Todd R. Weiss

Hot on the heels of recent rumors about Apple’s next iPad Air 3 tablet, a new 4-inch iPhone5se and the latest Apple Watch models are more early rounds of rumors about Apple’s next flagship smartphones, the expected iPhone 7 series, which will debut in September. The latest rumors about the iPhone 7 describe a move […]

Consumers spent twice as much money buying wearables, including fitness trackers, in 2015 compared to the prior year, demonstrating the growing popularity of wearables in the United States. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis by Ben Arnold, an analyst with The NPD Group research firm, which shows that sales of wearables grew 110 percent […]

Amazon could be planning to open 300 to 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores across the United States, according to the CEO of a shopping mall company who mentioned the possibility during an earnings call with analysts on Feb. 2. Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of General Growth Properties, was asked about mall traffic during the call and said he […]

Infotainment Updates Jazz Up New Cars at Philadelphia Auto Show From navigation to communications and entertainment options, today’s cars provide more information to help drivers and entertain passengers. 2016 Chevrolet Malibu and the Teen Driver App One of the most intriguing new innovations is Chevrolet’s Teen Driver app in the 2016 Chevy Malibu, which allows […]

Apple has received a patent for a technology that would allow an iPhone or iPad or other device to “sense” a user’s finger input when hovering over a display screen, rather than physically touching the surface. The patent for the “proximity and multi-touch sensor detection and demodulation” technology was granted by the U.S. Patent and […]

The soaring success of streaming music audio and video online is causing the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to now include on-demand audio and video streams in the sales figures when determining Gold and Platinum album awards. The RIAA announced its policy change on Feb. 1, giving the organization’s 58-year-old Gold & Platinum Program […]

Samsung will debut its recently rumored Gear 360 virtual reality camera at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 gala Feb. 21 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, where it is also slated to unveil its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone models. The coming debut of the Gear 360 VR camera at MWC was reported Feb. 1 by […]

Apple is deepening its involvement in augmented reality and virtual reality by hiring experts in both fields as it moves to find new markets to help the company maintain healthy revenue and profit streams as iPhone sales flatten. The company’s recent moves into AR and VR come after it has apparently looked into both markets […]

Huawei’s 5.5-Inch GX8 Smartphone Coming to U.S. for $350 The Huawei GX8 smartphone, which will arrive this quarter, includes a Full HD display, a 13-megapixel main camera and runs on Android. Huawei’s Unlocked GX8 Smartphone Using an enclosure made mostly from aircraft-quality aluminum built using ceramic sand-blasting technology, the GX8 is made to be stylish […]

Samsung will hold its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 gala at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 21 to unveil its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone models, which have been the subject of a wide range of rumors since last autumn. The Galaxy Unpacked 2016 showcase will begin at 5 a.m. EDT on Feb. 21 and […]

Nine years after smartphone use truly took off with the debut of the first Apple iPhone, 2016 could finally be the year when the adoption of enterprise mobile apps grows substantially to solve many of the daily work needs of business employees, partners and customers. That tipping point has been approaching over the past few […]

PHILADELPHIA—A wide range of automakers, from Chrysler to Chevrolet, Porsche, Fiat and Alfa Romeo, are integrating a new generation of in-car navigation and communications systems into their vehicles, bringing more convenience and safety features to the cars and trucks that consumers can buy and drive. Many of the latest features, which are on display here […]