Android

Media Device Stores and Shares Well With Others

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 27, 2013 at 3:24 pm PT

SanDisk’s Connect Wireless Media Device may relieve some of your devices’ storage burden and could serve as a media-sharing godsend on a long car trip.

Moto X Stands Out in Sea of Phone Sameness

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 6, 2013 at 3:11 pm PT

New $200 smartphone from Google-owned Motorola Mobility aims to use personalization of color and inscriptions as one of its key components.

Google’s New Nexus 7: The Budget Tablet to Beat

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on July 30, 2013 at 3:14 pm PT

Small but mighty, the revamped device has an impressively sharp screen. But battery life disappoints.

Two Ways to Hit “Print” on a Mobile Device

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on July 9, 2013 at 3:38 pm PT

Presto and ThinPrint Cloud Printer make on-the-go print jobs from smartphones and tablets as easy as printing from a PC.

A Tablet Good for Living Room, Bag and Water

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on June 4, 2013 at 3:19 pm PT

Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z’s stylish overall design, screen, fast performance, good camera and noticeably high sound quality make it easy to love, says Katie. Plus, it can run underwater.

A PC and Tablet “Brick” for the Price of One

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 19, 2013 at 3:13 pm PT

The Asus Transformer AiO offers dual software and hardware systems, but they don’t offset a weighty downside.

Raising the Bar for Better TV Sound

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 5, 2013 at 3:06 pm PT

The Sonos Playbar is a one-piece speaker system that aims to bring high-quality sound to a TV without a complicated setup.

From QWERTY to Quirky: New Ways to Type

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 15, 2013 at 3:08 pm PT

Typing on glass keyboards — like those found on iPhones, Android phones and Windows Phones — should be much easier by now. Some new technologies are aimed at solving the problem.

Custom Magazine Focuses on the Big Pictures

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on December 4, 2012 at 3:07 pm PT

A new edition of Zite, an app that assembles online stories into a personalized digital magazine, puts a lot of emphasis on visuals.

Nook HD’s Screen Dazzles, but Quirks Detract

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on November 13, 2012 at 5:17 pm PT

The Nook HD stands out with the highest-resolution small screen, and its redesigned interface proves that Barnes & Noble takes software seriously.