Todd R. Weiss

Reddit is now offering its own native apps for iOS and Android users who want to read and make comments on the popular Website, replacing the need for third-party apps that previously provided access for users. The native Reddit apps debuted April 7 with a host of improvements for iPhone and Android users, including the […]

HP Updates 3 Envy Premium Laptops, Unveils Ultra-Thin Spectre Laptop HP’s latest laptops, which include one 2-in-1 hybrid machine, offer multiple configuration options for a wide range of buyers. The HP Spectre Premium Laptop The Spectre, which HP claims is the thinnest laptop made in the world, features a 13.3-inch Full HD display with a […]

Samsung Galaxy Express Prime, Express 3, Galaxy J3 Phones Come to AT&T The Express Prime and Express 3 will be available as prepaid, no-contract GoPhones. The Galaxy J3 will be available on the AT&T Next 24 installment plan. Samsung Galaxy Express Prime GoPhone The Samsung Galaxy Express Prime handset is a 4G LTE smartphone that […]

Sprint, which has been consistently losing money for some 10 years, is about to get a $2.2 billion cash infusion by selling about $3 billion worth of existing cell tower gear, which will then be bought back in 2018 when the company projects its financial standing will be improved. The deal, announced April 6, enables […]

Samsung is forecasting that its first-quarter operating profit will hit $5.7 billion—a gain of about 10 percent from the same period last year—while its operating profit will rise 4 percent in this interval. For the struggling smartphone and consumer electronics maker, its earnings guidance report, released April 7, brings better news after several quarters of […]

BlackBerry has dropped the price of its Priv smartphone to $649, a $50 cut from its previous price, as it works to increase sales of its Android-powered handset that features both a touch-screen and a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard. The company announced the Priv price cut on April 6 as an incentive that also includes […]

T-Mobile unveiled a limited-time mobile plan that includes two lines with 6GB of data, each line for $80 a month on the company’s 4G LTE network. The “Spring break” deal, which T-Mobile unveiled on April 7 for customers who don’t require the four lines of typical family mobile plans, includes unlimited talk and texting and […]

After two years of work, WhatsApp has announced that its popular mobile chat app now uses default end-to-end data encryption to protect the privacy of its users from hackers and other interlopers. “From now on when you and your contacts use the latest version of the app, every call you make, and every message, photo, […]

Three senior ZTE executives have been replaced in a move aimed at regaining the trust of U.S. government officials after ZTE allegedly shipped American technology goods to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran. The executive changes, which include the company’s CEO, were rumored on April 3 and have now been announced in a […]

Facebook users who are blind or visually impaired will now be able to “see” photos posted by their friends on Facebook by hearing audio descriptions of the images read to them through screen reader applications on iOS devices. The process, which Facebook calls automatic alternative text, uses object recognition technology to analyze the photos and […]