Touted as an upgraded version of SMS, RCS is being spearheaded by the carriers…
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Google’s ‘Chat’ is not end-to-end encrypted like Apple’s iMessage
Google has been quietly corralling every major cellphone carrier on the planet into adopting technology to replace SMS…
Apple reportedly has no plans for major updates to MacBook product line in 2018
Apple is expected to shift a major portion of its MacBook orders to Foxconn Electronics…
Apple’s Messages’ blue bubble keeps me firmly on iPhone
Samsung’s Galaxy S8, like all Android phones, lacks a tiny blue-bubbled wonder: iMessage…
Mossberg offers plan to preserve and protect the internet
Despite the never-ending debate on the question of the role of government in America…
Mossberg: Tech’s ruling class casts a big shadow
What we have now in consumer tech, in 2017, is an oligopoly, at least superficially similar…
Mossberg: There’s a good chance Apple will introduce ARM-based Macs
If you became a frequent computer user starting anytime between, say, 1990 and 2007…
Apple’s worldwide share of personal computers falls to five-year low
Apple’s Mac share of personal computers worldwide fell to a five-year low in December…
Apple’s Mac division has ‘lost clout’ with Jony Ive and Apple design team
Apple’s Mac team has ‘lost clout’ with the company’s industrial design group and software team…
Marco Arment: Apple’s Mac Pro is ‘very likely dead’
Apple chief executive Tim Cook [yesterday] addressed concerns about the state of Mac desktop hardware inside the company…
How Tim Cook’s Apple alienated Mac loyalists
To die-hard fans, Apple Inc.’s Macintosh sometimes seems like an afterthought these days…
Apple’s not very good, really quite poor 2016
As they drift off for their one- or two-day vacations shortly, will Apple’s senior executives be patting themselves on the back?
Apple’s software has been anything but ‘magical’ lately
There was a time when I could blindly update my Apple devices and trust that the update wouldn’t break it…
Five years on, why doesn’t Apple’s Siri work better than it does?
There are some fundamental differences between Apple and Google when it comes to privacy…
Mossberg: Why does Apple’s Siri seem so dumb?
In addition to the iPhone, Siri is now on the iPad, and was recently added to the Mac…
Mossberg reviews Apple’s watchOS 3: Quicker, easier, and more useful
Apple has undertaken an almost total software reboot of a struggling product with its latest operating system…
With his iPhone 7 review, Walt Mossberg proves you can’t teach an old dog new tricks -no matter how simple
At a glance, you’d be hard-pressed to tell Apple’s new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models…
Why Apple’s holding back Messages for Android: Hardware sales
At WWDC on Monday, Apple again declined to extend its much-loved and much-used iMessage messaging system to Android…
Mossberg: Slack beats email, but still needs to improve
Not long ago, discussions of the modern workplace were colored by complaints about the tyranny of email…
Mossberg: Apple’s iPhone 7 had better be spectacular
One day this fall, if things occur as usual, Apple will stage a big event to introduce the next flagship iPhone…
Mossberg: Apple’s iCloud loophole
I stand with Apple in its dispute with the FBI over the demand for special passcode-cracking software…
Apple execs defend software quality, but what’s their offensive game plan?
Apple has a problem with its software and apps…
Apple takes its eye off the ball: Why users are complaining about Apple’s software
The last few weeks have seen an explosion of discontent with the quality of the core apps of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Mac computers…
Breaking down Apple’s software quality issues
In the last couple of years, however, I’ve noticed a gradual degradation in the quality and reliability of Apple’s core apps…
Walt Mossberg: Apple’s software needs work
In the last couple of years, however, I’ve noticed a gradual degradation in the quality and reliability of Apple’s core iSO and OS X apps…
No Oscar nom for Aaron Sorkin for ‘Steve Jobs’ fictional box-office flop
There’s no Best Adapted Screenplay [nomination] for Aaron Sorkin for his ‘Steve Jobs’ box-office flop…
Poorly-conceived ‘Steve Jobs’ movie flops hard and Silicon Valley cheers
The movie “Steve Jobs” had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster…
Pixar president: Steve Jobs would be ‘appalled’ by Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’
Even with framed cartoons on his walls, Ed Catmull’s office on the Pixar Animation Studios…
Apple makes more in 1.5 minutes than Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ flop took in over the weekend
It’s not exactly a shock to hear that Aaron Sorkin’s notorious box office flop ‘Steve Jobs’ had another disastrous weekend at the box office
Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ flick unceremoniously dumped out of theaters
Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s ‘Steve Jobs’ movie had another disastrous showing at the box office over the weekend…
Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ fiction’s box-office flop may hurt award hopes
The Steve Jobs in ‘Steve Jobs’ is a fictional character invented by Aaron Sorkin…
‘Steve Jobs’ flop plummets 65% in second weekend of wide release
“Steve Jobs,” the Universal fictionalized drama that trades off the name of the deceased Apple co-founder, sank in its second weekend of wide release…
Universal’s ‘Steve Jobs’ flick bombs: Why Sony was right to pass
When Amy Pascal allowed ‘Steve Jobs’ to leave Sony for Universal, the studio chief fretted…
Aaron Sorkin ‘Steve Jobs’ fantasy flops hard
‘Steve Jobs,’ the dramatic, fictionalized depiction of Apple’s cofounder written by Aaron Sorkin is a flop…
Steve Jobs’ widow continues to speak out against ‘Steve Jobs’ movie
Laurene Powell, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, on Wednesday…
Mossberg: The Steve Jobs I knew isn’t in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ movie
Unlike Mr. Sorkin, I did know the real Steve Jobs…
Apple, Google, and the road to the know-it-all personal assistant
One thing Apple stressed was privacy…
Mossberg: Apple’s latest product is privacy
In effect, privacy itself is now a key product…
Mossberg: How to customize your new Apple Watch
After wearing the Apple Watch for a month…
Mossberg reviews Apple’s new Photos for Mac: ‘A big improvement over iPhoto’
Apple has replaced iPhoto with a new, free Mac app called simply Photos…
Mossberg reviews Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4: I cannot recommend it over Apple’s iPad mini
The weak battery life and limited tablet software selection prevent me from recommending the new Tab Pro 8.4 over the iPad mini…
Apple’s TV innovation will be, as usual, unexpected
Recently, a few articles have suggested that the window of opportunity…