desktops

Toshiba: 'Laptops will be bigger than desktops by 2007'

Crave With a brand new Qosmio laptop for 2005, it seems that Toshiba is rather more excited about Media Centers than our computer expert Chris. We'll have to wait until the end of the year before they incorporate digital TV tuners, but in the meantime...

Tags: toshiba, laptop, models, media centers

23 June 2005, 14:23

Dell unleashes Linux laptops and desktops on UK

Crave Linux has hit the mainstream -- it's official. Dell has started selling selected UK computers with Ubuntu Desktop Edition instead of Windows, just like it's been doing in the US for the last few months.

Tags: dell, ram, linux, cpu

9 August 2007, 10:44

Vista Service Pack 1: Things Microsoft forgot to fix

Crave The ability to have multiple desktops or spaces, each themed with a specific set of application types can help improve productivity and reduce the amount of clutter. Multiple Desktops Some are saying SP1 improves Vista's general meh-diocrity, while...

Tags: desktops, hard drive, windows vista, flip

19 March 2008, 14:27

Mock OS X: Five ways to make your PC more like a Mac

Crave Linux fans were quick to point out that the ability to create multiple desktops, separating your groups of applications and tasks, has been available for a while. This allows you to create up to four desktops.

26 November 2007, 8:52

Nvidia GeForce 9M Series: Laptops get graphics boost

Crave Laptop gamers usually have a pretty serious case of desktop envy when it comes to their graphics cards, especially since even mid-price desktops can sport water-cooled SLI dual-card setups these days.

Tags: cards, category, gamers, nvidia

4 June 2008, 10:00

Gamer's delight: Dell XPS Gen2

Crave Utterly tasteless, but blazingly fast, the XPS is a gaming machine for anyone who thinks desktops are dull and laptops don't really need to be carried. Neon blue underlights aren't just for Max Power readers, the Dell Inspiron XPS2 has them on its...

Tags: dell, machine, hitman, laptop

12 May 2005, 11:10

Crave Podcast 35: Should the humble mouse scroll no more?

Crave In this week's Crave Podcast we put the "wretched rodent of a computer interface peripheral" on trial -- listen now to find out whether we think it should be strung up by its own lead or set free to inhabit desktops for many mouse-years to come.

Tags: listen, crave, tech, podcast

1 June 2007, 12:32

Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard: Surf without Windows

Crave Splashtop seems to have had a name changed to Express Gate en route to desktops, but it's essentially the same thing -- a Linux-based front end that runs independently of Windows. A few weeks ago we told you about Splashtop -- a technology that...

Tags: surf, gate, express, linux

5 February 2008, 11:10

Apple OS X Leopard: Release date confirmed

Crave New features include the Time Machine file-recovery application, a redesigned 3D Dock, and Spaces, which lets you drag specific file types and their related apps into unique 'desktops'. Hold on to your Mighty Mouse.

Tags: os, apple, steve jobs, leopard

16 October 2007, 16:13

Acer targets tightwads with cheap laptops

Crave The company has absolutely no qualms about releasing high-end products like the Aspire TravelMate 8215WLMi -- one of the first laptops to use a Blu-ray drive -- nor does it have a problem releasing laptops and desktops that are cheap enough to...

Tags: acer, laptop, laptops, ram

8 March 2007, 10:30

Asus to launch 10-inch Eee PC on Tuesday: Confirmed

Crave The processors promise to consume considerably less power than previous generations and Intel hopes they'll be used in everything from slim desktops to mobile phones. We've just been on the phone to a spokesperson for Asus, who confirmed that the...

Tags: intel, atom, eee, intel atom

29 May 2008, 10:18

Superstar DJ: Sonos Zoneplayer

Crave What's surprised us more than anything about the Sonos is that you can add as many PCs, Macs, laptops and desktops to the mix and the Zoneplayer is happy to integrate their separate libraries into a single list, and all this with next to no...

Tags: sonos, speakers, library, rooms

14 October 2005, 12:15

Viiv goes live

Crave We're currently testing some Viiv review machines, and you'll be able to read about them in our Desktops channel in the next few days. Intel marked the UK launch of its 'Viiv' platform, whose final specs were unveiled at CES, with a lavish party at...

Tags: intel, channel, jonathan, viiv

26 January 2006, 11:17

Meet the winners of Intel's PC design competition

Crave We've seen ball-shaped desktops, sleek all-in-ones, video-editing workstations souped up with Blu-ray, and not to mention those sexy, sexy machines that a little company called 'Apple' likes to manufacture.

Tags: intel, machine, processor, box

17 April 2007, 10:40

Seven days of Vista -- day 7: Which Vista version?

Crave Ultimate also has animated desktops and a subscription to Vista Extras, which lets you download exclusive, free applications as they're released by Microsoft. Or at least we would have, but for the constant pestering from friends and family about...

Tags: microsoft, upgrade, windows vista, premium

31 January 2007, 12:12