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  • review matrix

    iPhone 3GS Review Matrix: What Everybody's Saying

    It's time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean "it"—do this time around? Have a look-see... More »
    Feature
    06/18/09
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • review matrix

    Palm Pre Review Matrix: What Everybody's Saying

    When a bunch of reviews hit, it's useful—and sometimes funny—to see how they echo each other, and how they differ. More »
    Feature
    06/04/09
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • iphone

    WSJ Confirms New iPhone Hardware?

    Walt Mossberg of the WSJ is known for getting iPhone hardware weeks ahead of time, so did he unintentionally confirm twice, in his Palm Pre review, that Apple will launch new hardware at WWDC? More »
    06/04/09
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    By Jason Chen

    Comment by dc-united: Is one of those hardware enhancements a suitcase-sized external battery that will finally let me use my iPhone without fear... 17 Responses | Other threads

  • all things d

    Two Out of Three Times

    I'm still at the D conference. Two out of three years, apparently, I need to get scolded for doing something bad. Sucks.
    05/27/09
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by stevewoz: Brian didn't show his TV-B-Gone here but Greg Harper did pull a cell phone jammer out of his bag of... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • overheard

    @JoannaStern You Know You Love It—@waltmossberg

    What the...? More »
    05/22/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by All_Thumbs - R.O.A.C.H.: Can we go back about 5-10 years to when people didn't voluntarily start conversing with a mashup of Newspeak and... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • mobileme

    Walt Mossberg Pans Buggy MobileMe in Review

    Mossberg has rolled out an in-depth review of MobileMe backed by a week of testing in today's WSJ, and if you've been following our coverage it won't come as too big of a surprise that he's not a fan. But his problems with the service go well beyond the launch hiccups you've read about. So what's got Mossberg so riled up that he's thrown down his big badhammer on MobileMe? More »
    07/24/08
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    By John Mahoney

    Comment by SundhaNanget: Mobile Me is a total mess. I would recommend that anyone who is thinking about using it or puchasing it... more » | Other threads

  • apple

    Gizmodo's iPhone 3G Review Matrix

    How do you read three lengthy reviews at the same time, really really fast? You jump to our review matrix of the iPhone 3G, first judged exclusively by the Three Amigos of Appledom: Ed Baig of USA Today, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of the New York Times. More »
    Feature
    07/09/08
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • iphone 3g review

    iPhone 3G Reviews Are In

    The first iPhone 3G reviews have just hit, from Walt Mossberg of the WSJ and All Things D, Ed Baig from USA Today and David Pogue from the NYTimes. No one goes deep into the app store but here's what they think: More »
    07/08/08
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    By Jason Chen

    Comment by GeorgeStag: I googled backup batteries for iPhone, this one is with higher capacity and smaller size than other brand, maybe you can... more » | Other threads

  • reviews

    Walt Mossberg Reviews GoGo In-Flight Wi-Fi (Verdict: Fast, But Not Fast Enough)

    Walt just tested GoGo, the in-flight Wi-Fi service, on a bunch of laptops and smartphones during a flight from San Francisco to Denver. The service distributes, via Wi-Fi, a high speed cellphone data signal pointed at airplanes, which Mossy rated at around 600kbps down and 250kbps up. This was quick enough for Walt to browse the web, send emails with iPhone rumor attachments, and talk on IM to his ladies, but it couldn't keep up with streaming video on Xtube Hulu. Also, VoIP is blocked, and cell calls aren't possible either. Still, Mossy thought it did well enough for someone who can't stay off the grid for a few hours. GoGo costs $10 for flights under three hours, and $13 for longer ones. It'll begin rolling out in the next few weeks on American Airlines, with Virgin soon to follow. [AllThingsD]
    06/19/08
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    By Benny Goldman

    Comment by aec007: First company that comes out with an ADD paid service (so it's free to the customer) that does not block... more » | Other threads

  • Mossberg Speaks

    WaltMossbergSays is the Best Tech Pundit Site EVER

    It's no secret Walt Mossberg is a freakin' super-pundit in the tech world (it's rumored he once liveblogged for 14 hours straight...while standing). And if you need some words from the man himself, all you have to do is head over to waltmossbergsays.com, jot down your statement/prediction/infallibility, and BOOM! — Walt speaks. Not only that, but people never question what Mossberg says, because he basically knows everything. I mean, did you see the D6 Conference? [WaltMossbergSays] (Thanks, Grant)
    06/06/08
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    By Adrian Covert

    Comment by inspectorgadget420: Walt Mossberg Says: THERE'S ACTUALLY NO 3G IPHONE. more » | Other threads

