Todd R. Weiss

In a move aimed at speeding the progress of interoperability as part of the Internet of things, Panasonic is opening up much of its long-held intellectual property so that other companies can build on its ideas and to help encourage idea-sharing and long-term IoT development. Panasonic, which is adopting the model of the open-source software […]

There I was, sitting in the front row covering T-Mobile’s big “Un-carrier 9.0” announcements in New York City for eWEEK on March 18, when out walked T-Mobile’s un-traditional CEO, John Legere, to a rollicking, loud and booming musical introduction. The long-haired Legere wore one of his usual outfits, a black leather biker jacket, a dark […]

BlackBerry’s Leap Smartphone Ditches Keyboard to Attract New Users By Todd R. Weiss Introducing the Leap The Leap’s hardware includes a Qualcomm MSM 8960 1.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard flash storage (expandable up to 128GB via a micro SD card). It runs on the latest BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 operating system. […]

The FAA has granted permission to Amazon to conduct experiments with its proposed drone-based package delivery services that the online retailer has been eyeing for the last several years. On March 19, the Federal Aviation Administration granted an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate (EAC) to Amazon that will allow the company to conduct more research into the […]

Mobile phone sales around the world will grow to an estimated 1.94 billion in 2015, up 3.5 percent from 2014, while global PC sales are expected to fall due to price increases caused by fluctuating currencies around the world, according to a new Gartner study. Meanwhile, the combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile […]

When T-Mobile unveiled its latest T-Mobile for Business “Un-carrier 9.0” plans on March 18 in a glitzy announcement in New York City, the company didn’t forget about its everyday consumers either. While the company was handing out special low pricing for mobile service for small and midsize businesses across the United States, with rates starting […]

Chinese e-commerce merchant Alibaba is developing a mobile purchase security system that uses a selfie taken on a smartphone at the time of a purchase to compare to a stored photo using facial recognition software to positively identify a buyer. The system, still in development, was demonstrated by Jack Ma, founder and CEO of Alibaba […]

NEW YORK—T-Mobile is now targeting small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to grow its own operations and revenue as the company continues its ongoing efforts to battle competitors by cutting prices and improving services for its customers. In the last two years, T-Mobile has unveiled a series of what it calls “Un-carrier” events that have ended […]

Nintendo is joining up with a Japanese mobile gaming company to finally begin bringing some of its popular video gaming characters to smartphones and tablet computers in an attempt to reignite its sagging business and global sales. For years, Nintendo has resisted bringing its games to small mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets so […]

Apple is reportedly aiming to boost its iPhone sales even more than current high levels by offering a trade-in program for Android and BlackBerry smartphone users so they can move over to iPhones and get credit for their old phones. The planned trade-in program was revealed in a March 16 story by BloombergBusiness, based on […]

Apple is working to finalize plans to start an Internet-based streaming television service that would include about 25 channels of content that would be viewable on the company’s computers, smartphones and Apple TV set-top boxes. The service, which would include programming from ABC, CBS, Fox and other networks, will be priced between $30 and $40 […]

Sprint is launching a new Workplace-as-a-Service plan to give business employees all the wireless and wired communications services they require in their workplaces for one monthly fee per employee. The idea is to take over design, management and maintenance of wired and wireless services for businesses so that they can have predictable expenses and focus […]