Todd R. Weiss

Hulu is preparing to compete directly with cable television companies by launching its own streaming TV service offering to customers that will provide daily network and cable TV programming by subscription. The company “hopes to launch the new cable TV-style online service in the first quarter of 2017, according to a May 1 story by […]

HTC is reportedly again being tapped to manufacture two Google Nexus smartphone models running on Android, after building two previous Nexus handsets. The latest rumors about HTC’s move come from well-known news tipster Evan Blass, who posted several tweets on Twitter about his latest observations. Blass’ Twitter name is @evleaks. “HTC is building a pair […]

It’s been a rough week for Apple. First the company suffers its first quarterly revenue decline since 2003, and now one of the world’s most well-known and richest investors, Carl Icahn, announced that he’s sold all of his Apple stock holdings because the company is facing backlash from China’s government in a market that is […]

Sprint is continuing to corral a growing pile of cash liquidity by selling more of its network assets, this time for $1.1 billion, as it works to reverse a 10-year pattern of losses. In its latest deal, Sprint has signed a second contract with Mobile Leasing Solutions, LLC (MLS) to sell about $1.3 billion worth […]

HP has unveiled the Chromebook 13, which is the company’s first Chromebook to include Intel’s 6th-generation Core M processors for additional power and versatility for office workers, mobile business users and consumers. The Chromebook 13, which has a modern, all-metal design, can be configured with a choice of Intel Core M7, M5, M3 or Intel […]

Jitterbug Touch-Screen, Flip Phones Give Seniors More Options GreatCall is targeting the new phones and mobile plans at seniors who want phones that make calls and send texts, but have little use for lots of data. The Jitterbug Smart Touch-Screen Phone Available with no-contract phone plans that offer talk, text and data, the Jitterbug Smart […]

LG’s overall first-quarter profit for 2016 rose 65.5 percent compared to a year ago, but that intriguing rise was at least jarred by a 15.5 percent drop in the company’s smartphone revenue and a 12 percent drop in smartphone shipments in the quarter. LG reported an operating profit of $420.25 million (505.2 billion KRW) for […]

Samsung threw the dice in March and released its latest flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones a month earlier than usual, which has apparently led to revenue and profit figures that are 6 percent and 12 percent higher than the same quarter one year ago. The news was finally good for the beleaguered […]

Comcast is acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion as the longtime cable company continues to build its future by adding complementary businesses to steady it as the future of cable television remains unfocused. The deal, which was announced April 28, brings together Comcast with the powerful DreamWorks nameplate, which has produced a wide range of […]

Liquid-Cooled 2-in-1, Chromebook Headlines Acer’s Refreshed Lineup Highlighting the new devices is a liquid-cooled 2-in-1 convertible notebook that runs Windows 10 and has an aluminum chassis. The Switch Alpha 12 Convertible Notebook The Switch Alpha 12 is a liquid-cooled, fanless, 2-in-1 for businesses, consumers or schools. The Windows 10 machine features 6th-generation Intel Core i7, […]

Samsung has given Internet of things developers several new tools to create and grow their ideas for new devices and concepts, including the Samsung Artik IDE (integrated development environment) and an IoT-focused Samsung Artik Cloud where developers can collect, store and access their data from any device or other cloud. The new tools for developers […]

AT&T lost 4,000 mobile postpaid net customers in the first quarter of 2016, instead of adding to that profitable category of customers as it has in most past quarters, but it still saw a 24 percent revenue gain, largely due to its acquisition last year of DirecTV. The company brought in revenue of $40.5 billion, […]