Gartner: Chip Sales Growth Will Return (Slowly) Oct 17, 2009
Even The Wall Street Journal's respected tech columnist, Walter Mossberg, gave it an enthusiastic review. But will it get American consumers buying. (Datamation)
Twitter Takedown Affects El Paso Users Aug 7, 2009
"There are people who for whatever motives want to bring other people's companies and services to a halt," said Walt Mossberg, a personal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal. The hackers did it by ordering scores of computers to log on to the Twitter site, flooding it so legitimate users couldn't get through. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Launch of new iPhone comes in Jobs' absence Jun 19, 2009
The new phone has won positive reviews from the likes of Walt Mossberg at the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue at the New York Times. But some have also noted that the device is not a huge technological leap over the current iPhone. (MSNBC -- Technology)
iPhone 3G S: The Early Returns Are In Jun 18, 2009
David Pogue from the New York Times, Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal and USA Today's Edward C. Baig have now posted their advance reviews of the iPhone 3G S.. And while I'm installing the 3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
* Palm Pre goes on sale amid favorable iPhone comparisons Jun 6, 2009
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal called the Pre a beautiful, innovative and versatile hand-held computer thats fully in the iPhones class. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Newsweek: Palm no iPhone killer Jun 5, 2009
Gadget godfather Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journalthe Pre is "beautiful, innovative and versatile" and "potentially the strongest rival to the iPhone.". Mossberg's big rival, the always-chipper David Pogue of The New York Times, "the Pre will be a hit, but the iPhone isn't going away," and he predicts Palm's recovery from a death spiral will have a "happy ending.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
Microsoft CEO Talks Economy, Unveils Bing May 29, 2009
All Things Digital Conference co-host and Wall Street Journal columnist, Walt Mossberg, talks with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (CBS). (CBS News)
Twitter co-founders are mum on revenue plans May 27, 2009
Still, after nearly one hour of questions from journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher and from the audience, the co-founders gave no clear picture of Twitter's business model. Stone demurred when asked what would be the company's key revenue driver in two years. (Honolulu Advertiser)
T00004000witter Twosome Tweak Possible Sale Rumors May 27, 2009
The D Conference is the annual three-day technology confab put on by AllThingsD, a Wall Street Journal-affiliated blog run by Kara Swisher and Walter Mossberg. During their talk, which covered many topics, Stone and Williams noted that just 14 percent of Americans currently use Twitter, and that half of those users send messages, known as "tweets," once a month. (New York Post -- Business)
Canesta Shows How 3-D Vision Technology Enables Natural Interfaces "Beyond Multi-Touch" May 27, 2009
The Wall Street Journals D Conference brainchild of digital omnivores Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher attracts the top players in, and observers of, digital technology from around the world for a 3-day conversation about All Things Digital. Now in its seventh year, it is considered to be the most prestigious and influential gathering of its kind. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
iPhone + Kindle = Not Bad Mar 5, 2009
And as the Wall Street Journal's esteemed Walt Mossberg has stated, it's a pretty good one. "The new Kindle app isnt as full-featured as some other e-reader apps for the iPhone, which do allow annotation, searching, and so forth," he. (Variety)
MWC Scorecard: US operators Feb 25, 2009
Unfortunately, panel moderator Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal quickly discounted de la Vega's comments--saying that the market would resolve itself just as the computing industry did several years ago. He also said that the operating system vendors would never go along with de la Vega's plan. (FierceWireless, DC)
Backstage at Barcelona: TelecomTV gets down with the big-wigs Feb 24, 2009
However the chair, Wall Street Journal tech guru, Walt Mossberg, was quick to point out that 0. 5 per cent had had a dramatic effect on the other 99. (TelecomTV, UK)
WSJ Conference Organizer's Wife Secretly Running Google Feb 24, 2009
Meanwhile, her spouse, Swisher, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, gets most of her power in the industry from running D, an annual tech-CEO conference she organizes with Walt Mossberg, the paper's powerful gadget reviewer. Mossberg gave Swisher away at the couple's first, unofficial wedding; the couple later before the passage of Proposition 8, California's gay-marriage ban. (Gawker, NY)
Walt and Katie Report From The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Feb 22, 2009
