Android KitKat should become even more stable in the coming weeks. Google Google could soon dish another minor update to the Android platform, according to a number of sources popping up in the last week. Expected to arrive as the 4.4.3 release of Android, the new version figures to be all about bug fixes and …

Withings I have high blood pressure. As a result I’ve used a bunch of cuffs, and the previous Withings cuff was small, comfortable, and worked nearly as well as a larger Omron unit I have. In the realm of wearable health tech, there’s still no smaller or more efficient solution than using an inflating cuff you wear around your arm. …

It’s not even on sale yet, but the accolades for the Galaxy S5 have already begun. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) In a very in depth look at the S5’s screen technology, DisplayMate president Raymond Soneira declared that the phone was sporting the “best performing smartphone display that we have ever tested”. According to Soneira, the S5’s colour accuracy is particularly impressive. …

Huawei’s Ascend W1 Windows phone Sarah Tew/CNET The year of the snake was a good for one for Huawei. The Chinese phone builder became the world’s third-biggest phone manufacturer on the back of record sales and flourishing profits in 2013, despite resistance to the company’s expansion in other parts of the world. Reporting its results for 2013, Huawei reveals revenue …

Dan Graziano/CNET One of the pains of buying a new phone is having to transfer all of your old data. This is especially difficult if you are switching from an iPhone, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone to an Android device. HTC hopes to make it easier to switch to its flagship device, the HTC One M8 , with its Transfer Tool …

Apple’s iPad Air Josh Miller/CNET If you’re living in China and missing out on the 4G action on your iPad Air or Mini , the good news is that the TD-LTE models of both slates are now available. Both the Air and Mini sport a different model number — A1476 and A1491 — and are meant to work on the …

Republic Wireless now lets you order customized Moto X phones via Moto Maker. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET No-contract carrier Republic Wireless started selling the Motorola Moto X last November, but with two limitations: No Moto Maker customization, and no 32GB option. If you wanted the phone, your choices were black or white and 16GB. Starting at 9 a.m. PT on …

It’s not clear why Pebble didn’t conclude some sort of basic pedometer functionality in its smartwatch lineup, including in the newly released Pebble Steel . But that’s neither here nor there. The launch of the Pebble app store has made it easy to discover apps from third-party developers that add a scattering of features and functionality to the watch. Related …

New screens for new iPhones are said to be in the works. CNET The next incarnation of the iPhone will launch with a 4.7-inch screen while a 5.5-inch version may be delayed, according to Reuters. In a post out of Tokyo early Tuesday, Reuters quoted unnamed supply chain sources saying that Apple’s suppliers — Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and …

The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. FCC The Federal Communications Commission isn’t making it easy for TV broadcasters to do business. But perhaps that is the point. On Monday, the FCC voted and approved two orders that change how broadcast stations share resources and how they can jointly …

BlackBerry CEO John Chen speaking at an event at Mobile World Congress in late February. Brian Bennett/CNET BlackBerry may be hit by quarterly losses for at least another two years, according to one analyst’s crystal ball. In an investors note released Monday, Canaccord Genuity’s Michael Walkley said he was impressed with BlackBerry’s cost-cutting moves but believes management’s long-term initiatives may …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Beyond the native integration with RunKeeper, the Pebble lineup doesn’t offer much in the way of fitness or health apps. And with more manufacturers starting to emphasize those features, it only makes sense that Pebble owners will want to know how to turn the current smartwatch into a healthy smartwatch. As such, I’ve rounded up four apps currently …

Monitoring your heart rate is seemingly becoming a staple for upcoming activity monitors and smartwatches. The Pebble lineup of smartwatches currently lacks this capability, but that hasn’t stopped a developer from creating a companion app for the watch. The app is called Pebble Heart Rate and requires both an iPhone app ($1.99 in the App Store) and a free Pebble …

Ed Rhee/CNET Remember the good old days of ripping CDs? Well, the UK will soon allow its citizens to do just that without any fear of reprisal. Starting June 1, UK consumers will be allowed to make personal copies of media they own, the country’s Intellectual Property Office announced recently. The discs should be used for “private purposes such as …

Foxtel Play has been available on the Xbox 360 for some time now, but PlayStation 3 owners can now get in on the action. (Credit: Sony Australia) The Foxtel Play app can be downloaded from the PlayStation Network for the PS3. As always, Foxtel Play is a month-by-month subscription, with no lock in contracts and the use of the Go …