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 1 December 2008, 10:06am
iPhone: Beat 10MB 3G download limit
Want to break the 10MB limit for downloading podcasts over 3G on the iPhone? It's easy, and I'm going to tell you how to do it. Click here for more
Wednesday 19 November 2008, 5:36pm
Netbooks: Credit OLPC, not just Asus
Although it was Psion that coined the term 'netbook' before the turn of the Millenium, it was Intel that repopularised it (or, let's be honest, popularised it at all) last year. It had worked with the OLPC organisation on the XO project, but ditched its affiliation over disagreements about the development and pricing of Intel's competitor, the Classmate PC. Click here for more
Wednesday 12 November 2008, 3:42pm
Gears of War 2: More guts, more emotion
Gears of War 2 just sold 2 million copies in its opening weekend, a figure made more impressive by the fact that it's exclusive to Xbox 360. Having just completed it, I can almost guarantee every one of those 2 million copies are now living in happy homes. Click here for more
Monday 10 November 2008, 3:53pm
Ponyfish: Build RSS feeds for any site
Ponyfish is a free service that allows you to create simple RSS feeds for any Web site that doesn't offer one itself. There are paid options if you want to manage your feeds and add further options. I bought a $24 (£15) per year plan to create a feed for this blog on CNET UK, and you can check out the results (and subscribe!) here. Click here for more
Wednesday 29 October 2008, 11:26am
Opera Mini: World's fastest mobile browser
I recommend that everyone with a mobile phone install the free Opera Mini Web browser. I thought it was about time I explained precisely why. Click here for more
Tuesday 28 October 2008, 12:38pm
Fable II: Adultery, whistling and a dog
Last night I dug up a condom my dog found, then stole someone's wife and slept with her in my gypsy trailer, after impressing her by whistling and showing off a severed head I've been carrying around. Welcome to the peculiar world of Fable II -- the latest Xbox 360 RPG from Lionhead Studios. Click here for more
Friday 24 October 2008, 4:20pm
iTunes glitch censors Katy Perry, ignores Cannibal Corpse
If you know me, you'll know I hate Katy Perry, and love death metal. So it was with great pleasure that I see iTunes is 'accidentally' censoring Perry, among other monstrosities, and leaving alone such controversial personal favourites as Cannibal Corpse. Click here for more
Monday 20 October 2008, 12:47pm
Four essential podcasts you need to hear
I subscribe to about 25 podcasts, all of which I listen to. Some are too weird to mention (Waller FM, I'm looking at you) some are accessible enough for my girlfriend to happily watch with me (Diggnation). And some are such bloody obvious choices you should be sectioned for not listening to them already (Crave, BOL, TWiT, Cranky Geeks). Click here for more
Articles by Nate Lanxon
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
