FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler addresses broadcasters at the NAB 2014 trade show. CNET/Marguerite Reardon LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler has a plan to save the broadcasting industry, he said during a speech Wednesday at the National Association of Broadcasters meeting here. But it may not be the solution broadcasters were hoping for. …

This shot of Benjamin Ho, HTC’s chief marketing officer, was taken with the new HTC One M8. Aloysius Low/CNET SINGAPORE — Everyone knows HTC isn’t doing so great — especially after this week’s quarterly earnings report. But Benjamin Ho, the company’s chief marketing officer, brushes aside the short-term view. In an interview with CNET, Ho said he isn’t overly concerned …

The new Klout app urges users to share more with content it suggests. Klout Klout just took a second swing at a mobile app, and this time around the software takes a new approach. Now Klout’s main task is to push users to engage with their social networks more aggressively and with smarter things to say. As a matter of …

Google Google Glass, the search giant’s eyewear technology that provides everything from directions to the ability to snap photos, will become a little more useful in the corporate world, a new report claims. Google on Tuesday will announce Glass for Work, a program designed by the search giant to bring more business application to its high-tech spectacles, the New York …

Apple and Samsung are battling in court. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple should receive about $2.191 billion in damages from Samsung for patent infringement, an expert for the iPhone maker argued Tuesday. Apple earlier said it wanted about $2 billion, but the testimony Tuesday marked the first time the company disclosed the precise total and the factors that went into …

The Samsung Galaxy S5. CNET AT&T said on Tuesday that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 flagship phone will hit stores on April 11. The Galaxy S5 won’t be alone. Joining the latest super smartphone will be its family of smartwatches, including the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit. Samsung will look to press its lead in the smartphone business with …

The S5 retains the removable battery and memory expansion options — key features for many users. Sarah Tew/CNET Around six months ago, long before the Samsung Galaxy S5 was officially unveiled, rumors started kicking around that it would have aluminum body. The thinking was a) in order to differentiate the S5 from the S4, Samsung should make the new model …

This rough mockup shows what CNET thinks an Apple iWatch might look like. Sarah Tew and Christopher MacManus/CNET Will the much-rumored Apple iWatch finally debut later this year? Yes, at least according to one of the latest rumors. Apple will reportedly unveil its long-awaited smartwatch in the third quarter of 2014, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News. Based on an …

Now playing: Watch this: BlackBerry Diaries: day two 1:13 Well, let it never be said that BlackBerry is without a vocal and dedicated user base. After the day one Diary, I was rather inundated with suggestions in the comments, via email and on social media. The main suggestion being, of course, “learn how to load Android apps”. So that’s what …

Apple was awared 46 new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday. One stands out as a compelling, albeit outdated, idea. Apple last year filed for a patent on push-to-talk technology, similar to what Nextel offered before being swallowed up by Sprint and subsequently shuttered. The patent, which was awarded on Tuesday, describes a method by which …

One Apple patent involves the slide-to-unlock feature. James Martin/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — An expert hired by Apple argued Tuesday that the company’s patented features made Samsung’s devices more appealing and that fewer people would have purchased the gadgets if the features were missing. However, Samsung, in its cross examination, sought to poke holes in expert John Hauser’s methodology. Its …

Apple and Samsung are feuding over patents in a San Jose, Calif., courthouse. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple on Friday rested its patent-infringement suit against Samsung after an expert detailed the $2.19 billion in damages the company says it’s due from Samsung. Samsung will kick off its defense later Friday with Google Android executive Hiroshi Lockheimer taking the …

Now playing: Watch this: Delete Fire TV voice data from Amazon’s servers 1:37 Amazon’s new Fire TV streaming box can stream content from Amazon, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other services. The $99 device also doubles as a gaming console that is capable of playing dozens of titles, including favorites like The Walking Dead and Minecraft. What really sets it apart …

Well congratulations to Game of Thrones season four premiere, for breaking the torrenting record previous set by the season three finale — which in turn broke the record set by the season three premiere. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) According to TorrentFreak’s now-regular data analysis around Game of Thrones, there were over one million downloads in half a day and …

Netflix’s “House of Cards” is now available to stream in 4K resolution. Netflix The first real dose of non-proprietary 4K content is now available. Netflix confirmed Sunday that it has begun streaming 4K versions of its original series “House of Cards,” as well as “some nature documentaries.” The streaming giant’s 4K plans were first revealed last year. Netflix’s 4K streams …