Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT
HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 5, 2011 at 2:36 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on the second edition iPad, printer sharing and freeing up hard-drive space on a Mac.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 4, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT
What does Qualcomm see in a potential acquisition of Atheros? A way into wireless chip markets it has had trouble penetrating.
John Paczkowski in News on December 13, 2010 at 3:15 am PT
Nortel was once a cornerstone of the telecom industry. These days it’s little more than an estate sale, a now-bankrupt company auctioning off the valuables of a fallen titan. Currently up for bidding: The company’s 4G patents.
Kara Swisher in News on October 8, 2010 at 8:32 am PT
Recently, there was an event in Silicon Valley to celebrate the 40th anniversary of PARC, the pioneering research facility that birthed a lot of tech’s most potent innovations.
Ever heard of laser printing or Ethernet networking or the graphical user interface?
Yes,
that and much more.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 25, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT
Walt says AT&T’s MicroCell, a minitower for the home that is meant to boost wireless phone service, is recommended only for those living where there is virtually no service.
John Paczkowski in News on June 15, 2010 at 6:05 am PT
Looks like the iPhone 4 wasn’t the only new piece of hardware to go on sale in the Apple Store early this morning (in black only!). Joining it was a completely redesigned Mac mini. Just 1.4-inches in height, the latest iteration of the diminutive machine is smaller than its two-inch-tall predecessor and quite a bit more powerful.
John Paczkowski in News on May 18, 2010 at 9:57 am PT
Convinced that long-term-evolution, or LTE, wireless broadband’s path to maturity might be quite a bit longer than some of its rivals claim, AT&T is significantly expanding its HSPA+ network upgrade. The carrier is throwing about $10 million at the effort, which it says will double real-world download speeds from 7Mbps to up to 14Mbps–theoretically, anyway.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 4, 2010 at 4:00 am PT
People are watching more Web video than ever. And they’re buying more TV than ever. What gives?