Todd R. Weiss

Verizon Wireless is revamping its mobile phone plans with larger monthly data allotments, added features to guard against data overage charges, monthly data rollover and a redesigned My Verizon Mobile app with simplified account management features. The new plans, however, come at higher monthly rates compared to its existing accounts. Customers can move to the […]

Apple is adding an organ donor sign-up option to the Health app in its upcoming iOS 10 operating system on iPhones to encourage more people to sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors. The new capabilities will be included in iOS 10 under an agreement with nonprofit Donate Life America, which will add registered […]

BlackBerry is dropping the production of its Classic QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone just a few days after the U.S. Senate unveiled its plans to stop offering BlackBerry phones to members after its existing supplies of the company’s handsets are distributed. The moves, though unrelated, could offer more support for the widely held industry beliefs that BlackBerry […]

Zebra Technologies has introduced its first-ever Android-based enterprise wearable computer, offering customers an alternative to the long-standing Microsoft Windows operating systems that has been used on its products for two decades. The new products include the WT6000 Industrial Wearable Computer, as well as an accessory RS6000 Wearable Ring Scanner and an HS3100 Rugged Headset that […]

Samsung is now selling unlocked versions of its flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones in the United States, which will allow customers to buy the phones and use them on the GSM or CDMA mobile networks of their choice. The company announced the availability of the unlocked devices on June 30 as a […]

HTC has moved its popular Vive virtual reality product line into its own company-owned subsidiary as it continues to react to its tough financial performance in the first quarter of the year. “HTC can confirm that it has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, HTC Vive Tech Corporation, as a vehicle for developing strategic alliances to help […]

Walmart is now offering customers a 30-day free trial of its $49-a-year, 2-day ShippingPass package delivery service, which launched last year as it beefs up a campaign to take on the two-day Amazon Prime shipping service of one of its major competitors. The free 30-day trial will be offered to new customers, while existing customers […]

HP’s Lighter, Thinner Chromebook 11 G5 Boasts Touch-Screen Option The new Chromebook, which will debut in July starting at $189, is aimed at a wide range of users from students to enterprise workers. The HP Chromebook 11 G5 The latest Chromebook includes an Intel Celeron dual-core N3060 processor with Intel HD Graphics 400, 4GB of […]

No matter where a book lover travels, they can automatically be accompanied by digital versions of many of their favorite books from their home collections through Shelfie, a new mobile app that helps users acquire free or inexpensive digital versions of a wide variety of print books. Shelfie lets users take smartphone photographs of each […]

Twitter is busy getting into the virtual reality and augmented reality marketplaces by building a team of developers who will focus on VR and AR and through the recent acquisition of a machine learning company that can help with such development. The creation of the VR and AR team was revealed in a June 28 […]

Amazon Prime members now can buy unlocked 4G LTE Android smartphones at discounts of up to 50 percent on the purchase of selected handset models from Blu and Moto under a new Prime customer benefit. The discount pricing of the phones, however, is “supported by personalized offers and ads, including deals and product recommendations, displayed […]

Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile Unveil the Budget $80 LG K3 Smartphone The low-priced LG K3 smartphone is packed with a bright 4.5-inch display, a quad-core CPU and more, giving users another no-contract handset option. The LG K3 Budget Smartphone The LG K3 handset is a 3G/4G LTE-capable handset that features a 4.5-inch full wide VGA […]