From ComputerWorld: Sony's long-awaited virtual reality headset for the PlayStation games console will go on sale around the world in October, the company said Tuesday.

The PlayStation VR had originally been scheduled to launch in the first half of this year, but Sony will wait until later this...

From InfoWorld: Major websites including the BBC, Newsweek, The New York Times, and MSN ran malicious online advertisements on Sunday that attacked users' computers, a campaign that one expert said was the largest seen in two years.

The websites weren't at fault. Instead, they are unwitting victims...

From PC World: Oracle reported its fourth consecutive quarter of declining revenue on Tuesday, as rapid growth in its cloud business failed to offset the tepid demand for more traditional products.

Oracle said sales of its cloud services jumped 40 percent in the quarter ended Feb. 29, to $735...

From CNET: Apple is rolling out new tools for its imaginatively named Apple News news app to local newspapers, independent publishers and even bloggers, expanding the amount of content you'll be able to read on your iPhone, according to media reports on Tuesday.

The News app, which is baked into...

From InfoWorld: After years of relying on the Amazon cloud to store its users' files, Dropbox has shifted gears and begun using primarily its own technology instead.

"We're excited to announce that we're now storing and serving over 90 percent of our users' data on our custom-built infrastructure,"...

From PC World: Google doubled the bounty it will pay for a successful exploit of its Chromebook laptop to US$100,000, sweetening the pot in hopes of drawing more attention from security researchers.

The larger reward is intended for someone who finds a persistent compromise of a Chromebook in...

From CNET: Facebook and Google are among the major tech players increasing their efforts to make sure your data is as secure as possible from prying eyes, including those of the US government.

Facebook already encrypts the messages of its WhatsApp instant-messaging service. Now the social network...

From InfoWorld: Beginning next month, Microsoft will end support for its Visual Studio 2005 software development platform, which was released more than 10 years ago.

Microsoft's Eric Zajac, senior program manager for Visual Studio, stated on Friday that it's time to "say good-bye" to the platform...

From PC World: Microsoft has decided to open-source a platform used by its researchers to test artificial-intelligence projects.

The AIX platform, which is already being used by Microsoft Research and is available under a private beta to select academic researchers, allows researchers to use the...

From CNET: New test results reveal that Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are the best choice for snorkelers who can't go without their phones for a single moment. But if your thing is parkour or something else that increases the risk of dropping your phone on a hard surface, the latest iPhone may...