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Mobile industry not green enough, report says

Crave Makers of mobile phones produce few 'green' models with biodegradable, recycled, or fully recyclable materials. However, it's unprofitable for most companies to release dedicated eco-friendly models on a massive scale, the ABI report suggested.

Tags: ericsson, electronics, mobile phones, cent

4 December 2008, 9:22

Hands-on the Hitachi DZ-HV564: HD on SD

Crave In that sense, the HV564 represents the middle ground between the budget candybar cams -- ooh, candycams, we might use that -- and more sophisticated mid-range models such as the Sony TG3. The camcorder market is like a big bag that the fine folks...

3 December 2008, 10:32

Motorola debuts D10 and D11 eco DECT phones

Crave Both models are made from 20 per cent recycled materials and have an 'eco mode' which reduces energy consumption and bumps up battery life. Following lukewarmly on the heels of BT's energy efficient home phones in January, Motorola has launched two...

Tags: phones, screens, energy, battery life

1 December 2008, 10:04

Fujitsu Siemens offers customers a free laptop every three years for life

Crave LifeBook4Life is available for all new LifeBook models in the S, T, E and P ranges. Fujitsu Siemens is offering buyers of its latest LifeBook laptops a free, new laptop every three years for the rest of their lives.

Tags: customers, upgrade, marketing, repair

28 November 2008, 9:08

Photos: Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo is a hybrid!

Crave The Panamera will make its world debut in spring 2009, with the first models arriving in Porsche Centres worldwide from late summer 2009. The Panamera is both wider and lower than comparable four-door models, but retains that unmistakable GT...

26 November 2008, 13:14

Asus unveils upmarket Eee PC 1002HA

Crave At a media preview event Thursday night in New York, Asus showed off for the first time a new brushed-metal design for the 10-inch Eee PC netbook. The new Eee PC 1002HA has essentially the same components as the Eee PC 1000 -- Intel Atom CPU, 1GB...

Tags: metal, eee, eee pc, brushed

21 November 2008, 10:51

Photos: Extensive ears-on with Sennheiser IE 8

Crave The cabling can be unhooked from the earphones and replaced with better models direct from Sennheiser. Last month we had a chance to briefly play with the entire new IE line of high-end earphones from Sennheiser, including the IE 6, IE 7 and the...

19 November 2008, 11:46

Ears-on with the Atomic Floyd AirJax earphones

Crave Other models in the range do employ sound isolation.The AirJax earphones do deliver a solid wall of clear instrumentation, however, and clear vocals. Any business is risky business at the moment. Kudos, then, to Atomic Floyd -- a company bravely...

18 November 2008, 11:47

Philips 42PFL9803: Best LCD contrast ever?

Crave Your TV is no exception, with companies such as Samsung and Sony offering models with an LED backlight. The world has gone LED crazy -- you can't throw a light bulb without hitting something lit by LEDs these days.

Tags: philips, background, fans, scenes

18 November 2008, 11:37

Sagem DTR 64160: Pretty cheap, but not all that pretty

Crave To be fair, the styling is an improvement on the older models. We have to admit, we haven't been massive fans of Sagem PVRs in the past: a high price tag and tacky styling really didn't endear them to us.

Tags: sagem, eye, channels, watching

17 November 2008, 11:53

Toshiba Regza 42ZV555D: 'World's first' upscaling TV

Crave In the Regza 42ZV555D and 46ZV555D models, this fancy upscaling technology goes under the trendy brand name 'Resolution+'. That's right, you read the headline correctly: Toshiba just claimed to have created the first upscaling TVs, the Regza...

Tags: toshiba, cell, processor, definition

11 November 2008, 11:59

Photos: Nokia N85, the middle child

Crave Rather than try to outdo itself every time it releases a phone, Nokia has sensibly -- if rather boringly -- opted to make a range of phones that do similar things to previous models. Take the new Nokia N85: it sits between the N95 8GB and N96...

11 November 2008, 10:54

Toshiba Qosmio X305: Triple threat graphics

Crave The new Qosmio X305 models feature the same red-flame design, 17-inch display and stereo speakers with subwoofer found on their predecessor, and both are available immediately in the US. We've seen laptops with dual SLI graphics, such as the recent...

Tags: core, graphics, laptops, hard drive

7 November 2008, 10:32

Sony battery recall affects HP, Toshiba, Dell laptops

Crave Affected models include: HP Pavilion dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000; Compaq Presario v2000 and v2400; HP Compaq nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230, nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600; Toshiba Satellite A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, and M50/M55...

Tags: battery, dell, problems, batteries

31 October 2008, 9:30

Pioneer KRL-32V: Unboxing the Kuro LCD

Crave We're thrilled to have one of the first final production models in our TV-loving hands, and this excitement has led us to photograph it like a paparazzo would snap a knickerless Britney Spears. When we first got our hands on the Kuro LCD from...

30 October 2008, 16:31