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Real Bonding With Family Around the TV Via Skype

Tely Labs’ telyHD turns Skype video chats into room-size experiences, involving whole families or groups of friends on each end—seeing each other, chatting and sharing photos in high definition using TVs instead of computers.

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Track Changes on an iPad

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a new Microsoft Office app for the iPad tracks changes.

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Talk Is Cheap and Reliable on Nokia’s $50 Phone

Walt reviews Nokia’s Lumia 710, the $50 device that gets the most common smartphone tasks done for a bargain price.
Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone

Walt Shows Off CES Gadgets for Fox Business News (Video)

The Justin Bieber of CES (or so says Fox Business News) has found a few intriguing items in a show without any real blockbusters.
Walt at CES 2012 Fox Business News

Working in Word, Excel, PowerPoint on an iPad

Walt reviews an app that brings the full, genuine Windows versions of the key Office productivity apps — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — to the iPad.
OnLive Desktop for iPad

Going Back to Internet Explorer

Walt answers a reader’s question about security holes in Web browsers.

Walt and Katie Take a Tour of CES (Video)

Walt and Katie walk the CES floor, and find less “newness” at this year’s event, noting that the absent Apple looms over the show.
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Waiting for Windows 8

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether to wait for Windows 8 before buying a new computer.

Diabetic Tester That Talks to iPhones and Doctors

Telcare’s new diabetes meter offers built-in wireless technology to transmit readings to an online database.
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Microsoft Office on iPad

Walt answers readers’ questions about technology, including opening Office files on the iPad.

Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.
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Ultrabooks Bring Speed and Light to Windows

The Ultrabook combines low weight with good speed and battery life.
Lenovo Ultrabook

Sending Music to the Cloud

Solid Keyboard Elevates This Tablet, Though Software Lags

Loading Photos Into the Kindle Fire

Introducing Lauren Goode

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud

Kindle Fire, A Grown-Up E-Reader With Tablet Spark

iPad 3 Coming Soon?

A Guide for PC Buyers Not Looking for a Tablet

iPhone Battery Drain

Dialing Up 20 Years of Gadget Reviews

iPad as Cellphone?

Cameras Act Like a Pro, but Are as Easy as Pie

Coming to a Gadget Near You: A Movie for All Your Screens

The iPhone Finds Its Voice

New Apple Software Adds Features to Older Phones

Real Bonding With Family Around the TV Via Skype

January 25, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

Track Changes on an iPad

January 25, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Talk Is Cheap and Reliable on Nokia’s $50 Phone

January 18, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

Working in Word, Excel, PowerPoint on an iPad

January 11, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

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