Todd R. Weiss

GoPro is rounding out its lineup with the introduction of a $199.99 Hero+ mobile action video camera, featuring WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities for quick mobile sharing after images are captured. The latest Hero mobile video camera is a step up from the entry level $129.99 Hero and is priced well below the company’s top-of-the-line Hero4 […]

Samsung will begin selling a consumer version of Oculus’ virtual-reality headset for $99 later this fall, giving users the ability to dive deeper into VR games and 360-degree video experiences. The upcoming Gear VR headset will work with more smartphones, including Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, S6 and S6 Edge and their Super […]

Finally confirming rumors about BlackBerry’s pending Android smartphone, the company announced on Sept. 24 that it will be selling a new privacy-targeted Android-equipped smartphone in the coming months as it works to reclaim some of its lost hardware market share. The new phone, called the Priv, is “named after BlackBerry’s heritage and core mission of […]

Amid efforts to transform its business, BlackBerry continues to turn in disappointing financial results, with non-GAAP revenue of $491 million for its fiscal 2016 second quarter, down 47 percent from $916 million in the same period a year ago. BlackBerry reported a non-GAAP loss for the quarter of $66 million after adjustments, which resulted in […]

Global tablet shipments aren’t the only numbers falling in the tablet marketplace—the number of tablets being used by consumers and businesses around the world is also falling as they are not replaced as they get older, according to new data from ABI Research. The so-called global installed base of tablets, which is the number of […]

Timex Metropolitan+ Fashion Watch Tracks Wearer’s Activities The Metropolitan+ melds user activity tracking with a traditional analog watch face through an app that is compatible with Android or iOS smartphones. The Timex Metropolitan+ in Silver The Metropolitan+ is offered in two styles, both of which will be available starting in October. The Timex Metropolitan+ in […]

AT&T’s Latest No-Contract GoPhone, the ZTE ZMAX 2, Arrives The $150 prepaid ZTE ZMAX 2 smartphone, now available from AT&T, includes a 5.5-inch HD display, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and more. The ZTE ZMAX 2 4G LTE Smartphone The new handset features a 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB of memory, a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon […]

Sprint jumped into an iPhone 6s sales war with T-Mobile by offering 16GB models of the new smartphone for $1 a month on a Sprint Lease, which is $4 a month cheaper than the $5 a month price announced by T-Mobile on Sept. 23. The Sprint counteroffer, which was announced Sept. 24, is available to […]

Pebble is now offering its first round fashion smartwatch after releasing a string of four popular rectangular smartwatch models. The new Pebble Time Round, which is now available for preorder and will ship in early November, was announced by the company on Sept. 23 in a post on the Pebble Blog. The watch starts at […]

T-Mobile has announced a new initiative to sell Apple’s latest iPhone 6s and 6s Plus smartphones for as little as $5 a month if customers trade in eligible late-model smartphones. Earlier in September, T-Mobile had announced a special $20 a month rate for 18 months for a 16GB iPhone 6s through the company’s Jump On […]

Many of Target’s more than 300,000 employees are now placing orders for free basic Fitbit fitness trackers as part of a Target wellness campaign aimed at making the company’s employees healthier. The Fitbit program, which was unveiled by Target on Sept. 16 as part of its annual fall meeting with employees, is offering a free […]

Seven months after reports surfaced that Apple was looking closely at building electric cars by the end of the decade, the company is again being mentioned as pursuing an electric car strategy by 2019. The company is accelerating the effort, which it is calling a “committed project” based on interviews with sources who are familiar […]