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Frankenstein gadgetry: Advertisement 101 - Sep 4, 2009

Blogs If there is one thing that sells, a heartbreaking yet at the same time heart-warming tale of separation and reunification is perhaps a sure-fire sales pitch. At least this Woot.com site ... Read story »

Analyst: Smartphones will surpass global PC in sales by 2011 - Sep 8, 2009

Crave Smartphones will surpass global PCs in sales by the end of 2011, another milestone in the development of more portable computing. RBC analyst Mike Abramsky estimates that shipments of both devices ... Read story »

Motorola Dext in Asia next year? Maybe - Sep 11, 2009

Crave Motorola Cliq Motorola has announced its first Android-based smartphone in the US called the Cliq. This will be available later this year with operator T-Mobile stateside. Outside of the US, this ... Read story »

3M's new Pico projector runs longer and better - Sep 14, 2009

Crave The original 3M Pico projector has gotten even better with the arrival of its upgraded MPro120 sibling. Most notable are the latter's brighter projection, doubled LED lifespan and inbuilt stereo ... Read story »

Should Facebook setup office in Southeast Asia? - Sep 21, 2009

Blogs Although this geek is currently in San Francisco for the Intel Developer Forum, I decided to share some quick thoughts in response to Bernard Leong's blog post on why and how ... Read story »

EmoBracelet alerts day frazzled traders when to take time-out - Oct 16, 2009

Crave The Rationalizer system is aimed at serious traders, but we don't see why it couldn't be used by others as well. Has all that online stock trading landed you in ... Read story »

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 announced - Oct 22, 2009

Crave On Wednesday, Research In Motion unveiled its newest smartphone, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. It will replace the original BlackBerry Bold 9000, which debuted in November 2008, and offers a sleeker ... Read story »

Could Google be working on a free real-time navigation service? - Oct 28, 2009

Crave According to a recent Forbes report, mapping service providers suspect that Google may be working on a free turn-by-turn navigation service. Editors' note: Shortly after we posted this article, Google ... Read story »

Of Google-zilla and control freaks - Nov 19, 2009

Blogs Recently, HTC finally delivered the Australian release of both the HTC Hero and HTC Tatoo at Harvey Norman. Despite its late appearance compared with its Asian counterparts, is this really a ... Read story »

Xbox Live's social media features used by millions - Nov 24, 2009

Crave Microsoft on Monday said that millions of Xbox Live members have used the new social-media features that the company pushed live a week ago. In June, Microsoft announced it would begin ... Read story »

Eneloopy, Sanyo's battery-checking mutt, to retail in Asia soon - Nov 27, 2009

Crave It's a dog-eat-bot race, with Sanyo's Eneloopy mascot mutt giving Panasonic's Evolta mascot robot a run for its money. But whereas the latter risked battery life and limb to show ... Read story »

How to select the right Samsung camera - Sep 9, 2009

Features Check out our comprehensive guide on this family of shooters before plonking down your dough. Read story »

Nokia gets more social with applications - Sep 16, 2009

Features Apps will be more socially and contextually relevant to users, thanks to built-in GPS on the handsets and newly released application programming interfaces. Read story »

Eco-friendly PS3 Slim runs on half the power of the PS3 - Aug 28, 2009

Crave Sony heralded the new PlayStation 3 Slim as more energy efficient than previous models, but that's an easy feat considering the older PS3 "Fat" models were some of the most ... Read story »

PS2 franchises we want to see on the PS3 - Sep 30, 2009

Features The PS2 is the bestselling gaming console with over 140 million units sold worldwide. In its software collection of more than 1,900 titles, here are some we wish to see on the PS3. Read story »

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