Todd R. Weiss

Google Street View Lets Virtual Visitors Tour More College Campuses By Todd R. Weiss University of Miami The University of Miami is a private research university with some 15,000 students who can enjoy a tropical climate and scenic pathways winding through palm trees and clear blue water. Georgetown University Georgetown, which was established in Washington, […]

The latest Google Glass update now brings Glass users quicker access to their 20 favorite friends and other contacts using voice commands, as well as additional new voice commands that will enable more hands-free options. The new XE20.1 Glass update, which was announced by Google Aug. 20 in a post on Google+ by the Glass […]

T-Mobile is going on the offensive for new customers by unveiling a year’s free unlimited data to any T-Mobile Simple Choice customer who gets a friend or relative to move their service from Sprint, AT&T or Verizon Wireless. The offer comes just two weeks after a long-rumored merger with Sprint was called off. The free […]

ZTE USA will offer consumers an unlocked version of its Nubia 5S Mini LTE smartphone through Amazon.com for $279.99 starting on Aug. 27. It is available for preorder immediately. The China-based company unveiled the availability of the new phone in an Aug. 20 announcement from its Richardson, Texas-based U.S. division. “Selling the Nubia 5S Mini […]

AT&T and Verizon Wireless are each adding a Windows Phone 8.1 version of the HTC One M8 smartphone to their consumer device lines as they expand their Windows Phone lineups. HTC unveiled the immediate availability of its new Windows-equipped HTC One M8 smartphone for Verizon Wireless customers in an Aug. 19 announcement, while AT&T revealed […]

Sharp’s new Aquos Crystal smartphones with their innovative borderless displays will debut for U.S. consumers with Sprint and with the Sprint network’s no-contract partner companies, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. Sprint announced the Sharp Aquos Crystal on Aug. 19, though launch dates for the availability of the new phones have not yet been set. The […]

After replacing its CEO two weeks ago, Sprint is now reshuffling its cellular plan offerings, offering new Sprint Family Share Pack plans that promise twice as much shared data as competitors’ plans for the same prices. The new Family Share Pack plans were announced by Sprint on Aug. 18, will be available starting Aug. 22 […]

As long as there have been cell phones, users have been looking for simpler ways to keep them charged besides having to plug them in to an electrical outlet with a cord. Charging pads, plug-in power extenders and other options can be used, but researchers are continuing to look for new and more innovative methods, […]

Google’s Chrome Web browser is getting new capabilities to protect users from downloading applications that appear to be safe and valid, but are actually malicious programs in disguise. The added protection was announced by Moheeb Abu Rajab, a Google security staff engineer, in an Aug. 14 post on the Google Chrome Blog. The changes are […]

Google has unveiled a special collection of online Blockly Games that are built as playful ways to engage children in their first efforts at programming, and the search giant wants parents to help build the interest of their children. “Looking for ways to engage your kids in constructive, meaningful learning?” wrote Jennifer Vaden Barth, a […]

Google has added the open-source MEAN stack to its expanding list of development tools that can be implemented more quickly on the Google Compute Engine platform. The availability and inclusion of the MEAN stack for NodeJS users was announced by Brian Lynch, a Google solutions architect, in an Aug. 14 post on the Google Cloud […]

The long-awaited end of the Google Maps Flash API will arrive on Sept. 2, and Google is again reminding Web developers that they’d better get their transitions finished to the JavaScript Maps API v3 that will replace it. The plan to replace the original Google Maps Flash API was hatched in September 2011 when Google […]