Todd R. Weiss

Chinese smartphone and telecom equipment maker ZTE, which allegedly violated U.S. laws by shipping parts from U.S. technology companies to Iran in recent years, is slated to be hit with export restrictions by the U.S. Commerce Department as a punishment. The pending export restrictions will “make it difficult for the company to acquire U.S. products […]

After removing encryption from its line of Fire devices in late 2015 and hearing resulting criticism about the move from customers in recent months, Amazon has reversed course and will bring data encryption back this spring. The concerns from customers follow the ongoing legal wranglings between Apple and the FBI over very tight security measures […]

Virtual-reality thrills and chills are coming for amusement ride fans at nine theme park roller coasters across the United States and Canada in 2016 under a partnership unveiled by Samsung and the Six Flags Entertainment Corp. The VR roller coasters will use Samsung Gear VR virtual-reality headsets to give theme park fans full VR experiences […]

The Oculus Rift VR headset still doesn’t support Mac OS because Apple doesn’t build any computers that are powerful enough to meet the high-performance standards the headset requires, according to Palmer Luckey, founder of virtual-reality vendor Oculus VR. In fact, said Luckey, a Mac release could only come if Apple would up its performance game, […]

Apple has been providing technical support to its customers for years on its Website, by phone and inside its Apple Stores, but until now Twitter was not a place where users could find help. That changed on March 3 when Apple unveiled its @AppleSupport page on Twitter, which by 12 p.m. EST on March 4 […]

Amazon’s Echo product line is getting two new gadgets: the smaller, portable Echo Dot voice assistant and the Amazon Tap, a portable Bluetooth and WiFi speaker that plays music, provides news and information and can even let users order a pizza delivery. Amazon launched the Echo Dot and the Amazon Tap, both of which include […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Available Through Carriers March 11 Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones will be available from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless in the United States. AT&T Offers the S7, S7 Edge on AT&T Next 24 Plans AT&T will sell the 32GB model of the Galaxy S7 starting at $23.17 a […]

Smartphones have become a commodity as consumers have a huge choice of handsets like never before, from Apple iPhones to Samsung Galaxy S7s to LG V10s and many more. Even Apple is hurting as demand is slackening, something Samsung has been suffering from for several quarters. So what’s it going to take to reignite the […]

Enterprises are still trying to decide how the Internet of things will fit into their operations, though support for the idea continues to grow. That’s the conclusion of the latest IoT research from Gartner, which reports that roughly 64 percent of 465 IT professionals surveyed said they eventually plan to implement IoT in some way. […]

Boost Mobile is working to lure customers of competitors AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon with an offer to save up to 50 percent on their current rates, as well as free smartphones, if they switch their existing family plans to the wireless service. The offer, which will be available through April 5, will provide family members […]

WhatsApp users can now share documents with others thanks to a selection of new features. To start, only PDF documents will be sharable, but other document types are expected to be unveiled soon. Although WhatsApp has not announced the changes to its messaging app, it is rolling them out to users immediately, according to a […]

AT&T and DirecTV customers will be able to dump their satellite dishes and receive a wide range of video content via wired or wireless Internet streaming on any device under new services that are expected to launch by the end of 2016. The mobile carrier and its satellite TV unit unveiled the coming offerings in […]