Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on May 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT
Walt answers a reader’s question on using a smartphone’s hot spot to replace an Internet service.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 2, 2011 at 6:01 pm PT
Some major benefits of the new Verizon iPhone service include crisp, clear calls with relatively few drops. But AT&T offers faster data downloads.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 29, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT
Walt looks at the products and competitive positions of key contenders as they enter a new year.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 22, 2010 at 5:03 pm PT
Wireless security specialist Lookout Mobile Security has returned to the funding well, scooping up $19.5 million in Series C funding. As part of the latest round, Index Ventures is adding its name to the roster of backers, with partner Mike Volpi joining Lookout’s board.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 22, 2010 at 2:54 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions about using the new Web-based version of Microsoft Office on the iPad, the HTC Evo 4G and online backup services.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on June 9, 2010 at 4:22 pm PT
Walter Mossberg answers readers’ questions on using the iPad for schoolwork and the updating the Droid Incredible.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on May 19, 2010 at 5:37 pm PT
The EVO 4G has a front-facing camera for video chatting, can serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot and offers the highest consistent downstream data speeds around—until the battery runs out.
Kara Swisher in News on May 18, 2010 at 4:00 am PT
Accel Partners has been pretty busy handing over giant wads of dough to start-ups this week–and today is focusing its largess on San Francisco-based Lookout, a smartphone security provider.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture firm will be the lead investor in an $11 million Series B funding round for Lookout, which offers solutions to protect phones from malware and viruses, back up and restore valuable data and help users find their phones in the event they are lost or stolen.
