Good morning! Here are some of today’s top tech links so far. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.
Nokia Said to Be Near Software Partnership With Microsoft
Link: Businessweek
Rumors of Nokia partnering with Microsoft to build Windows Phone 7 handsets are heating up. Nokia’s new CEO, Stephen Elop, is a former Microsoftie and is expected to make an announcement tomorrow.
INQ Launches Android-based Facebook Phones
Link: PCWorld
The once-rumored Facebook phones are real, but they’re relatively underpowered and coming to the U.K. first. They’ll be inexpensive, though, and will run atop Android.
‘Guitar Hero’ Dead
Link: Rolling Stone
Guitar Hero?! Dead?! The culprit: "Continued declines in the music genre," according to Activision.
16GB BlackBerry PlayBook Priced at $499 and heading to Office Depot
Link: CrackBerry.com
The BlackBerry Tablet has been dodging a price tag for months now, but an apparent leaked shot from Office Depot pegs it at $500 with a ship date of around late March or early April.
Verizon iPhone hits store shelves, ends AT&T’s lock
Link: Reuters
In case you’ve been living in a cave and wearing a fishbowl on your head and this fishbowl has Enya’s Sail Away pumped into it on a non-stop loop, the Verizon iPhone is available in stores today.
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