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.
Tuesday 27 January 2009, 4:19pm
Yes, that Microsoft Songsmith ad is genuine
That now-viral Microsoft Songsmith video featuring the singing family, was created by Microsoft, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to me this afternoon. And yes, that's a MacBook Pro seen in the opening shot. Click here for more
Monday 19 January 2009, 6:03pm
Xbox demos should offer Gamerscore points
Giving Xbox 360 gamers a modest number of Gamerscore points for completing game demos from Xbox Live might be an excellent way of encouraging subscribers to check out new titles and playing them to the end. Click here for more
Thursday 15 January 2009, 5:48pm
Why Apple will triumph without Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has temporarily stepped down from his position as CEO of Apple, but this isn't the beginning of the end for Apple. Click here for more
Monday 5 January 2009, 4:12pm
Sonic Unleashed: Worst game of 2008
It seems that the only thing Sega did when it gave Sonic a third dimension to exist in is give me the first and most defining reason to begin despising the useless spiky blue cretin. Click here for more
Thursday 4 December 2008, 10:41am
50 CNET: When bands email Web sites
Imagine being a huge fan of Bruce Forsythe, then waking up one morning to find he'd emailed you to say he loves your Web site. Well it just happened to me. Click here for more
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
Articles by Nate Lanxon
What does Google Suggest suggest about the state of humanity?
Crave People ask Google some exceptionally worrying questions. We poked through the things it suggests you might be asking and offered some answers to the hard of thinking
Why won't they die? The tech we won't forget
Crave If you were born, it's highly likely you'll die. Sorry about that. For consumer tech though, it's not quite so cut and dried. We explore the technology that just refuses to be killed off
EMI baffles us: Offers Beatles MP3s... on memory sticks
Crave EMI and Apple Corps have released a £200 USB memory stick in the shape of an apple, with all The Beatles' albums in MP3. We're so unimpressed we felt compelled to complain
Interview: Zero Punctuation's Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw reveals all
Crave Zero Punctuation is a wonder, truly one of the greatest online video shows of the age. Its creator -- Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw -- sits down to take us behind the scenes of its creation
Every BBC iPlayer device tested
Crave The BBC's iPlayer is compatible with so many portable devices now it's almost funny. So here's your ultimate reference resource: we've tested and judged every single one of them
Firefox 3.6 beta tested in-depth
Crave The next major revision of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser is version 3.6. Mozilla promises speed boosts and many new features. We've been testing the beta for a few days
Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300
Review Dispensing with bells and whistles, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 ebook reader does one job and does it well. It's extremely easy to read text on its e-ink display, it's attractive and pocketable, and it's very simple to use. Overall, we think it's the best ebook reader currently on the UK market
Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600
Review The Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 is a decent ebook reader with some intriguing capabilities, such as its touchscreen, which not only lets you turn pages with a swipe of a finger but also allows you to make annotations. It's not as simple to use as Amazon's Kindle, but it offers much more freedom when it comes to finding books
