Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal on storage tech

From CNET News.com: Microsoft and Research In Motion today said they have signed a patent licensing agreement that gives RIM access to Microsoft file system technology.

That technology is called Extended File Allocation Table -- or "exFAT" for short -- and Microsoft says it...

Motorola RAZR i Will Indeed Pack a 2 GHz Single-Core Atom

From DailyTech: There was some speculation regarding whether Intel Corp.'s (INTC) new Z2460 processor would indeed achieve its maximum clock-speed of 2.0 GHz in retail product. For those out of the "Medfield" loop, the Z2460 is a part of Intel's ultra-mobile ("Medfield") Atom...

Microsoft Not Looking Forward to Make Surface Tablets Cheap

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. does not have intentions to make its surface media and business tablets to be as inexpensive as slates with 7" screens, the company's chief executive said. Although devices like Google Nexus 7" cost two times less than market leader, Apple iPad, they...

Chief Executive of OCZ Resigns from the Company

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a leading maker of solid-state drives, said Monday that its board of Directors has appointed Alex Mei, executive vice president and chief marketing officer as interim chief executive officer as Ryan Petersen resigned from the company. The...

iPhone 5 preorders top 2M in first 24 hours, shattering record

From CNET News.com: Apple said today that the iPhone 5 notched more than 2 million preorders in its first 24 hours, more than doubling the tally of the iPhone 4S last year.

The iPhone 4S saw 1 million preorders over its first 24 hours.

It's not a huge surprise that the preorders...

HP CEO: 'We Have to Ultimately Offer a Smartphone'

From DailyTech: It appears that Hewlett-Packard's "on-again, off-again" relationship with smartphones is back on. HP dabbled in the smartphone space when it purchased Palm back in 2010. However, HP let the smartphone lineup and the accompanying webOS operating system languish before...

Western Digital Expects 11% Demand Drop for HDDs in Third Quarter

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital, the world's largest maker of hard disk drives, said on Thursday that due to lowering demand towards personal computers in the third quarter 2012, total available market for hard disk drives (HDDs) will be 11% lower than originally expected. As a...

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