European air travelers may soon be able to use their mobile gadgets during a whole flight. On Wednesday, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it will publish guidance this month that will allow the use of smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and MP3 players from takeoff to landing as long as they’re in flight mode or …

Jason Cipriani/CNET There’s no shortage of battery monitoring applications in the Play store. Each of these apps offers different solutions when it comes to viewing your battery’s percentage. Some add an icon to the status bar, others can place a widget on your home or lock screen, and some even place a permanent notification in the notification shade. While all …

The wireless carriers’ mobile payment initiative, Isis Mobile Wallet, is finally going live nationwide, delivering another way for consumers to use their phones to pay for goods and services. It’s been a long time coming for Isis, which went through the work of lining up partners, building a mobile-payment platform, and going through trials over the last few years. The …

We may be watching more videos on phones and tablets these days, but if you really want to enjoy a great movie or TV show at home, nothing beats watching it on a really good telly. TV technology is changing at a rapid pace, however, so it can be tricky to choose the right model for your particular viewing habits. …

Now playing: Watch this: Wild YotaPhone marries e-ink with Android 4:00 Yota Devices, the company behind the Android and e-ink YotaPhone, will start selling its unusual smartphone creation “in time for Christmas 2013,” the company said in an e-mail. We’ve seen dual-screen handsets before, but this one is unique in pairing a high-resolution LCD screen in front with an e-ink …

iOS and Android users who plan to buy a PS4 may want to check out Sony’s new PlayStation app. Now available at Apple’s App Store and Google Play, the app offers several benefits for PlayStation 4 users. You can use your iOS or Android device as a second screen and remote control to display and manage the action from compatible …

Este viernes, Sprint será la primera proveedora de telefonía celular en ofrecer el primer “tabléfono” de HTC, el HTC One Max. Con su enorme pantalla de 5.9 pulgadas de alta resolución 1080p, una cámara de 4 “ultrapixeles” y el procesador Snapdragon 600 de Qualcomm de 1.7Ghz con cuatro núcleos, sin duda intenta recuperar algo de la excelencia que HTC ha …

Attention bargain hunters: Asda’s got its bum-patting hands on a 7-inch Android tablet from Medion that it’s selling for just £77, following up the £5 phone it launched last week. Don’t expect too much of the Medion LifeTab E7310. Its most obvious shortcoming is its low-res 1,024×600-pixel screen, which isn’t hi-def (despite what Asda claims on its site) and has …

Google’s inexpensive, new Android phones mean the company has a real chance at transforming the wireless industry — something it attempted to do nearly four years ago with the Nexus One. In October, the company released the Nexus 5, a top-end phone built by LG Electronics that has a remarkably low price of $349 for a 16GB model — unlocked …

The HTC One Max will reach Sprint customers on Friday, November 15, according to a Best Buy preorder page. The page shows the phone selling for $250 with the standard two-year contract. Sprint subscribers who want to replace their current device off contract would have to pay the full price of $750 for the One Max. Outfitted with a 5.9-inch …

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Now playing: Watch this: Stay safe from splashes with Kyocera Hydro XTRM 1:20 Already sold on U.S. Cellular and MetroPCS, the dunk- and shockproof Kyocera Hydro XTRM will also be available on T-Mobile beginning November 20. Related stories These are rugged times, here are the best rugged phones for them Microsoft’s Surface Duo could start a new smartphone era — …

Google’s flagship tablets are to start updating to its latest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system today, the company has announced. The 10-inch Nexus 10 and both 2012 and 2013 Wi-Fi models of the 7-inch Nexus 7 will receive the update “starting today”, according to the official Android Twitter account. Starting today, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 will …

Motorola is looking to make a dent in the British smart phone market with the Moto G, a new Android phone boasting a UK price tag of just £135 for the 8GB model and £159 for the 16GB version — or less, because Phones 4U is selling it right now for £120. Phones 4U is offering the phone online as …

Motorola certainly has made noise with its new Moto G smartphone. The budget handset offers plenty of Android for its low $179 starting price. More intriguing, though, is that Verizon confirmed that it will sell the device sometime early next year. Verizon tweets support for the Moto G. Brian Bennett/CNET Specifically the carrier revealed through its Verizon News Twitter account …