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Canon's president steps down as earnings outlook falters

Canon Inc said on Monday its president Tsuneji Uchida would step down and his role would be taken on by chairman and chief executive Fujio Mitarai after the camera and printer maker forecast much weaker-than-expected earnings growth for this year.

Philips CEO warns H1 2012 won't be easy

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Dutch Electronics giant Philips will book further, unspecified, restructuring charges in the first half of 2012, Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten said on Monday.

Philips Q4 core profit in line, cautious on 2012

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Philips Electronics on Monday reported a 45 percent fall in fourth-quarter core profit to 503 million euros, in line with the company's own forecast earlier this month and said it was cautious on prospects for 2012, especially in Europe.
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Steve Jobs, Apple's Chief Executive Officer, speaks at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco

Steve Jobs Warned Google on Poaching Workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
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RIM CEO eyes significant plans for BlackBerry

Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
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Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers

Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
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DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei

NTT DoCoMo Inc <9437.T> will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported.
All The Sh*t That People Say

All The Sh*t That People Say

The rise of Sh*t People Say videos is a testament to the self-aware, progressive minds of the aught generation. Stereotypical comedy videos often a recognition of the cultural idiosyncrasies that define our complicated, little and albeit, insignificant ethnic bubbles. By confronting these stereotypes, comedians are also helping to defeat them.
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French telco regulator to inspect Free's network

France's telecom regulator will carry out an inspection of the network of mobile operator Iliad , in a bid to address accusations levied by its competitors that the new entrant's infrastructure was not operational.
Woman looks at flat screen TV sets in Philips pavilion before opening of the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin

Investors Tune in to Philips Outlook, TV Sale

When Philips Electronics reports earnings on Monday, investors will be bracing themselves for developments on restructuring, costs cuts and whether the TV business will be sold in the first quarter.
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Smartphones power record Samsung profit

Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals.
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Nintendo sees profit next year, but shares tumble

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dismissed the idea that the age of the dedicated handheld games device was over and said he aimed to return the company to substantial profit in 2012/13, after it warned of its first ever operating loss this year.
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Nintendo sees bigger loss as smartphones hit sales

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dismissed the idea that the age of the dedicated handheld games device was over and said he aimed to return the company to substantial profit in 2012/13, after it warned of its first ever operating loss this year.
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Samsung posts record results powered by smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by its best-ever sales of smartphones, and hiked 2012 capital investment 9 percent to 25 trillion won ($22 billion) to boost chips and flat-screen production.
Asus Transformer Prime 700

ASUS Transformer Prime: Bootloader Unlock Tool Coming in February

The ASUS Transformer Prime Eee Pad launched in December with a few shortcomings, the most prominent one being a locked bootloader. After two months, ASUS has come up with a solution: a bootloader unlock tool that will be launched in February, according to a tweet sent out by the tech giant.
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Nokia profits dive as new phones slow to take off

Nokia Oyj reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple Inc's iPhone or compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.
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AT&T posts big loss on hefty charges, iPhone costs

AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss due to a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and other charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc's popular iPhone.
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Nintendo sees first annual loss, cuts 3DS forecast

Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone.

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