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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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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.
And more.

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The Byte – Not Stringer’s fault, Google fined, Playbook cut, Android Market cleaned

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

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

Apple fans have mixed reactions to reports of poor working conditions

Apple fans weigh in on reports of poor working conditions

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

Adding to (or contributing to the death of) the “Sh*t xxx Says” video meme…

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Sh*t End Users Say

In our first IDG App Review we take a look at apps for travelers including Flight Track, Kayak, Flight Control and others. Send feedback and suggestions to appreview@idg.com.

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DG App Review, Episode 1 – Travel apps

Keith Shaw chats with CIO.com’s Al Sacco about the recent change in CEO for Research in Motion (RIM). Will Thorsten Heins bring about some fresh life to the company that makes BlackBerry smartphones and tablets?

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Short Take: Will new RIM CEO save company?

While Intel saw a big drop in revenue from its Atom processors, it still managed to post a net income of US$3.5 billion in the fourth quarter.

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Intel’s Q4 earnings strong despite Atom revenue drop