Archives | Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg’s Column Archive

All Columns

Sort by: Newest First | Oldest First 41-50 of 479 Results

No Hands, All Ears for Sound in Cars

Bluetooth headsets, which wirelessly connect an earpiece with a cellphone to allow hands-free cellphone conversations, are especially useful in cars where drivers should be keeping both hands on the wheel.

Published on February 13, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

Solid-State Drives Challenge Hard Drives in Speed, but Not Value

The hard drive is being challenged by the solid-state drive for its role as the principal storage device in computers, but current SSDs offer much lower capacity and have much higher prices.

Published on February 7, 2008 in Personal Technology

Displaying Song Lyrics on an iPod

Walt Mossberg answers questions about viewing lyrics on an MP3 player, Kodak’s photo software, and deleting personal files from a computer.

Published on February 7, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Jurassic Perk: A Dino at Home

UGOBE’s Pleo, a $350 baby dinosaur, is a fun and interesting robot/life form. But while the Pleo’s reactions and movements are endearing, many of them run together after a while with only subtle differences.

Published on February 6, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

Multitouch Interface Is Starting to Spread Among New Devices

“Multitouch,” the iPhone-style interface that lets users manipulate lists or objects without a mouse or keyboard, is catching on. Rival companies are scrambling to add multitouch features to laptops and other digital gadgets.

Published on January 31, 2008 in Personal Technology

Choosing Sides in the DVD War

Walt Mossberg answers questions about Blu-Ray versus HD DVD formats, Internet access on the MacBook Air, and the Tablet PC version of Windows.

Published on January 31, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Phoning Home Without a Phone

The SPOT Satellite Messenger gives outdoor thrill seekers a little extra insurance: It lets the folks back home track their progress, and learn when they’re OK or when they’re in trouble. However, the device isn’t perfect.

Published on January 30, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

Apple’s MacBook Air Is Beautiful and Thin, but Omits Features

Apple’s MacBook Air is a beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers. It’s impossible to convey in words just how pleasing and surprising this computer feels in the hand. But there’s a price for this laptop’s daring design: Apple had to give up some features road warriors consider standard in a subnotebook, and certain of these omissions are radical.

Published on January 24, 2008 in Personal Technology

When Your Computer Starts Up Slowly

Walt Mossberg answers questions about a computer that is slow to boot up, software that allows users to run Windows on a Mac and the risk of using WiFi for sensitive communications.

Published on January 24, 2008 in Mossberg’s Mailbox

Apple’s Updates for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Apple’s updates for the iPhone and iPod Touch enable more customization and outfit each device with a handful of new features, making both gadgets much more useful and fun.

Published on January 23, 2008 in The Mossberg Solution

41-50 of 479 Results

Walt's Featured Video

Two Laptops Travel Light, but Flaws Weigh Them Down
1 Comment

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

All Things Digital

News, analysis and opinion about the digital revolution.

A note about tracking cookies

All Columns

Search The Mossberg Archives

Walt's Featured Video

Ethics Statement

All Things Digital

The D Conference

Subscribe to AllThingsD.com

All Feeds Digital