Nate Lanxon
Nate Lanxon is CNET UK's Senior Editor of News and Features, and covers every aspect of technology for Crave. He also enjoys popular-science books, obscure Japanese animation and plays 'technical metal' on the drums, whatever that is.
Wednesday 5 August 2009, 4:06pm
MacBook survives plummet on to concrete
Something truly horrifying happened last night. Something so horrific, so inexcusable, silence smothered the air, gagging the mouths of dozens of witnesses: I dropped my unibody MacBook from waist height on to solid concrete. Click here for more
Friday 31 July 2009, 6:21pm
Are you trending on Twitter because you've died?
I have this problem: Whenever I see a celebrity's name trending on Twitter, I immediately assume they've died and I just haven't seen the news yet. Click here for more
Monday 27 July 2009, 2:10pm
Head of AVG uses a Mac
Last week, I didn't just discover AVG is planning an iPhone antivirus app, or that OS X is getting a full-size AVG suite next year -- I discovered something even more curious about the company's CEO, JR Smith. Click here for more
Tuesday 14 July 2009, 5:57pm
Wait -- the best netbooks are still to come
Hey, Google's making an operating system. You probably heard. It's quite big news. Like someone really famous having a baby. Only it's a really underweight baby with its heart and organs being pumped artificially by a beeping machine -- no wonder the press has gone crazy for the netbook-specific OS.
But there's something I do not, and will not use: any kind of netbook, regardless of how well it'll run Google's OS. Click here for more
Monday 15 June 2009, 5:28pm
N97: Greatest disappointment of 2009
The haggard offspring of a one-night stand betwixt horse and sheep would be a frightening beast indeed. Whether body of a sheep and head of a horse, or body of a horse and legs of a sheep, such a mammal would perform neither a sheep's, nor a horse's tasks terribly well. Nokia's N97 feels like the spawn of a similarly ill-advised liaison, but in this case involving the iPhone and the N95. And it, too, should receive both barrels squarely to the face. Click here for more
Friday 12 June 2009, 4:50pm
Your grief is lucrative for Facebook
"By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness." -Emily Bronte
Surprise! Googling classic English literature has not been the only thing I've done this week. Recently, I had the unpleasant job of changing my relationship status on Facebook from 'In a relationship' to 'Single'. Not something I've had to do for over four years. Well, I wasn't on Facebok then, but you get the idea. Click here for more
Friday 29 May 2009, 4:27pm
Geek saves Mac, not cat, from burning flat
We were watching Death Note when we smelled the unmistakable stench of something burning. 11:30pm, and the entire block of flats we live in erupted in fire alarms, and we dashed out of the flat in a hot panic. Click here for more
Friday 22 May 2009, 3:51pm
iPhone speed boost could spell trouble for iPod touch
Rumours are circling that the next iPhone will run considerably faster than the current model. As plausible as the rumour appears, a significant bump in iPhone processing power could spell trouble for iPod touch users Click here for more
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Spotify Android app updated with bundle of new features
Crave Some good news for you from Spotify today: the new version of its app for Android has been released, with support for version 2.0 of the OS -- aka Eclair -- and other new features
Games you can't afford to miss this Christmas
Crave Each games console has one killer game you absolutely must consider ignoring your family to play this festive season. So whip your nog out and let's count down the top titles you just can't miss
Google Chrome hits Mac: Our complete test
Crave After more than a year of being a Windows-only beta, Google's own Chrome Web browser has officially landed on the Mac as a public beta. We've tested it in full, and so should you
JooJoo Web tablet: First look
Crave You may never have heard of Fusion Garage, but the company's JooJoo Web tablet is causing a fuss, and it's beaten Google in the race to make a browser-based operating system
Rumour: Amazon to open retail stores in UK
Crave According to the grapevine, the online-shopping giant is looking to open physical retail stores in the UK, which could put a large bluebottle in Argos' ointment
New iPod shuffle: Four great alternatives
Round-up The new iPod shuffle has no buttons and requires you use the cheap bundled headphones that come with it. Not impressed? Here are four must-see alternatives to consider
Google Public DNS: Explained simply
Crave Do you trust Google to take over one of the core jobs of your Internet service provider? We explain what Google's Public DNS service is and how it works
MySpace Music stumbles into the UK: Eugh
Crave MySpace Music launched in the UK today, and we just don't get it. Not only is it ludicrously late to the party, it's just horrible to use
