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Facebook Acquires Mobile Advertising Company Out of Stealth Mode

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 25, 2011 at 9:26 am PT

Facebook has acquired Rel8tion and the employees of the nine-month-old Seattle-based start-up, which has been working under the radar to develop a hyper-local mobile advertising service.

Verizon’s 4G Network Is Windows-Only, for Now

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 1, 2010 at 7:45 pm PT

Those who want to be among the first to rule the air on Verizon Wireless’s new 4G network better have a Windows PC handy. Verizon had already made clear that, for the rest of this year at least, the company will have only laptop cards and that 4G smartphones wouldn’t come until next year. However, it looks like Mac users will also have to wait–at least a little while.

Streaming Video to a TV

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 7, 2010 at 6:01 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on streaming Netflix movies to a TV without a PC, buying a a PC good for word processing, and more.

Windows 7 Users "Very Satisfied," but Consumers Still Love XP

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 29, 2010 at 4:11 pm PT

Early adopters of Windows 7 are “very satisfied” with the program, but nearly half of consumers surveyed said they saw no reason to upgrade from Windows XP, according to two reports released Monday by Forrester Research.

Microsoft Probes "Black Screen Of Death"

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on December 1, 2009 at 10:11 am PT

Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating a problem known as “the black screen of death” which seems to be affecting some Windows users, the BBC reports. The error results in a totally black screen after logging in.

Well, What Did You Expect Him to Say? Windows 7 Is Selling Poorly?

John Paczkowski in News on November 5, 2009 at 10:50 am PT

Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system is selling quite well, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. In remarks at a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Ballmer said that Windows 7’s first 10 days at market have been more successful than those of any of its predecessors.

Running Windows Programs on Macs

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 28, 2009 at 4:57 pm PT

Running Windows programs on a Mac, upgrading to Windows 7, netbooks.