13 posts and columns on transfer

Mission Impossibly Funny: Siri Will Self-Destruct in Five Seconds (Video)

in Media on April 29 at 12:38 am PT

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to laugh.
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Yahoo Addresses Alipay Mess: Forget It, Shareholders–It's China.

in News on May 13, 2011 at 12:03 am PT

You’re a very annoying partner for Alibaba, Yahoo. Huh? You know what happens to annoying partners in China? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their Alipays.

The iPad Now Can Take Command of Computers

in Personal Technology on January 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt looks at two apps that let the iPad take control of a PC or Mac remotely.
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Internet Access in Hotel Rooms

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on Internet access in hotel rooms, getting more hard-drive space and what to do with duplicate digital photos.

What to Do With Photos Piling Up in a Phone

in Personal Technology on December 8, 2010 at 6:20 pm PT

A large number of photo apps have cropped up that allow you to tweak pictures, add filters, tag on information about subject and location, and post them on social-networking sites, writes Roger Cheng. Note: Walt Mossberg is on vacation and will return Dec. 16.
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Using Laptops in Direct Sunlight

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 14, 2010 at 2:22 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on laptops under the sun, the iPad vs. the Kindle and using iTunes as a data backup.

Viacom, Real Networks Spin Off Rhapsody Music Service

in Media on February 9, 2010 at 1:26 pm PT

Real Networks and Viacom are reorganizing Rhapsody, their joint-venture music service, and will be spinning it off into an independent company, they told the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Rhapsody, along with Best Buy’s Napster, sell music via monthly subscription, as opposed to Apple’s a la carte download offering. But neither service has been able to gain much traction, despite years of effort. More shortly.

Is Bluetooth on Its Way Out?

in News on October 14, 2009 at 9:42 am PT

The inexorable march of technology made wires and cable obsolete in the wake of Bluetooth and may soon do the same to the short-range wireless protocol. The Wi-Fi Alliance this week announced Wi-Fi Direct, a new short-range wireless standard capable of performing many of the same tasks as Blutooth, but at Wi-Fi speeds.
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Fox Slaps Back (Legally) at Redbox

in News on October 1, 2009 at 4:03 pm PT

In the ongoing fight between Redbox–which rents DVDs from kiosks for $1–and major Hollywood studios, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment just filed a brief to dismiss Redbox’s lawsuit against it. The fascinating legal battle between Redbox and the studios centers around the issues of steep discounting, windowing and the price for premium content.
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Transferring Data to an iPhone

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm PT

Walt answers questions about transferring information from a Palm Treo to an iPhone, the best graphics cards for Vista, and services for switching email providers.

Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac

in The Mossberg Solution, December 9, 2008 at 5:52 pm PT

Moving Music to a BlackBerry

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, November 29, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Removing Songs from an iPhone

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, August 30, 2007 at 12:01 am PT