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Aino and Satio software issues isolated to UK devices - Dec 1, 2009

Crave Sony Ericsson's Aino and Satio were under heat last week with blog sites reporting that several retailers in the UK had pulled stock from shelves. The company said the software issue ... Read story »

Her Majesty may become a "Nintendo addict" - Jan 10, 2008

Crave In the US, their head of state couldn't seem to master the Segway, but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is apparently quite the video game diva. The undoubtedly reputable UK publication The ... Read story »

Palm Pre to launch in the UK - Jul 2, 2009

Crave We just gave an update on the status of the GSM Pre yesterday, and today, British new site The Guardian is reporting that carrier O2 has clinched the deal in the ... Read story »

LG X130 is an Energizer bunny of the Netbook world - Aug 19, 2009

Crave It turns out LG is working on a sequel to the X110 it released last year. Not excited? We don't blame you, but what if we tell you the new X130 ... Read story »

Toshiba TG01 goes on sale in the UK - Jul 13, 2009

Crave We've been in a love/hate relationship with the Toshiba TG01 since Flora was called Andy and we laid eyes on it way back in February at the Mobile World Congress. ... Read story »

Free replacement for old Fujitsu laptops in UK - Dec 1, 2008

Crave Frankly, we're incredibly jealous. Though Fujitsu LifeBooks are hardly known for budget prices, they are among the few machines still made in Japan and have one of the best build qualities ... Read story »

Sony OLED TV finally lands in Asia UK - Jan 29, 2009

Crave It seems like the extremely pricey Sony XEL-1 is finally launching in the UK despite the current economic downturn. As if that's not peculiar enough, who would have expected the Japanese ... Read story »

Photos: The Smart Brabus Electric Drive - Jun 15, 2009

Features A Smart Electric Drive has been once-over by German tuning company Brabus. We take a closer look at the spearmint green and white car. Read story »

Color-changing brolly lightens up even the heaviest downpour - Jul 10, 2009

Crave Unlike the copious high-tech brollies we've written about on Crave Asia, the Skyline Squidarella is a few steps back to our aquadoodling days. Available on Beyond the Valley for US$36, this ... Read story »

UK survey reveals up to 60 percent Xbox 360 failure rate - Nov 18, 2009

Crave Console failure rates have been a common news item throughout the year, with numerous surveys out of the US suggesting that the problem was far greater than Sony, Nintendo and especially ... Read story »

iPhone in UK--still no 3G - Sep 18, 2007

Crave It was important enough for his Jobs-ness to take a flight over the pond, but the impact of the announcement is underwhelming. Yes, the iPhone has been launched in the UK. ... Read story »

Fuel gadget checks gas type, reading skills - Aug 9, 2008

Crave According to a U.K. report, some 150,000 motorists a year disregard color coding and signage to pump their vehicles full of the wrong type of gas. The result is expensive repairs ... Read story »

Three-pin power plug redesigned - Dec 14, 2009

Crave We blog about the latest gadgets on Crave Asia, but sometimes the best ideas come from redesigning devices that we use on a daily basis, for example, the standard UK ... Read story »

Most graphic public service announcement video ever made--texting while driving - Aug 26, 2009

Blogs Warning: This 4 minute-long video is graphic. For mature audiences only. Been watching this video directed and produced by award-winning former BBC TV producer Peter Watkins-Hughes for the past week and ... Read story »

UK authority deems Samsung LED TV ads "misleading" - Sep 3, 2009

Crave When Samsung's first edgelit LED-backlit LCD displays hit stores last spring, we were careful to point out that despite the company's use of the term "LED TV" to describe the ... Read story »

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