5 posts and columns on surf

Surf’s Up? News Corp. Mulling Sale of “Action Sports” Channel Fuel TV.

in Media on October 29, 2009 at 11:52 am PT

News Corp. is reportedly interested in purchasing the Travel Channel from Cox for something like $800 million. Here’s one way to help pay for a small piece of that deal: Sell off Fuel TV, its modest surf, skate and snowboard-themed cable channel.
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Rumored Apple Netbook Actually an E-Book?

in News on March 11, 2009 at 9:15 am PT

Reports that Apple is developing a new touchscreen device are picking up traction and credibility. In the past few days, claims made in a Chinese-language financial newspaper have been reinforced first by Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal and now by Reuters as well. Consensus seems to be that Apple has ordered 10-inch touchscreens from Wintek and that those screens are destined for an entirely new device. Netbook is the word most often bandied about for it. But might it be an e-book reader?
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Web Searches That Really Bear Fruit

in The Digital Solution on January 13, 2009 at 4:18 pm PT

There’s nothing more frustrating than a fruitless Web search — or one that returns results that distract you from your original goal. This week I tested two free tools that attempt to make your Web searches more relevant by learning from users’ reactions to search results.

How Does ChaCha Make Money?

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on May 1, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg answers questions about the ChaCha cellphone search service, sharing bandwidth and the Dell XPS One all-in-one desktop.

Surfing the Web on a Television Set

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 16, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Walt answers questions about surfing the Internet on a television set, the security of Apple’s Safari Web browser for Windows computers, and the cost of AT&T’s wireless service for laptops.