Todd R. Weiss

Apple will launch its upcoming iPhones— including a rumored 10th anniversary model—and new Apple Watch models at a industry briefing on Sept. 12, according to news reports based on information from people with knowledge of the company’s plans. The upcoming iPhones have been the focus of rumors for months as analysts and Apple watchers have […]

Apple will be including 4K video capabilities in its upcoming fifth-generation Apple TV set-top box when it is announced in September alongside the company’s latest 10th anniversary iPhones and new Apple Watch models. The upgraded Apple TV product will also be able to stream live TV content, , including news and sports, according to an […]

AT&T will launch Primetime, a customized, entertainment-focused tablet, on Aug. 25, featuring HD-quality video and a myriad of entertainment apps including AT&T’s DirecTV services. The AT&T Primetime, which also includes enterprise-ready productivity features including Android for Work and Enterprise Mobility Management capabilities, was announced by the company on Aug. 21. The tablet features a 10-inch […]

If you are looking for the best mobile phone performance among U.S. cities, the winner of the category for the first half of 2017 may surprise you: It’s Lansing, Mich. And while you may have assumed that big cities would have the best mobile phone performance overall because they have plenty of cell towers and […]

The latest flagship Nokia smartphone, the Nokia 8, will begin rolling out around the world in September, featuring a 5.3-inch quad HD LCD touch-screen display, 4GB of memory, Zeiss optics and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor. The new handset, which is being distributed by HMD Global under a 10-year licensing agreement reached in 2016, […]

T-Mobile is expanding its popular family mobile plans with a new target audience—it’s now offering specially discounted T-Mobile One Unlimited 55+ plans for $60 combined for two lines for families of two people, including at least one who is 55 years of age or older. The new monthly 55+ plans, which include unlimited data, text […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Active smartphone, the ruggedized version of the company’s flagship S8 and S8+ smartphones, will be available through AT&T exclusively starting Aug. 11. The S8 Active, which can be preordered starting Aug. 8, features many of the same specifications of its S8 and S8+ siblings, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor, a […]

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone will debut Aug. 23 at a splashy media event in New York City, 10 months after the company suffered the embarrassment of a global recall of its Note7 handset following widespread reports of battery fires and explosions. But even with that debacle, fans of Samsung’s Note series of stylus-equipped […]

Microsoft’s Surface line of tablet computers is now available to consumers, students and businesses through no-interest payment plans for up to 24 months under financing offers that mimic how smartphones have been sold to consumers for years. The Surface Plus and Surface Plus for Business financing offers were unveiled by the company in an Aug. […]

Preorders are now open for what Motorola calls its most advanced smartphone, the $800 Moto Z2 Force Edition, which will go on sale starting Aug. 10 in the United States and be compatible with major carriers’ networks including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon. The new handset was announced by Motorola on July 25, […]