Lion

Mountain Lion and Windows 8’s Common Aim: Make Desktop More Like Mobile

Ina Fried in News on February 16 at 7:16 am PT

Redmond and Cupertino are taking different approaches, but both aim to make their desktops and laptops more like the smartphone.

Meet Mountain Lion: The Latest Mac OS

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 16 at 5:33 am PT

Apple is previewing the latest version of its Mac OS X software today.

Track Changes on an iPad

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 25 at 6:02 pm PT

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

Delete a Facebook Account

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on how to permanently delete a Facebook account.

Commas, Zeros and the Number One: Apple’s iPhone 4S Event by the Numbers

John Paczkowski in News on October 4, 2011 at 4:30 pm PT

Number one music store in the world, number one smartphone in the world, number one tablet in the world …

A Tablet With a Keyboard

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 21, 2011 at 3:52 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on the Asus Transformer, which has a keyboard add-on.

A Parallels World Where Windows Zips on Macs

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 31, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac runs Windows quickly and smoothly on Apple devices, integrating programs with new features of the Lion version of Mac’s operating system.

New MacBook Airs, Lion Spike Summer Mac Sales

John Paczkowski in News on August 23, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Mac sales see double-digit growth thanks to new hardware and the debut of OS X Lion.

News Byte

Apple Updates Lion

John Paczkowski in News on August 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm PT

Apple on Tuesday released the first maintenance update for its newly released Lion operating system. Mac OS X 10.7.1 improves the reliability of Wi-Fi connections and resolves some audio and video playback issues, among other things. A separate update is available for MacBook Air and Mac mini owners.