[Technology] Microsoft sold 900K Surface RT tablets in face of muted demand

Microsoft sold 900K Surface RT tablets in face of muted demand
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236436/Windows_8_s_usage_uptake_falls_further_behind_Vista_s?source=rss_keyword_edpicks
Computerworld - Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five device makers, but illustrating that demand was "muted at best," IDC said today.

Three to sell 4G plans at the same price as standard
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/9846696/Threes-free-4G-upgrade-to-spark-mobile-price-war.html
Summary: The mobile operator has said that when it rolls out 4G LTE services, they'll be made available at the same price as standard services.

AMD offering Never Settle: Reloaded games bundle with Radeon HD 7000 ...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/02/amd-never-settle-reloaded-gives-you-up-to-six-blockbuster-games-with-graphics-card-purchase/
If you're the fidgety type that's also in the market for a new GPU, AMD's ready to tempt you into springing for a Radeon HD 7000 series card with the promise of free gaming swag.

HP unveils its first Chromebook with 14-inch screen
http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12505.html
Summary: HP's first Chromebook goes on sale in the US today with a larger screen than previous laptops running the cloud-based Google Chrome OS.

China hacking highlighted by Schmidt book, Post report
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2013/02/china-communist-paper-rejects-hacking-allegations/
After New York Times, Wall Street Journal report suspected Chinese hacks on their systems, The Washington Post says its computers were hit too.

Nokia: BlackBerry not ideal for business users
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/telecom/Nokia-BlackBerry-not-ideal-for-business-users/articleshow/18331699.cms
Nokia is at it again. After mocking Apple iPhone 5 with a video and sounding a challenge to Samsung before the launch of Lumia 920, Nokia has this time taken a dig at BlackBerry.

Samsung shows off gadgets in Monaco
http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/samsung-shows-off-gadgets-in-monaco-3376565.html
The eyes of the technology world will turn on Monday to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, where Samsung will fill a venue more accustomed to entertaining the monied denizens of the principality with ballet and opera.

Google boss Schmidt labels China an 'IT menace'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21307212
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say.

Kate Upton admits she has no car ahead of sexy Mercedes-Benz Super Bowl ad
http://www.eonline.com/news/384278/super-bowl-commercial-preview-kate-upton-gangnam-style-and-9-ads-you-gotta-watch
The new Mercedes-Benz spokesmodel doesn't have a car. But that doesn't seem to matter, because she is Kate Upton. “I don't even have a car.

HTC M7 revealed by HTC CEO Peter Chou
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/htc-m7-revealed-by-htc-ceo-peter-chou
HTC CEO Peter Chou has been spotted using the rumoured upcoming HTC M7 flagship handset at the company's end of year party. Taking to the stage at the HTC year-end party, Peter Chou thrilled employees with chants of HTC and even the rumoured ...

Unveiled - 2014 Mercedes C63 AMG Edition 507
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2014-mercedes-c63-amg-edition-507-unveiled/370759-25-166.html
How do you make a Mercedes AMG car even more powerful? Well, the guys at Mercedes themselves have the answer. Mercedes-Benz has launched a powerful' edition of the C63AMG called as Edition 507.

Google seals 'link tax' deal with French publishers with €60m fund
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/01/google-52m-fund-help-french-publishers
Summary: Google and French publishers have finally reached an agreement: the search engine will contribute €60m to a fund designed to help them adjust to the digital age.

Why the BlackBerry Z10 is on sale in the UK first
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/still-unreleased-blackberry-z10-selling-for-1-000-on-ebay-1.1139111
The launch event may have been in the United States, but Americans will need to wait at least a month to buy the BlackBerry touch-screen Z10.

App Store Short Links Introduced During Super Bowl Star Trek Ad
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/app-store-short-links-introduced-during-super-bowl-star-trek-ad
Apple introduced short links for the App Store last Friday, providing developers with an easy-to-remember short URL for use in advertising.