Exclusive: Sony Has Quietly Cut 100 U.S. Jobs Over Last Several Weeks

The cuts, made over the last several weeks, have been in the works for months, as part of an effort by U.S. head Phil Molyneux to bring the company closer to consumers.
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Meet the New Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai (Video)

Want to see the new Sony head in action? We’ve got the goods right here from an onstage interview at AsiaD.
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Amazon Sees No Reason to Slow Its Spending

Amazon defended its free-spending habits yesterday in a call with analysts, arguing that it continues to see new opportunities and will invest accordingly.
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There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!
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TV Makers Seek Fatter Profits in Thinner Sets

Television manufacturers, stung by steep profit declines this year, will start making TV sets that are even thinner and lighter in hopes of sparking new consumer interest.

Samsung Hires Former AOL and Google Content Exec David Eun to Lead Renewed Media Push

The South Korean consumer electronics giant is upping its media game against more aggressive rivals like Google, Apple and Amazon.
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Sony’s Kazuo Hirai on Reviving the Iconic CE Brand and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

The second-in-command at the Japanese consumer electronics giant talks tablets, smartphones and turbocharging Sony.
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Kazuo Hirai: Highlights From AsiaD (Video)

Sony’s executive deputy president talked about the company’s new tablets, game players and efforts to regain market share during a wide-ranging interview at AsiaD today.
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Sony’s Kazuo Hirai on 3-D, Phones and Tablets, at AsiaD

Kaz Hirai, an early pioneer in the PlayStation business, these days is taking on a broader role as Sony looks to regain its position as a preeminent consumer electronics brand.
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STMicro Makes Its Tiny Gyroscopes Even Tinier

Remember how the addition of gyroscopes made the iPhone cooler? The company that makes them just introduced the smallest gyroscope yet.
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