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World Tech Update, Feb. 10, 2012

Coming up on World Tech Update this week Yahoo shakes up its board, Google fiber gets ready to go in Kansas, WiFi on planes isn't taking off, a website makes it easier to stalk fellow commuters, DARPA develops a four legged robot for the military and Samsung mocks Apple.

World Tech Update, Feb.10, 2012

Coming up on World Tech Update this week Yahoo shakes up its board, Google fiber gets ready to go in Kansas, WiFi on planes isn't taking off, a website makes it easier to stalk fellow commuters, DARPA develops a four legged robot for the military and Samsung mocks Apple.

The Byte - Yahoo starts fresh, Nokia layoffs, Chrome for Android 4.0, President Obama's science fair

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. Google's Chrome browser will come to Android 4.0 devices and sync bookmarks and autocomplete data across devices. At the White House Science Fair President Barack Obama launched a marshmallow with an eighth grader's air cannon.

The Byte - Yahoo starts fresh, Nokia layoffs, Chrome for Android 4.0, President Obama's science fair

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. Google's Chrome browser will come to Android 4.0 devices and sync bookmarks and autocomplete data across devices. At the White House Science Fair President Barack Obama launched a marshmallow with an eighth grader's air cannon.

The Byte – Sony rebrands, ThinkPad gets Android 4.0, Fisker blocked, Google fiber ready

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 Google is ready to lay fiber cables in its pilot for super fast internet in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Byte – Sony rebrands, ThinkPad gets Android 4.0, Fisker blocked, Google fiber ready

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 Google is ready to lay fiber cables in its pilot for super fast internet in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Byte - Apple injunction, WiFi grounded, smartphones outship, subway pics

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. Smartphones outshipped PCs and tablets for the first time in 2011. Subway riders in cities worldwide are getting snapped by admiring riders.

The Byte - Apple injunction, WiFi grounded, smartphones outship, subway pics

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. Smartphones outshipped PCs and tablets for the first time in 2011. Subway riders in cities worldwide are getting snapped by admiring riders.

World Tech Update, February 3, 2012

World Tech Update

World Tech Update, February 3, 2012

World Tech Update

The Byte - Sony's new CEO, Asus Padfone, Facebook IPO, soaring Kindle sales

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. Sales of Amazon’s Kindle soared in the last nine weeks of 2011.

The Byte - Sony's new CEO, Asus Padfone, Facebook IPO, soaring Kindle sales

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. Sales of Amazon’s Kindle soared in the last nine weeks of 2011.

The Byte - iPhone envy, Samsung's troubles, Japan's tech problems

The Byte, Jan. 31, 2012 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 and the European Commission is also investigating the company for breach of competition law Toshiba and Fujitsu joined other tech companies in Japan as they booked deep losses in their latest quarter.

The Byte - iPhone envy, Samsung's troubles, Japan's tech problems

The Byte, Jan. 31, 2012 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 and the European Commission is also investigating the company for breach of competition law Toshiba and Fujitsu joined other tech companies in Japan as they booked deep losses in their latest quarter.

The Byte, Jan. 30, 2012

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.