Todd R. Weiss

After a five-day delay due to errant software code, Apple has released its new watchOS 2 operating system for the Apple Watch. Last week, Apple postponed the release of its watchOS 2 operating system software update for the Apple Watch due to flaws in its code. Held up at the last minute, the release was […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has banned the flights of unmanned aircraft in and around Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia, the sites of the U.S. visit of Pope Francis through Sept. 27. In addition, the agency has placed temporary flight restrictions on manned aircraft flights in the areas for the pope’s visits. The FAA […]

AT&T is suing three of its former employees for participating in a scheme to illegally unlock smartphones that the company sold so that their owners could use them on other carrier networks, which is a violation of AT&T’s rules. The 25-page lawsuit, filed recently in United States District Court in the Western District of Washington, […]

Samsung is creating a program that will allow smartphone leasing directly to consumers, bypassing mobile carriers as the primary means of getting its Galaxy phones into the hands of users, according to reports. The effort would mimic the plans of Apple, which earlier this month announced its own iPhone Upgrade Program that will let consumers […]

Microsoft’s Band fitness band could be getting a makeover with a new curved display and other improvements as the company prepares to unveil an assortment of new devices at its upcoming Oct. 6 press event. Microsoft is expected to announce the sleeker, curved-display Microsoft Band 2 fitness band at the event, ushering in key changes […]

T-Mobile is again the source of rumors about a possible acquisition, this time by French telecom company Altice, whose chairman made recent comments about getting involved in the mobile market. The development, reported by FierceWireless on Sept. 17, followed Altice’s $17.7 billion deal to buy Cablevision. “According to posts on Twitter, Altice Chairman Patrick Drahi […]

Amazon has revamped its line of Fire tablets and Fire TV devices, introducing a new $49.99 price for the 7-inch Fire tablet, the addition of a new 10.1-inch Fire HD 10 tablet and the debut of a new Fire TV Gaming Edition. In a series of announcements on Sept. 17, the company unveiled the new […]

Starting Sept. 25 customers will be able to buy Apple Watches through T-Mobile and Sprint as Apple continues to increase the number of retailers where customers can buy the popular smartwatches. When Apple began selling Watches on April 24, it did so only through its own stores and very select retailers, but their availability is […]

Verizon Wireless will soon start offering cellular roaming services in Cuba as the thaw in relations between the United States and the Communist island nation continues to develop. The new roaming capabilities arrive about a month after the U.S. officially reopened its embassy in Havana, through Verizon’s Pay-As-You-Go International Travel calling plan options, the company […]

Zebra’s Latest Enterprise Tablets Built for Any Environment The ET 50 and ET 55 can be equipped with Windows 8.1 or Android 5.1 OSes, 8.3- or 10.1-inch displays, and connectivity choices depending on user needs. The Zebra ET50/55 Windows Tablet The Windows 8.1 versions of the ET50 and ET55 Zebra tablets include Intel quad-core 2.4GHz […]

Janam’s XG3-ER Rugged Handheld Reads Distant and Obscured Barcodes The latest member of the Janam XG3 series of handheld rugged enterprise computers boasts the ability to read a barcode from more than 50 feet away. The Janam XG3-ER Handheld With its 3.5-inch color TFT VGA top-mounted touch-screen display and integrated keyboard, the XG3-ER allows users […]

Making a switch from iPhones to Android devices or vice versa can be a hassle. Apple, however, wants to make it easier for Android users who are looking to move over to iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, by giving them a new app that will make the change a lot simpler. The app, called […]