Todd R. Weiss

Sprint has added more cities to its fledgling Direct 2 You smartphone and tablet delivery service area, expanding the availability of the free delivery and phone training services for its customers across a larger swath of the United States. Sprint Direct 2 You services, which send out trained Sprint employees to deliver new smartphones and […]

Apple has been found by a federal jury to have infringed on a chip technology patent held by the University of Wisconsin and could have to pay damages of some $862 million. The patent involves chip technology that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) alleged in a 2014 lawsuit infringed on a patent held by […]

AT&T is now offering 4G LTE mobile capabilities in six cities in Mexico as the U.S.-based carrier rolls out more new services in a country where its business footprint continues to grow. In an Oct. 12 announcement, AT&T said the six cities are just a starting point and that it plans to expand 4G LTE […]

HP Adds to Growing List of Windows 10 Devices With New Laptops, 2-in-1 The number of Windows 10 laptops continues to grow, as HP unveils the 13.3-inch Envy 13 notebook, the Spectre x2 2-in-1 and the HP Spectre x360 Limited Edition. The Envy 13 Notebook The Envy 13 ships with 8GB of memory and can […]

Pepsi will offer smartphones in China that are emblazoned with its name and logo in an effort to increase brand traction in one of the world’s most populous nations. Pepsi will not actually make the smartphones, but will instead have them built and adorned with its logo by third-party smartphone makers, according to an Oct. […]

Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer will launch its first smartwatch Nov. 9 in New York as the company jumps into the global smartwatch fray against established competitors Apple, Pebble, Huawei, Sony, Samsung and others. The company announced the debut of the Android Wear-powered TAG Heuer watch, which has been in the works since earlier this […]

Not every consumer can afford the latest top-of-the-line smartphones from Apple, Samsung and other premium vendors, said Joseph Ram, CEO, founder and president of InfoSonics, which makes and sells the line of Verykool smartphones. For those users, Verykool is looking to be their budget mobile phone handset company, he told eWEEK. It’s a matter of […]

Acer has launched two new Windows 10 machines—a unique all-in-one PC that features a five-hour battery that makes it a portable device, as well as its latest Aspire R14 convertible that can be used as a notebook or tablet. The Aspire R 14 has a 14-inch display and a 360-degree hinge that allows it to […]

AT&T Wireless customers who use iPhone 6s or 6 smartphones and iOS 9 will now be able to make and receive calls over WiFi, just two days after the company received a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission for rules that require accommodations for hearing-impaired customers who rely on TTY services. The waiver, which was […]

The Cat S40 rugged smartphone, built to take abuse in extreme environmental conditions in the workplace or daily life, is now available in the United States. The new Android phone, which runs on GSM networks, such as T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless, sells for $399, according to an Oct. 7 announcement by Bullitt Mobile, which licenses […]

Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL Phones Benefit From Windows 10 Features Microsoft packs its Lumia 950 and 950 XL phones with premium features, and for budget-conscious buyers looking for a Window 10 handset, there’s the Lumia 550. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL The new Lumia 950 XL smartphone includes a 5.7-inch Quad HD AMOLED display […]

A Look at LG’s V10 Smartphone, Watch Urbane 2 Smartwatch The V10 smartphone has two front cameras and a dual display, while the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition now includes new LTE connectivity. The LG V10 Smartphone The LG V10 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 64GB of built-in eMMC ROM […]