OS X

For iPad and Mobile Devices, a ‘Port’ out of the Norm

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 8 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews a special flash drive that can transfer and stream files to popular mobile devices without standard USB ports.

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Apple’s iTunes Match is a cloud-computing service that stores all your song files in a high-quality format without making you upload them first.

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 Mac on Windows?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 7, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether a Mac operating system can run on a Windows PC, and more.

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.

Essay: Jobs’s Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on August 24, 2011 at 6:18 pm PT

Why the day Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple isn’t like the day a typical CEO resigns.

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.