Todd R. Weiss

AT&T is expanding its wireless coverage of North America by acquiring Mexican wireless provider Iusacell for $2.5 billion, which will include the company’s licenses, network, retail stores and some 8.6 million wireless subscribers. The move was revealed by AT&T in a Nov. 7 announcement that touted the acquisition as “a natural geographic expansion of its […]

Samsung’s New Galaxy Note Has ‘Edge’ on the Competition by Todd R. Weiss Innovative Galaxy Note Edge The first thing you notice on the new Galaxy Note Edge is the wrap-around screen on the right side of the device. The next thing you notice is the bright, sharp 5.6-inch quad HD Super AMOLED screen, which […]

Business users of iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, iMacs and other Apple devices just got a big boost now that Apple has unveiled its first formal AppleCare for Enterprise service offering to provide direct and specialized support to enterprise technology users. The new AppleCare for Enterprise effort surfaced on Apple’s Website on Nov. 5 with little fanfare […]

Microsoft isn’t saying much so far about its latest Lumia smartphone, but the company at least is teasing users with the announcement that it will release details about the device on Nov. 11. The date was unveiled by the company on the Microsoft Nokia blog on Nov. 6, along with a close-up photograph of a […]

Cindy Cohn, who has been an advocate on digital rights issues for more than 20 years, will become the new executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in April 2015. Cohn, who presently serves as the EFF’s legal director, will take over from longtime EFF Executive Director Shari Steele, who is relocating to Seattle with […]

Inside Samsung’s New Galaxy A5 and A3 Smartphones by Todd R. Weiss The New Samsung Galaxy A5 There’s no shortage of nice features in the larger A5 handset, including a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 2GB of RAM and a nonremovable 2,300-mAh battery. All-Metal Chassis for Strength Like its stable mate, the larger Galaxy A5 includes […]

AT&T has introduced an iOS version of its AT&T DriveMode mobile app to encourage iOS users not to answer or reply to text messages on their mobile devices while they are operating a motor vehicle. The new iOS version joins the existing Android version of DriveMode. The new app was unveiled Nov. 5 in an […]

Samsung and Iberia Airlines have created a smartwatch app that allows users to board an Iberia flight with a scan of the watch on their wrist, rather than having to hold a paper boarding pass or juggle a smartphone as they finagle their luggage. The new app, which was announced in October by Iberia Airlines, […]

The Mozilla Foundation and the GSMA want to ensure that as mobile phone use continues to grow around the world, particularly in developing nations, there is plenty of intriguing content available in people’s native languages so that the growth isn’t halted. Such content will be required in a myriad of languages so that the 4 […]

Dell is bolstering its enterprise tablet computer lineup with two updated Venue tablets, the Venue 11 Pro 7000 and the Venue 8 Pro 3000. The two devices were unveiled by the company Nov. 5 at its Dell World 2014 show in Austin, Texas. The new Dell Venue 11 Pro 7000 is 15 percent thinner than […]

AT&T plans four new smartphone releases to customers on Nov. 7, unveiling new devices from Kyocera, Microsoft Nokia and HTC as the big-four cellular company continues to expand its product lineup. Along with the phones, AT&T is also launching a longer AT&T Next 24 installment plan to let buyers make monthly payments on new phones […]

The new LG G Watch R and Moto 360 smartwatches are being launched by AT&T, with the LG device going on sale to consumers on the AT&T Website today and the Moto 360 becoming available online and in AT&T stores beginning Nov. 7. The LG G Watch R will be available in stores starting Nov. […]