Todd R. Weiss

Acting as a powerful computer in the palm of your hand, today’s smartphones can do everything from make calls and send texts to play videos, take photographs, search the internet and harness a wide array of other tasks. Can smartphone vendors make their devices even better and more versatile? That’s what eWEEK asked a group […]

Apple has now answered a rash of consumer complaints about the slower performance they are observing on their older iPhones by explaining the issue as a “feature” the company initiated to extend battery life on aging Lithium-ion batteries in the devices. “Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and […]

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei will take a new approach to selling its handsets in the United States in 2018 by marketing them for the first time through some U.S. mobile carriers. Specifics for the deal have not been announced, but the development was revealed by a Huawei executive who said he will provide more details […]

BlackBerry is ending its monthly software security updates for its two-year-old PRIV smartphone as it continues its transition to an enterprise software company. Alex Thurber, the senior vice president and general manager of BlackBerry’s mobility solutions division, announced the move in a Dec. 14 post on the BlackBerry Blog. In addition, PRIV and other BlackBerry […]

Apple’s most powerful iMac workstation computers yet will go on sale starting Dec. 14, six months after being announced at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The updated iMac Pro, which will start at $4,999 based on Apple’s WWDC announcement, will be available in a wide range of configurations, with 8-, 10- or 18-core […]

Apple Pay now enables iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users to send or receive money directly to and from friends, family members or any others using new Apple Pay Cash capabilities that have been added to Apple’s 3-year-old payment services. By adding Apple Pay Cash features to Apple Pay, the company now puts its full […]

Buyers of Apple’s iPhone X phablet will no longer be locked into their mobile phone carrier’s service now that the company has started selling a SIM-free version of the device through Apple.com and Apple stores. The SIM-free iPhone X, introduced Dec. 4, will allow customers to use the devices with most U.S. carrier networks and […]

Qualcomm, which has filed several patent infringement and patent royalty lawsuits against Apple since July, is now being countersued by Apple over alleged patent infringements involving Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile phone chipsets. The latest legal salvo came as part of a revised court filing by Apple in response to Qualcomm’s earlier legal claims, according to a […]

Traveling internationally can be complicated when it comes to always finding reliable and constant WiFi connectivity for one’s smartphones and portable computers.  Sure, many cities, airports, restaurants and tourist destinations have adequate to good free WiFi access, but travelers will often find frustrating dead spots where they’ll have no connectivity for periods of time, making […]

HTC and Huawei have unveiled several models of smartphones that will priced at up to $400 off for Black Friday shoppers, along with Cyber Monday deals from HTC. The HTC sale, which began Nov. 21, is available through HTC.com, with the HTC Bolt phone selling for $200, which is $400 off its normal $600 price, […]