Security Software, Taxes and Wi-Fi for iPads

Walt answers readers’ questions on security software, a computer for preparing taxes and Wi-Fi for iPads.

Pay Up: The Wall Street Journal Tries Charging Web Subscribers for Mobile Access

Rupert Murdoch has been pushing The Wall Street Journal to raise its prices. Here’s one way to try it: Levy an additional fee for subscribers who want to use the paper’s iPhone or BlackBerry apps.
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Apple Inks Chinese iPhone Deal

Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart

Over the past two weeks, I’ve explained some of the challenges and limitations that will be involved in upgrading an existing Windows XP or Windows Vista PC to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, due out October 22. Several readers asked me to publish a chart showing which current versions of Windows could be easily upgraded to which planned versions of Windows 7, and which couldn’t.

You Can Almost Hear the Shrieks of Outrage in Cupertino, Can't You?

Devices “falsely pretending to be iPods” can once again sync with iTunes, whether Apple likes it or not. Palm this evening released an update to the Pre’s webOS operating system that restores the iTunes syncing ability that its Cupertino rival disabled only last week.
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You Can Almost Hear the Shrieks of Outrage in Cupertino, Can’t You?

Devices “falsely pretending to be iPods” can once again sync with iTunes, whether Apple likes it or not. Palm this evening released an update to the Pre’s webOS operating system that restores the iTunes syncing ability that its Cupertino rival disabled only last week.
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Vista: Sometimes I Wish I'd Never Been Born [UPDATED]

Now that the marketplace has abandoned Vista, is Microsoft making preparations to abandon it as well? Earlier today, a Microsoft executive suggested that might be the case, hinting that the company could be planning to ditch Vista soon after Windows 7 ships.

Vista: Sometimes I Wish I’d Never Been Born [UPDATED]

Now that the marketplace has abandoned Vista, is Microsoft making preparations to abandon it as well? Earlier today, a Microsoft executive suggested that might be the case, hinting that the company could be planning to ditch Vista soon after Windows 7 ships.