installing

Testing Windows Vista SP1

Crave Two of these updates increase the success rate for installing Windows Vista SP1; one is necessary only if you have Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows Vista Ultimate installed. Before installing SP1, all users running Windows Vista RTM -- that is...

19 March 2008, 12:12

Sony Bravia Internet Video Link: It's a box

Crave The price of the box is yet to be determined and compatible televisions won't go on sale until the spring, so you won't be installing the Bravia Internet Video Link any time soon -- and we won't be installing it at all, because we can think of...

Tags: sony, link, reader, connect

9 January 2007, 0:57

New iMacs in 'getting latest CPUs again' shocker

Crave Apple has decided to catch up with the rest of the PC world by installing the latest CPUs and graphics cards in its iMacs. It's that time of year again. From this day forth, the uber-stylish all-in-ones will use 'Penryn'-type Core 2 Duo CPUs, the...

Tags: core, cpu, intel, hard drive

29 April 2008, 11:00

Hands on: LG GBW-H10N 4x Blu-ray player

Crave We've just finished installing the LG GBW-H10N and are quite impressed. Blu-ray is beginning to win Crave over at the expense of its cheaper rival, HD DVD. We've seen nothing of HD DVD but have been virtually inundated with Blu-ray disc players...

Tags: lg electronics, ray, dvds, disc

23 November 2006, 11:48

Nokia 6650: Clamshells can be smart, too

Crave This metal-clad clamshell runs on S60, so there are plenty of options for installing new apps such as Google Maps Mobile to use with the 6650's built-in GPS. Just because a phone is smart doesn't mean it needs to look like something built for a...

Tags: nokia, clamshell, maps, headphones

21 July 2008, 11:31

A vision in white: Miglia TVMini

Crave It's Mac-only, so installing the software involved a simple drag-and-drop operation -- seconds later and you're watching 40 channels on your iBook or Power Mac. If, as the electronic prophet in David Cronenberg's Videodrome says, "television is the...

Tags: lcd, boxes, pvr, digital tv

10 October 2005, 12:57

Zattoo: Watch TV online, live and free but with a catch

Crave So when we were told by our exalted colleague, ZDNet UK's own Rupert Goodwins, that there was an online service called Zattoo on which you can watch live TV, we were very excited indeed and wasted no time in installing the tiny client.

Tags: country, watch, channel, channels

12 May 2008, 11:51

T-Mobile BlackBerry 8700g: now even juicier

Crave You also have more space for installing third-party applications. T-Mobile is adding the BlackBerry 8700g to its range of BlackBerry devices. The 8700g combines the full Qwerty keyboard of the 7290 with the more modern styling and brighter screen...

Tags: t-mobile, processor, email, blackberry

25 January 2006, 9:07

Philips DCD778: An iPod dock to blight your kitchen

Crave Why, then, would any style-conscious member of the Ainsley Harriott For Prime Minister Society stoop low enough to commit the heinous crime of installing one of these brutally ugly appliances under a kitchen cupboard?

Tags: philips, kit, kitchen, children

22 March 2007, 11:06

Photos: LG Netbook X110, free with a Phones4U contract

Crave This sets it apart from the competition, but we can't imagine anyone installing a netbook in their car. As much as we love netbooks, it's difficult not to be cynical when we see a new one arrive in the UK.

2 September 2008, 12:16

HP TouchSmart: Touch-sensitive kitchen computer

Crave There's no word about whether it's able to resist the almost inevitable steam and smoke assault the average kitchen will throw at it, but HP has cleverly integrated a dock at the rear for installing a tiny photo printer -- really a very nice touch.

Tags: hp, windows vista, inch, glass

17 January 2007, 7:30

Crave Podcast 100 video part 1 of 2: See them move!

Crave Google's Insights for Search has revealed Trinidad & Tobago are the biggest porn fans, rich Mexicans are installing sat navs inside their bodies to avoid kidnappings, one bloke has caused China to ban iTunes, and scientists are working on a...

1 September 2008, 16:44

JVC Everio GZ-MS100: YouTube, only better

Crave Then, after installing the bundled CyberLink software, hitting the YouTube button on the camcorder launches a YouTube uploader.Whether this beats the ease of use of Casio's similar software remains to be seen, but we're certainly intrigued by the...

Tags: jvc, youtube, shooting, camcorder

21 May 2008, 12:00

Brother DCP-135C: Quirky, cheap multi-function printer

Crave That's understandable from time to time, but the resultant error message from manually installing the driver is hilarious: "error -- printing", Windows said, implying the act of printing -- with a printer -- was some kind of illegal operation.

Tags: brother, usb, printing, cable

24 December 2007, 8:00

FlyBook V33i HSDPA: Frustration at your fingertips

Crave For some reason Dialogue hasn't bothered installing Windows XP Tablet Edition -- you get Pro instead. Dialogue isn't the biggest name in the laptop world, but tech-heads absolutely love the Taiwanese company's FlyBook series.

Tags: keyboard, typing, laptop, tablet

17 October 2006, 12:22