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Mossberg: Dell's XPS 13 Is a Well-Built Ultrabook

Walt Mossberg — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Many PC makers have come out with ultra-light laptops, like Apple’s Macbook Air and others. Now Dell is joining the field with its first ultrabook, the XPS 13, which starts at $999. Personal Technology columnist Walt Mossberg finds there’s a lot to like, but poor battery life may be a deal-breaker for some.

Dive Into Media: Salar Kamangar

Peter Kafka — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

At the D:Dive Into Media conference, YouTube boss Salar Kamangar sat down with AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka to talk about why videos of dogs on skateboards are far more lucrative when they’re part of a dog-lovers channel or a skateboard channel.

Dive Into Media: David Remnick

Kara Swisher — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

In an interview with Kara Swisher at AllThingsD’s D:Dive Into Media conference, New Yorker editor David Remnick said that mobile devices, even phones, are creating new opportunities for long-form content.

Building the Even Smarter Phone

Ina Fried — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried explores some of the technologies making their way to phones and tablets including advanced camera features and Kinect-style gesture recognition.

Augmented Reality Actually Becoming a Reality

Ina Fried — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried has a look at some of the ways the technology is being used, from advertisements and packaging to toys and games.

Microsoft's Bob Visse Talks About MSN Now!

Kara Swisher — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:57:00 +0000

Kara Swisher interviews MSN head Bob Visse about the launch of its new MSN Now! site that tries to better socialize the Microsoft portal.

Samsung's Phone-Tablet Hybrid That Uses a Stylus

Walt Mossberg — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

On Feb. 19, Samsung will introduce to the U.S. a phone-tablet hybrid with a large 5.3 inch screen that’s designed for use with a stylus as well as your fingers. The Galaxy Note looks like a small tablet, but Samsung insists it’s a phone Walt Mossberg takes it for a test run.

Facebook Investor Reid Hoffman Talks About IPO

Kara Swisher — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:34:18 +0000

At a Fortune magazine event, one of Facebook earliest investors talks about the need to focus on mission over the payday in the upcoming initial public offering of the social networking giant.

Dive Into Media: Martha Stewart

Walt Mossberg — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Apps and digital editions, how-to content and litter boxes, were all topics of discussion in a D: Dive Into Media session with Martha Stewart herself and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia CEO Lisa Gersh.

WolframAlpha's Stephen Wolfram Talks!

Kara Swisher — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Kara Swisher interviews WolframAlpha’s Stephen Wolfram about new paid part of geeky “knowledge engine.”

Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz Talks CareZone

Kara Swisher — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Kara Swisher interviews the former CEO of Sun about CareZone, a start-up focused on helping people manage chronic health issues.

A Plan for When Your Computer Crashes

Katherine Boehret — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:28:48 +0000

CrashPlan is a new software program that takes the hassle out of backing up your computer’s precious hard drive. WSJ’s Katherine Boehret says there’s a range of ways – and a range of prices – to make it happen.

Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia Puts TV on the iPad

Peter Kafka — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:18:27 +0000

The IAC-startup sells access to free broadcast TV for $12 a month. Will it work?

Dive Into Media: Philippe Dauman

Peter Kafka — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:28:58 +0000

At D:Dive Into Media, Viacom CEP Philippe Dauman took the stage with AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka for an interview about — among other things — the whole SOPA/PIPA thing, which he says was well-intentioned and misunderstood. And it will stay that way for a while — he says there’s no chance the entertainment guys get new legislation through in 2012.

Tim Cadogan of OpenX

Kara Swisher — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Kara Swisher interviews Tim Cadogan of OpenX.

Dive Into Media: Bob Pittman

Kara Swisher — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Clear Channel chief and former AOL exec Bob Pittman joined Kara Swisher on the D: Dive Into Media stage last Tuesday to explain how the company plans to stay relevant. Chief among the strategies are partnerships with Facebook and other companies.

AirStash USB Streams Files Via Wi-Fi

Walt Mossberg — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

A new kind of USB flash drive called AirStash works as usual with PCs and Macs, but it can also transfer and stream files to popular mobile devices without standard USB ports, such as iPads, Kindle Fires and other devices. WSJ’s Walt Mossberg explains how it works and its shortcomings.

Dive Into Media: Hulu's Jason Kilar

Peter Kafka — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Hulu’s Jason Kilar joined AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka onstage at D:Dive Into Media last Tuesday and talked about not selling Hulu and why he’s not surprised he’s still CEO a year after a controversial blog post about the future of television.

With iBooks 2, an iPad Becomes a Textbook

Katherine Boehret — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:09:51 +0000

Apple has launched the iBooks 2 app, offering enhanced educational textbooks largely aimed at high school students. WSJ’s Katherine Boehret says the books available might be cheap but the outlay of $500 for an iPad will be beyond many students.

Google Brings Chrome to Android

Ina Fried — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:40:00 +0000

In an interview, Chrome engineering manager Arnaud Weber shows off the mobile browser to AllThingsD’s Ina Fried

Dive Into Media: Neil Young

Peter Kafka — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Neil Young has a long and storied career, but he didn’t want to talk about it when he came onstage at D: Dive Into Media last week. Instead the musician was pushing his vision of the future: One where lots of people listen to really good-sounding music.

Wikia's New Leaders Pitch "Collaborative Media"

Liz Gannes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Craig Palmer and Hilary Goldstein of Wikia explain how the future of media is user-edited databases.

Dive Into Media: Twitter's Dick Costolo

Peter Kafka — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo joined AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka onstage last week at D:Dive Into Media for an interview that ranged from SOPA, PIPA and censorship to whether or not Twitter is a media company.

Dive Into Media: Coliloquy Demo

Peter Kafka — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Ebook publisher Coliloquy is doing a bunch of interesting things: The startup is trying to overhaul the traditional book royalty system, for one thing. And it is built on an interactive platform that allows readers to influence the way their stories play out. Co-founder Lisa Rutherford gave a demo of the product at D:Dive Into Media on Tuesday.

Dive Into Media: Khush Demo

Peter Kafka — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

At D:Dive Into Media, Khush co-founders Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia showed off some of their creations, including Songify Live, a new app that will let you make music in real-time with an iPhone, even if you’re tone-deaf.