firefox Mobile on Nokia N900 hands-on photos: Fire in your trousers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:02 +0000

Firefox Mobile -- formerly known as Fennec -- is almost out of beta, and we got our hands on a shiny new Nokia N900 to try out the Web browser's sweet feature suite

T-Mobile employee stole and sold customers' personal data

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:02 +0000

Thousands of T-Mobile customers could expect cold calls about their expiring contracts after an employee flogged their private data to other networks

AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate: Computing has never been more exciting

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:23:02 +0000

If you can't bear to be apart from Facebook on those long road trips, cast an eye on this steering-wheel desk tray, which lets you use your laptop in the car

Sleeper successes: Tech that's taken its time

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000

For every overnight digital success such as Twitter, there's a slow-burning technology that's struggled for years to get the credit it deserves. Here are ten of the best

Opera Mobile 10 beta on WinMo today

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Opera 10 beta for Windows Mobile is available today, and we got our hands on an early copy to check out its new features, including SpeedDial and better tabbed browsing

Apple to force ads on you? Pay attention, there'll be a test

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:56:02 +0000

Apple has filed a patent for a technology that could not only stop you skipping the advert, but also test you to see if you're paying attention. Well, are you?

Sonos ZonePlayer S5: Hands-on photos

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:02 +0000

The new ZonePlayer S5 is an entirely new form-factor for Sonos -- more of a boombox than a stand-alone streamer -- but it's the most affordable doorway to Sonos's world yet

Runco LED projectors Q-750i and Q-750d: Almost certainly excellent, but costly

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:02 +0000

We love video projectors for watching movies, but the problem is those lamps, which don't generally last very long and cost loads to replace. Now Runco thinks it has a solution, albeit a pricey one

We Live in Public: Crave reviews the dotcom documentary

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:02 +0000

Crave reviews We Live in Public, a new documentary on dotcom self-destruction, exhibitionism and the greatest Internet pioneer you've never heard of

litl Easel: Bends over backwards for you

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:01 +0000

It's been a while since we saw a new netbook -- we'd started to worry the tiny laptop gods had forsaken us. Turns out it was a false alarm. Phew!

CNET UK's games console reliability survey: 60 per cent of Xbox 360s have broken

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:02 +0000

We commissioned a survey of UK gamers to find out how reliable the different consoles have been. The results don't reflect well on Microsoft

Concept mobile phones unfold in Japan

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:02 +0000

Fancy a phone that projects its screen and keyboard on to a table, or folds up like an OS map? Concepts at the Fujitsu mobile phone design awards give a glimpse into an unlikely future

Orange offers first Twitter photo uploads by MMS

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:47:02 +0000

Orange has created a new Twitter photo-sharing site, which is the first to allow MMS upload

Dell Inspiron Zino HD: Blu-ray media centre for �600

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:19:02 +0000

A Blu-ray playing Windows 7 media centre with a terabyte of storage and a dedicated graphics processor for �600? Not too shabby, huh? Such a system is Dell's new Inspiron Zino HD

The ten most expensive online crimes ever

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Encrypt your passwords and batten down your digital hatches before reading on, as we reveal the ten most expensive digital crimes of all time

Best iPhone games: Nintendo DS rivals

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Apple has ramped up its gaming offensive this year, arguing the merits of the iPhone and iPod touch over the traditional handhelds. Here are five games giving the Nintendo DS a run for its money

Alternative mobile browsers tested: Skyfire vs Opera Mobile vs Fennec vs Safari vs Internet Explorer vs BlackBerry

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:20:02 +0000

Mobile browsing is better than ever, but you're not necessarily limited to the Web browser that came on your phone. We compare the alternatives to the best of the built-ins

Terrestrial 3D TV: A short history

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:56:02 +0000

To celebrate the week of 3D TV coming our way on Channel 4 this week, we thought you might enjoy an excursion down memory lane and into the history of terrestrial 3D telly

PhoneShop: Crave reviews Ricky Gervais' new job on the high street

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:25:01 +0000

PhoneShop premiered this week, a satirical insight into the high-street hierarchy of mobile phone salesfolk. Crave pinned on a namebadge, smiled our best customer service smile, and took a look