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Some Kindle Owners Upset After Receiving Cryptic Subscription Offer From Amazon

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 5 at 8:02 pm PT

Amazon has issued an apology tonight after upsetting Kindle owners, who learned they were selected to receive a publication they didn’t sign up for — and could be charged for.

The Early Numbers Are In: Is Rhapsody’s iPhone App a Hit?

Peter Kafka in Media on October 20, 2009 at 8:46 am PT

RealNetworks says more than 500,000 people have downloaded its all-you-can-eat music app. But it’s hard to tell what that number actually means.

Buying a PC With Windows 7

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 7, 2009 at 3:42 pm PT

Walt answers questions about upgrading to Windows 7 and alternatives to Microsoft Money.

Sirius iPhone App: No Stern? No NFL? No MLB? No Way. [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on June 18, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

The too-long-in-coming Sirius XM app for the iPhone and iPod touch showed up in the App Store today and sadly, it’s more noteworthy for what’s missing than anything else. Absent from it are a number of the broadcaster’s more popular channels, among them Howard Stern’s, which Sirius often claims are responsible for driving more subscriptions than any other. Also missing: MLB Play-by-Play, NFL Play-by-Play and Sirius NASCAR Radio.

Skipping Your Computer’s Warm-Up Time

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on January 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm PT

The time it takes to boot up a computer can be a source of frustration — especially if you’re in a rush and just want to log on, get information and move on with your day. If televisions took as long as PCs take to start working, we’d miss game-winning touchdowns.