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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart

Over the past two weeks, I’ve explained some of the challenges and limitations that will be involved in upgrading an existing Windows XP or Windows Vista PC to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, due out October 22. Several readers asked me to publish a chart showing which current versions of Windows could be easily upgraded to which planned versions of Windows 7, and which couldn’t.

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Walt Mossberg Interview on C-SPAN

Walt Mossberg discusses his Personal Technology column for The Wall Street Journal with C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb on Sunday, July 19, 2009.

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Friday, April 10, 2009

The Smartphone Wars

The Smartphone Wars

Walt weighs in on the smartphone wars. Who will dominate this new handheld platform, and who will attract the most users and third-party apps?

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

First Impressions of the New BlackBerry App Store

BlackBerry App World

Walt gives his first impressions of the new BlackBerry App World. The store has hundreds of apps available at launch, and RIM says it expects around a thousand to be available in its first week. Like Apple’s store, RIM’s offers both free and paid apps that download directly to your device.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

First Impressions of Kindle on iPhone

Kindle on iPhone

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Walt and Katie Report From The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Walt Mossberg and Katie Boehret were at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, and sent back this report on some of the highlights of the show.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Walt Discusses Apple’s Steve Jobs on Fox Business

On Fox Business News, Walt shares his take on Steve Jobs’s announcement that he is taking a medical leave from Apple.

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Walt and Katie Take Some Gadgets for a Test Drive

Yesterday at CES, Walt and Katie Boehret got their hands on some as-yet unseen gadgets, including waterproof military laptops, games that teach kids how to play real musical instruments and yes, those uber-hip 3D glasses.

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  • Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart

    Over the past two weeks, I've explained some of the challenges and limitations that will be involved in upgrading an existing Windows XP or Windows Vista PC to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, due out October 22. Several readers asked me to publish a chart showing which current versions of Windows could be easily upgraded to which planned versions of Windows 7, and which couldn't.
    August 04 at 08:08 PM

  • Walt Mossberg Interview on C-SPAN

    Walt Mossberg discusses his Personal Technology column for The Wall Street Journal with C-SPAN's Brian Lamb on Sunday, July 19, 2009.
    July 24 at 05:07 PM

  • The Smartphone Wars

    Walt weighs in on the smartphone wars. Who will dominate this new handheld platform, and who will attract the most users and third-party apps?
    April 10 at 11:04 AM

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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.

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