Todd R. Weiss

ZTE’s latest premier smartphone, the Axon 7, will be headed to the United States and other countries in the future after launching in China on May 26. The handset, which is built with an aluminum chassis and exterior, will be priced below $500 and will work on all major U.S. carriers, according to ZTE. The […]

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its modular Mi Drone in China, with two distinct models featuring 1080p or 4K video capabilities. The Mi Drone, which uses four flight propellers and a modular design with folding landing gear, was announced by the company on May 25. The Mi Drone equipped with the 1080p video camera […]

Microsoft is laying off up to 1,850 workers in its smartphone hardware business as it moves to cut its losses, shrink its sales focus and sell smartphones to enterprise customers who want specialized devices with additional security and manageability features. The company announced the layoffs on May 25, saying in a statement that it will […]

China’s Huawei Technologies has slapped Samsung with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing on patents related to cellular communications technologies and software used in its smartphones. The lawsuits, filed May 25 in District Court for the Northern District of California in the United States and in Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in China, seek an undisclosed amount […]

Free, secure smartphone charging stations from ChargeItSpot are being installed in additional Neiman Marcus stores as part of a project that began in 2014 to give customers the opportunity to charge their smartphones while they shop. The expanded deployment of the charging stations in Neiman Marcus stores will bring 37 additional charging kiosks to 30 […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones have been selling well since they debuted in March, but a ruggedized version of them, which had been part of the previous Galaxy S6 series, has never shown up. That could change in June when Samsung is reportedly going to unveil a ruggedized version of the S7 […]

Apple is looking at revamping its MacBook and MacBook Pro (pictured) laptop line later this year with thinner and lighter designs, as well as Touch ID support and an OLED display touch bar, and with a new 13-inch MacBook model. The rumored changes and updates were unveiled in an analyst note from Ming-Chi Kuo, an […]

Spotify has dropped the price of its Spotify Family Plan premium music streaming services to $14.99 for up to six family members, saving a family of six about $20 per month over its former rates. The music streaming company unveiled its lower prices in a May 23 announcement, replacing its old pricing structure of $9.99 […]

IMAX is partnering with Google and virtual-reality company Starbreeze to expand VR experiences to select IMAX theaters as well as shopping centers, tourist attractions and other locations. The IMAX VR initiative was announced May 20 by IMAX as a partnership to launch the company more deeply into an immersive VR experience for its customers. “IMAX […]

Moto will release three new Moto G model smartphones in North America, with the Moto G and Moto G Plus available soon and the Moto G Play launching later this summer. Moto, which formerly branded its phones as Motorola devices, just previewed the new handsets in a special Moto G Exhibit in Sao Paulo, Brazil, […]