Todd R. Weiss

Facebook knows there are millions of new users getting mobile devices every day in emerging nations, many of whom would love to use Facebook and connect with friends and family. The company also knows that many of those new users can only access Facebook using slow, old-fashioned 2G networks, which cause apps like Facebook to […]

Facebook’s Android and iOS mobile apps are getting an update that will soon give users much more information about their friends’ posts, weather, movie times, upcoming events and more, through an expanded notifications tab in the apps. The improvements and new personalization features, which are now rolling out to users, were unveiled by Keith Peiris, […]

Garmin has expanded its activity tracker lineup with its new Vivosmart HR, a $150 wristband that includes heart rate monitoring, a 1-inch-wide touch-screen display and a wide range of notifications capabilities when used with select smartphones. The Vívosmart HR displays steps taken, distance and calories burned, as well as keeps track of how many building […]

JP Morgan Chase is jumping into the expanding mobile payments marketplace with a planned Chase Pay service that will launch in mid-2016 and take on products from established competitors, such as Apple, Google and Samsung. The Chase Pay service will allow customers to pay for goods and services in-store, in mobile apps or for online […]

T-Mobile earned $7.8 billion in revenue and $138 million in net income in the third quarter of 2015 ending Sept. 30—both up from the prior quarter and the prior year—but missed analyst expectations that called for the company to bring in revenue of between $8.1 billion to $8.6 billion for the quarter. At the same […]

Walmart is seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test fly package delivery drones outdoors in hopes that it can put together a method to zoom packages to consumers in the future. The company has applied to the FAA for approval of proposals to provide package home delivery, curbside pickup and warehouse inventory checking […]

Time Warner Cable is about to launch a beta test of a streaming television service over the Internet in New York City that won’t require a traditional cable connection or cable box for customers. The test service, which will be provided through a Roku 3 set-top box video streaming device, will let users get TV […]

A California couple has sued Apple for $5 million, alleging that the WiFi Assist feature in its latest iOS 9 mobile device software switches to cellular data from WiFi unexpectedly, causing users to more easily run over their data limits and gain extra charges from their mobile carriers. The couple, William Scott Phillips and Suzanne […]

Facebook has updated its app for Apple’s iOS mobile device operating system to fix a problem that caused premature battery drainage for some users. The app update was announced by Ari Grant, Facebook’s engineering manager, in an Oct. 22 post on Facebook, in response to what he said had been “reports of some people experiencing […]

Comcast, already the nation’s largest cable provider, apparently now wants to get into the mobile carrier business by reselling mobile services to its own customers through an arrangement with Verizon Wireless. Comcast told Verizon that it wants to pursue a reselling arrangement, which was created as an option back in 2012 when Comcast and others […]

HP Refreshes Chromebook 14 Models With Improved Displays, Performance The new Chromebook 14 G4 and Chromebook 14 include optional Full HD displays as well as Intel Celeron processors that promise better performance. The Chromebook 14 G4 The Chromebook 14 G4 can be configured with an Intel Celeron N2940 1.83GHz processor or an Intel Celeron N2840 […]

T-Mobile is giving away 32GB Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphones and a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 tablet to customers who sign up quickly for a JUMP! On Demand mobile plan and trade in a working eligible smartphone. The special offers, however, are only good this weekend through Oct. 25 for qualified customers, and require the […]