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More than half of Yahoo’s board will be new, setting the stage for a fresh start for incoming CEO Scott Thompson.
Nokia will lay off 4,000 workers and move more of its production facilities to Asia before the end of 2012.
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The Byte – Yahoo starts fresh, Nokia layoffs, Chrome for Android 4.0, President Obama’s science fair

Along with the help from Joey, an 8th grader from Arizona, U.S. President Barack Obama loaded a homemade rocket launcher and fired it inside the White House.

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President Obama shoots marshmallow at White House Science Fair

The Byte, Feb. 7, 2012
Sony will merge its PlayStation platform into its broader services and products.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad tablet will get upgraded to Android 4.0 in May
And more.

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Next time you’re on the subway, a secret admirer may be snapping a picture of you to post on a network of sites that lets others rate, comment and share your mug.

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Commuter crush? Snap photo, post to new network of sites

The Byte, Feb. 6, 2012
Apple removes then restores some products in its online store in Germany.
In flight WiFi remains unprofitiable with only 7 percent of the traveling public using the service.
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The Byte – Apple injunction, WiFi grounded, smartphones outship, subway pics

The Byte, Feb. 3, 2012
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Sony CEO Howard Stringer said that Sony’s losses aren’t his fault.
Google has to pay a fine to a French mapping company for undercutting competitors.
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The Byte – Not Stringer’s fault, Google fined, Playbook cut, Android Market cleaned

Coming up on World Tech Update, Facebook announces an IPO, Sony’s business is in trouble, the Asus Padfone sets for a debut and thousands flock to Macworld iWorld.

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World Tech Update, February 2, 2012

Keith Shaw and CIO.com’s Kristin Burnham discuss some of the numbers revealed by Facebook’s $5 billion IPO filing Wednesday, and what this means for the social media giant.

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Short Take: Facebook’s IPO filing

Sony’s Kazuo Hirai will take over as CEO from Howard Stringer come April, the company announced Wednesday.

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New Sony CEO has big plans for company turnaround

Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer appeared alongside his incoming replacement at a press conference in Tokyo. Kazuo Hirai, who currently heads the company’s core consumer products division, will take over in April, at the start of the new fiscal year.

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Sony CEO Howard Stringer bows out after seven years, hands control to Kazuo Hirai

Technology workers in San Francisco adopted a “wait and see” attitude to the news of Facebook’s SEC filing, saying it was important to see how well the company does, once public, before getting excited.

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San Francisco’s tech community cautiously waits for Facebook’s IPO SEC outcome

The SEC filing does not give a proposed date for the IPO and Facebook hasn’t released its expectations for the initial stock price.

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Facebook files for $5 billion IPO

The Byte, Feb. 1, 2012
Sony’s Kaz Hirai will takeover for Howard Stringer in April.
Asus plans to debut its Padfone smartphone-tablet hybrid at Mobile World Congress this month.
Facebook’s IPO could come as soon as today.
And more.

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The Byte – Sony’s new CEO, Asus Padfone, Facebook IPO, soaring Kindle sales

Sources in the Taiwan smartphone supply chain say that a number of device makers are delaying new models on the heels of the iPhone’s record success. Samsung still isn’t allowed to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the latest ruling in Germany.

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The Byte – iPhone envy, Samsung’s troubles, Japan’s tech problems

A new report paints a chaotic picture of automated software control systems in cars, Twitter hopes to unmask censorship with a new controversial feature and industry heavyweights push for DMARC.

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The Byte, Jan. 30, 2012