sony uk

Spotify: Pure music-streaming win

Crave The selection is great too, with label support from EMI, Universal, Sony BMG and Warner. The service currently operates in the UK and much of Western Europe. One email to the press department and a very short wait later and we had ourselves an...

Tags: wait, account, clicking, listen

4 December 2008, 11:38

Mobile industry not green enough, report says

Crave ABI Research cited Samsung, Nokia and Sony Ericsson as advancing efforts to make mobile phones even greener. Sony Ericsson described in September a GreenHeart concept comprising recycled and plant-based plastics.

Tags: ericsson, electronics, mobile phones, cent

4 December 2008, 9:22

Amazon UK MP3 store: Cheap and DRM-free

Crave As plain MP3 files, downloads are compatible with iPods, Creative Zens, Sony Walkmans, and every other music player on the planet. After initially announcing it would bring its popular MP3-only download store to the UK, Amazon has this morning...

Tags: itunes, labels, songs, amazon

3 December 2008, 11:42

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

Sony BDP-S350: Sony strikes Blu gold

Crave We've never been slow to criticise stand-alone Blu-ray players, and particularly Sony hardware. But by George, we think they've got it: the Sony BDP-S350 costs just £160 and is fully profile 2.0 compliant.

Tags: sony, profile, load, blu

2 December 2008, 11:20

Hancock Blu-ray comes with bonus digital copy

Crave With that in mind, on the Hancock Blu-ray Sony provides a digital copy of the movie which you can transfer to your computer. You can also transfer a copy to your PSP, but of course, there is no iPod-ready version (tut tut Sony).

Tags: ray, disc, laptop, blu

1 December 2008, 11:37

D3X: Nikon unleashes 24.5-megapixel beast

Crave There's quite a bit of speculation as to how similar the sensor in the D3X is to that in the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900; Nikon says it's a Nikon-designed sensor that may (or may not) be manufactured by Sony, which usually means they're pretty similar.

Tags: nikon, frames, megapixel, iso

1 December 2008, 9:10

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman

Crave Earlier this month we wrote about Sony Ericsson's latest Walkman slider phone, and it's a stunner. It's not going to replace your Sony Walkman -- a fact largely to do with the phone's lack of a headphone socket -- but man, this is a phone you're...

27 November 2008, 13:34

The CNET UK Blu-ray player speed challenge

Crave We stop the clock when the Sony Pictures logo appears on screen. Sony PS3 Some sort of ranking for how fast Blu-ray players load discs. This way, when we review a new player, we can pop its results in here, and everyone can look back in five years...

Tags: pioneer, tray, blu, disc

27 November 2008, 11:51

Polaroid Photo Frame and Weather Station: Fairweather frames

Crave Both frames take SD and SDHC cards, and Sony Memory Stick and MS Duo -- no CompactFlash though. GameSpot UK is huddled around a burning Xbox for warmth, while the ZDNet UK team are debating whether to eat the huskies.

Tags: polaroid, frame, frames, wireless

24 November 2008, 10:48

CNET UK Podcast 112: We know where the BNP lives

Crave Including when is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 actually going to get reviewed and what sort of TV should someone buy for around £600? It's episode 112 of CNET UK's beloved podcast and we've lined up a cracker.

21 November 2008, 9:42

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1: Photos and impressions

Crave The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has been one of the most elusive handsets we've ever had to deal with. Pictures don't do the X1 justice: it's gorgeous, and a bold departure from Sony Ericsson's usual bland designs.

20 November 2008, 14:08

Photos: Ears-on with the wireless Sleek Audio SA6 earphones

Crave A small adaptor plugs into any audio source, including iPods, iPhones, Sony Walkmans or even music phones with 3.5mm headphone sockets. We'll be giving these a full, detailed review very soon, but you can pick up a pair already from hifiheadphones...

20 November 2008, 11:53

iTunes to get DRM-free songs from all labels?

Crave A year after iTunes began offering music without copy-protection software from EMI, Apple is in discussions with the other three top recording companies -- Universal, Warner and Sony BMG -- about acquiring DRM-free songs, according to two music...

Tags: itunes, universal, labels, songs

20 November 2008, 11:06

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

Crave You can use it to silence or reject calls and read full texts on it, similar to Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth watch. The original Prada phone was one of the first touchscreen handsets to hit the UK market, but it was fiddly to use, especially for...

19 November 2008, 10:40