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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1: Photos and impressions

Crave We've obviously only skimmed the surface of what the X1 has to offer, but more's coming in the full review, so watch this space. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has been one of the most elusive handsets we've ever had to deal with.

20 November 2008, 14:08

CNET UK Podcast 111: Deafening silence from the Mars Phoenix rover

Crave In space updates, we're discussing the sad news that Earth has perhaps heard its last words from the Mars Phoenix rover, which went silent from the surface of the red planet at the start of the month.

14 November 2008, 11:30

Photos: Nokia N85, the middle child

Crave The N85's back features a smooth surface, similar to the N96, and a 5-megapixel camera with a neat and effective lens cover. Rather than try to outdo itself every time it releases a phone, Nokia has sensibly -- if rather boringly -- opted to make a...

11 November 2008, 10:54

Photos: Hands-on with the tiny Optoma Pico projector

Crave Now, technology has brought us yet another one of its inevitable advances, one that will bring new levels of irritation to public transport: the Optoma Pico, a tiny projector for throwing video on to a near wall or other solid surface.

21 October 2008, 12:13

Check out our upgraded forums

Crave Most of the changes are under the surface -- the code has been re-written from scratch to make creating and reading posts faster than before. Crave has been deep in conversation with our lab-coated tech guys in Singapore over the last few weeks to...

Tags: box, post, forums, requested

21 October 2008, 9:55

LG Flatron M2294D: When monitors and TVs get it on

Crave Oh, and it doesn't have a nasty glossy surface reflecting your own face back at you, which is always welcome. When Crave inherits the Earth, we're gonna change a few things. First, we'll make everyone watch Lips 2 Da Floor at least three times a...

Tags: inputs, telly, pc card, pc monitor

24 September 2008, 11:15

Photos: Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Crave It's an interesting compromise to get the most surface area for everyday typing, and we'll have to spend some more time with the system before we decide if we like it or not. And even though there are not many surprises in the just-announced...

4 September 2008, 15:53

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony S-series Walkman

Crave On the surface the S series feels like a decent player -- it's well-built and has a terrific screen, a good button layout and, we feel, a well above average design. IFA was a little disappointing this year for audio enthusiasts, due to the general...

3 September 2008, 11:15

Panasonic Viera TX-32LXD80: 720p LCD TV bargain

Crave Panasonic seems to have avoided any cost cutting, at least on the surface. Not so very long ago, if you wanted an LCD TV of any size you were going to be looking at a significant outlay. These days, with new CRT models virtually extinct, flat-panel...

Tags: panasonic, lcd, inch, viewing

4 August 2008, 11:04

Photos: ISDA awards honour design innovation

Crave The Design Touch user would then be able to touch a lightweight, flexible Braille display sheet that displays the picture in 3D on an embossed surface. What do a MacBook Air and a submersible rolling pin have in common?

23 July 2008, 10:14

Sky to launch music download business with Universal

Crave On the surface, the new service appears to be something of an amalgam of the business models behind eMusic and Last.fm.eMusic offers a monthly subscription service that gives access to fixed numbers of downloads from independent labels' music for...

Tags: universal, labels, unlimited, nokia

23 July 2008, 9:42

Nikon D700: 12-megapixel full-frame dSLR adds dustbuster

Crave Larger sensors generally mean better quality, as there is more surface area to record light accurately and with less chance of noise. It might not be a surprise that Nikon has launched the new D700 dSLR camera, but there are a couple of twists in...

1 July 2008, 11:20

Why do Apple laptop upgrades cost 200% more than Dell's?

Crave Base configurations look pretty similar on the surface, but when you start upgrading with faster internal components, Apple charges through the nose. Everybody knows Apple laptops are pricey. You know it, Crave knows it, Steve Jobs knows it.

26 June 2008, 12:17

Top ten spacecraft

Crave As we all know, Beagle 2 was destroyed by Decepticons on the surface of Mars. Had it survived, it was to send back detailed information about the surface of everyone's favourite red planet, and tell us about what sort of life might have been there...

19 June 2008, 16:36

Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS: 10-megapixel compact has us at hello

Crave In our quest to bring you the coolest, cleverest gadgets in the gizmosphere, we know to look past the surface. Say what you like about Canon: it does make exceedingly pretty cameras. The Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS strolled into Crave this week...

Tags: canon, silver, crave, lens

6 June 2008, 10:29