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• Can Sony's new supremo make the sacrifices to save his biz? February 5, 2012
  We drill into the uphill battle ex-Playstation boss Hirai faces Comment  When Faultline first began following Sony in 2003, it was worth $36 billion on the stock market. At the time Apple was worth $9.8 billion and it was about to launch the iTunes Music Store. We said that Sony should buy Apple and put Steve Jobs in charge.… […]
• Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash February 3, 2012
  Expert pilot, experimental aircraft Steven Appleton, the long-time CEO at memory chip maker Micron Technology, died this morning in a crash of an experimental plane in the company's hometown of Boise, Idaho. He was 51 years old and one of the youngest CEOs and chairman in the Fortune 500.… […]
• Sysadmins: Don't get in your own way February 3, 2012
  Be prepared to try new and irritating things Sysadmin blog  I remember the first time I saw these automated supermarket tills. They intrigued me. Yet I was also afraid of the things. I was afraid that despite all of my knowledge and training I wouldn't be able to figure it out and I would end up looking like a fool. I avoided them for three years; the b […]
• iPhones yanked from German shelves in Motorola patent war February 3, 2012
  Apple takes down 4 and 3G models - for now Apple has removed the iPhone 4 and 3Gs from its stores in Germany, almost certainly in response to Motorola's December action rather than today's patent win.… […]
• Fujitsu out bog standard 7in tab for big biz February 3, 2012
  Gingerbread do you? Fujitsu has outed a non-descript 7in Android tablet that it'll be pitching at big business when the gadget goes on sale later this month.… […]
• Riverbed virtualizes Cascade network monitor appliance February 3, 2012
  Spying on virtual iron with virtual iron Riverbed Technology upgraded a whole bunch of its appliances this week, including its Cascade Shark network-monitoring products and its Steelhead WAN optimizers.… […]