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Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep

May 15, 2012

Microsoft’s “Signature” PCs are streamlined for a cleaner look and better performance.

Previously in Personal Technology

A Real-Estate App When You’re Buying or Just Nosy

Samsung Aims to Get in Touch With Media Players

Google Stores, Syncs, Edits in the Cloud

Permission to Procrastinate: Wait to Get a New Laptop

Mossberg’s Mailbox

Are Macs More Secure?

May 1, 2012

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether Macs are as vulnerable to viruses as PCs.

Previously in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Taking Dictation

Alternatives to the iPhone

Is the iPhone 4S Really 4G?

Need Mobile Email? You’ll Need a Data Plan.

Recent Columns and Posts By Walt

A Real-Estate App When You’re Buying or Just Nosy

in Personal Technology on May 8 at 6:05 pm PT

HomeSnap lets you take a picture of a home and get a price estimate and more.
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Samsung Aims to Get in Touch With Media Players

in Personal Technology on May 1 at 6:08 pm PT

Samsung’s new media players send text messages and make voice and video calls with Wi-Fi.
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Taking Dictation

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 24 at 2:47 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on smartphones’ dictation apps.

Google Stores, Syncs, Edits in the Cloud

in Personal Technology on April 24 at 9:37 am PT

Google Drive lets you store and share documents, photos, music and more, plus create and edit files online.
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Permission to Procrastinate: Wait to Get a New Laptop

in Personal Technology on April 17 at 6:13 pm PT

Walt gives advice on buying a new laptop this spring — don’t do it yet. There are big changes coming.
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Take a Note: Typing With No Hands

in Personal Technology on April 10 at 6:08 pm PT

Use the microphone icon on your virtual keyboard to dictate accurate texts, Tweets, emails and more.
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Alternatives to the iPhone

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 10 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on an alternative to the iPhone.

It’s Big, It’s Blue, It’s Windows, but Can It Beat Rival Phones?

in Personal Technology on April 3 at 6:01 pm PT

Nokia’s Lumia 900 is an improved version of a Windows phone, but it has some flaws.
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Is the iPhone 4S Really 4G?

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 3 at 5:37 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on why the iPhone 4S sometimes indicates it’s on 4G.

4G or Not 4G: A Guide to Cut Through All the “Fast” Talk

in Personal Technology on March 27 at 6:07 pm PT

Walt cuts through all the confusion about 4G data networks.
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Need Mobile Email? You’ll Need a Data Plan.

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, March 27, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

Two Screens Aren’t Better Than One for Sony Tablet P

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, March 20, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

Apple’s New iPad

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, March 20, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt Mossberg and Lauren Goode Talk New iPad on WSJ Digits

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossblog, March 15, 2012 at 12:27 pm PT

Replacing the Ribbon

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, March 14, 2012 at 9:27 pm PT

New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, March 14, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

A Droid Phone With a Battery That Outlasts Most Talkers

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, March 6, 2012 at 6:13 pm PT

Backup for Years

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, March 6, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT

Radical Camera Lets You Pick What’s Blurry And What’s Not

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, February 29, 2012 at 2:04 pm PT

The Writing on the Tablet

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, February 29, 2012 at 2:03 pm PT

Dell Goes on Ultrabook Diet With Slimmed-Down Laptop

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, February 22, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

Stashing Movies

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, February 22, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Mobile Device That’s Better for a Jotter Than a Talker

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, February 15, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

For iPad and Mobile Devices, a ‘Port’ out of the Norm

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology, February 8, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

An iPhoto Slide Show on CD

Posted by Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox, February 8, 2012 at 6:01 pm PT

Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep

May 15, 2012 at 6:01 pm PT

A Real-Estate App When You’re Buying or Just Nosy

May 08, 2012 at 6:05 pm PT

Are Macs More Secure?

May 01, 2012 at 9:25 pm PT

Samsung Aims to Get in Touch With Media Players

May 01, 2012 at 6:08 pm PT

Taking Dictation

April 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm PT

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