Todd R. Weiss

Foxconn’s $6.24 billion takeover offer for Sharp has apparently been put on hold at the last moment while the Taiwanese electronics parts assembler looks more deeply into Sharp’s financial liabilities before signing the deal. Sharp’s board had voted to sell itself to Foxconn Technology Group on Feb. 25 after being pursued in a bidding war, […]

Huawei’s latest 2-in-1 tablet computer, the MateBook, includes a 12-inch display, Windows 10 and a choice of Intel processors, and is aimed squarely at enterprises seeking mobile devices that can be custom-configured to meet the needs of business users. The MateBook, which starts at $699 and runs up to $1,599, was unveiled by Huawei on […]

Samsung Galaxy S7 Smartphones: Streamlined With Many New Features The latest Samsung flagship handsets gain better cameras, water resistance, thinner cases, always-on displays and the return of SD cards. Introducing the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 Smartphones The latest Galaxy S7 Edge and S7 handsets are powered by Qualcomm quad-core 2.15GHz/1.6GHz processors for […]

Lenovo has expanded its line of mobile computers with three new Tab3 business tablet models, two new Yoga convertible laptops and a new Miix 2-in-1 detachable tablet, which were all unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 21. The Tab3 10 tablet is aimed at business users, while the Tab3 7 and Tab3 […]

LG G5 Smartphone Features All-Metal Design, Detachable Accessories The new LG G5 handset sports an all-metal body, a 5.3-inch quad HD display and accessories, including a VR camera and a Hi-Fi sound module. The LG G5 Premium Smartphone The new LG G5 phone features a Qualcomm 820 octa-core processor, 4GB of LPDDR4 memory, 32GB of […]

MasterCard is planning to launch fingerprint and selfie biometric identification options for customers in the United States and in other parts of the world this summer as it finds that users are comfortable and confident with the technology. The expansion of the program, which began last July as a trial project to see how consumers […]

Samsung unveiled its latest flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones on Feb. 21 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The new handsets offer a host of new features, including vastly improved cameras, water and dust resistance, always-on displays, while bringing back SD card slots for expanded data storage. Highlighting the latest Galaxy handsets […]

Panasonic’s latest pair of Toughpad FZ series handheld tablets debuted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb.22, expanding the company’s line of rugged and water-resistant enterprise handhelds to meet the needs of a wide range of business users. Both new Toughpad FZ machines feature 4.7-inch HD, 1,280-by-720 touch-screen displays, with the N1 model […]

With its new Elite x3 smartphone and accessories, HP is trying to replace desktop and laptop computers with a stand-alone smartphone that can be combined with docking modules to give users the computing power they need in a form factor that is ultra-mobile. That’s the idea behind the Elite x3 line, which includes a powerful […]

LG launched its new LG G5 premium smartphone at Mobile World Congress on Feb. 21, showing off a new all-metal body, a 5.3-inch quad HD IPS display and a modular design and line of attachments and accessories that bring virtual reality capabilities and more for users. The all-metal design of the LG G5 comes from […]