Todd R. Weiss

Samsung is working on its first round-faced smartwatch that is rumored to offer two different versions—one with 3G calling and other enhanced capabilities, as well as a less-expensive Bluetooth model with fewer advanced features. The smartwatch, which has been known as Project Orbis internally but may be called the Gear A by Samsung, would join […]

Samsung continues to battle its way back from several tough financial quarters as its latest Q1 estimates show lower operating income and lower sales compared with one year ago. The company released the estimated Q1 figures on April 7 as a preview before its full Q1 earnings report later this month. Samsung’s operating income for […]

Shortly after the new Apple iPhone 6 Plus smartphone came out in September 2014, the first reports from surprised users began coming in about the thinner, larger devices actually bending while being carried in pants pockets. Some affected consumers vented their anger on social media, where news sites reported on the phenomenon. Those relatively isolated […]

AT&T will launch sales of the new Asus MeMO Pad 7 LTE tablet on April 10, giving customers the option for the first time to get the device at a discount with a two-year contract or to buy it outright and then prepay for monthly data packages without a contract. The Asus MeMO Pad 7 […]

A tiny high-resolution 3D scanner could one day be built into a smartphone, enabling users to easily scan an object in 3D and then print it out on a 3D printer. A few years ago that could have been the stuff of science fiction, but today it is a project being worked on and developed […]

Apple unveiled several weeks ago that preorders would begin for the upcoming Apple Watch on April 10, but now the company is filling in the blanks with more information, such as the newly announced 3:01 a.m. EDT start time for when the first customer orders will be taken. Apple announced the additional details on its […]

Sometimes the craziest ideas can be brilliant ideas in ridiculous packages. Take the silly April Fool’s Day joke that gaming system accessories vendor Hyperkin played on its fans on March 31. On that day, the company posted a note on Facebook announcing its new Smart Boy attachment that would allow iPhone 6 Plus users to […]

A patent dispute involving the image of an apple and the written word “apple” will apparently delay the launch of the upcoming Apple Watch smartwatch in Switzerland until at least the end of 2015. The controversy was reported by the Swiss television broadcasting company RTS, according to an April 4 story by Reuters. Apple “cannot […]

Microsoft’s popular and free Office Lens app, which turns a smartphone into a pocket document scanner, is now being offered in Android and iOS versions. The Office Lens app was initially unveiled in March 2014 for Windows Phone users alone, and it has become one of the most popular apps on the Windows Phone platform, […]

It may seem like everyone around us has a smartphone nowadays, but that conclusion is wrong, according to a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center. In fact, only 64 percent of U.S. adults own and use a smartphone, leaving a full 36 percent of U.S. adults out of the smartphone marketplace. That’s just […]

It’s already confusing enough to shop for a new Android smartphone as you peruse what could be hundreds of different models from dozens of different vendors. Do you choose a larger phablet or go with a smaller handset? Do you buy a Samsung Galaxy or an HTC One or a Google Nexus or something else? […]

Comcast is launching new high-speed 2-Gigabit home broadband services across the United States starting in May in Atlanta as the company appears to be taking on Google Fiber’s 1-Gigabit services, which have been spreading across the nation since the fall of 2012. Comcast’s Gigabit Pro residential services were announced by Marcien Jenckes, the executive vice […]