Peter Kafka in Media on January 6, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
There’s lots of cool stuff on display at CES this week. But bear in mind that lots of it will be DOA–or worse, it will never arrive, period.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 18, 2010 at 3:35 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on transferring files and programs to a new PC and syncing iTunes with non-Apple smartphones.
John Paczkowski in Social on June 28, 2010 at 4:01 pm PT
What does Generation Upload think of Kin, the social media phone Microsoft designed for it? Evidently not very much, because Verizon is cutting its prices barely a month after bringing it to market. Over the weekend, the carrier quietly reduced the price of both Kin models, dropping the Kin One to $29 from $49 and the Kin Two to $49 from $99.
Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on March 10, 2010 at 11:32 am PT
The price of Palm handsets just keeps dropping.
Last time I checked, in late February, you could get yourself a Pre or Pre Plus for just $69.99 with a two-year contract through Wal-Mart.
But that was light years ago in the rapidly eroding world Palm finds itself in.
Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on February 25, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
Sales of Palm smart phones at Verizon Wireless are coming in well short of targets, according to Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek.
Misek told his firm sales force [Wednesday] afternoon–and then told me–that he thinks sales of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus so far are less than 50 percent of Palm’s target levels.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 8, 2010 at 10:46 am PT
Google’s Nexus One, Palm’s Pre, and Motorola’s Droid all ship with an LED flash beside their cameras and the next iPhone may as well. That’s the word from AppleInsider, which claims some insight into the next iteration of Apple’s iconic device.
Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on October 5, 2009 at 12:48 pm PT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at
Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)
John Paczkowski in News on October 1, 2009 at 12:01 am PT
No wonder Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is so dismayed by the company’s Windows Mobile division: Most Windows Mobile users aren’t even aware their phones run it. In fact, according to the CFI Group, WinMo has such poor brand recognition that it was forced to group it in the “Other” category in its Smartphone Satisfaction Survey.
John Paczkowski in News on October 1, 2009 at 12:01 am PT
No wonder Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is so dismayed by the company’s Windows Mobile division: Most Windows Mobile users aren’t even aware their phones run it. In fact, according to the CFI Group, WinMo has such poor brand recognition that it was forced to group it in the “Other” category in its Smartphone Satisfaction Survey.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 12, 2009 at 12:52 am PT
A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.
