Todd R. Weiss

Apple’s latest MacBook Pro laptop models, which have been garnering complaints about slow performance and processor throttling by some users, are now getting a software update to fix the problem, according to Apple. The customer complaints have been coming in since about July 17, when the new MacBook Pro models began shipping. The updated MacBook […]

Apple has launched its latest and more powerful MacBook Pro laptop models with 13-inch or 15-inch displays and a number of new features, but the company still isn’t talking about when such upgrades might be expected for its aging line of Mac desktops. The updated MacBook Pro models were unveiled July 12 in several configurations […]

A new Sony Xperia smartphone, the Xperia XA2 Plus, will arrive in late August, but analysts say the midrange device will likely not be enough to help propel Sony’s tiny global market share. It’s not like Sony isn’t trying, however, as the company has packed the handset with a myriad of features, including a 6-inch […]

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 9 premium business phablet will be unveiled at the company’s newly announced Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event on Aug. 9 in Brooklyn, N.Y. In a teaser invite emailed to eWEEK on June 27, Samsung said it will hold the Unpacked event while also live-streaming it on several Samsung websites. The invite […]

BlackBerry may not be building its own smartphones anymore, but China’s TCL Communication is hoping that won’t prevent enterprise buyers from looking into and buying its latest BlackBerry-licensed, security-enhanced handset, the BlackBerry KEY2. The latest phone includes a 4.5-inch touch-screen LCD display with a 3:2 aspect ratio, a redesigned “intelligent” physical keyboard, a Qualcomm Snapdragon […]

Motorola has announced its latest smartphone, the Moto Z3 Play, with a 6.01-inch Super AMOLED Full HD+ display (2160 x 1080p resolution), dual main cameras and a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor. The Moto Z3 Play will be available in the U.S. this summer through Sprint and U.S. Cellular and will also be available […]

Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones of the last two years haven’t exactly set the world on fire in terms of sales and market share, but the company apparently isn’t done with the idea of its handsets making a bigger impact against the likes of market leaders Samsung and Apple. The next generation of Google […]

For the second year in a row, fewer smartphones will be shipped by manufacturers, but by 2019, the market will again begin to grow, according to the latest research from IDC. About 1.462 billion smartphones will be shipped in 2018, which is down from 1.465 billion handsets that shipped in 2017, according to a May […]

LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the G7 ThinQ, has hit the preorder stage, with Verizon beginning preorders on May 24 and Sprint and T-Mobile offering preorders starting May 25. The devices will be available to purchasers from all three cellular vendors starting June 1. Through Verizon, the LG G7 ThinQ (pronounced “Think” by LG) will be […]

The Hydrogen One smartphone, which features 4-View  holographic display will be sold by Verizon and AT&T for use on their 4G cellular networks starting later in 2018.  AT&T and Verizon announced their plans to sell the handsets manufactured by Red in separate announcements on May 17.  Unique to the Red Hydrogen One is its 5.7-inch […]

When Samsung started selling its latest Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship smartphones back in March, both models only were available through U.S. carriers with 64GB of built-in storage. Soon, though, consumers will be able to buy Galaxy S9 and S9+ handsets with more on-board storage exclusively through Samsung.com, where both phones will be offered with […]

New Moto G6, Moto E5 Phones Deliver Strong Features for Budget Buyers Motorola has rolled out its latest series of Android smartphones with three new Moto G6 models and three new Moto E5 models, all priced between $180 to about $362, with a wide range of features and capabilities. The new models include the standard […]