Todd R. Weiss

Apple’s next iPhone will probably have the same screen sizes and overall design as existing iPhone 6s models, but will likely drop its long-present headphone jack and instead require headphones to use the phone’s existing Lightning connector. The smartphone maker will apparently only make small changes to its existing iPhone 6s models instead of major […]

The Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited commercial drone rules are now finalized to allow businesses to use drones weighing up to 55 pounds for aerial photography, agricultural work, construction surveying and other for-hire uses, but related rules that could allow package delivery are still not ready. The FAA’s new regulations, formally called the Part 107 Rule, […]

Preorders are now open for Huawei’s MateBook two-in-one convertible notebook computer, which is scheduled to go on sale in the United States and Canada starting July 11 for $699 to $1,559, depending on configuration. The MateBook, Huawei’s first two-in-one, features a 12-inch display and runs on Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. The machines, which are […]

Bank of America ATM machines across the country are getting updates that allow customers to withdraw cash using the Apple Pay app on smartphones. So far, the new Apple Pay cash withdrawal capabilities have arrived at some 2,400 machines from San Francisco to the Raleigh-Durham area in North Carolina. In May, some 650 ATMs received […]

Music streaming service Spotify has hit the 100 million user mark as it continues to grow amidst tough competition from rival services including Apple Music, Pandora, Rhapsody and Google Music. About 30 million of Spotify’s users are actually paying for the services using premium accounts, with the rest still using free ad-supported accounts, according to […]

For all the money technology companies spend to design, manufacture and market their computers, routers, cameras, backup drives and other high-tech products to consumers, you might think that they also did the research and work to be sure that the products were easy and trouble-free to install. But that may not be so, according to […]

No-contract cellular carriers Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA are now offering the $80 LG K3 budget smartphone to their prepaid customers, giving them another choice in their always-expanding Android handset lineups. Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA are the first U.S. carriers to launch LG K3, according to the companies. The new handset features […]

Apple’s upcoming iOS 10 operating system will include “differential privacy” technology that will enable the company to gain helpful insights on large pools of data from its customers without being able to identify them or violate their privacy. The inclusion of the differential privacy capability was briefly announced by Apple this week at its Worldwide […]

Some 93 percent of Android devices today are using one of the latest three versions of the mobile operating system, giving weight to the idea that Android may not be as fragmented as some critics believe. That’s the conclusion of new data from mobile app intelligence vendor Apteligent, which analyzes actual mobile user data to […]

Chinese officials have ordered Apple to stop selling its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones (pictured) in Beijing after determining the handsets infringe on Chinese-held patents related to smartphone designs. The order from Beijing’s intellectual property regulator was reported in a June 17 story by The Wall Street Journal. No other iPhone models were […]

The latest Asus ZenPad Z8 tablet is available now for preorder exclusively through Verizon Wireless and will be available in Verizon stores starting June 23. The new device features a 7.9-inch QXGA In-Plane Switching (IPS) 2K touch-screen display (2,048-by-1,536 resolution), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 hexa-core 1.8GHz 64-bit processor with a Qualcomm Adreno 510 graphics processing […]

Verizon Offers LG K8 V Smartphone for $94 for a Limited Time The LG K8 V smartphone just launched exclusively through Verizon and is available to online buyers for $94 for a limited time. That’s $50 off the regular price. The LG K8 V Smartphone LG’s K8 V smartphone is an affordable handset that is […]