Nate Lanxon
Nate is CNET.co.uk's expert on digital music and portable media. He was born just long enough before the beginning of the digital age to grow up with it, become one with it and then be utterly consumed by it. 'Geek by profession' has been his career goal for two decades.
Monday 9 June 2008, 9:27pm
O2 gets 3G iPhone, pays for ads really early
Within a couple of hours of the iPhone 3G being announced, O2's sponsored links for the new handset went live on Google in the UK. Click here for more
Tuesday 3 June 2008, 10:01am
WWDC '08 needs a 3G iPhone, for Apple's sake
All this talk of the 3G iPhone is purely speculative, with nothing confirmed from Cupertino. Okay, it's highly likely we'll see the 3G model launched next week at WWDC, but it's not guaranteed. Yet the tech world -- not to mention Apple fanboys -- is acting as if it was announced weeks ago. Click here for more
Friday 23 May 2008, 11:48am
Letter to Oxford English Dictionary: Redefine 'unlimited'
I've decided to write an open letter to the Oxford English Dictionary to suggest it adds an extra definition to its entry for 'unlimited', so consumers can realise that 'unlimited' also means 'limited'. Click here for more
Monday 12 May 2008, 5:22pm
Vote for me: I'll ban full-screen software installation
There are many things in the world that need to be seen in full-screen mode to be appreciated: videogames and Web browsers are just two. But please, software developers, one thing that should be banished from the face of the Earth, and that's full-screen installs. They're pointless, they don't benefit anybody and in 2008 they're about as welcome in my home as Tracy Emin -- a woman I will one day have jailed for being a demented waste of blood and organs. Click here for more
Wednesday 7 May 2008, 5:40pm
NIN give away another album. How many more?
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free album. After offering part of their instrumental album Ghosts I-IV for free, alongside various paid-for ways to buy the album in full, Nine Inch Nails have just released their new album The Slip completely free, making us wonder how many new albums NIN have actually recorded. Click here for more
Tuesday 6 May 2008, 12:10pm
Grand Theft Auto IV? No thanks
As Earth's videogaming minions pushed Grand Theft Auto IV into their Xbox 360s and PSTriples, I set Nirvana's harmonically indeterminate milestone album Nevermind playing, and loaded up Team Fortress 2. Click here for more
Friday 25 April 2008, 10:18am
YouTube cat lover saves lives, attracts women
If you love cats and YouTube, chances are you've seen The Engineer's Guide To Cats. It's my favourite video of 2008 and it's just ticked past 1,000,000 views since February. But seeing creator Paul Klusman's other videos, it's clear there's much more to him than being fanatic about felines -- the guy's nothing short of a cat live-saver. I caught up with him in an email interview. Click here for more
Wednesday 23 April 2008, 9:34am
Student? You're probably a TV criminal then
The TV Licensing agency is convinced my little brother is a common criminal. He's not, but he's been threatened with court. He studies psychology at Lincoln University. He's a law-abiding citizen, having only been handcuffed once for carrying a lethal weapon, even though it was an umbrella. To be fair, the police did apologise for the mistake. Click here for more
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Sennheiser IE 7 sound-isolating earphones
Review If you read our reviews, you'll know that as far as mid-range sound-isolating earphones go, we have a soft spot for the Klipsch Custom-3s. Well, now we have been introduced to the Sennheiser IE 7s, and boy are they giving the Klipsches a run for their money. The IE 7s are reasonably-priced, superb all-rounders
Sennheiser IE 8 sound-isolating earphones
Review We loved the way the Sennheiser IE 8 sound-isolating earphones added warmth and depth to our broad music collection. With the added bonus of being able to manually adjust the bass, these earphones are more than worthy competitors to the Shure SE530s. Be prepared to have your music rocked
Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman
Photo We've got Sony Ericsson's latest Walkman phone in-house -- the beautiful W705 -- and this one is for sure a hot contender for sexiest phone of the year
Woo Audio WA2 headphone amplifier
Review To put it simply, the Woo Audio WA2 is the best headphone amplifier in its price category by a mile. It provides an experience that is completely luscious -- deep, smooth bass, rich vocal reproduction, and a sweet, spacious, notably airy treble that's smashing for live classical performances, although can handle anything you throw its way. Superb
PURE Digital Avanti Flow: Slick Net and DAB radio
Crave PURE Digital's latest DAB radio is the second Net radio-enabled system from the company, and it could make one hell of a good gift for the Consumermas season.
Apple releases iPhone 2.2 firmware
Crave The brand new firmware for Apple's iPhone is out, and it includes Google's Street View service and wireless podcast downloading, among a heap of performance improvements
Sony NWZ-S639F Walkman
Review Sony's NWZ-S639F Walkman S series is an affordable model that delivers. It supports BBC iPlayer downloads, so you can take full advantage of its crisp -- albeit small -- screen. Its stylish design and incredibly easy-to-use navigation system is coupled with superb Sony sound quality, making this MP3 player music to our ears
Photos: Ears-on with the wireless Sleek Audio SA6 earphones
Photo Sleek Audio's high-end SA6 earphones are now available with Kleer wireless technology, and it's a whole load better than Bluetooth. Here's why
