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tikitag: RFID for the masses

Crave This consists of a small USB scanner, rather like the Oyster readers at London train stations, and a bag of tikitags -- small stickers, which when scanned can trigger pre-programmed, PC-related tasks.

Tags: development, community, readers, firebox

25 November 2008, 11:01

Twitter rejects $500m Facebook friendship?

Crave The problem with the proposed Facebook acquisition was that, according to Swisher, Twitter's executives and investors thought it would be better for the company to come up with its own business model rather than sell out this early -- in spite of...

Tags: board, stock, ceo, facebook

25 November 2008, 9:44

Samsung i85: Mad as a bag of hammers

Crave There's no image stabilisation, but you do get something vastly more interesting, in our opinion: the camera comes pre-loaded with the trailer for D-War. We love the Samsung i series: it's just so wonderfully bonkers.

6 November 2008, 11:00

Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman: Socket to me

Crave But it's sure as hell a pretty melon farmer, and we applaud So Eric for injecting Wi-Fi and GPS into the mix, not to mention the pre-loading of Google Maps. Sony Ericsson has just announced its final phone of the year -- the W705 Walkman.

Tags: sony ericsson, wi fi, fi, ericsson

6 November 2008, 10:45

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

Crave In it you get a G1 with a 2GB microSD card pre-installed, a USB-compatible headset, a charger, a USB cable and a protective pouch. 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...

29 October 2008, 22:59

Turbo-charge your photos: Phoenix, Flickr, JPEGCrops and Qtpfsgui

Crave The new Flickr iPhone mobile site also puts photostreams front and centre, cleverly pre-loading thumbnails and iPhone-optimised pictures to cut down on lag times. It's official: photographs are the new memories.

29 October 2008, 13:27

Unreleased Windows 7 gets security patch

Crave Microsoft will be providing attendees of PDC 2008 on Tuesday with a pre-beta version of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista. However, when users install the pre-beta bits, they will be prompted to get the update from Windows Update, just like...

Tags: windows vista, beta, pre, patch

28 October 2008, 9:42

T-Mobile G1 hitting shops October 30th

Crave As you can see, the pre-launch tension is massive. Hello campers! It's that time of year again, so get those flasks and tents ready, because if you want to get your hands on the first T-Mobile G1 then we can confirm that it will be hitting the high...

Tags: t-mobile, texts, hands, pick

17 October 2008, 11:22

Photos: Asus Eee PC S101 hands-on

Crave In Windows XP models, this is pre-loaded with a 16GB SD card, which complements the 16GB SSD inside. Yes, we know we keep saying that with every new netbook, but we really mean it this time. It's that awesome.

15 October 2008, 11:13

Asus recalls Japanese Asus Eee Box PCs due to virus

Crave What could be worse, however, is when your brand new computer comes pre-loaded with malicious software. You click OK on a message while surfing the Internet and suddenly your computer is full of malicious software and viruses.

Tags: virus, pcs, box, line

15 October 2008, 10:13

BBC iPlayer goes mobile: Which player is best?

Crave Although you're restricted to using iPlayer only over Wi-Fi (content cannot be pre-loaded), you can output any of it to a TV by using one of Apple's docks or cables. Then it adopted Adobe Flash and opened up its streaming walls to Mac and Linux.

14 October 2008, 12:03

Photos: Asus Eee Top all-in-one, touch-sensitive PC

Crave According to Play.com, which is taking pre-orders of the Eee Top as we speak, the system has six USB ports, an SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro memory card reader and three audio ports for line-in, mic and line-out.

14 October 2008, 11:25

Microsoft to use 'Windows 7' code name in new release

Crave Microsoft plans to give developers at the Professional Developer Conference later this month a pre-beta version of the software. We will be sharing a pre-beta 'developer-only release' with attendees of both shows and giving them the first broad in...

Tags: pre, vista, beta, windows vista

14 October 2008, 10:01

Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung YP-Q1 Diamond

Crave We've just been given a pre-production model to play with, and we're totally sold. There's no need for a tortured intro here: Samsung's latest MP3 player -- the YP-Q1 Diamond -- may be the best it has ever made.

13 October 2008, 12:57

Ford MyKey: Forcing kids to drive safely

Crave It uses a special ignition key that enforces a pre-determined list of vehicle options geared towards safety, and prevents certain systems -- such as traction control -- from being deactivated. We're used to parental controls on gadgets such as TVs...

Tags: kids, car, road, vehicle

7 October 2008, 12:30