Todd R. Weiss

Verizon brought in $30.5 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2016, which is down 5.3 percent from the $32.2 billion the company brought in the same quarter one year ago. The company also reported a GAAP net income attributable to Verizon of $702 million, which is down 83.4 percent from the $4.2 billion […]

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who went on to leak classified U.S. government information about the agency’s operations and capabilities in 2013, is now at work designing a special iPhone 6 case that aims to prevent data interception by snoopers, such as foreign governments. Snowden, along with colleague Andrew “bunnie” Huang, recently […]

Sprint has reported net operating revenue of $8 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, which equaled its total for the same quarter in 2015, while its net operating loss widened to $302 million from a $20 million loss one year ago. The loss includes $113 million in non-recurring contract termination charges primarily related […]

The iPhone 7 isn’t expected to debut until September, but the rumors about what features Apple intends to bring to the product line to reinvigorate its user base and spur sales of its flagship smartphones are continuing to swirl like storm water during a hurricane. The latest rumor says Apple is potentially considering an even […]

Samsung says it has found and corrected a manufacturing problem that caused a very small number of its new Galaxy S7 Active ruggedized and water-resistant smartphones to take on water and fail. “I can confirm we found a production issue with the Galaxy S7 Active” that improperly permitted water to get inside the devices, a […]

Global shipments of the Apple Watch have fallen 55 percent since it debuted one year ago as consumers wait for an upgraded model to go on sale, while the overall smartwatch market has dropped by 32 percent in the same time span, marking the first worldwide decline since the devices began appearing on the market […]

Two Ruggedized Tablets From DT Research Aimed at Business, Government DT Research’s new DT301S and DT311H tablets offer a wide range of optional equipment and come with detachable, water-resistant keyboards. The DT Research DT301S Tablet The new DT301S features a 10.1-inch Full HD anti-reflective touch-screen display with 1,920 by 1,200 resolution and can be configured […]

Samsung Notebook 7 Spin Convertibles Aimed at Enterprise Users The Notebook 7 Spin evolved from previous Samsung portables: the Galaxy Tab Pro S, which had a detachable keyboard, and the Notebook 9, which was a light Ultrabook for execs on the go. The 15.6-Inch Samsung Notebook 7 Spin Convertible The 15.6-inch Notebook 7 Spin Pro […]

AT&T reported what analysts consider a solid second quarter, with revenue of $40.52 billion and a net profit of $3.4 billion, up from $33 billion in revenue and $3.08 billion in net income in the same quarter last year. The company, which reported its second-quarter earnings July 21, saw its consolidated revenue rise by more […]

Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 mobile device display glass has gotten even stronger, with improvements that allow the glass to survive falls on asphalt and concrete about 80 percent of the time from about 5.24 feet in height. That’s a significant improvement from Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4 product, which would survive falls up to 3.28 feet […]