A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a watered-down settlement with the wireless industry over legislation that required cell phone retailers to distribute radiation warning materials. As currently written, the settlement calls for San Francisco to agree to a permanent injunction against the “Right to Know” ordinance and promise …

Out of steam? Can’t bring yourself to finish that last mile? Maybe a zombie horde breathing down your neck will give you the adrenaline boost you need. That’s the idea behind Zombies, Run! 2 (Android | iOS), which bills itself as an “immersive running game and audio adventure” for your smartphone. It works like this: Before you start your run, …

An image that purports to show the rear casing of the long-rumoured cheap or ‘budget’ iPhone has surfaced online. Don your rumour goggles, loyal CNETeers, and keep an eye out for flying speculation, because the picture — which you can see above — hints at a slender blower with a plastic rump. While intriguing, there’s absolutely no way of knowing …

Google uses its Android mobile operating system to power its Glass devices, Chief Executive Larry Page confirmed yesterday. “Obviously Glass runs on Android,” Page said toward the end of the conference call reporting Google’s strong first-quarter financial results. It’s not a surprise, given how the engineering resources Google already has poured into Android. But the company hadn’t confirmed it, even …

HTC’s One phone will sell for just shy of $600 all in. Sarah Tew/CNET Related stories: HTC’s One powerhouse, fully reviewed Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One HTC One’s camera in action T-Mobile’s no-contract plan, explained Starting April 19, T-Mobile will unlock the door to online sales for the HTC One, the phone maker’s most impressive handset on the market. …

Now playing: Watch this: Nexus 5 rumours 4:11 When it was first glimpsed, the Nexus 4 looked pretty similar to other smartphones — quad-core, with a high-res display and a decent camera, and the latest version of Android chucked in for good measure. Related stories: LG Nexus 4: Fully reviewed Could a build-your-own phone save Motorola’s bacon? Google Glass runs …

Motorola’s upcoming phones will be waterproof, have hard-to-break screens and long-lasting batteries, Google boss Larry Page has hinted. Although Page didn’t give any firm details on what Motorola is making, the Big G’s CEO used a Google earnings call (skip to 21m42s) to talk about the phone-maker, and what features future devices should offer. “Battery life is a challenge for most people,” …

Verizon Wireless customers and, in some cases, critics have been signing a petition at a torrid pace, asking the company to go contract-less. The petition on Change.org now has approximately 94,000 signatures, roughly 56,000 supporters shy of its goal of 150,000. The petition, created by “longtime Verizon customer” Mike Beauchamp of Wichita, Kan., has called the petition, simply, “Verizon: Get …

Apple stores recordings of everything you tell its robot butler Siri for two years, the Californian company has revealed. When you ask Siri something, it takes it a couple of seconds to reply. In that time, the digital assistant pings your vocal request to its vast data centre in North Carolina, which answers it and tells Siri what to say. …

Now playing: Watch this: Sprint’s HTC One is stunning, fast, and feature packed 2:53 The HTC One, otherwise known as the phone that we’re sort of in love with right now, hits various online and retail stores today. Two carriers that offer the device, AT&T and Sprint, start selling the device today via both their respective online and retail stores. …

Hold your horses on that Asus FonePad, or that Huawei G510 — there’s a new range of super-budget Android phones in town. The Archos 35 Carbon, 50 Platinum and 53 Platinum are dirt cheap and running pure Android. The Archos 35 Carbon is the cheapest of the cheap, at just £80 (pictured above). It’s very much a bargain-basement blower, with …

Nokia has a new hero product in the works, which will kick off a wave of new devices. With rumours swirling about the Nokia Lumia 928, the Nokia Catwalk, the EOS PureView and a possible Samsung Galaxy Note 2 rival, it seems the Finnish phone-fanciers have a few things up their sleeve. That new flagship device, no doubt a Lumia …

Google’s Motorola business continues to struggle in the competitive mobile market, posting a loss of $271 million in the first quarter and hurting results at its parent company. Excluding items, Motorola lost $179 million. In the year-ago period, Motorola’s last report as an independent company, the mobile-devices and TV set-top box manufacturer posted a loss of $86 million. In the …

LG has plans for a new flagship Android phone, the LG Optimus G2. LG’s new flagship Android phone arrives in autumn, but it’s still shrouded in mystery. Talking to TrustedReviews, the head of LG’s European operation confirmed a G2 device is coming in the third quarter of 2013. But LG remains cagey about the exact details of the device, saying …

From left to right: The Archos 35 Carbon, 50 Platinum, and 53 Platinum. Archos Archos announced today that it will release its first family of Google smartphones in Europe by the end of May. Each handset will feature dual SIMs, a pure Android OS experience, and cloud storage capabilities. Its most entry-level device is called the 35 Carbon. For $99.99, …