Todd R. Weiss

The federal Lifeline program that was established in 1985 to ensure affordable basic telephone service for low-income Americans should now be updated to also include affordable broadband offerings to help reduce the digital divide between the haves and have-nots. That’s the idea being raised by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler as the agency begins […]

AT&T and Verizon Wireless customers can now add the latest LG tablet computers to their accounts: the LG G Pad F 8.0 on AT&T and the LG G Pad X8.3 on Verizon. AT&T’s LG G Pad F 8.0 (pictured) has an 8-inch HD+ In-Plane Switching (IPS) display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB […]

Apple has bought Metaio, which develops software used to build augmented reality applications and content used in a wide range of fields, including gaming, retailing and product engineering. The purchase was confirmed in a May 28 report by the Associated Press, which said that details of the transaction and the reasons for the purchase were […]

Lenovo Reveals Laptops, Tablet, Video Streaming Device at China Event By Todd R. Weiss Lenovo Cast Takes on Google Chromecast, Roku, Other Streaming Players The Cast, which looks like a black rubber hockey puck, can be plugged into a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port of a TV and then linked wirelessly to a content source […]

Wearables vendor Jawbone is suing rival Fitbit based on allegations that Fitbit hired away some Jawbone employees who then took confidential corporate information with them to their new jobs. The lawsuit, which was filed in California State Court in San Francisco, charges that Fitbit employees were “systematically plundering” confidential information by hiring the former Jawbone […]

AT&T, U.S. Cellular and Verizon are the latest mobile carriers to announce that they are taking preorders for the new LG G4 smartphone, which will hit retail stores at the beginning of June. AT&T said it will begin taking preorders on May 29 through its ATT.com Website and that the handsets will be available in […]

Lenovo is getting into the streaming video marketplace with its new Cast streaming video hub, and introduced a new business-aimed ThinkPad tablet and two new data storage appliances aimed at business users. The four products debuted on May 27 at the first Lenovo Tech World technology innovation event at company headquarters in Beijing. The Lenovo […]

T-Mobile is now accepting preorders for the upcoming LG G4 flagship smartphone and is telling preorder customers that the company will ship their new handsets before they go on sale on June 3 in T-Mobile stores. G4 buyers are also being offered a free 128GB memory card from LG and T-Mobile for their new phones […]

Lenovo announced two new multimedia consumer workstation laptops that offer power, features and broad capabilities, as well as a new less expensive laptop that promises the basics for users who don’t need all the bells and whistles of a fully equipped machine. The new machines debuted on May 27 just before the company’s first-ever Lenovo […]

Apple is finally going to include transit directions and maps in its upcoming version of iOS9, but only as few as six cities may be featured in the first offering, according to reports. The new iOS 9 operating system is slated for release in June, but when it comes out, the only transit directions that […]

Having a smartphone that can put up with many of the physical hazards that life can dole out is important. Drop protection, water resistance, dust protection and even shock protection are all nice and available in some phones, particularly in ruggedized devices. But until now, I have not heard of a smartphone that is seawater-resistant. […]

Charter Communications is acquiring Time Warner Cable as the musical chairs over which suitor buys the second-largest U.S. cable company is apparently coming to an end. Under the deal, Charter values Time Warner Cable (TWC) at $78.7 billion and will pay $195.71 per share for the stock, which is a premium over the $171.18 closing […]