Microsoft and Blackberry cut Surface and Z10 prices

Microsoft dropped the price of the 32GB Surface RT to £279 from £400 in the UK, with the 64GB model’s price down by the same amount to £359.

And in the US, Blackberry has cut the price of the Z10 phone to as low as $49 with a contract – down from $199 four months ago.

Both firms have developed the devices to show off their latest software.