BlackBerry Z10 to hit AT&T stores on March 22, report says

From CNET News.com: BlackBerry will put its flagship BlackBerry Z10 smartphone on sale on March 22 through AT&T, according to Bloomberg.

That will be the first day that the Z10 hits the U.S. market, Bloomberg reported, citing two unnamed sources.

Many are keen to see how well...

BlackBerry CEO Encouraged by Early Sales of Z10 Smartphone

From DailyTech: BlackBerry has pretty much bet everything on the success of BlackBerry 10 and new smartphones running the operating system such as the Z10. The Z10 launched in Europe and several other countries, achieving moderate sales success.

"The feedback is very encouraging,"...

Google Announces Additional 10% Reduction in Motorola Workforce

From DailyTech: It hasn't been a good week to be an employee at Motorola Mobility with Google's hardware making arm announcing additional layoffs. Motorola Mobility has announced that it will shed 10% of its global workforce (roughly 1,200 employees). The cuts are in addition to the...

Apple and Intel Have Discussed Foundry Deal – Media Report

From X-bit Labs: Executives from Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of computer chips, and Apple, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies, discussed chip manufacturing contract last year, according to a media report. In case the two giants manage to agree on a...

Microsoft won't wait for Blue to update Windows 8 core apps

From CNET News.com: There's been some worry that Microsoft's Windows team may be waiting until the "Blue" upgrade to Windows 8 and Windows RT to refresh the Microsoft-developed, first-party apps that are bundled with the operating system.

I'm hearing from my contacts that this is...

Patriot Unveils AERO Wireless Mobile Hard Drive

From DailyTech: Patriot announced its AERO wireless mobile hard drive this week, which is ideal for sharing content with any smartphone, laptop or tablet.

The AERO wireless mobile hard drive features the option of 500GB or 1TB storage capacities; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Internet pass...

Microsoft Shows Off New Kinect 2.0 Technology

From DailyTech: Microsoft Research posted a YouTube video that shows off new Kinect technology, which may be available in time for the new Xbox console.

The video, which features Microsoft researcher Cem Keskin, shows how "Kinect 2.0" captures movement of the hands more accurately...

Samsung Invests $110 Million into Troubled Sharp

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics and Sharp Corp. on Wednesday announced that the former will invest $110 million into the latter. The money should help troubled Sharp to survive, whereas Samsung will get around 3.09 Stake in the company known for its consumer electronics as well...

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