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...

From PC World: Oracle is acquiring cloud startup Ravello in a deal reportedly worth $500 million.

Founded by the team that created the KVM hypervisor, Ravello offers what it calls "nested virtualization" software, with the goal of enabling enterprises to use popular public clouds as an extension of...

From InfoWorld: Samsung announced its next-generation flagship smartphones on Sunday as expected -- the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge running Android 6 (Marshmallow).

Both phones look strikingly similar to last year's models (the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge), but include features like a return to...

From PC World: The designer of the graphics chips for the iPhone 6s and HTC One M9+ is setting its sights lower for its next generation of products, a move that spells good news for mobile gamers with a smaller budget.

Imagination Technologies is improving the performance of its graphics chip...