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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

Washington’s attorney general announced two new lawsuits against Adscend Media, a company that allegedly has been earning US$20 million a year using a Facebook scam. 

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Facebook, Washington state sue alleged ad scammer

Nintendo said its new game console called Wii U will be available for the 2012 holiday season in the US, Europe and Japan.

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Nintendo: Wii U will launch in time for 2012 holiday season

Apple fans have mixed reactions to reports of poor working conditions

Apple fans weigh in on reports of poor working conditions

Coming up on World Tech Update this week the EU proposes new online data protection rules, Apple shatters sales records under CEO Tim Cook and a new Facebook app is to die for.

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World Tech Update, Jan. 26, 2012

The European Commission announced a data protection bill this week that it hopes will safeguard citizen’s online privacy.

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EU data protection proposes big fines for businesses