Todd R. Weiss

When two Samsung Galaxy S7 Active water-resistant smartphones failed water-submersion tests conducted recently by Consumer Reports, Samsung reviewed the tests and said it was talking with the consumer group about the situation. Now Samsung is defending its Galaxy S7 Active smartphones, saying that the handsets meet the IP68 water-resistance specifications as designed, without offering further […]

NEW YORK—BlackBerry CEO and executive chairman John Chen couldn’t have made it more clear: His company doesn’t worry about its smartphone market share anymore because such statistics are not relevant to BlackBerry’s ongoing future as a security software business. In a revealing and intimate Q&A interview with reporters here at the third annual BlackBerry Security […]

Samsung has released two Notebook 7 Spin two-in-one convertible notebooks in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch screen sizes, featuring 360-degree hinges that allow the machines to be positioned for use in almost any angle and configuration for business users on the go. The new enterprise-aimed notebooks, which run on Microsoft Windows 10 Pro and feature non-detachable keyboards, […]

Softbank’s $32.2 billion planned buyout of microchip design company ARM Holdings was unexpected, but raises some interesting possibilities for both companies, several IT analysts told eWEEK. In an acquisition deal announced July 18, Softbank said it is buying ARM to expand the company’s push into the global Internet of things (IoT) marketplace. Under the deal, […]

Japanese telecommunications investment company Softbank Group is acquiring British microchip design firm ARM Holdings for about $32.2 billion in a deal that aims to expand ARM’s push into the Internet of things around the world. Under the agreement, announced July 18, Softbank will pay about $22.70 per share for ARM stock, which is a 43 […]

Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile Launch $70 Alcatel Dawn Prepaid Smartphone The Alcatel Dawn budget smartphone includes plenty of features, along with 4G/3G LTE connectivity and no-contract mobile services. The Alcatel Dawn Smartphone The Alcatel Dawn is a 4G/3G LTE-capable smartphone that includes a 4.5-inch Full WVGA (854 by 480) thin-film-transistor touch-screen display, a 1.1GHz quad-core […]

Businesses will now be able to directly cash in on Pokémon Go’s popularity as the developers behind the new mobile augmented reality game make plans to allow “sponsorship” of the real-world locations where the game is played by users. The sponsored locations will add a revenue stream for the game’s developers at Niantic, which is […]

Nintendo just made an announcement that potentially could make Pokémon Go yesterday’s old news. The longtime gaming system company just unveiled plans to bring back a mini version of its original gray classic Nintendo NES system to stores on Nov. 11 for $59.99, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The new NES Classic […]

The European Union has filed another round of antitrust charges against Google as the EU continues its efforts to try to rein in what it sees as unfair business tactics used by the search giant as it battles its competitors in the global marketplace. The latest charges, the third group of allegations made by the […]

T-Mobile Simple Choice mobile plan customers can now get up to 12 free Samsung Galaxy On5 or Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphones for each of up to 12 family plan users under a new limited-time promotion that also features a 6GB to 10GB per user monthly data plan. Under the deal, Simple Choice customers can get […]

Since Samsung rolled out its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge flagship smartphones in March, the company has been noticeably mum about a successor to its larger Galaxy Note 5 phablet, which has been out since August 2015. That’s now changed as Samsung has finally revealed plans to showcase its upcoming Galaxy Note 7 phablet in […]

Comcast business phone customers across the United States suffered through a five-hour service disruption on July 12, knocking out business-critical phone services affecting an undisclosed number of small- and midsize-business customers of the cable giant. The outage was confirmed by a Comcast spokesman, who told eWEEK on July 13 that service was restored by 8:30 […]