Todd R. Weiss

Comcast is officially getting into the mobile carrier business with its new Xfinity Mobile calling plans and services, which will be provided using Verizon’s nationwide 4G LTE cellular network. More than six months after Comcast detailed its mobile phone plans in September 2016, the company announced on April 6 that it will offer calling plans […]

Now that Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+, consumers and business users can immediately start preordering the devices for delivery beginning April 21. Prices for the handsets, which made a splashy debut on March 29, vary by carrier, but range from about $720 for a Galaxy S8 to about […]

Samsung introduced its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8+ and the Galaxy S8, on March 29 with large displays with almost no bezels, powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 64-bit octa-core processors and still-developing integration with Samsung’s new Bixby virtual assistant. Both phones use what Samsung is calling its new “infinity” displays, with the new S8+ handset […]

After months of speculation and rumors about creating a personal digital assistant that will compete with Apple’s Siri, Samsung is now sharing more about the technology behind its Bixby voice-activated “intelligent interface.” Set to debut March 29 when Samsung is expected to unveil its latest Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone models, Bixby will use artificial intelligence […]

Epson, long known for its consumer and photo printers, is moving into the business printer market with two new color printer models aimed at corporate workgroups and small to medium-size businesses. The WorkForce Enterprise WF-C20590 multifunction printer prints across an entire page using a series of side-by-side, direct-spraying ink heads rather than a single moveable […]

LG’s $180 large-screen Stylo 3 smartphone is now available to customers of Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, boasting a 5.7-inch HD touch-screen display, a 1.4GHz octa-core processor and an enhanced stylus. The LG Stylo 3 also includes 16GB of onboard storage, 2GB of memory, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that captures photos […]

A 911 service outage which affected an unannounced number of AT&T wireless customers across the United States for several hours on March 8 is being investigated by the FCC. AT&T has confirmed the 911 problems for some wireless customers in an email reply to an inquiry from eWEEK, but did not release full details of […]

Apple’s upcoming new iPhones reportedly will include a special 10th anniversary edition phone equipped with a curved OLED display screen and a $1,000 price tag, in addition to other traditional iPhone models with liquid-crystal displays, according to the latest rumors about the handsets. Details about the special anniversary iPhone model were described in a Feb. 28 story in The […]

HP unveiled its latest two-in-one convertible enterprise tablet and notebook computer, the HP Pro x2 612 G2, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, bringing a new design and updated features to the company’s 2-year-old previous model, the HP Pro x2 612 G1.  Starting at $979 and available immediately in the United States, the HP […]

Verizon will start its first commercial 5G trials with up to 500 residential and business customers in 11 metro areas across the United States by mid-2017 after limiting earlier trials to laboratory testing. The newest 5G trials, which will be launched in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Atlanta, Ga.; Bernardsville, N.J.; Brockton, Mass.; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; […]