Todd R. Weiss

Cricket Wireless customers who need more data than their existing 2.5GB, 5GB or 10GB monthly no-contract, prepaid calling plans can now get an unlimited data mobile plan from the company for $70 a month, or for $65 if they use the company’s automatic payment option. The new Cricket Unlimited Plan, which also includes taxes and […]

Maybe I’m too much of a sentimentalist, but when I read that Apple is dropping its iTunes Allowances program on May 25, it made me feel sad. The idea behind Allowances was simple—parents could automatically put money into a dedicated online iTunes account (pictured) for their children each month so the kids could buy whatever […]

To expand the use and sales of its namesake action video cameras, GoPro has launched a new GoPro Developer Program to entice third-party companies to build apps and a wide range of new camera attachments, mounts and housings for users. The program, which was unveiled at a company event in San Francisco, already involves about […]

Samsung Convoy 4: A Flip Phone for Rugged Work Environments Aimed for enterprise workers who do their jobs in rough environments, Samsung’s Convoy 4 flip phone is water, dust and shock resistant, and sells for $192. Samsung Convoy 4 Rugged Flip Phone The latest Samsung Convoy 4 flip phone features dual interior and exterior displays, […]

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA have added three more smartphone options for no-contract phone buyers, including Kyocera’s waterproof Hydro Reach phone, LG’s G Stylo 2 and Samsung’s Galaxy J7. The smartphones, which are each priced below $230, are available starting April 15 along with no-contract, prepaid phone plans that feature a variety of talk, […]

Even as smartphone sales slow in some markets around the world, global SIM card shipments will continue to rise through 2020, fueled by increases in the number of wearable devices that will be sold by electronics makers, according to a forecast from research firm IHS Technology. SIM card shipments are expected to hit 5.6 billion […]

Danny Coster, an important and longtime Apple design team member, is leaving the company after some 20 years to become the vice president of design at GoPro, where he will try to help create new excitement that will drive sales of the company’s portable action video cameras. Coster will begin his new job, where he […]

Acer will bring its latest feature-loaded, budget smartphone, the $100 Liquid M330 handset, to the United States later in April. Sporting a 4.5-inch FWVGA (854-by-480) IPS touch-screen display, a curved chassis, 5-megapixel rear-facing and front-facing cameras, a replaceable battery and the Windows 10 Mobile operating system, the Liquid M330 will be offered for sale in […]

HTC 10 Gets New Look, Features to Take On iPhone, Galaxy S7 A myriad of improvements to its processor, cameras, battery and audio system give HTC’s latest smartphone lots to consider for potential buyers. The HTC 10 Flagship Smartphone The HTC 10 features a 5.2-inch, Quad HD (2,560-by-1,440-pixel) touch-screen display that is covered with Corning […]

Facebook is pushing into the creation of 3D and virtual reality content for Facebook and Oculus users with its latest project, the Facebook Surround 360 3D video capture system, which it developed and now aims to see through to fruition as an open-source project. The Surround 360 project, which was unveiled at the company’s annual […]