Friday, April 10, 2009
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?

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?

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.

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.
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.
On Fox Business News, Walt shares his take on Steve Jobs’s announcement that he is taking a medical leave from Apple.
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.
On Fox Business News today, Walt previews some of the latest gadgets at CES, including 3-D glasses, secure hard drives, and Netbooks.
On Fox Business News today, Walt discusses how the new BlackBerry Storm phone measures up to the Apple iPhone and the Google G1.
Walt's new blog, updated when the urge moves him, with both text and video entries that offer commentary on issues beyond those covered in the columns.
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
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.
April 01 at 11:04 AM
Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.
March 03 at 11:03 PM
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