Todd R. Weiss

Samsung wants to make itself nimble, while also mirroring the energy and flexibility of a startup, as it works to compete more effectively in the world marketplace against key rivals including Apple. To do that, the company is about to revamp its business processes in an attempt to reshape its slow-moving and conservative structure of […]

Soon after one of my best friends died on Feb. 1, I learned about the compassion technology companies can show during very difficult times. I knew Dan Miller for 35 years since we worked together at the now-defunct Foreign Car Specialists sports car shop in Madison, Wis., in the 1980s. Dan was a mechanic who […]

Netflix will soon roll out a data saver feature that will let mobile device owners use less data on their carrier’s data plans when viewing Netflix content while on the go. The feature is being rolled out because many mobile device users face restrictive data caps on their mobile accounts and may not be able […]

What Verykool’s Latest Budget Smartphones Offer Android Fans The Spark LTE SL5011 is a $180 4G LTE smartphone that comes on the heels of recent Maverick and Cyprus models priced at less than $200. The Verykool Spark LTE SL5011 Smartphone The latest Verykool Spark handset has a 5-inch HD IPS-LCD curved touch screen (720-by-1,280) display […]

Sprint has unveiled a new 30-day satisfaction guarantee for new customers who want to try Sprint’s mobile services and network without the risk of having to waste a lot of money to switch carriers. If the new customer isn’t satisfied with Sprint’s offerings, the company will refund the cost of the Sprint device and service […]

The latest flagship LG G5 modular smartphone can now be preordered from the four major U.S. mobile carriers and is available with several limited-time, free promotional bundles, including one deal that is good only for phones purchased before April 5. The new 32GB LG G5 is slated to go on sale on April 1. AT&T […]

Apple iPhone SE preorders are now being taken by all four major U.S. mobile carriers—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon—as Apple prepares to begin selling its latest iPhone on March 31. The carriers are also offering preorders on Apple’s latest iPad Pro device, its smaller 9.7-inch model. AT&T customers will be able to purchase both devices […]

Smartwatch vendor Pebble is laying off about 25 percent of its workforce, or about 40 people, as it apparently refocuses its business on the health and fitness capabilities of its products. The layoffs at Pebble were revealed in a March 23 article on Tech Insider and confirmed by eWEEK in a telephone conversation with a […]

HTC has announced an April 12 online event to showcase its next flagship smartphone, which will succeed its HTC One M9 phone. The company announced the planned event for the new handset in a March 22 tweet: “See what we’re obsessed about on April 12 on http://HTC.com #powerof10.” In an accompanying image, the post said: […]

U.S. technology businesses are lining up to look into entering the Cuban market on the heels of President Barack Obama’s historic goodwill visit this week to the country, where he explored Havana and held a joint news conference with President Raul Castro. Business executives from several U.S. tech companies, including Airbnb and PayPal, traveled with […]

BlackBerry OS users will soon lose the Facebook app for the BlackBerry 10 OS as Facebook drops support for the stand-alone app due to the platform’s small market share. With the demise of the Facebook app for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry users will still be able to access the social media site through a Web browser […]

Fossil Refines Its Smartwatches, Updates Fitness Tracker Based on customer input, the next Fossil Q smartwatches will have slightly smaller bodies. The company is also adding two app-enabled analog watches. The Fossil Q Wander Smartwatch The upcoming Q Wander smartwatch features a soft curving, multi-finish case with sculpted wire lugs that hold the wristband, giving […]