8 posts and columns on wallpaper

News Byte

Android Wallpaper Apps Cleared of Spyware Suspicions

in News on August 4, 2010 at 12:41 pm PT

Remember that big scare last week over wallpaper apps downloaded by millions from the Android Market that were sending certain pieces of personal information to a site in China? Well, forget it. After determining that the apps were not up to any funny business, Google has lifted its suspension and restored them to the market. Developer Jackeey Wu said Google told him, “Our investigation has concluded that there is no obvious malicious code in your apps, though the implementation accesses data that it doesn’t need to,” and went on to give him some best-practice tips to avoid any future misunderstandings.

The $100 Million Revenue Club: PlayPhone More Than Just Ringtones

in News on June 16, 2010 at 11:19 am PT

As PlayPhone Inc. has proven, selling a smorgasbord of mobile content for the world’s best-known news, retail and entertainment companies can be lucrative. It also requires constant reinvention. The San Jose-based company has grown quickly on the back of simple feature phones by selling content like ringtones and wallpaper. But in the past couple of years, U.S. consumers have grown to expect more elaborate content–like games, music, apps and video–for the small screen.

Oh, Snow Leopard Frees Up Disk Space All Right

in News on October 13, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Apple has finally acknowledged that a bug in its new Snow Leopard operating system can, on rare occasions, result in a catastrophic loss of data. The glitch, which first surfaced in support forums in early September, is triggered by logging in and out of a guest account and wipes the main user account of all data. Clearly, this is not what Apple meant when it claimed the OS would free up as much as seven gigs of space upon installation.
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This is Your Windows on Drugs

in News on May 1, 2009 at 8:11 am PT

Microsoft on Thursday took another step towards the launch of its most important product in years, Windows 7, with the release of a near-final version of the operating system. There are a number of new features in the latest version of Windows 7, but the most eye-catching is–drum roll, please–wacky wallpaper!

Displaying Contacts Without a Code

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 15, 2009 at 3:30 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on how to display emergency contacts on an iPhone before entering a passcode, and whether Fusion software affects a Mac’s security.

Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac

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

With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider how to transfer content from the old Windows PC to a shiny new Mac.

Simple Cells: Basic Phones Put to the Test

in The Digital Solution on December 19, 2007 at 11:59 pm PT

Two no-frills cellphones called the Jitterbug and the Coupe do a good job of handling calls, but some of the Jitterbug’s nonconformist features can be confusing for people familiar with cellphones.

Removing Songs from an iPhone

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

Walt answers questions about removing songs from an iPhone, setting the wallpaper on a computer desktop, and automated online backup services for PCs.