From X-bit Labs: As expected, Microsoft Corp. will not rely on digital downloads only for its next-generation Xbox game console and will distribute titles for the system on Blu-ray discs with up to 50GB capacity. Thanks to the new game activation system, purchased games will be...

From CNET News.com: BlackBerry customers in the U.S. awaiting the new Q10 smartphone may have a long wait ahead of them.

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins told the Associated Press this week that the Q10 phone, which offers a traditional physical keyboard, will probably launch eight to...

From DailyTech: The traditional hard drive market has been under assault from various factors over the last several years. One of the biggest factors affecting hard drives has been the decline in the computer industry. With fewer sales of computers, fewer hard drives are required...

From DailyTech: Whether you're an Apple, Inc. (AAPL) fan, a Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) fan, or you hate them both, chances are you have a device powered by a processor using either ARM Holdings Plc.'s (LON:ARM) proprietary instruction set or intellectual property...

From X-bit Labs: GlobalFoundries and Cyclos Semiconductor, the inventor of resonant clock mesh (RCM) technology for commercial chip designs, have announced plans to implement Cyclos’ RCM in ARM Cortex-A15 processors using 28nm HKMG process technology from GlobalFoundries. The...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices reportedly plans to refresh virtually all families of its central processing units (CPUs) and accelerated processing units (APUs) in the first half of the year, according to a report. While two out of three refreshes will only increase clock...

From CNET News.com: It's official: Dell is being taken private for $24.4 billion, or $13.65 a share in cash, allowing the company to turn itself around away from shareholder scrutiny.

Michael Dell, who owns about 14 percent of Dell's common shares, teamed up with Silver Lake...

From DailyTech: Windows 8 has taken a lot of criticism since its release last fall, but a Microsoft executive insists that the new operating system is off to "a solid start."

Tami Reller, Microsoft's head of business and marketing for Windows, said that Windows 8 had a bit of a...

From DailyTech: Although the jailbreak was initially expected to arrive yesterday, the hacker group known as evad3rs finally released their long-awaited jailbreak for iOS 6.x today. The group wanted to wait until iOS 6.1 was pushed out the door to prevent Apple from deploying quick...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the arrival of its “Never Settle: Reloaded” game bundling campaign, the sequel to last year’s “Never Settle” program. With the new deals offered by AMD, gamers who buy select AMD Radeon HD 7800- and Radeon HD 7900-series...