Liz Gannes in News on April 20 at 1:22 pm PT
Today, Google published another “spring cleaning” list of products it is purging, but the company seems to be running low on clear and easy things to cut.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 8, 2011 at 5:20 am PT
Even in the cloud, data gets deleted by mistake. Backupify aims to have your back.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 29, 2011 at 3:25 pm PT
Walt answers a reader’s question on what to do with data stored on MobileMe after it goes away.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on Internet access in hotel rooms, getting more hard-drive space and what to do with duplicate digital photos.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 11, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
The average Facebook user has access to more than 100,000 photos taken of or shared by their friends, by one startup’s count. Pixable has endeavored to create a slideshow application that gives users a way to search, sort and see which pictures are most popular.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 1, 2011 at 9:47 am PT
Even as Facebook extended its dominance in 2010 to the point where it seems to have a social Web monopoly, it was a landmark year for social network competition.
Where in the past, tech industry watchers derided new start-ups for launching “yet another social network,” an increasing number of users seem to be constructing multiple online presences that utilize the strengths of various platforms and networks.
Geoffrey A. Fowler in Personal Technology on September 8, 2010 at 4:57 pm PT
In Personal Technology, Geoff Fowler tests two programs that aim to help semi-professional photographers edit and organize their digital shots.
Note: Walt Mossberg is on vacation. Mossberg’s Mailbox will return on September 16.
News Byte
Voices in News on August 6, 2010 at 10:40 am PT
Confirming
leaks from earlier this week, Google today
officially announced it has acquired
Slide, maker of social gadgets and games. “Slide has already created compelling social experiences for tens of millions of people across many platforms, and we’ve already built strong social elements into products like Gmail, Docs, Blogger, Picasa and YouTube,” wrote Google engineering director David Glazer in a blog post. “As the Slide team joins Google, we’ll be investing even more to make Google services socially aware and expand these capabilities for our users across the web.”
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on July 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm PT
Walt recommends a netbook or laptop that can be used to check email while traveling, and more.
