Todd R. Weiss

Mozilla is ending the development and sales of its low-priced Firefox OS smartphones after two years of trying unsuccessfully to compete with other mobile phones on the market. The company appears to be continuing to offer and support its Firefox OS operating system at this point, but that could change in the future. The announcement […]

Apple is apparently suspending its efforts to start its own Internet-based television streaming service after the company ran into friction over affordable licensing arrangements with media companies for their content. Instead, Apple will now focus on selling TV programming content for the same media companies to customers through Apple’s own App Store, rather than as […]

Apple is reportedly preparing to unveil its second-generation Apple Watch 2 smartwatch at a special launch event in March. The company could also announce the arrival of its rumored iPhone 6c, which reportedly will have a 4-inch display. Both devices have been the topics of rumors for months and are now being targeted for the […]

Apple has launched a new snap-on battery case for its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 smartphones that is designed to extend battery life. The smart battery case retails for $99 and promises to extend battery life for up to 25 hours of talk time on the smartphones, up to 18 hours of Internet use on […]

Motorola’s latest smartwatch, the Moto 360 Sport, includes built-in GPS, heart-rate monitoring, a music player and a new hybrid display that is easier to read in bright sunlight and in normal room light. The $299 Moto 360 Sport, which will be available online in the United States starting Jan. 7, will also be available through […]

When Apple CEO Tim Cook lauded his company’s enterprise sales growth during a recent earnings event, the figures he quoted got the immediate attention of financial analyst Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research. Cook said Apple recorded enterprise sales of $25 billion in fiscal 2015, which was up 40 percent from fiscal 2014. Those numbers […]

Verizon is planning to use an unlicensed portion of the nation’s electromagnetic spectrum for LTE-U services for its customers, but the plan is drawing opposition from some major technology players, who argue that the plan will cause interference with existing WiFi systems. The interest in the use of the unlicensed spectrum is being spearheaded by […]

Verizon is joining the mobile carrier competition to bring WiFi calling to its customers as it begins rolling out WiFi calling on Dec. 8 to customers using Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge smartphones. WiFi calling will be available to Verizon customers who activate Verizon’s Advanced Calling services, which enable HD Voice capabilities for improved […]

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, which will be the successor to the company’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge+ phones, could be equipped with a liquid cooling system designed to lower the operating temperatures of the devices to increase performance. That speculation is the latest rumor swirling about what will likely be Samsung’s Galaxy S7 flagship phone […]

Worldwide tablet sales will rise to 40 million units in the fourth quarter, up 10 million units from the third quarter, according to ABI Research forecasts. However, this isn’t a result of a resurgence in the popularity of the portable mobile devices, according to the research firm. Instead, the estimated increase in unit shipments is […]

Google has created a Google Cardboard Camera app for Android that allows users to view their personal photographs with new virtual-reality capabilities, adding new life to once-static images. The new app was announced in a Dec. 3 post by Carlos Hernandez, a software engineer for the cardboard camera project, on the Google Official Blog. “With […]

OnePlus, the company that previously only allowed customers to buy its smartphones if they had an invite from someone else, has now dropped the invite-only sales requirement for its earlier OnePlus 2 smartphones. That means that anyone who wants a OnePlus 2 phone (pictured) can now simply order one for purchase. In addition, through Dec. […]