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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Could iRex Be the Company Making News Corp.’s Kindle? Mmmmmaybe.

rupert-murdochThe Dutch firm already makes a line of e-book readers and says it will have an innovative color screen ready next year. And its CEO confirms it has talked to News Corp. But there’s no deal yet.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Sony Layoffs Version 2.0: Another 8,000 (Or 16,000) Jobs

Sony CEO Howard Stringer is taking an ax to the electronics giant and will hack away thousands of jobs. Sound familiar? It should: Stringer’s newest cuts, announced last night–8,000 full-time positions, plus 8,000 seasonal and temp workers–sound a lot like the cuts he made in 2005, when he had just taken control of the company.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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