Laptop Guide: Timing the Market and the Machines

It should be an easy time for laptop buyers, but the market is still pretty confusing and frustrating. Walt offers his guide to buying a new laptop.
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Clearing Up an iPad Picture Problem

Walt answers readers’ questions about deleting and organizing photos on an iPad.

A New View on Windows

Why does opening photos on a Windows 8 machine open a picture app first?

Missile Tech

Microsoft argues that, with Surface Pro, you don’t need a MacBook Air. In tech marketing, this is known as the Surface-to-Air missile.

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Steven Sinofsky on How Windows 8 PCs Deliver Better Value Than Apple

Shortly after formally launching the new Windows, division president Steven Sinofsky reflected on its impact in an interview with AllThingsD.
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84 Million iPads, 400 Million iOS Devices and More Big Numbers From Apple

Apple takes a victory lap.
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A PC Virus on a Mac

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a MacBook running Parallels could get infected by a PC virus.

Ultrabooks Still Racking Up Infra Sales

It has been nearly a year since Ultrabooks debuted, and still their sales fail to impress. Could it be those lofty prices?
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An In-Between PC

Walt answers a reader’s question on finding an interim computer while waiting for a Mac replacement.

Sony’s First Ultrabook Targets the Budget-Conscious

If the high-end features of Sony’s first Ultrabook don’t grab your attention, its affordability might.
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Meet Mountain Lion: The Latest Mac OS

Apple’s Monster Quarter