Second-Edition iPad–Worth the Wait?

Walt answers readers’ questions on the second edition iPad, printer sharing and freeing up hard-drive space on a Mac.

More on the Nexus One

More on expanding the Nexus One’s memory; AT&T vs. Verizon’s cellphone signal footprints; how to sync your Nexus One with a computer.

Google’s Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smartphones

Google’s new approach to super-smartphones is the first Android phone Walt would consider carrying as his everyday hand-held computer.

Droid Memory, Palm to iPod Touch, and iMacs for Older Users

Walt Mossberg answers readers’ questions on the Droid’s memory, moving from a Palm to the iPod Touch and an iMac for older computer users.

OMFG: 4.1 Billion Text Messages Sent Every Day in U.S.

Some 740 billion text messages were sent in the first half of 2009 in the U.S. This according to the CTIA’s semiannual wireless industry survey, which helpfully breaks down that astonishing figure to an even more astonishing 4.1 billion texts per day. That’s about double the number sent during the same period last year.
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Friends and Family Have a New Way to Just Drop In

By Nick Wingfield

Digital-picture frames have started to take off as a way for people to show off their stashes of digital photos in rotating slide shows. A growing number of frames even connect to wireless home networks so they can easily be refreshed with photos stored online and on PCs.