Todd R. Weiss

AT&T, which acquired DirecTV in July as it reshapes itself into a broader provider of business and consumer services, earned a $3.08 billion net profit in the third quarter of 2015 ended Sept. 30, while also posting $39.1 billion in consolidated revenue, which is up about 19 percent from one year ago largely due to […]

YouTube customers who love the videos but not the ads that run on the service will soon be able to pay a monthly $9.99 fee to see their favorite content without any more ads. The YouTube Red service was announced by Matt Leske, senior product manager for YouTube, in an Oct. 21 post on the […]

Fashion watch and accessory retailer Fossil has unveiled its new Fossil Q line, which includes an elegant smartwatch, two models of stylish fitness bands and an analog wristwatch that connects to a wearer’s smartphone via Bluetooth for alerts. Also part of the Fossil Q line is a new Q Activity mobile app for iOS and […]

Users of the latest iPhones, including the 6s and 6s Plus, will now be able to fully use Sprint’s enhanced WiFi calling services to share one number among multiple Apple devices once they update their equipment with Apple’s latest iOS 9.1 operating system. Back in April, Sprint unveiled WiFi calling capabilities for customers with iPhone […]

Free Google Cardboard virtual-reality viewers will be distributed to more than 1 million New York Times print newspaper home delivery subscribers from Nov. 7 to 8 as part of a special virtual-reality content and advertising promotion the paper is conducting with Google. The promotion will let home subscribers use their Google Cardboard viewers to dive […]

Verizon chalked up third-quarter revenue of $33.2 billion in revenue, a 5 percent gain from $31.6 billion in the second quarter, with a net income of $4.17 billion, up 9.9 percent from $3.79 billion posted in the prior quarter. Both figures beat analyst’s estimates for the quarter, which called for revenue of some $32.94 billion, […]

HTC’s latest flagship smartphone, the HTC One A9, has just been launched as the company’s $399.99 answer to leading smartphones from competitors such as Apple and Samsung. The HTC One A9 is a big step up from the company’s previous HTC One M9 handset, and includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, 3GB of memory, […]

When Apple revealed its fourth-generation Apple TV device on Sept. 9 in a showy press event, it never gave an exact date for the launch of the long-awaited product. That missing information was just filled in by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said that Apple TV orders will start Oct. 26, with shipments to begin […]

Some 1,000 New York City yellow taxis will soon participate in a year-long pilot program that will test GPS-based taximeters to learn if they would make fares and billing more accurate for passengers, while also dovetailing with future taxi-hailing apps and technologies. The GPS meter pilot project was approved Oct. 15 by the New York […]

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its two latest Chromebooks—the Chromebook 14 and the SMB- and education-targeted Chromebook 14 G4—bringing new Intel processors to replace the Nvidia Tegra processors in the previous models and a new Full HD screen option. Both machines can be configured with an optional 14-inch Full HD SVA WLED In-Plane Switching anti-glare display (1,920 […]

Apple will replace defective displays on MacBook or MacBook Pro machines fitted with Retina displays that are experiencing peeling of their anti-reflective coatings, according to reports. Apple has not publicly announced the replacement program, but it is reportedly underway according to information in an internal service bulletin that was disclosed in an Oct. 19 article […]

Lenovo launched two new Yoga computers running Windows 10—the Yoga 900 convertible, which can be used in four different positions, and the Yoga 900 Home all-in-one, which includes a rechargeable battery that allows it to become a portable device with a 27-inch display. Lenovo unveiled both devices on Oct. 19 at a press event in […]