Todd R. Weiss

Apple’s new iPhone 7 flagship smartphones have been in such demand during preorders that the company is already sold out of its initial opening day supplies of the jet black iPhone 7 and all colors of its larger iPhone 7 Plus handsets as their Sept. 16 launch date looms. The company announced the thinning supplies […]

Soon after Apple began rolling out its latest iOS 10 mobile operating system to iPhone, iPad and iPod devices on Sept. 13, some users reported glitches that left their devices “bricked” and nonfunctional, a problem that Apple quickly fixed. The iOS 10 bricking issue began surfacing just after users could begin installing the new operating […]

Samsung’s global recall of its Galaxy Note7 smartphones, which have experienced at least 35 cases of battery fires or explosions, is proceeding, but in the meantime the company is pushing out a software update that will limit Note7 battery charging to 60 percent of a full charge to prevent further fire incidents. The Samsung Note7 […]

Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones, which were unveiled Sept. 7 and have been open for preorders since Sept. 9, are seeing healthy preorder numbers so far, according to reports from mobile carriers T-Mobile and Sprint. The latest handsets, which are slated to be available to customers starting Sept. 16, have already outranked […]

Janam Technologies has bolstered its XT2 line of rugged, enterprise handheld computers by introducing a new version that runs the Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise operating system for customers who desire it. The new Windows 10 version of the handheld devices was announced by Janam on Sept. 8, and is priced from $1,395 to $2,145. […]

Apple’s iOS 10 operating system has arrived for iPhone, iPad and iPod users, bringing a wide array of new features and app improvements that will give users added functions and capabilities with their devices. The new mobile OS was released for download by users on Sept. 13, just three days before Apple is slated to […]

Volvo is creating a joint venture to build new software for autonomous drive (AD) systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) with partner Autoliv Inc., which supplies vehicle safety systems to carmakers around the globe. The two companies have signed a letter of intent to form their partnership as part of a new firm, which […]

Samsung is cooperating with officials at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to create plans and procedures for a formal recall for Samsung’s recently unveiled Note7 smartphones, which have been the source of fires affecting some devices. Earlier in September, Samsung announced that it is voluntarily recalling and replacing the handsets for users, but in […]

Google is planning a 7-inch tablet computer that will be built by Huawei and offered for sale by the end of 2016, according to a Twitter post by well-known IT tipster Evan Blass. “Google’s Huawei-built 7-inch tablet, with 4GB RAM, on track for release before the end of the year,” Blass wrote in the recent […]

LAS VEGAS—Using just smartphone, television and computer screens is becoming so old-school, but change is on the way. In the near future, digital consumers will gain even more than the three screens that they now use each day to view video, check emails and get their work done wherever they are located, through the addition […]

LAS VEGAS—For high-end real estate developers with dreams of dramatic properties with cutting-edge designs, it can sometimes be difficult to communicate what a property is to become by showing off flashy artist renderings or printed floor plans on paper alone. To help solve that problem, virtual reality technology is being incorporated with paper-based 2D floor […]

LAS VEGAS—Global satellite communications company Iridium has unveiled its new Iridium Edge add-on device, which allows businesses to add satellite-based tracking and monitoring to any vehicle, from truck fleets to aircraft, ships and construction equipment. The Edge module was unveiled here at the CTIA Super Mobility conference here Sept. 8 by Iridium, which provides satellite-based […]