Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 29, 2011 at 5:33 pm PT
Installing new software on a personal computer can be a time-consuming and tedious process that’s nowhere near as fast and effortless as downloading an app for a smartphone. Now there’s a better way: Get an app for your PC.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 13, 2010 at 12:00 am PT
Although World Cup tweeting caused record high volume and infrastructure demands on Twitter, the most-discussed topic on Twitter this year was actually the Gulf oil spill, said the San Francisco-based company tonight.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 31, 2010 at 8:15 pm PT
Interesting. For the first time in five years, Apple will stream one of its media events live. Late Tuesday afternoon the company said it would broadcast tomorrow’s affair to anyone with a Snow Leopard Mac or iOS device like the iPhone and iPad–live.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 3, 2010 at 4:03 pm PT
Katie reviews Apple’s latest gadget, the $69 Magic Trackpad, which is essentially a large, freestanding touch pad that brings multi-touch features to desktop Macs.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 13, 2010 at 5:43 am PT
Perhaps the iPad and tablet computers will replace laptops one day. But for now, most people are still going to use conventional computers for day-to-day work.
Beth Callaghan in News on February 13, 2010 at 10:14 pm PT
Rogue waves aren’t completely unheard of during surfing competitions in Northern California, but a foot of snow in Dallas? About as likely as Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz grilling Kara Swisher in front of a packed auditorium. All right, it was a cafeteria packed with Yahoo employees, but still.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 16, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT
Walt Mossberg calls the Contour USB a computer-savvy device that can help diabetics track health trends.
John Paczkowski in News on December 1, 2009 at 10:17 am PT
Psystar’s 17-month legal battle with Apple may not end in the Mac clone maker’s total obliteration. The two companies have agreed to a partial settlement, court documents show. Odd that Apple, which just days ago seemed intent on hanging Psystar’s lifeless body from the gates of 1 Infinite Loop, would agree to such a thing.
