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Win a PURE Digital weatherproof Oasis DAB radio!

As regular readers will know, the first of the month is a momentous day on Crave — it’s the day we announce hot new products that we’re giving away, completely for free. True to form, we’ve just launched a brand-new competition on CNET.co.uk. Seeing as summer is well on its way, we thought this month we’d give you gadget-lovers a …

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The battle over The Beatles

The Beatles burst onto the international music scene more than four decades ago. But while these boys from Liverpool sang that all you need is love, the battle over the money they generated continued well into the 21st century. A reported recent settlement indicates that the parties have come together. While confidential, the terms must be financially mutually acceptable. (Perhaps …

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Why isn’t Freeview on LCD and plasmas as good as on my old TV?

I keep looking to make the jump to a new TV, yet every time I look at them the standard Freeview picture is poor in comparison to my five-year-old Toshiba 32ZP18 TV. Are there any LCD/plasma televisions that can match my current TV for standard definition material to make my ‘jump’ worthwhile, especially given that the majority of content is still standard definition? Lee Graham You’ve just asked …

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Warner, Bertelsmann settle over Napster

Warner Music Group and Bertelsmann have settled a lawsuit regarding Bertelsmann’s involvement with Napster’s music service in 2001, both companies announced Tuesday. Bertelsmann will pay $110 million to Warner Music, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement reached by the two companies did not require Bertelsmann to admit liability. Both Bertelsmann and Warner Music …

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Panasonic Viera TX

Panasonic doesn’t much care for LCD. It’s often telling us how much better plasma is than the liquid crystal displays of other manufacturers. But you have to admire Panny — even though it thinks the technology is inferior, it still produces great televisions using it. The Viera TX-32LMD70 is one such success story — it has made Crave froth with a …

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LG BH100: Super Multi Blue gets official UK price

When the LG Super Multi Blue player was announced at CES this year there was much excitement from the gathered technological masses. A high-definition player that can cope with both HD DVD and Blu-ray — “W00t,” we thought, and even said it out loud (when no-one was in earshot). And now, after much waiting, the BH100 has arrived and LG …

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Evesham Alqemi 32SX: Hi

The first thing that struck us when we got the Evesham Alqemi 32SX out of its box this morning is how good looking it is, especially for a budget television. Finished in the same glossy black as televisions costing twice as much, it’s hard to fault the styling. Sadly, the elegant design doesn’t go as far as the remote control, …

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Format wars

The next generation high definition disc format is still being battled out in homes across the world, but are we yelling in the wrong argument? Could digital delivery steal the spotlight? News has been racing around the Web of the alleged leak of encryption keys used to secure high definition (HD) content found on the next-generation Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs. …

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