Dropbox will be natively integrated into Blackboard's learning management system, bringing its cloud file-sharing services into more classrooms.

Google's Jamboard is a hardware/software touch-display appliance that seems to be aimed squarely at Microsoft's Surface Hub.

The future looks bright for OpenStack -- according to 451 Research, OpenStack is growing rapidly to become a $5-billion-a-year cloud business. But obstacles still remain.

Western Digital beat estimates despite posting a net loss due to the cost of its SanDisk acquisition.

The purchase is intended to augment Big Blue's disaster recovery services.