From CNET News.com: It's been said that Ubuntu's open-source operating system would be available on smartphones by the end of the year, and now it's confirmed that consumers can get their hands on such devices in October.

Ubuntu is made by Canonical, and according to the Wall Street...

From DailyTech: BlackBerry recently launched its new smartphone called the Z10 in the UK and so far, sales are doing very well. The company announced that the new Z10 smartphone is selling nearly three times better in the UK than any of its previous models in the first week they hit...

From DailyTech: Things aren't going well for Sony, as the company is struggling in multiple market segments to compete. The company has seen its profits slump and recently posted its eighth consecutive quarterly loss. Sony was also forced to cut sales targets for its TVs, gaming...

From X-bit Labs: While Apple will discontinue its existing Mac Pro high-end desktop in Europe and nearby countries later this month as it does not comply with certain local regulations, the absence of Mac Pro on those markets will be temporary. According to a media report, Apple...

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...