From InfoWorld: Rick Osterloh may no longer be head of Motorola, but he'll still be plenty involved with Android hardware. Recode reports that the former president has been officially hired by Google to run its hardware division.

Osterloh is Google's newest senior vice president of hardware and...

From PC World: Online entertainment listings company Rovi plans to acquire digital video recording firm TiVo for US$1.1 billion in a stock and cash deal, the companies said Friday.

TiVo has cloud-based technology for integrating live, recorded, on-demand and Internet television into one user...

From CNET: Amazon, a company known for spending like a drunken sailor, appears to have sobered up. At least for now.

The world's largest online retailer on Thursday reported unexpectedly strong sales and earnings in the first quarter, blowing out analysts' projections and driving shares up more...

From PC World: The global smartphone market saw its first year-on-year decline in the first quarter of this year, with both Samsung Electronics and Apple shipping fewer phones, according to a research firm.

Global smartphone shipments fell 3 percent annually to 334.6 million from 345 million units...

From CNET: In 2015, we were treated to two Google Nexus devices in the LG made 5X and Huawei's 6P. Rumours are now circulating that 2016 will also see two Nexus smartphones, this time both made by HTC.

Evleaks, real name Evan Blass, has a history of leaking accurate information and on Thursday...

From ComputerWorld: Intel this week revealed plans to create an upgraded USB Type-C connector that would enable audio input and output, potentially replacing the long-standard 3.5 millimeter headphone jack used in today's electronic devices.

Intel, which revealed its plans during a lecture at its...

From ComputerWorld: HTC on Tuesday announced it will lead a $100 million virtual reality accelerator fund to cultivate the VR ecosystem by supporting startups.

The move could be another boost to the development of enterprise applications and uses for VR, analysts said. VR is already being used in...

From InfoWorld: IBM is expanding its flash storage lineup to power cloud data centers that carry out so-called cognitive computing.

The company's newest FlashSystem arrays, introduced Wednesday, combine its fast and relatively affordable FlashCore technology with a scale-out architecture designed...

From PC World: Nintendo's new gaming platform, codenamed NX, will be launched worldwide in March next year, the company said Wednesday without providing any further information on the new console that has been shrouded in secrecy.

"For our dedicated video game platform, Nintendo is currently...

From CNET: Apple on Tuesday reported its first-ever drop in iPhone sales, with fiscal second-quarter unit shipments down 16 percent to 51.2 million. That's lower than the 61.1 million the company sold the same time last year, though it is in line with the 51 million analysts expected Apple to sell...