  • iphone

    Mossberg Takes Back 3G iPhone in 60 Days Quote

    The Walt Mossberg clip that made the rounds this weekend, proclaiming the 3G iPhone a mere 53 days away? He just backpedaled on it, swearing he has no better idea than we do. And if he did, he'd give himself scoop: "If I knew when this date was, why would I announce it in the middle of a sentence at the Finnish embassy, rather than report it in the Wall Street Journal?" Guess that chat with Steve straightened everything out, though is it really something he can take back? [Silicon Alley Insider]
    04/08/08
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by martini1179: Fuck. more » | Other threads

  • rumor

    Walt Says 3G iPhone Coming in 60 Days

    Walt Mossberg has confirmed what AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega already hinted at CTIA: the iPhone will be 3G-capable "in 60 days." Mossberg said it 6:53 into this Beet.tv feature. Knowing that it's going to be one year after release, what De la Vega said, and the fact that Walt gets his mitts on the goods way before anyone else, it's only logical to think he is right. We will discover it around June 4. More »
    04/05/08
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    By Haroon Malik

    Comment by passafist: did he just refer to me as a geek "very narrow portion of geeks". my plasma has ... more » | Other threads

  • microsoft

    Officially Official: Windows Vista SP1 Is Available... NOW

    Windows' much demanded Vista Service Pack 1 is finally free for you to download from Windows Update or Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft says SP1 will bring "improvements that address many key pieces of customer feedback, especially in the areas of performance and reliability." Gaming and networking are two particular areas of improvement, though experienced opinionators like our beloved Mossberg think it may well just be turd polish (not his words, to be sure). Want more info? Keep your eyes on this blog.
    03/18/08
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by zimstyles: wow 726.5mb for the x64 dload... thats just annoying and for some reason i am getting 300kb so a good... more » | Other threads

  • giz notes

    Our MacBook Air Review Matrix

    The so-called "four horsemen" of Apple product reviews have weighed in on the near weightless MacBook Air. You may have seen our post on it last night. You may have even caught one or two of the reviews. But only now can you sit back and enjoy the best quotes from all four reviews in a handy easy-to-read review matrix from your friends at Gizmodo. More »
    Feature
    01/24/08
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • macbook air reviews

    First MacBook Air Reviews Trickle In

    Three MacBook Air reviews are in from USA Today, Newsweek and the WSJ. The first two reviews are both fairly positive, with caveats, but the WSJ's reads slightly less so. Lets begin. More »
    Feature
    01/23/08
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    By Jason Chen
  • media

    Where Is David Pogue's MacBook Air Review?

    Wednesday night around this time, we like to check in with our favorite columnists. Tonight we expected MacBook Air reviews from Walt Mossberg at WSJ, Ed Baig at USA Today, Steven Levy at Newsweek and of course, David Pogue at the venerable New York Times. Only, when I refreshed my browser at 9pm, Pogue's Jan. 24 State of the Art column turned out to cover Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and MacSpeech Dictate, rather than the far sexier (and more controversial) MacBook Air. UPDATE: Pogue scoops the other A-Team members by reviewing the Macbook Air on the Macworld show floor. His response in the comments. [First MacBook Air Reviews]
    01/23/08
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by Brian Lam: @Pogueman: David, don't let those types of comments bother you. We get them all the time, too. They're without much... more » | Other threads

  • xps one beats imac but not really

    Miracles: Mossberg Says Dell XPS One Is Better Machine than an iMac

    Today, December 27 at 1:01AM EDT, The Supreme Pope of Tech Walter Mossberg has declared the Dell XPS One a better machine than the iMac. And yes, that sound you thought you dreamt was Steve Jobs screaming and Hell freezing over. The Dell XPS One comes "sightly ahead" of the iMac because of its design and hardware features, like the audio video controls or the built-in memory card readers: More »
    Breaking
    12/27/07
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  • giz notes

    Our Leopard Review Matrix

    Don't have time to read over the full reviews from NYT's David Pogue, USA Today's Ed Baig and WSJ's Walt Mossberg? Read our handy review matrix instead, where we break out everything that wasn't merely feature description in an easy-to-compare chart. You can thank us later! More »
    Feature
    10/25/07
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • wsj pulpbite

