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Kangaroo video service 'anti-competitive'

Crave The Office of Fair Trading referred the project to the Competition Commission back in June. The future of Project Kangaroo, the proposed online TV-video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, is in doubt following comments from the...

Tags: project, channel, continue, terms

4 December 2008, 9:04

Nokia's Home Control Centre lets you manage devices via mobile

Crave This should give users the added convenience of accessing their home gadgets from the office, in the car on the way home, etc. Wouldn't it be nice if you could manage all your home appliances, electronics, entertainment and security, plus your...

Tags: nokia, mobile phone, wi fi, control centre

1 December 2008, 9:44

tikitag: RFID for the masses

Crave Oyster cards have made our commutes less painful, RFID passports are promising to cut queues at airports, and the data logged by our office keys give us alibis when we're accused of crimes we didn't commit -- true story.

Tags: development, community, readers, firebox

25 November 2008, 11:01

ID cards could replace passports for EU travel

Crave Speaking on 21 November at the Home Office, IPS offisaid cials said that in theory, the biometric ID cards could also be used for identification purposes when travelling beyond the EU if the UK can reach agreements with other countries.

Tags: part, travel, cards, register

24 November 2008, 9:46

CNET UK Podcast 112: We know where the BNP lives

Crave We learnt that President-elect Obama has a significant BlackBerry habit that he needs to shift before he takes office. It's episode 112 of CNET UK's beloved podcast and we've lined up a cracker. This week, Ian, Nate and Andrew discuss a wide range...

21 November 2008, 9:42

New Web-based Microsoft Office to work on Linux, iPhone

Crave A Microsoft blog has said that the Web-based version of Office won't be tied to either Windows or Internet Explorer. In a blog posting on its Channel 10 site a Microsoft blogger noted that, owing to support of Firefox and Safari, the forthcoming...

Tags: office, apps, adobe flash, silverlight

13 November 2008, 9:24

Photos: Nokia N85, the middle child

Crave We gave the N85's camera a quick test in the office and it seems to work well, but we need to test the dual LEDs further to see what levels of illumination they offer. Rather than try to outdo itself every time it releases a phone, Nokia has...

11 November 2008, 10:54

Toshiba XD-E500: Now with free Lovefilm subscription

Crave We love DVDs, but we're definitely of the opinion that there's a cooler, less Post Office-dependent, way of doing things. Although we applaud Toshiba's efforts to improve the quality of DVDs with its upscaling players, we couldn't help but think...

Tags: toshiba, dvds, movies, post office

10 November 2008, 11:22

Video: Hands-on Windows 7 alpha

Crave Take a look to see the changes that have been made to the menus, with a new login screen, better file transfer via Bluetooth and a feature taken from Office 2007 called ribbons. Our colleagues in the US have got their hands on an alpha version of...

6 November 2008, 12:19

Hands-on with the 64GB Corsair Voyager flash drive

Crave Even if your house burns down, your wife leaves you and takes the laptop, your remote backup company goes bust in the recession and your backup at the office is rendered useless when you're laid off, at least you can plan your suicide knowing that...

Tags: corsair, backup, voyager, encrypt

31 October 2008, 11:29

Pioneer KRL-32V: Unboxing the Kuro LCD

Crave When we first got our hands on the Kuro LCD from Pioneer at the company's head office a few months ago, we were thrilled. Although there was some concern that a Kuro LCD could never be as impressive as the plasma range, we were still keen to see...

30 October 2008, 16:31

Images: Browser-based Microsoft Office 14

Crave The browser-based editing capabilities, which the company plans to show off at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, are being developed in conjunction with the next version of Office, known as Office 14.

29 October 2008, 9:55

Photos: Windows 7 'quicker, less annoying' than Vista

Crave Ribbons, a feature borrowed from Office 2007, appears throughout Windows 7. In particular, Microsoft is focused on improving the time it takes for Windows to start up and shut down. In addition to its own work, Microsoft has been working directly...

28 October 2008, 16:59

Microsoft confirms Office 14 runs in browsers

Crave In an interview, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop said that the browser-based editing capabilities are being developed in conjunction with the next version of Office, known as Office 14.

Tags: microsoft, products, editing, customers

28 October 2008, 16:25

Photos: 8-year-old tests XO laptops

Crave Still, when it came time to borrow one for the night, she opted for the Linux model, in part because it had more built in than what she had time to explore at CNET's office. Our friends over at sister site CNET News.com wanted to find out how the...

27 October 2008, 10:00