Ever since mobile electronics became a reality the FAA has banned passengers from utilizing these devices during critical times, such as takeoff and landing. Fortunately today the FAA officially accepted a new set of policies that will essentially allow passengers to leave their electronic devices on during the entire flight. This is great news for anyone that flies regularly because in many cases electronics like a phone or tablet are a great way to stay entertained or relaxed on a flight.

The FAA announced a few months ago that they were going to begin considering the possibility of allowing electronics and today they finally announced that it is going to become reality. It will still take time for airlines to implement the new rules but it is definitely a step in the right direction. As a whole the response has been overwhelmingly positive for this change which is definitely good news. The FAA is hoping to have their policy implemented by the end of the year at the latest, but each airline will still be able to decide whether or not to allow electronics based on their own policies. It is also important to note that cell phone calls will still not be permitted during a flight, at any time.

Amazon announced today that they had broken another record in terms of Kindle sales this holiday season. The Kindle has been a wildly popular line up products from Amazon and with the latest release it is not surprising to see that they’re getting even more popular. The number this time was 1 million sales per week, it has never been done before but this time it happened.

The Kindle has been selling consistently since it came out and the Kindle Fire tablet has been as well; obviously thanks to the holiday season each of these sold even more rapidly which is definitely what helped get Amazon to the 1 million sales per week category. Ebooks from Amazon and all across the board also saw significant increases in sales this holiday season with a reported increase of nearly 200% in many cases. It is quite amazing to see the speed with which eBooks and the corresponding readers have grown but it appears that they are here to stay.

Amazon is no doubt thrilled about the new sales record for the Kindle lineup and other retail stores and online sellers have reported similar sales records. This is great news all across the board as it means lower prices and a stronger economy, plus it shows that Amazon’s Kindle Fire truly does stand a chance at winning the ever popular tablet wars involving so many Android tablets and the iPad.