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March 8, 2013, 2:10 PM

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Bloomberg:
BlackBerry Z10 Said to Hit AT&T Stores on March 22 to Reach U.S.  —  BlackBerry's new Z10 device will go on sale with AT&T Inc. (T) on March 22 as the Canadian smartphone maker seeks a sales recovery in its biggest market, according to two people familiar with the plan.
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:
Google's Motorola Unit to Cut 10% of Workforce  —  Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility hardware unit has begun laying off about 1,200 employees, or more than 10% of its headcount, according to a company email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, as the smartphone maker continues trying to return to profitability.
Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:
Apple's digital content resale and loan system could allow DRM transfers between end users  —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published details of an exhaustive Apple invention covering the resale and loan of owned digital content like e-books, music and movies, possibly portending an upcoming addition to iTunes.
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:
Apple unlikely to introduce wireless charging iPhones this year despite rumors to the contrary  —  Digitimes is out today with a report that states Apple and Samsung are set to introduce wireless charging flagship phones this year.  At least with Apple, this is unlikely.
Reuters:
Exclusive: CDW owners plan IPO after $7.3 billion buyout - sources  —  (Reuters) - Technology products retailer CDW, which was taken private by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Providence Equity Partners for $7.3 billion in 2007, has hired banks for an initial public offering later this year, people familiar with the matter said.
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
At an Annual Tech Show, It's Hardware's Turn in the Spotlight  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — Each year, thousands of tech enthusiasts flock to South by Southwest, the technology, music and film conference here, hoping to be among the first to find the next big thing in social networking and mobile apps.
Frank Catalano / GeekWire:
Bill Gates at SXSWedu: The future of education is data  —  Bill Gates at the SXSWedu conference.  Photos via Brandon Phenix.  —  If there was a single nerdy subtext that Bill Gates brought to his closing keynote at the SXSWedu conference in Austin, it was the importance of data.  —  Useful data.
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
German court dismisses two Nokia patent lawsuits against HTC, one of them over Google Play  —  This morning the Mannheim Regional Court announced decisions relating to three smartphone patent cases: two Nokia v. HTC lawsuits and one Samsung v. Apple case (I'll blog about that one in the subsequent post).
Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:
The Snapchat Lawsuit, Or How To Lose Your Best Friend Over $70 Million  —  “This is a case of partners betraying a fellow partner.”  —  One week ago, Reggie Brown filed a lawsuit alleging that he is a co-founder of Snapchat, a red-hot impermanent photo messaging app, and is entitled …
More: SiliconANGLE and nbcnews.comThanks:@ryanlawler
Alex Howard / O'Reilly Radar:
If followers can sponsor updates on Facebook, social advertising has a new horizon  —  This week, I found that one of my Facebook updates received significantly more attention that others I've posted.  On the one hand, it was a share of an important New York Times story focusing on the first time a baby was cured of HIV.
More: Businessweek, NYT Bits and CNETThanks:@digiphile
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
5 Apples for every Android on Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi networks  —  iPads are the most popular aircraft device.  Then laptops.  Then iPhones.  —  FORTUNE — “Apple devices are still reigning above the clouds,” according to Gogo Inflight, the largest U.S. provider of in-air online connectivity …
Mike Shields / Adweek:
Facebook Plotting Major Video Push Look for Timeline videos, group social production, more pre-rolls By Mike Shields, Tim Peterson  —  Video is soon going to take center stage at Facebook.  —  As part of Facebook's redesigned News Feed (which will be announced today), it's expected that users …
Ryan Tate / Wired:
With News Feed Overhaul, Facebook Delivers Your ‘Personalized Newspaper’  —  Facebook redesigned its News Feed with bolder images and special sections for friends, photos, and music, saying the activity stream will become more like a “personalized newspaper” that fits better with people's mobile lifestyles.
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