Consumers eyeing Lenovo’s Yoga 11S hybrid laptop/tablet now no longer have to wait to get one. Lenovo kicked off preorders for the new Yoga on May 16, promising that the convertible would be available for shipping and on store shelves starting June 23. Buyers can now pick one up directly at Lenovo’s online store, which …

Global shipments of PCs, tablets, and mobile phones will rise by 5.9 percent this year, reaching 2.35 billion, research firm Gartner predicted on Monday. Though PC shipments continue to nosedive, the technology industry is getting a shot in the arm from tablets and smartphones. Worldwide PC shipments, which include desktops and notebooks, are expected to drop by 10.6 percent this …

Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the BlackBerry Z10 3:39 BlackBerry Z10 owners on AT&T still can’t get the latest update to the BlackBerry operating system. Earlier on Friday, the BlackBerry OS 10.1 update for the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone was rolled out via AT&T. But that update was actually posted in error, a BlackBerry spokesperson told CNET. BlackBerry now advises Z10 …

Airline passengers may be able to use their favorite electronic gadgets from takeoff to landing if new FAA guidelines come to pass. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to ease the restrictions on the use of certain devices at lower altitudes, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing “industry officials and draft recommendations prepared by a high-level advisory panel to …

Those of you’d like to run Android apps on your wrist may be intrigued by a smartwatch from a company called Androidly. Developed by a four-person team in the U.K., the Androidly smartwatch lets you install and use apps from Google Play. So, you can access a variety of mobile apps, including Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Google Maps, Cut the Rope, …

Dolphin has enhanced its free mobile browser for Android users with a few neat twists. Launched Thursday in the Google Play store, Dolphin Browser version 10 sports a cleaner and simpler interface. Swiping from the left provides access to your bookmarks or history list. Swiping from the right lets you look for add-ons, jump to full-screen view, and share your …

Father’s Day is lasting a little bit longer than usual, at least in the land of Barnes & Noble. The retailer revealed on Monday that it’s stretching its special Father’s Day sales prices on the Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. Kicked off on June 10, B&N’s self-dubbed “best prices ever” promotion will now last for an extended but limited …

Telefonica is throwing cold water on a report that AT&T made an offer to acquire it. In a statement released Monday, the Spanish telecommunications giant said that “in relation to press rumors published today, Telefonica states that it has not received any approach, nor any indication of interest, neither verbal nor in written form, from any party.” Telefonica was responding …

Prosecutors in New York and San Francisco will announce a program dubbed Save Our Smartphones on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The new intiative would bring together law enforcement officials, politicians, and consumer advocates across the country to fight the growing wave of smartphone thefts. The group wants to exert pressure on smartphone companies and their stockholders to reduce …

Those of you eyeing the HTC One can score the phone for half off the usual price, courtesy of a one-day sale at Amazon. Related stories HTC One review Meet the all-aluminum HTC One Screens test: HTC One vs. Samsung Galaxy S4 On Friday, the retail giant will sell the HTC One for $99.99, a hefty discount off the usual …