11 posts and columns on touch pad

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains

in Personal Technology on February 16, 2011 at 2:37 pm PT

Walt reviews the Motorola Atrix 4G Android smart phone, which acts as the brains of a small laptop device.

Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad

in Personal Technology on March 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm PT

Walt says the X100e and the Edge offer relatively low-price and colorful alternatives to the traditional model, without too many compromises of its keyboard.

Two Little Laptops With a Lot to Offer Their Core Users

in Personal Technology on February 3, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt Mossberg reviews Dell’s M11x and Sony’s Vaio X, two diminutive laptops aimed at radically different customers.

Price Is Heavier, but These Laptops Are Very Sleek

in Personal Technology on November 11, 2009 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt Mossberg tests the Toshiba Satellite, the H-P Pavilion and the Lenovo IdeaPad.

A Windows to Help You Forget

in Personal Technology on October 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg calls Windows 7 a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use — Microsoft’s best operating system yet.

New Netbook Offers Long Battery Life and Room to Type

in Personal Technology on August 5, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg reviews Toshiba’s new netbook, which aims to solve some common netbook issues.

Sony’s Vaio P Has Sportscar Looks Without the Power

in Personal Technology on February 11, 2009 at 6:08 pm PT

Walt gives high marks to the new Sony Vaio P for its stylish looks, but finds it to be underpowered and frustrating to use.

Squeaky Wheels: Tracking Mobile Mice

in The Digital Solution on April 9, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Several companies now sell wireless mice designed especially for laptop users for whom the laptop touch pad just won’t do.

Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices

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.

Apple’s MacBook Air Is Beautiful and Thin, but Omits Features

in Personal Technology on January 24, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Apple’s MacBook Air is a beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers. It’s impossible to convey in words just how pleasing and surprising this computer feels in the hand. But there’s a price for this laptop’s daring design: Apple had to give up some features road warriors consider standard in a subnotebook, and certain of these omissions are radical.

Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone

in Personal Technology, September 13, 2007 at 12:01 am PT