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Nokia N97: Back once again with the messaging master

Crave Unlike the iPhone 3G, which doesn't feature a Qwerty keypad, tapping out long messages, browsing the Web or chatting to friends over IM should be easy. The wait is over: today Nokia announced an N-series touchscreen phone that boasts some truly...

Tags: nokia, gps, friends, messaging

2 December 2008, 9:41

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman

Crave This crisp screen makes browsing the Web enjoyable, and both Wi-Fi and HSDPA data connectivity make it even faster than the other Walkmans in the range. Released next year, the W705 is perhaps the most beautiful Walkman we saw in 2008.

27 November 2008, 13:34

LG Prada 2: Hands-on with LG's refitted fashionista

Crave You can also use the keypad to type URLs and search terms when you're browsing the Web, but we weren't overly impressed with the Prada's browser. Yesterday we sashayed along to the launch of the chic new LG Prada phone -- aka the LG Prada 2 -- to...

19 November 2008, 10:40

Adobe bringing fully fledged Flash 10 to phones

Crave It includes keyboard navigation controls, a browsing mode for the equivalent of flipping through the paper, a crossword that could be filled out, and video advertisements. The company has worked for years on a lightweight incarnation of its Flash...

Tags: enabled, operating system, air, offline

18 November 2008, 10:15

Hands-on with the Datz Music Lounge

Crave Browsing is a similar affair. The Lounge uses an embedded version of Internet Explorer as its main interface, giving a very Web-like browsing experience. The UglyEven more important is the issue of browsing for music.

10 November 2008, 10:57

T-Mobile G1 vs HTC Touch HD vs iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Storm

Crave One of the advantages the G1 has over its competitors is that it combines a full Qwerty keyboard with a very responsive touchscreen and an easy-to-use scroll ball -- perhaps not terribly elegant, but it's great for messaging and browsing the Web.

3 November 2008, 16:05

Welcome to the CNET UK Editors' Choice awards October 2008

Crave With video rentals from the iTunes Store, thousands of useful third-party applications and games from the likes of Electronic Arts, full support for Google Mail and Microsoft Exchange email, an integrated music store and the best mobile Web...

Tags: editors, sound quality, ground, freeview

31 October 2008, 16:52

Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated

Crave Get this if you're looking for something to tinker with, or if you're looking for a cheap second laptop dedicated to Web browsing and watching movies in bed. So you want a tiny laptop, but you're not sure which one to get?

31 October 2008, 9:06

Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated

Crave Get this if you're looking for something to tinker with, or if you're looking for a cheap second laptop dedicated to Web browsing and watching movies in bed. So you want a tiny laptop, but you're not sure which one to get?

30 October 2008, 15:55

3G speed test: T-Mobile G1 vs iPhone 3G

Crave No sooner had we taken our UK T-Mobile G1 out of its box when someone shouted out, "Does it have 3G then? It does indeed have 3G, but what's more interesting is that during testing we found out that it's faster than the iPhone 3G's connection.

Tags: load, samsung, iphone, loaded

30 October 2008, 11:07

T-Mobile G1 vs iPhone 3G: Can Google bite Apple?

Crave We preferred the tab-browsing option of the G1, however, which usefully caches pages you're not looking at. We've managed to get our hands on a T-Mobile G1 here in the UK, to see if it's worthy of all the hype and answer the question everyone's...

29 October 2008, 22:59

Photos: 8-year-old tests XO laptops

Crave Web browsing was slow on the Linux model and the pointer and menu system somewhat complicated for someone used to Windows. Our friends over at sister site CNET News.com wanted to find out how the two models of the XO-1 (One Laptop Per Child) differ...

27 October 2008, 10:00

Possible Apple netbook tracked on the Web

Crave Jobs called the netbook category "nascent" during his rare appearance on the earnings call and suggested that the iPhone is Apple's answer to demand for a small Internet-browsing device. Apple CEO Steve Jobs danced around the idea of Apple...

Tags: iphone, jobs, category, apple tv

23 October 2008, 10:06

Spurned Intel pans iPhone's Internet performance

Crave When it first broached this argument last year, Intel refused to publicly identify specific smart phones it used in an IDF keynote presentation, which damned ARM-based smart phones as error-prone when browsing the Internet, saying it didn't want...

Tags: intel, chip, chips, architecture

23 October 2008, 9:58

Check out our upgraded forums

Crave The other feature most requested, which we've included here, is the ability to jump straight to a particular page of a thread when you're browsing a list of topics. Crave has been deep in conversation with our lab-coated tech guys in Singapore over...

Tags: box, post, forums, requested

21 October 2008, 9:55