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Security Software, Taxes and Wi-Fi for iPads

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 2, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

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

Peter Kafka in Media on September 17, 2009 at 12:36 pm PT

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.

Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on August 4, 2009 at 8:09 pm PT

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?

John Paczkowski in News on July 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm PT

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.

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

John Paczkowski in News on July 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm PT

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.

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

John Paczkowski in News on May 4, 2009 at 3:49 pm PT

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]

John Paczkowski in News on May 4, 2009 at 3:49 pm PT

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.