    Mossberg Keeps On Dreaming of a Phone Revolution

    Mossy's column today is a remix of his Wireless Telcos as Soviet ministries joke, told first in a June 2005 column. He complains about phone companies locking handsets to carriers, and making them lame little pocket convenience stores for ringtones, and so on (my words). The timepeg is Apple's new promise of a software development kit for the iPhone, perhaps the device that could best benefit from such an open arrangement. Yes, I am glad he's continuing the salvo against the phone companies. But there is a but. More »
    10/22/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by kaleberg: It's a pity we have to wait for our government to get taken over by France. After all, it was... more » | Other threads

  • wsj pulpbite

    VMWare Fusion Review by Mossberg

    Walt Mossberg appears to be scooping again. This time, it's a review of VMWare's Fusion (Available this Monday, August 6th). The software, like Parallels, allows PC programs to run from within OS X. Mossberg compares them, simply:
    Parallels has more features than Fusion...But I found Fusion puts less strain on the computer overall.
    Jacqui at Ars notes that Parallels isn't taking this competitor lying down. They just released a new beta that supports Mac Expose window swooshing of Windows programs. [VMWare via AllThingsD]
    08/02/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by ocoloxin: @Bob_Dobbs: Interesting, Parallels 3.0+ has been far more stable for me than Fusion. Using dual "virtual" processors really isn't important... more » | Other threads

  • cheap calls

    $400 Ooma Gives You Free VOIP and Landline Calls for Life

    Companies such as Vonage had better look to their laurels, as new kid on the block Ooma is looking to steal their thunder with a product that offers VOIP calls—but with a twist. From September, you will be able to get your hands on the Ooma, a hub that combines VOIP with regular landlines. But you have to shell out a lot of dosh first... More »
    07/19/07
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    By AddyDugdale

    Comment by irshliquor: you know that summer ends on Sunday right? more » | Other threads

  • iphone

    iPhone Adobe Flash Support Coming

    Critics have bashed Apple for omitting Adobe Flash support from the iPhone's "real life" Safari browser, and with good reason: a quick spin around the Web on an iPhone reveals sites that don't work, or don't work well without the plug-in. Now, it's rumored to be coming, via a quote from Mossberg himself. The question is, was the original exclusion of Flash a technical decision or a business decision? More »
    07/05/07
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by PamelaZebra: Check out this video which shows a real interactive Flash application running on iPodTouch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdsNEdcONwI Why the wait? Looks like someone... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • wisdom of the in-crowd

    Opinions Side-By-Side In Our iPhone Review Matrix

    If you were too lazy to actually read the four iPhone reviews that came out last night, we've done the hard part and stuck the most salient tidbits into a chart, hoping to see both agreement and dissent among the elders: David Pogue of the New York Times, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, Ed Baig of USA Today and Steven Levy of Newsweek. (What happened to Lev Grossman at Time Magazine? He usually gets the Apple stuff early too.) Jump for our painstakingly created review matrix—it's fun to notice what words they all use, and when one totally disagrees with the rest. More »
    Feature
    06/27/07
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    By Wilson Rothman
  • all things d

    Steve Jobs Kinda Answers Some iPhone Questions

    Mossberg gets Steve Jobs to talk iPhone. Except when he asks about version 2.0. Those questions are forbidden. The rest of the questions are important ones. Like will we see this on other carriers? Why no 3G? Will you include GPS? Will there be lower cost versions? Aaaaand, Jobs dodged those, too. An old lesson, learned again: Mossberg may have the power to command a Steve jobs interview, but he can't make him answer questions. [All Things D]
    06/26/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • wsj pulpbite

    Mossberg's iPhone Video Review

    Mossberg's lost the funky music in the intro, and compared to Pogue's video, he's all business. The interesting bits left out of the text review are here, like, in regards to the keyboard, "I wanted to throw it out the window after 3 days". (Of course, he came around eventually, comparing it in speed to a Treo's keyboard.) More »
    06/26/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • wsj pulpbite

    Breaking: Mossberg Reviews the iPhone, Says Keyboard A-OK After Five Days

    Mossberg and Boehret review the iPhone, 3 minutes after Pogue at the NYTimes. In a nutshell:
    Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though it sometimes adds steps to common functions.
    And more importantly, unlike Pogue, he likes the keyboard: More »
    06/26/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • apple

    Walt Mossberg Has the iPhone

    Ooooohhh. Someone's gonna be in trouble with Steve Jobs. Mossberg has the iPhone as of this morning, and he's already flaunting it in public. An explicit rule between Apple and A-listers with early access is that this kind of showboating is a no-no. More »
    06/11/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • round up

    All Things D is Done and I'm Still Smiling

    D5, Mossberg and Swisher's conference is over, and I am still smiling. 100% news, no bullshit. And it was fun. Did you know that D had a Ben and Jerry's ice cream booth? More »
    06/01/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by strider_mt2k: I like the pic of Brian and Ryan. Great stuff! more » | Other threads

