11 posts and columns on POP

Viral Video: Miley Cyrus Is Occupying Wall Street (With a Remix)

in Media on November 29, 2011 at 12:13 am PT

The 1% supports the 99%.
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse at Dive Into Mobile

in Commerce on December 7, 2010 at 3:45 pm PT

When Sprint CEO Dan Hesse joined the company three years ago, the third-largest carrier was bleeding subscribers from having a poor reputation for customer service and facing stiff competition from the likes of AT&T, which held the exclusive on the iPhone. Since then, Sprint has stemmed the losses, mostly by beefing up its customer service and by investing in the prepaid sector to attract a wider audience during the economic downturn. Going forward, Sprint looks to its 4G strategy for growth through its ownership stake in WiMax-provider Clearwire.

Microsoft Reaches for the Sky With Its Kin Phone

in The Digital Solution on May 4, 2010 at 9:03 pm PT

Finally, after years of churning out corporate-centric smartphones, Microsoft has designed a homegrown, cool and truly consumer-focused mobile device. Katie reviews the Kin.

Backing Up, Lossless Audio and Genealogy Programs

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm PT

Walt answers reader questions regarding computer backup, importing CDs into iTunes, and viewing genealogy records on the Mac.

A Program That Makes Your Inbox Less Scary

in The Digital Solution on September 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm PT

Postbox, a program that sorts through your email and detects its contents, is a good option for someone who wants a fast search option built into email, writes Katherine Boehret.

What Hath Flip Wrought?–The Ghoul Edition

in News on July 9, 2009 at 6:06 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown pointed out how Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers was captured doing duck calls on the Flip digital video camera, made by the start-up his company bought in March for $590 million. That was an adorable use of the consumer electronic device. But in the not-so-cute department, I submit this photo at right. Sitting next to her boss, Barbara Walters, an ABC producer used it to ghoulishly take shots of the kids of pop legend Michael Jackson memorial service on Monday.
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TMZ's Harvey Levin Speaks About Michael Jackson and More!

in News on July 8, 2009 at 10:51 am PT

On the spur of the moment yesterday–as Los Angeles was gridlocked by the memorial service for pop legend Michael Jackson–BoomTown decided to pay a quick visit to Harvey Levin, who runs TMZ. Located on Sunset Boulevard–natch!–TMZ is the celebrity news Web site that actually broke the news of Jackson’s death, before any other media outlet. And it has pretty much led the coverage as the sad story has unfolded–and keeps doing so.
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Only One Beyoncé: Services Pick Up After Your Music

in Personal Technology on July 1, 2009 at 6:08 pm PT

by Geoffrey Fowler

TuneUp Media and MusicBrainz Picard aim to clean up and properly label personal digital-music collections.

Social-Networking Software Becomes Neighborly

in The Digital Solution on August 5, 2008 at 2:32 pm PT

We tested Meebo, Adium and Digsby, free instant-messaging programs that work by being a one-stop shop for online communication. All three are straightforward and work without much effort or instruction.

Downloading Email at Work and Home

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 13, 2005 at 12:01 am PT

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about downloading email to both home and work computers, the differences in Treo models and transferring files between Windows systems.