From ComputerWorld: Sharp has approved an offer from Hon Hai Precision Industry and related companies to acquire more than 66 percent of the company’s voting stock, making the Taiwanese contract manufacturer the new parent of the Japanese firm.

However, on Thursday, shortly after Sharp's...

From InfoWorld: Struggling smartphone vendor BlackBerry is looking to diversify its business by launching a cyber security consulting service, focusing in part on the Internet of Things, and providing related tools to customers.

The Ontario smartphone vendor, an early standard bearer for...

From CNET: Apple's battle with the FBI is nowhere near an end, but the iPhone maker appears to be girding for its next fight over encryption.

Apple engineers are working on new security measures that would prevent an iPhone from being hacked using the methods at the heart of the company's fight...

From PC World: The first new flagship smartphone in over a year from China’s Xiaomi packs technology to match the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S7, but at around half the price.

The Mi 5 is based around the Snapdragon 820 processor, the latest mobile chip from Qualcomm, has a 5.1-inch screen, up to...

From CNET: Despite troubles convincing Google that its app is legit, Brave Software's browser is now available to anyone who is sick of annoying mobile ads.

Apple added Brave for iPhones and iPads to its app store on Friday, but Google rejected the app twice before publishing Brave for Android...

From InfoWorld: A dearth of storage available in smartphones will soon be an issue of the past.

Smartphone makers boasted about higher capacity storage on new handsets announced at Mobile World Congress this week. The increased storage comes from SD card slots on the devices.

HP announced storage...

From ComputerWorld: Workers at the Shanghai operation of Apple supplier Pegatron work more than the maximum 60 hours a week stipulated by the iPhone maker, simply because their pay scale requires them to work more to make ends meet, a labor group said in a report.

The employees work more than 10...

From CNET: Don't call it a comeback -- because Sony was never really on top in the first place.

The Sony brand is a household name when it comes to televisions or its Playstation video game console, yet few people in the US know the Japanese conglomerate also makes phones, too.

Sony wants to...

From ComputerWorld: Android Wear devices could get more capabilities and longer battery life thanks to a new chip design from ARM called the Cortex-A32.

Most Android Wear smartwatches run on ARM processors, and they're also used in smartphones and tablets. ARM designs the chips, which are licensed...

From InfoWorld: CloudFlare has launched a domain name registration service with enhanced security controls designed to prevent domain hijacking, a serious attack that can have far-reaching consequences for companies.

Its Registrar keeps a close eye on domain name registrations and changes to...