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Hancock Blu-ray comes with bonus digital copy

Crave Sadly, the digital copy will only play on a Windows-based machine, and you'll need Windows Media Player too, as it's the only app that can this type of DRM protected content. Blu-ray is great for home viewing on a large screen, but when you're on...

Tags: ray, disc, laptop, blu

1 December 2008, 11:37

iTunes to get DRM-free songs from all labels?

Crave This year, MSN, Yahoo and Wal-Mart outraged some customers and consumer groups by announcing they would stop issuing keys for their DRM-protected songs. A year after iTunes began offering music without copy-protection software from EMI, Apple is in...

Tags: itunes, universal, labels, songs

20 November 2008, 11:06

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220: Flippin' email

Crave Boasting a clamshell design that keeps the screen and keypad protected, it's one of RIM's most pocket-friendly devices. If you're not taken with the BlackBerry Storm's clicky touchscreen and you want something a little more compact for your email...

Tags: rim, blackberry, flip, clamshell

12 November 2008, 11:35

Hands-on with the Samsung VP-MX20: Credit crunch camcorder

Crave The Schneider-Kreuznach lens is protected by a manual lens cover, which is annoying because we always forget about it. In these troubled times, we all need to tighten our belts. Accordingly, the Samsung VP-MX20 takes a number of measures to be a...

Tags: samsung, lens, hand, shooting

15 October 2008, 12:12

BBC iPlayer: Now showing on portable media players

Crave BBC iPlayer will now work on portable devices that support Microsoft Windows Media-protected content, making the service more mobile than ever. Users will be able to transfer BBC TV programmes downloaded from iPlayer to their PC on to their media...

Tags: devices, bbc, drm, windows media

13 October 2008, 9:02

12-year-old finds iPhone flaw while texting girlfriend

Crave A different security hole related to password-protected iPhones was discovered in August, and last month a researcher disclosed that the iPhone captures all the activities of a user in order to enable the cool fading applications effect.

Tags: message, iphone, messages, order

8 October 2008, 9:31

Photos: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (aka Tube)

Crave You'll be able to play MP3, WMA (protected and unprotected) and unprotected AAC files.Still, there's also a secondary camera located on the front for video calling -- this is still a phone, not an MP3 player -- and support for Microsoft Exchange...

3 October 2008, 8:46

Photos: Hands-on with the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Crave MP3s are supported, of course, along with WMA and AAC, but in our initial testing, DRM-protected WMA files would not sync using any of our traditional methods. Both seem to work fine, apart from the transfer of copy-protected music files.

24 September 2008, 11:57

Sony Alpha A900: Full-frame Alpha male

Crave There's an HDMI output -- although it won't shoot video like the Nikon D90 -- and all the connections are protected by weatherproof seals. The Sony Alpha A900 has been knocking about in prototype form for a while, but now the official announcement...

Tags: sony, alpha, resolution, sensor

10 September 2008, 10:52

RealDVD: DVD ripping goes legal

Crave And we noted that it can only import copy-protected DVDs -- if you've got a disc that's DRM-free, it assumes it's an illegitimate copy, and refuses to import it. The company unveiled the RealDVD software at Monday's DemoFall conference in San Diego...

Tags: dvds, beta, cover, disc

9 September 2008, 10:30

Photos: Sony E-series Walkman cheers up IFA

Crave The new E-series models are sweet little players, boasting a 51mm (2-inch) screen, support for MP3, AAC, both protected and unprotected WMA files, WMV, H.264 and MPEG-4 SP video. If Sony's new S-series MP3 player didn't excite you like a feather to...

28 August 2008, 15:31

Photos: Sony launches new S-series Walkman at IFA

Crave Supported formats include MP3, AAC, and both protected and unprotected WMA. Sony has unveiled its latest line of Walkman MP3 players here at IFA in Berlin -- the top-end S series, the E series and the entry-level B series.

Tags: sony, fi, mood, walkman

28 August 2008, 15:00

Nikon Coolpix S610, S610c, S560, S710 and S60: S Club party

Crave Like the S52c before it, the S610c is basically the same as its c-less namesake but is the first compact camera compliant with Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or WPS. Proving that there ain't no party like an S Club party, Nikon has come out all cameras...

11 August 2008, 11:06

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman

Crave It's compatible with MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA and protected WMA from the likes of Napster and 7digital. Until the rocking W902 comes out later this year, we're happy to know Sony Ericsson's W760i is on the market.

1 August 2008, 11:32

Sony Ericsson C702: Geotagging your mobile pics

Crave The camera is protected by a sliding cover, which also turns the snapper on when slid open. If you're the kind of person who enjoys taking pictures of your mates when they least expect it, then a camera phone is always a good way to go.

Tags: sony ericsson, cover, megapixel, ericsson

14 July 2008, 11:43