9 posts and columns on Aero

Dell Mobile Boss Bails

in News on November 18, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

Ron Garriques, president of Dell’s communication solutions group and the guy who led the company’s recent forays into the smartphone and tablet spaces, is leaving the company.
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Dell Starts Selling First U.S. Smartphone

in News on August 24, 2010 at 12:39 pm PT

Dell Inc. put its first U.S. smartphone on sale on Tuesday, making the computer maker the latest technology manufacturer to enter the competitive mobile handset market. The Round Rock, Texas, company said its 3.5-inch touchscreen phone, dubbed the “Aero,” runs on Google Inc.’s Android operating system and is available for $99.99 with a new two-year contract from AT&T Inc. and $299.99 without. It can be ordered via Dell’s website.

Dell Now a Chrome OS Partner?

in News on June 21, 2010 at 5:10 am PT

Google’s Chrome operating system is still months from market, but it is already generating interest among PC makers who wonder if it might offer an alternative to Windows. Among them: Dell, which is in talks with Google about using Chrome in some of its laptops.
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Parallels Zips Past Fusion in Running Windows on Macs

in Personal Technology on February 10, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews the latest software for running Windows on a Mac without rebooting.
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Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy

in The Mossberg Solution on October 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

If you’re considering moving your old PC to Windows 7, a $15 program will do the heavy lifting for you.
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Vista: Worthy, Largely Unexciting

in Personal Technology on January 18, 2007 at 11:59 pm PT

Vista is the best version of Windows that Microsoft has produced, Walt Mossberg says. But while navigation has been improved, the successor to XP isn’t a breakthrough in ease of use.
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Before Going to Buy High-Tech Devices, Learn the New Terms

in Personal Technology on November 16, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg offers a quick glossary of techno terms shoppers may encounter when looking for a computer, television, digital camera or cellphone this holiday season. (Video)

Waiting for Windows Vista

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 31, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

Walt answers questions about Windows Media Center, the Aero interface in Vista and right-clicking on Apple laptops.

Opening The New Vista

in The Mossberg Report on June 13, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

The release of a new version of Microsoft Windows is like the launching of a new aircraft carrier. It’s a major, ponderous event whose ripples affect everything around it. So Microsoft’s planned launch of the next version of its Windows operating system, called Windows Vista, currently set for January 2007, will be a big deal. [...]