consumers

Sky HDTV receivers: Software success story

Crave New technology is often blighted by teething problems, as early adopters of Sky's HDTV service will confirm -- ever since Sky's high-definition broadcasts launched earlier this year, its HD receiver boxes have been plagued by complaints from...

Tags: sky, consumers, upgrade, box

19 September 2006, 11:55

Crave Talk: The growing pains of high-definition TV

Crave The good news for us consumers is that of course the prices are going to fall. It's unlikely that average consumers will be drawn towards high-definition films through these consoles and there's no real relationship between games devices and HDTV...

Tags: programming, consumer, hd, channels

10 October 2006, 13:32

Opinion: What's next for Asia's mobile industry?

Crave One of Samsung's challenges is that it's so large, and releases so many products, that consumers are overwhelmed by the number of phones it has to offer. If consumers, manufacturers and networks are truly going to reap the rewards of new technology...

13 October 2008, 13:32

Crave Talk: Not checking out Google Checkout

Crave But bigger online stores, where the majority of consumers shop, probably wouldn't consider Google Checkout as it allows customers to keep their email address confidential, and track orders or contact sellers via Google.

Tags: google, stores, government, consumers

6 July 2006, 15:06

Crave Talk: A format war of mobile music downloads?

Crave In contrast to these all-you-can-eat services, O2 and Napster recently teamed up to offer Napster's massive catalogue in its entirety for a la carte download, at 99p per track -- bringing the model consumers are already familiar with to mobile...

Tags: industry, model, unlimited, consumers

3 April 2008, 14:32

Vodafone thwarts Ofcom scheme to speed up number porting

Crave Ofcom is trying to achieve fast, hassle-free, mobile-number porting to give UK consumers flexibility and choice, but the incumbents have consistently put up roadblocks," Russell said. Ofcom will "reconsider its decision on 'Telephone number...

Tags: cat, switch, technical, consumers

22 September 2008, 9:00

Crave Talk: The fallen rise of high-definition video

Crave This means that hi-def video is going to take longer to reach consumers at large -- and that's only going to stretch out the stalemate between competing formats. Microsoft and Apple are already implementing services that will eventually offer...

Tags: dvds, interest, definition, consumers

29 November 2006, 12:29

Let the people rip, says influential think tank

Crave The report notes that "it is not the music industry's job to decide what rights consumers have. The current laws on music copyright date back over 300 years -- that makes them 83 years older than the US constitution.The original legislators did not...

Tags: industry, consumers, government, job

30 October 2006, 11:37

Play.com launches DRM-free iTunes Store competitor

Crave Managing director of 7digital, Ben Drury, told Crave, "[Play.com's] announcement is very positive for digital music consumers. DRM-free MP3 downloads represent the best deal for consumers by far and we feel that the only sure fire way to make...

Tags: consumers, itunes, labels, physical

13 February 2008, 16:40

Crave Talk: The sixfold Apple rumour round-up

Crave It's no secret that British consumers pay through the nose for media, so why aren't we having our love of moving pictures exploited too? The iPod is ridiculously successful with consumers around the world, with over 100 million sold so far.

Tags: apple, demand, enabled, distribution

16 April 2007, 12:49

Asus Eee PC battery issues: Shut up, get over it

Crave Crave thinks most consumers will agree the situation isn't so bleak. Users that do not return the 4400mAH battery will be charged the full price of a 5800mAh battery.A previous version of this article implied, with tongue firmly in cheek, that the...

Tags: asus, pcs, battery, consumers

2 June 2008, 12:38

Photos: SanDisk unveils 12GB microSD, 32GB Sansa View

Crave The idea is pretty simple: instead of just marketing cards with a capacity displayed in gigabytes, Video HD cards will also tell consumers how many minutes of digital video they'll hold. The bright red packaging and the bold labelling of recording...

8 January 2008, 8:04

Crave Talk: Use Macs Sophos? Are you mad?

Crave Crazy as it seems, this strategy probably won't hurt Sophos, as the company only sells anti-virus software to businesses (and the Mac-switching advice was issued to consumers). Indeed, its advice is more likely to annoy its consumer-focused rivals...

Tags: alerts, viruses, consumers, anti

10 July 2006, 13:25

HTC Touch HD: An iPhone for the rest of us

Crave HTC has just announced the launch of HTC Touch HD -- a 5-megapixel quad-band multimedia handset, aimed at both consumers and business users.It's got a 97mm (3.8-inch) touch-sensitive 480x800-pixel (not exactly HD) display, 512MB of internal memory...

Tags: htc, hd, sony ericsson, opera mini

15 September 2008, 17:15

Crave Talk: Is iTunes right for movies?

Crave A smart industry would grab the chance to get closer to its audience and fine-tune its delivery mechanism to what the consumers actually want, not limit itself to old-fashioned ideas that predate the invention of the silicon chip.

Tags: apple, industry, jobs, consumer

21 June 2006, 12:05