Todd R. Weiss

As Apple Watch preorders began on April 10, it quickly became clear that demand would far outstrip supply for quite a while after the first watches became available to consumers on April 24. That certainly has been the case, as most models of the Apple Watch are now listed on the Apple Website as being […]

In March, USTelecom, a Washington-based telecommunications trade group that is battling the FCC over recent net neutrality changes made by the agency, filed a protective petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia as a first step in its legal fight over the issue. Now, the group has filed […]

LG was going to unveil its latest flagship G4 smartphone with pomp and excitement later in April, but images and details about the phone have been accidentally revealed through a prelaunch Website that inadvertently was set to go live early. The leaked images and details, which have since been pulled back by LG, revealed a […]

Sprint wants to help make buying a new smartphone easier for its customers with a new Sprint Direct 2 You service that takes customer service to an extreme. Under Sprint Direct 2 You, a company employee personally drives your new phone to you, shows you how to set it up and use it, moves your […]

Android smartwatches today can only be used in conjunction with an Android smartphone, but that could change in the future as Google continues to develop an Android Wear app for use on iPhones. Google has been experimenting for several months on running Android Wear on the iPhone platform, according to reports, and now that work […]

With the Apple Watch launching to consumers on April 24, lots of companies have been getting in line to build their own Watch apps so they can get in on the frenzy and get in front of the eyes of users as they adopt the new smartwatches. The problem with that, said Mike Wehrs, head […]

Rarely can I get a full day’s use out of the battery in my Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone without having to pop in a fully charged spare or plug my phone into my laptop or a wall socket. I curse this every day, which always leaves me looking for alternatives for keeping my phone charged. […]

A Busy April 10: Apple Watch Preorders, Samsung Galaxy S6 Sales Begin by Todd R. Weiss Apple Watch Preorder Frenzy Begins Preorders for Apple Watches begin at 3:01 a.m. EDT on April 10 for the long-awaited digital smartwatches that will enable users to receive messages right on their wrist as well as allow them to […]

When Sprint began offering WiFi calling services to many of its Android customers in February 2014, Apple iPhone users were left out and didn’t have access to the fledgling WiFi calling capabilities. That is changing as Sprint is now unveiling WiFi capabilities for customers who are using the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5c […]

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, which so far has a small market presence in the United States, is introducing its unlocked $179.99 SnapTo 4G LTE-enabled Android smartphone here to try to boost its footprint and get more attention from consumers in the marketplace. The unlocked SnapTo means that consumers will be able to buy it and […]

Apple’s next iPhone could be named the iPhone 7, instead of being tagged as a mid-generation iPhone 6s, due to many feature advancements that the company thinks warrant a completely different name. The revised naming scheme for the next iPhone is being touted by Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, who said he thinks […]

For smartphone users, the available battery life of their oft-used devices is never quite enough. Smartphones gain more features, more style and thinner cases every year, while their components tend to run harder while seemingly demanding more power. And battery life claims often don’t seem to keep up, despite our wildest hopes. You can imagine […]