touchscreen

Cloud: A new browser-based OS for netbooks

Crave Good OS, the people who brought you the Linux-based gOS, announced a browser-based OS called Cloud at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. You know you've made it as a form factor when you have your very own world summit.

Tags: os, linux, dock, paris

2 December 2008, 10:03

Nokia N97: Back once again with the messaging master

Crave The wait is over: today Nokia announced an N-series touchscreen phone that boasts some truly mouth-watering features. An 89mm (3.5-inch) tiltable touchscreen sits in an elegant white casing that hides a full Qwerty keypad underneath -- think Nokia...

Tags: nokia, gps, friends, messaging

2 December 2008, 9:41

O2 Xda Zest: The Xda brand lives on

Crave Before O2 got involved with the iPhone and its wondrous touchscreen, it used to shout about its Xda range of Windows Mobile handsets a lot more. But if you thought the Xda was dead, then think again, because O2 has been quietly releasing a whole...

Tags: o2, deal, handset, windows mobile

28 November 2008, 12:05

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

Crave The original Prada phone was one of the first touchscreen handsets to hit the UK market, but it was fiddly to use, especially for texting. But there's much more -- the Prada 2 might look similar to its predecessor, but our first impression is that...

19 November 2008, 10:40

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220: Flippin' email

Crave If you're not taken with the BlackBerry Storm's clicky touchscreen and you want something a little more compact for your email, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 could be for you. Boasting a clamshell design that keeps the screen and keypad protected...

Tags: rim, blackberry, flip, clamshell

12 November 2008, 11:35

BlackBerry twice as likely to fail than iPhone

Crave Breaking the figures down, the most prominent malfunctions for iPhone users appear to be touchscreen-related, accounting for a third of all reported issues with that handset. The iPhone has far more problems, unsurprisingly, with its touchscreen...

Tags: rate, study, problems, handset

11 November 2008, 8:33

Photos: Hands-on with the BlackBerry Storm

Crave A large touchscreen is surrounded by a solid casing and metal back. Unlike the other touchscreen phones out there, the Storm's screen is clickable, which takes some getting used to, especially when texting using the onscreen keypad.

6 November 2008, 17:04

Photos: The Samsung Pixon, an 8-megapixel monster

Crave This relatively slim phone boasts a large touchscreen that we're finding commendably responsive, plus HSPDA for fast access to the Internet and GPS. It's not as sharp as the iPhone 3G or T-Mobile G1, but it will react with a gentle tap, unlike some...

4 November 2008, 11:02

Hands-on with Windows 7 touchscreen interface

Crave We had a chance to play around with Windows 7's multitouch gestures yesterday at Microsoft's Professional Developers' Conference. The brief look came on a machine running a later build than the one Microsoft handed out to devs last week.

Tags: window, maker, developers, machine

4 November 2008, 9:36

T-Mobile G1 vs HTC Touch HD vs iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Storm

Crave There have been plenty of touchscreen phones out in the past year but few have really impressed us -- until now. By Christmas this year you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to picking out a fancy new touchscreen phone with all the trimmings.

3 November 2008, 16:05

Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung NV40

Crave Although the NV40 has been superceded in Samsung's catalogue by the all-singing, all-dancing, touchscreen high-definition NV100, it's still a contender. The Samsung NV40 is one of the cameras debuted at CES way back at the start of the year.

3 November 2008, 11:24

Photos: HTC Touch HD, the phone Android should've launched on

Crave Boasting a massive colour touchscreen that measures 50mm wide by 82mm tall, a slim design and all the features you'd expect from a modern smartphone -- GPS, Wi-FI and HSDPA -- the Touch HD is a real beauty.

31 October 2008, 12:03

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

Crave Everything is laid out in a relatively easy-to-understand format, although the variety of input methods -- touchscreen, keypad and scroll ball -- might confuse you at first. It's better than using a touchscreen, in our opinion, but it could do with...

29 October 2008, 22:59

Orange to be exclusive carrier of HTC Touch HD

Crave The Touch HD has garnered a degree of interest for its use of a 97mm (3.8-inch), 480x800-pixel, widescreen WVGA touchscreen. Orange is going to be the exclusive carrier of the HTC Touch HD handset in the UK, the operator said yesterday.

Tags: handset, hd, htc, touch hd

28 October 2008, 9:53

Nokia E63: Qwerty hits the comeback trail

Crave While many users are chasing the touchscreen dragon, there are still people out there -- sensible, sturdy types, none of your gadabouts -- who want a phone with a mechanical Qwerty keypad. That said, on the other side of the pond, RIM, a company...

Tags: nokia, keypad, handsets, touchscreen

23 October 2008, 11:22