Todd R. Weiss

Apple is applying for a patent for a technology that could allow the company to build waterproof iPhones in the future by protecting external headphone ports and charging cords with special self-healing rubber receptacles. The patent application, which was posted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 10 after originally being filed by […]

A pressure-sensitive display and a high-speed charging port are the latest features that will reportedly be included in Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7, which is expected to debut in March 2016. The two pending features, which were reported in a Dec. 14 story by The Wall Street Journal, are the latest rumors circulating […]

Verizon is starting a pilot project that will allow its customers to stream online video or music content without having to use up the data in their personal data plans. Instead of having customers pay for the data that is used, Verizon will charge partner companies a fee to provide the data for Verizon’s customers. […]

T-Mobile is giving Verizon customers a year of free Hulu mobile video streaming if they switch carriers and come to T-Mobile for their wireless service. The offer, which was announced by the company on Dec. 10, is the latest “Un-carrier Unwrapped” holiday deal being promoted by T-Mobile, following similar recent promotions to customers of Sprint […]

Motorola’s Moto 360 Sport Smartwatch Geared for Active Users The Moto 360 Sport watch includes a GPS, heart-rate monitor and music player—all of which can be used without being linked to a smartphone during exercise. Motorola’s Moto 360 Sport Smartwatch The Moto 360 Sport, which runs on the Android Wear operating system, features a 1.2GHz […]

The latest XM70 rugged mobile enterprise handheld computer from Janam Technologies offers flexibility for companies that want to start with one operating system at the time of purchase but have the option of moving to a different system in the future if their business needs change. The Janam XM70, which was announced by the company […]

Google has unveiled a new data loss prevention (DLP) feature as part of its Google at Work paid offerings that can be set to alert users if an email or document they are about to send includes sensitive information such as credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. The DLP feature, which is being offered […]

Walmart is the latest big name to enter the still-developing mobile payments industry. The retail giant launched Walmart Pay service, which it expects to roll out across the United States by the middle of 2016. The world’s largest retailer announced Walmart Pay Dec. 10 as a fast and secure way for shoppers to make purchases […]

Samsung Electronics is creating a new automotive technology development team aimed at in-vehicle entertainment, satellite navigation and autonomous driving as it tosses out a wider net in the pursuit of higher revenue and improved financial performance. The latest Samsung business initiative will be expanded into other vehicle-related markets in the future as it gets underway […]

AT&T’s 1-gigabit-per-second GigaPower high-speed fiber network is growing again, this time adding 38 U.S. metro areas that are scheduled to be served by the end of 2016. The additional metro areas will expand the GigaPower network to 56 metro areas around the country. The latest metro areas to be connected are Los Angeles and West […]