Surface

Surface Pro: Hefty Tablet Is a Laptop Lightweight

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 5 at 6:07 pm PT

Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet has some of the attributes of a laptop and is capable of running full-featured Windows 8, though at a price — in dollars and pounds, says Walt Mossberg.

2013: Talk Gets Cheaper, TV Gets Smarter

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 1 at 6:32 pm PT

Walt looks ahead at the technology trends of 2013.

How to Do Spreadsheets on a Tablet

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on December 18, 2012 at 3:13 pm PT

Walt Mossberg answers a reader’s question about working with spreadsheets on the Surface RT tablet.

A Laptop for Students

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 13, 2012 at 6:11 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on buying reasonably priced laptops for college and high-school students.

Getting a Tablet With a Lot of Memory

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 6, 2012 at 6:40 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on finding a tablet with more than 32 gigabytes of memory.

Hardworking Tablet With PC Chops

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 23, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Features of Microsoft’s Surface tablet make it better than other tablets for traditional productivity tasks.

Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 31, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

“Multitouch,” the iPhone-style interface that lets users manipulate lists or objects without a mouse or keyboard, is catching on. Rival companies are scrambling to add multitouch features to laptops and other digital gadgets.