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Can gadgets be safely used during take-off and landing?

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Despite all of today's in-flight developments, electronic devices, including e-books and tablets - whether transmitting data or not - cannot be used on planes during take-off and landing, even with airplane mode on.

Keith Wallace reports on why and whether it will ever change.

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