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Nokia Booklet 3G hits US: Hands-on verdict
Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook has arrived in the US and our chocolate-voiced NYC colleague Dan Ackerman has one in. It's designed to be sold on a phone-like contract, with AT&T offering it for $299 (£180) on a hefty $60 (£36) monthly tariff. Big Ack was impressed with the Booklet's build quality and high-res 10-inch display, but its titchy keyboard was too small for his bear-like paws and its sluggish performace was a turn-off too. Continue reading...
USB 3 vs USB 2: Buffalo HD-HXU3 hard drive speed tested
In the beginning, a coalition of the finest tech minds brought us the plug-and-play phenomenon that was USB. Then, a coalition of slightly brainier bods upped its game to bring us the miracle that was Hi-Speed USB 2. Today, Crave has the Buffalo HD-HXU3, the very first external hard drive in the UK that uses the SuperSpeed USB 3 standard. SuperSpeed USB 3, people! Pull up a chair and let's take a butchers'. Continue reading...
Win a CNET UK Editors' Choice swag bag worth £1,200!
Christmas may not be here yet, but we've been distilling the spirit of Santa Claus for months now, nurturing our pot bellies by gorging on pies and cultivating slightly off-putting beards. In order to indulge our premature festive inclinations, we're offering the chance for one reader to win a veritable smorgasbord of consumer tech. And we're not talking just any old gadgets -- what's on offer here is the cream of the crop, with all prize offerings having been awarded CNET UK's coveted Editors' Choice award.
The Humax Foxsat-HDR freesat PVR and 1080p Toshiba Regza 32RV635DB LCD TV are sure to please on the wintry evenings ahead, while the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 superzoom camera, 8GB Apple iPod touch, and Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell netbook should provide ample distraction from the numbing sensation in your toes and fingers if you decide to venture outside. Continue reading...
Space Station IT: High technology
The International Space Station (ISS) isn't just an orbiting laboratory, spaceship testing-ground and multinational geek-fest -- it's also the world's highest (250 miles) and fastest (17,500mph) computer network. We burrow under its metal skin and siphon out its most interesting specifications, like some kind of star-hopping alien data vampires. But without the plutonium-coated fangs. Continue reading...
Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: How the Apple has fallen 
Apple's products are universally acclaimed for their wonderfulness and gorgeousness -- except in the real world, where people use computers for actual work and not just for messing around.
Just ask The Onion, and when you're done, have a butchers' at the latest market-share statistics. Apple's Leopard operating system failed to make significant in-roads against even an ailing Windows Vista, and we're not so sure Snow Leopard, despite its claimed improvements, has what it takes to topple Windows 7.
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Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated
So you want a tiny laptop, but you're not sure which one to get? It all seemed so clear in the beginning -- you had your mind set on an Eee PC 701 or 900, but then half the laptop manufacturers in the world suddenly went and made copycat machines.
Fear not, be-puzzled reader, Crave has seen nearly all these Eee-type machines and we're pretty well-placed to tell you which one might be best for you. We've locked ourselves in a room, gorged ourselves on Red Bull, analysed the pros and cons of each, and can now bring you the fruits of that labour. Continue reading...
'Get a Mac' ads heckle Windows 7 launch
Apple has released three new 'Get a Mac' adverts, all designed to upset the launch of Windows 7.
In one spot, 'Broken Promises', the nincompoop PC character, played by John Hodgman, wants to celebrate the "good news" that the newly released Windows 7 won't have the problems of its previous operating systems. The ever-smug Mac character (Justin Long) retorts by saying PC has made the same promises every time it's launched a new OS, triggering a smart-aleck retro montage. Continue reading...
Amazon to publish free Kindle PC app
Amazon is increasing the number of ways you can access its Kindle electronic book service, with a new free app for Windows PCs that lets you read and download ebooks on your computer. Like the iPhone app, it'll sync with your Kindle reader -- recently made available in the UK -- so you don't lose your page whichever device you're reading on. It also makes use of Windows 7's touch-control features. An app for Macs will follow soon. Continue reading...
Apple's multi-touch MacBook: Hands-on 
Look what we have here. It's the new Apple MacBook, now with a multi-touch trackpad, rounder corners and a battery you can't replace.
So here's the thing: this is a refresh, despite its entirely new chassis and new trackpad. Fundamentally it's still the same entry-level Mac, just with certain refinements that bring it better in line with its MacBook Pro brothers. Continue reading...
Microsoft launches Windows 7 with new hardware and massive PC World discounts
Windows 7 launches tomorrow, and Microsoft has been showing off its new OS on a range of laptops and desktops at a swanky London launch.
Although most of the kit isn't brand-spanking-new, it was our first opportunity to get hands-on with many of the new models. First up is the Sony Vaio L11S1E/S, a high-definition all-in-one. With its 3GHz Intel Core Duo E8400 chip, the Vaio's multi-touch touchscreen is supersnappy. Continue reading...