  • all things steve

    Video: Jobs Says "Fake Steve" is "Pretty Funny" and Other Semi-Revelations

    You like the Steve Jobs? You hate the Steve Jobs? We gave you the textier version yesterday, now here's a clip of his All Things D appearance, in full technicolor moving picture, for you to comment on in your own special way. – Wilson Rothman More »
    05/31/07
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by VisualVillain83: I actually thought the review was pretty good. It shows more of his normal side and not the side that... more » | Other threads

  • main event

    Jobs v. Gates: The Movie

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    05/31/07
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by xxdesmus: What a great interview. Thanks more » | Other threads

  • all things d

    Live Rumble: Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs vs. Swisher vs. Mossberg

    7:15 The show is about to start, and I've got major butterflies. Fingers don't fail me. More »
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    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • remember?

    Steve and Bill...in Pirates of Silicon Valley

    Bill and Steve go on stage in about 30 minutes or so. And before they start pulling each other's hair, and before Walt starts dancing around these two with tough questions, I'd like to take this moment to remind you of Pirates of Silicon Valley, the made-for-TV, unauthorized 1999 "docudrama" of how Steve got rich and cool, and Bill got so rich he doesn't even care how cool he is. (Only $7.49 on Amazon, btw.) More »
    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by dolo54: Great flick. I think I saw it on PBS once. Anyhow it's really entertaining, even for non-nerds. more » | Other threads

  • live

    Meeting Steve Jobs

    I bumped into Steve Jobs in the hall a little while ago, on the way to lunch at All Things D. More »
    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by AqueousBeef: i live not a mile away from him... he gives out raisins and nuts for haloween :( more » | Other threads

  • live

    Steve Jobs at D Now

    [UPDATE Youtube on Apple TV. More Below] More »
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    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam
  • now playing

    YouTube on Apple TV - It's Official

    It goes live in a few weeks. More »
    05/30/07
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    By Noah Robischon

    Comment by edarroyo: I wonder... could they add YOUTUBE... to front row?? That would be awesome, that way one could be even lazier!... more » | Other threads

  • live

    First Palm Foleo Hands On and Impressions

    It would be redundant to step through the Foleo right after Hawkins gave us a feature tour, but I have held the hardware, and it is impressively light (physically and software wise). It looks like a fanless, or near fanless design, the screen is very nice, and the keyboard reminds me of a Toshiba Tecra (a favorable thing). It looks to be a very efficient machine. If you overlook all the crazy buttons for navigation. And I thought the Thinkpad num/trackpad with multiple buttons was bad. That's not simplicity in design. There is a dedicated email button, which is a nice touch, as well as an Apps button that goes to the Dataviz office docs, the photo viewer, web browser, etc. The menu is top left, like a mac/windows hybrid and is favorably clean. But that's what happens when your device has no apps. What does it take to compile software to run on the Foleo. More »
    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by zamafir: since 1998... yay it's the pre palm I days all over again! more » | Other threads

  • live

    Liveblog: Palm Foleo Unveil Now!

    Jeff Hawkins just dropped Foleo photos on us. It looks like it's subnotebook-sized, but it's a smartphone companion, designed to make it a full computing experience. More »
    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by mas90guru: I wonder if what we saw was a flawed launch of a prouct that was supposed to also include Google... more » | Other threads

  • live

    All Things D Schedule for Today

    I'm here all day, listening to Mossy and Swisher crack jokes at the high and mighty tech lords. More »
    05/30/07
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  • live

    All Things D Wednesday Morning Session with Ballmer and the Surface Table

    I'll be filtering for interesting gadget news. Mossy wore the funny hat today. And Ballmer is on fire with the weirdness. More »
    05/30/07
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    By Brian Lam

    Comment by DeadPlasmaCell: You can't really knock it on its price point.. since it's supposed to be for commercial use first, by the... more » | Other threads

  • live

    Here at All Things D

    I'm here at All Things D, and the show starts in a few minutes. And by "Show" I mean Ballmer will take the stage. Likely to talk about the Surface Table, a device that is nothing like the iPhone, yet evokes comparisons because of its innovative touch interface. And at $10k and for commercial use only, it makes the iPhone's price point seem very consumer friendly. Good strategy on the release, guys. – Brian Lam More »
    05/30/07
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    Comment by Streich: nothing like the iPhone, yet evokes comparisons You don't get it, do you? This is Microsoft's answer to the iPhone;... more » | Other threads

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