LTE speed, as measured by OpenSignal app users in megabits per second, has been generally declining over the last year. Here, magenta represents T-Mobile, blue is AT&T, red is Verizon, and yellow is Sprint. OpenSignal LTE coverage is improving for the four major carriers in the US, but data transfer speeds on the 4G network …

The Kensington KeyFolio for iPad shows that a tablet can get real work done. Stephen Shankland/CNET With Microsoft Office coming to the iPad, I decided it’s time to offer an updated assessment of that controversial topic: can tablets be as good at content creation as they are for content consumption? Tablets get a bad rap when it comes to content …

The MozStumbler app, now at version 0.17, gathers data on the location of Wi-Fi networks and cell phone base stations so devices can figure out where they are without relying as much on GPS. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Mozilla has an immensely challenging goal: making it easier for people to avoid getting stuck in the technology domains of tech giants …

The LG G2 Mini measures 5.10 inches tall, 2.6 inches wide, and 0.39 inch thick. It also weighs in at a manageable 4.27 ounces, and feels noticeably more comfortable handling with one hand compared to the G2. Sarah Tew/CNET LG will begin selling its G2 Mini, a smaller and less capable sibling to LG Electronics flagship G2 , starting in …

The Google Play edition of the HTC One M8 Google If you want to buy a phone that marries the HTC One M8’s slick new design with Google’s version of the Android interface, you can buy it right now — but you won’t get it immediately. The Google Play version of the HTC One M8 is now for sale on …

The HTC One M8 has a 5-inch screen, an updated metal chassis, a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, Android 4.4.2 KitKat and a host of cool camera tricks. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Most customers of the new HTC One M8 likely will get the flagship Android phone with HTC’s new Sense 6 interface. But for those who prefer the Android look without the extras, …

Stephen Elop, shown here speaking in 2011, agreed to sell Nokia’s mobile-phone business to his former employer, Microsoft. Stephen Shankland/CNET Nokia won’t sell its devices and services business to Microsoft by the first-quarter deadline the companies set last year, saying Sunday night that regulatory hurdles delayed the deal’s closing until April. “Nokia and Microsoft remain committed to the transaction,” and …

An update to Google’s search app lets Android users launch their phone’s camera, in photo or video mode, with a voice command. “With the Google Search App on Android, you can just tap the microphone or say ‘OK Google,’ then ‘take a photo’ or ‘take a video.’ Google will launch your camera app in the preferred mode,” Google said in …

Smartphone makers are chasing new features like bigger screens, fingerprint readers, and motion sensors, but a consistent item I hear on ordinary people’s wishlists is longer battery life. Apparently somebody at Skype is listening. Microsoft on Tuesday released an update to its service for voice, video, and text chat that comes with “aggressive battery savings,” according to the Google Play …

Adobe Systems has released a version of its Revel service for syncing and sharing photos and videos to Android. Revel for Android lets people upload photos and videos, organize them into albums, pool photos from others into group libraries, share them in galleries or on social media, and edit photos. Editing — from the company that brought us Photoshop, of …