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iTunes Gets an Upgrade Without Missing a Beat

The new iTunes 11 upgrade makes significant improvements to the world’s most popular computer program for buying and playing music and videos.

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Testing the Speed of Internet Devices

Walt answers a reader’s question on how to quickly post photos to Facebook.

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Latest Lumia Smartphone: High Quality, but It’s Heavy

Nokia’s new Lumia 920 smartphone is a quality phone with attractive features and twice the typical memory, but it is thick and heavy.
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Making Sense of All the New Laptop Flavors

Walt’s annual fall buyer’s guide to choosing a new laptop amid all the confusing new choices.
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A Laptop for Students

Walt answers readers’ questions on buying reasonably priced laptops for college and high-school students.

Yoga PC Flips and Bends, but as a Tablet, It’s Clumsy

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 contorts into a clamshell laptop or a tablet, but it has big flaws.
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Getting a Tablet With a Lot of Memory

Walt answers a reader’s question on finding a tablet with more than 32 gigabytes of memory.

Nexus 4 Is a Great Value With Small Improvements

Google’s new Nexus 4 Android smartphone has some nice features and an attractive price tag, but the improvements are modest.
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Sizing Up the New iPad Mini

Sized right for people who want a little one-handed tablet time, but still a bit wide for a pocket.
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What’s the Deal With Windows 8?

Walt answers readers’ questions about Windows 8 confusion and tools that help Windows Phones and PCs play iTunes.

Hardworking Tablet With PC Chops

Features of Microsoft’s Surface tablet make it better than other tablets for traditional productivity tasks.
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Windows Pushes Into the Tablet Age

Walt on Windows 8, Microsoft’s radical overhaul of its venerable operating system.
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A Dragon That Takes Dictation and Controls a Mac by Voice

The Steve Jobs I Knew

Google Moves Ahead in Fight to Dominate the Map Apps

A Scuffed iPhone 5

An iOS App for Google Maps and YouTube?

Bringing Your Old-Media Memories Into the Digital Age

Kindle Fire, USB on the iPad, and Disk Defragmentation

The iPhone Takes to the Big Screen

A PC Virus on a Mac

Kindle Fire HD Is Better but It Isn’t the Best Color Tablet

A Laptop for Light Work

In a Parallels World, Mac and Windows Coexist App-ily

Samsung’s Smart TV Isn’t as Smart as It Thinks It Is

Keeping the Family Tree

A Chance to Call 15 Friends to Video Chat in High Def

iTunes Gets an Upgrade Without Missing a Beat

December 04, 2012 at 6:05 pm PT

Testing the Speed of Internet Devices

November 20, 2012 at 6:19 pm PT

Making Sense of All the New Laptop Flavors

November 20, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

A Laptop for Students

November 13, 2012 at 6:11 pm PT

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