Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the Nexus 7 2:11 Asus Chief Financial Officer David Chang says that the company is selling close to 1 million Nexus 7 tablets a month. Although Google has not released the official sales figures for its 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet, following Tuesday’s declaration of Asus’ third-quarter earnings yesterday the Taiwanese …

Hurricane Sandy has affected millions of people up and down the East Coast. Now the storm, which was downgraded just before landfall Monday night in New Jersey, has moved westward to wreak further havoc on communications networks in its path. Because I have been getting so many questions from friends, family and readers about what is going on with the …

The One X is HTC’s mighty flagship smart phone, and with its 4.7-inch screen and powerful quad-core processor, it could power a battleship. But there’s more than just impressive specs to the One X, so join me as I find 25 ways to get more out of this Android hero. With just a few simple tweaks of the settings, you …

Three could be next to launch a 4G network. Speaking to CNET UK on the day EE launches the first UK 4G network, Three told me that it’s set to launch a 4G service on the 1,800MHz band next year, potentially before rival networks can go 4G. Rival networks could still be first to get in on the 4G action though …

Barnes & Noble is expanding its Nook Video content to include NBCUniversal and 20th Century Fox programs as it also begins shipping its HD and HD+ tablets this week. B&N said customers who preordered the tablets will start receiving them throughout the week. The devices will also hit Barnes & Noble’s stores and retailers such as Target, Wal-Mart, and Best …

Cellphone service in superstorm Sandy’s path is likely to get worse before it gets better, the Federal Communications Commission said today. “This was and still is a devastating storm with a serious impact on our nation’s communications infrastructure,” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said during a conference call with press this afternoon. “The storm is not over. And our assumption is …

Residents in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy all up and down the East Coast awoke this morning to downed trees, flooding, and in some cases, no wireless, Internet, or home phone service. Areas around New York City seemed to be most affected with millions of residents throughout the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut without power. All four …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News EE launch 1:36 The UK’s first 4G network has gone live at last, giving Brits the opportunity to speed up their mobile data — if they’ve got a whole load of cash that is. From this morning, you can saunter into an EE-branded highstreet shop and tie yourself into a 4G contract. Be sure …

Greg Sandoval/CNET MetroPCS, the fifth largest cellular network in the U.S., has posted strong third-quarter earnings, along with more than 1 million LTE subscribers on its network. The cellular network today reported third-quarter net profit of $193 million — more than double the $69 million profit it recorded a year ago — on revenue of $1.3 billion, or 52 cents …

On November 2nd, Apple will release the iPad Mini Wi-fi model in three memory configurations. $329 for 16GB, $429 for 32GB, and $529 for 64GB. Two weeks later on November 16th, we’ll see Wi-fi + 4G model hit the shelves at $459 for 16GB, $559 for 32GB, and $659 for 64GB. The new tablet is 7.2mm thick and weighs 0.68 …

Starting today, Verizon will offer the LG Spectrum 2, an LTE Android phone. Priced at $99.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate, the Spectrum 2 packs quite a punch for the money. The phone boasts a 4.7-inch HD IPS display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB internal storage, and up to 32GB in microSD expansion. What’s …

We’ve given the Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE a speed test from our London offices, to try and get a sense of the speeds you can expect from the 4G variant of this quad-core smart phone, as well as testing the new EE service that’s powering it. What was the test? We’ll be doing more testing on the Galaxy S3 LTE’s …

HTC’s 8X running Windows Phone 8 is upon us, sporting an 8-megapixel rear camera. To see what it’s capable of, I took it for a walk along the Thames with the iPhone 5. Both cameras were set to their maximum resolutions and all settings were put on automatic. The results were generally fairly pleasing. Image quality was fair and fine …

Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 smart phones, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, are winging their way to buyers today, the Finnish phone-maker has confirmed. You’ll only be able to get your paws on the Lumia 920 if you opt for the UK’s first — very expensive — 4G network, however. Update: EE has confirmed the Lumia 920 will also …

For all the wonderful hardware and software that comes with the new Nexus 4 and the rejiggered Nexus 7, there’s one glaring feature that keeps them from being truly leading-edge: lack of 4G LTE support. That means that as of today, early adopters who want the latest and greatest in Android will have to be content with an HSPA+ network. …