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 ... Walt Mossberg writes two columns, and edits a third, for The Wall Street Journal. (All Things D Blogs, CA)
While You Were Juggling 2/20/09 Feb 21, 2009
NEW COLLEGE-GUIDE WEBSITE Walt Mossberg, the WSJs tech guru, , , that has reviews of many colleges, written by students for students. UC COLLEGE APPLICATIONS FACT-CHECKED You didnt really do that community service project last summer or win your high schools French award. (Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY)
Apple absent from MWC, but iPhone still on everyone's lips Feb 19, 2009
that during The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg moderated panel (that included CEOs of Microsoft, AT&T and Nokia), Steve Ballmer couldn't resist bashing Apple's vertically integrated approach, pitting Apple's vertically integrated experience against diversity and choice in the marketplace. He reportedly said, "I agree that no single company can create all the hardware and software. Openness is central because it's the foundation of choice."[This came from Microsoft's Ballmer. (TG Daily)
Apple is top of mind for execs at MWC Feb 18, 2009
Participants on a panel Tuesday at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, included, from left to right: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvu, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg ... The got more than a passing mention on Tuesday during a panel moderated by The Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg. (CNET News, CA)
De la Vega's message should not be discounted Feb 18, 2009
I was disappointed that moderator Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal quickly discounted de la Vega's comments--saying that the market would resolve itself just as the computing industry did several years ago. He also said that the operating system vendors will never go along with de la Vega's plan. (FierceWireless, DC)
Scenes from Mobile World Congress 2009 Feb 18, 2009
Staging the FutureMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, ATlity CEO Ralph de la Vega and moderator Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal trade opinions at the keynote seminar, "Sustaining Growth in Challenging Times.". A Break with the PastHuge video screens, provided by Hewlett-Packard, broadcast interviews with vendors, while the historic Palau Nacional, now housing the National Art Museum of Catalonia, looms majestically in the background. (eWeek, NY)
Cell Phone Companies Announce Joint Plans for Universal Charger Feb 18, 2009
In June 2006, tech journalist Walt Mossberg called for just such a device in The Wall Street Journal, asking why a society so technologically advanced hadn t already achieved more universality in its accessories: We are decades into the portable-electronics revolution. Why aren t there widely observed for these gadgets. (findingDulcinea, New York)
Nokia prepares to fiddle with Symbian Feb 18, 2009
" A hint at Linux in the low end? The only breaks from the tedium of a keynote where OPK, Microsofts Steve Ballmer and Ralph de la Vega (head of AT&T mobile) were hosted by the Wall Street Journals Walt Mossberg, were when Ralph de la Vega outed a Dell phone, and OPK said Symbian is the industrys only truly open and mature platform a swipe at Apple, Microsoft and Android all in one sentence. But he went on to ruin it by saying the Symbian Foundation is reinventing the game to... (Register, UK)
Multi-touch omitted from Android at Apple's request - report Feb 11, 2009
The G1 has been criticized in several reviews for its touch user interface, which is "inferior to the iPhone's," as Walt Mossberg in his review for the Wall Street Journal. "It lacks the iPhone's ability to flick between multiple pictures and Web pages, or to zoom in and zoom out of a photo or Web page by simply using two fingers to 'pinch' or expand the image," Mossberg wrote. (Apple Insider, VA)
IE 8 and Windows 7 RC-Beta Mashups Feb 10, 2009
If I worked for Microsoft, I would have extended the deadline for no other reason than one: Walt Mossberg. The prominent Wall Street Journal in a Jan. 21 column. (Microsoft Watch)
Micro Economics Feb 9, 2009
"I'm skeptical about the magical device in the near term that is going to save [newspapers]," says Walt Mossberg, the eminent technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal (which, coincidentally, charges for his articles). "I'm skeptical of payment by the article," he adds. (Slate)
Synchronizing Your Bookmarks on All Your PCs Feb 7, 2009
Find all of Walt Mossberg s columns and videos online, free, at the All Things Digital Web site. Email him at. (All Things D Blogs, CA)
Busted by blogger, Dell offers peek at ultraportable laptop Feb 7, 2009
A blog post that detailed the onstage conversation between Journal columnist Walt Mossberg and Dell shows the little laptop was not discussed at the D6 conference. Camden didn't release technical specifications of the laptop, saying more information would be released soon. (Computerworld, MA)
BoomTowns Annual Waltgelina Walk at CES: Walt and Katie on the ... Feb 7, 2009
With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts , a major high-tech and media conference. Ethics Statement. (All Things D Blogs, CA)
