From ComputerWorld: Western Digital Corp. (WD) has announced that its shareholders voted to approve its $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk Corp.

The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of the year.

More than 90% of WD's shareholders voted to approve the issuance of WD common stock...

From InfoWorld: On Tuesday Microsoft released a bunch of patches, most of which will elicit little more than a snore from users. One of the patches still hasn't been documented -- Microsoft's posts not being in sync with its bits is common problem -- and a bunch of older security bulletins haven't...

From PC World: Apple has moved some of its iCloud and services data from Amazon Web Services to Google’s cloud platform, in what is seen as a bid by the iPhone maker to diversify its cloud service providers, according to reports.

The move comes even as the company is building its own new data...

From CNET: Hackers have found a new way to download malicious apps onto our iPhones.

Security company Palo Alto Networks said Wednesday that it discovered a new kind of attack on devices running on Apple's iOS software, calling the malware "AceDeceiver." After a user's personal computer is infected...

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...