Sony, Lenovo Laptops Are Pricey, but Offer Lots of Features, Power
Walt Mossberg tests the Sony Vaio SZ160 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s, and says for road warriors, these small, light, well-designed laptops are worth their hefty price tags.
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Annual Buying Guide: How to Ensure New PC Can Use Windows Vista
Walt’s annual spring buyer’s guide to desktop computers offers hardware guidelines for users who can’t wait till January for Microsoft Vista, but want to be able to upgrade later.
Boot Camp Turns Your Mac Into a Reliable Windows PC
Apple’s “Boot Camp” software lets Mac users turn their machines into a fast, full-fledged Windows computer if they choose, with only a few minor annoyances.
Ask.Com’s New Look Scores Big Points Against Search Rivals
Ask Jeeves, a largely failed search service, has been overhauled and renamed Ask.com. Walt Mossberg tested the new site against Google and found that Ask.com holds its own and even beats the search champ in some cases.
Survived the ’60s? You May Want to Try This Nintendo Game
Nintendo aims to get American baby boomers to start doing brain workouts on its popular DS hand-held player with the new game Brain Age, which Walt says is fun and invigorating, if occasionally patronizing.
Glide Online Service Has Good Potential, But Rough Edges
TransMedia’s slick consumer Web service, Glide Effortless, can store, display, and share photos, music, videos, Web links, blogs and other documents, but its focus on adding features means it hasn’t fixed a lot of glitches.
Mini Is Solid Addition To Home Media Center Despite Some Caveats
The new Mac Mini runs Apple’s Front Row software and can stream music and videos from Windows computers. It is still too much of a regular computer to be a true media hub, but makes a solid addition to any entertainment center.
MacBook Pro Offers Promising Start to Era Of Intel-Powered Apple
Apple’s new Intel-powered laptop, the MacBook Pro, isn’t revolutionary and has some drawbacks. But it beats its predecessor, the PowerBook, and marks a promising start to the era of Intel-powered Apple laptops.
Web-Based Office Live Offers Basic Services But Isn’t Very Flexible
Microsoft’s Office Live aims to help small companies manage key aspects of their businesses using only a Web browser. It’s a step in the right direction, but could be more flexible and sophisticated.
ESPN Cellphone Has Great Sports Content But Many Trade-Offs
ESPN Mobile’s elaborate package of sports news and information is excellent, but for some, it may not be worth the trade-offs in price, hassle and Web restrictions.
Vizrea Helps Cellphone Swap Photos With PC, But It Has Drawbacks
Vizrea lets you view photos stored on your PC on a cellphone, and automatically sends pictures taken with the phone back to your PC or to a Web site. But Walt Mossberg finds the new service has some drawbacks.
PubSub, Rollyo Offer Web Search Services The Big Engines Don’t
Not much attention is paid to small search engines such as PubSub and Rollyo, but Walt Mossberg says they add a dimension that goes beyond what the main Google and Yahoo search sites offer.
Kodak Digital Camera With 2 Lenses Works Well, Has a Few Flaws
Kodak has introduced a pocket-sized camera with two lenses, each designed for different kinds of shots. Walt Mossberg says the EasyShare V570 camera works well, despite a couple of drawbacks.
Cingular Joins Rivals With Fast, Reliable Wireless Broadband
Cingular rolled out its new wireless broadband service called BroadbandConnect last month. In his tests, Walt Mossberg found it very fast and reliable.
Software to Help You Download From iPods, Share iTunes on 1 PC
As well-designed as the iPod is, users are consistently frustrated by its inability to copy music to multiple computers or have multiple music libraries. Luckily, there are solutions to both problems.
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