Todd R. Weiss

Standing desks have been around for quite a while, and for several years I’ve heard friends go on and on about the health and mental benefits of using a standing desk in their offices during their workdays. At least one pal even uses a treadmill desk that lets him walk while working, without ever straying […]

Whether it is through smartwatches, eyewear-mounted computers such as Google Glass (pictured) or other coming innovations, a new study reveals that 81 percent of 2,400 CIOs say they expect wearable devices to be used by employees in their jobs in the future. The study, which recently surveyed CIOs within 24 U.S. metropolitan areas, found that […]

A duplicate airport runway chart in a key flight app that American Airlines pilots use on their iPad digital flight bags caused iPad malfunctions that led to delays in some American Airlines flights earlier this week. The errant extra map was in the Jeppesen digital flight bag app used by American’s pilots on iPads since […]

Acer Shows Off New Tablets, Laptops, Wearables and Gaming Systems by Todd R. Weiss Aspire E Laptops With 14-,15- or 17-Inch Displays Acer’s new Aspire E Series of laptops will be available starting at $379 in July, giving consumers a choice of 14-, 15- or 17-inch displays. The laptops will be available with a wide […]

Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer will be offering a $1,400 Android Wear-powered smartwatch for sale by October or November to take on the new Apple Watch and the growing smartwatch competition in the marketplace. A spokesperson for TAG Heuer’s parent company, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE of Switzerland, confirmed the expected release time and […]

Almost a week after being released, the first problems with Apple Watches have been surfacing, with some owners posting online claims of operational interference due to their wrist tattoos, while a defective tactic engine part is causing Apple to slow shipments of the devices. The tattoo interference issue was noted in an April 29 story […]

T-Mobile just added 1.8 million new contract customers in the first quarter of 2015, giving it a total of 56.8 million customers, which surpasses the 55.9 million customers reported by Sprint back in February. That means that right now T-Mobile apparently is in sole possession of third place in the U.S. mobile market among the […]

Samsung has reported a $4.63 billion net profit for the first quarter of 2015, which is down 39 percent from the same quarter one year ago when the company had a $7.04 billion net profit. For the South Korean smartphone and electronics maker, it’s been a disappointing trend downward that’s been repeated often over the […]

LG unveiled its latest G4 flagship smartphone in a move to take on the Apple iPhone 6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and others. The new LG phone boasts vastly improved front and rear cameras, an upgraded display and a subtle curve in its design compared with the G3 model that preceded it. The new G4 […]

T-Mobile had mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2015, with a 13.1 percent revenue increase to $7.78 billion, but a loss of $63 million compared with the same quarter one year ago. At the same time, the company added 1.8 million new customers in the quarter, while reducing its customer churn rate to […]

The LG Watch Urbane smartwatch, built with an all-metal body and a leather wristband, is now on sale in the United States through the Google Store after being unveiled by LG at Mobile World Congress back in March. The watch will sell for $349 and will ship by May 8 in silver or gold colors, […]

HP’s Back-to-School Laptops, Hybrids Offer Many Choices, Colors by Todd R. Weiss The Pavilion x360 Convertible Easily convertible from a laptop to a tablet via spiral-gear-equipped rear hinges, the Pavilion x360 comes in 11- or 13-inch models that have high-definition In-Plane Switching (IPS) displays. The 11-inch model comes in Natural Silver, Sunset Red, Violet Purple […]