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Sony Turning to Medical-Imaging Chips

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:23 EST

Equipment that exploits an edge in disease-detecting technologies could revive Sony, says incoming Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai

Google Testing New Gadget

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:28:10 EST

Google is working on a new entertainment device that will rely on wireless networking, according to a FCC filing

Intel Antitrust Suit to Be Dropped in N.Y.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:07:25 EST

New York has ended its more than two-year-old antitrust suit against Intel without imposing any fines or restrictions

Sony Incoming CEO Hirai Vows ‘Painful’ Steps to Cut Costs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:20:54 EST

Sony Corp. incoming Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said he will make “a hard, painful decision” to cut costs in the TV business and supply chain to turn around a company facing a fourth straight annual loss.

U.S. Air Force May Buy 18,000 Apple IPad2s for Flight Crews

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:55:39 EST

The U.S. Air Force may buy as many as 18,000 iPad2s in what would be one of the military’s biggest orders of computer tablets, accelerating Apple Inc.’s inroads into the federal government.

Groupon Hires Taaffe to Improve Coupon Site’s Public Face

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:09 EST

Groupon Inc. hired public-relations executive Paul Taaffe to run communications for the daily-deal site, which has had several publicity mishaps in the last year.

Alcatel Rises on Profit Forecast, Patents Strategy: Paris Mover

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:55 EST

Alcatel-Lucent, France’s largest telecommunications-equipment supplier, rose the most in a year in Paris after forecasting higher profit margins and announcing a plan to boost cash from its trove of 29,000 patents.

Facebook Impact on Menlo Park Home Prices

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:07:36 EST

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Keri Nicholas, a Coldwell Banker realtor, talks with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman about Menlo Park, California's real estate market and the impact of Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering plans on the city's housing prices. Erlichman reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Facebook Should Diversify Board, Calstrs CEO Says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:59:11 EST

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Jack Ehnes, chief executive officer of the California State Teachers' Retirement System, talks about Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering and its all-male board. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Google's Music Streaming Product Development

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:49 EST

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Blair, analyst at Wedge Partners Corp., talks about Activision Blizzard Inc.'s performance and a report that Google Inc. is developing an entertainment device that will use wireless home networks. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." Emily Chang and Jon Erlichman also report on Activision's fourth-quarter results. (Source: Bloomberg)

David Kirkpatrick Reacts to Steve Jobs FBI File

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:05 EST

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World," talks about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's release of a file it kept on Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs. The 191 pages of FBI records are part of a 1991 background check of Jobs. Kirkpatrick talks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

The Ultimate Guide to Facebook's IPO

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:57 EST

The elaborate dance with regulators and investors has begun