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Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze resigns following internal investigation

By Tom Warren on May 15, 2012 04:45 am + 12 comments

Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze will resign from the company next month following an Continue reading…
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Nokia promises a range of tablets and 'hybrid' mobile devices

By Tom Warren on May 3, 2012 03:27 am + 105 comments

Nokia may have reported a €1.3b operating loss for Q1 2012, and suffered several ratings agency d Continue reading…
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A 'brutal choice': The FTC's chairman discusses Google's new privacy policy

By Jeff Blagdon on February 28, 2012 10:36 am + 45 comments

He couldn't talk about the details of last year's Google Buzz settlement, but that didn't stop FTC Continue reading…
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Yahoo board losing four members, including chairman Roy Bostock (update: confirmed)

By Bryan Bishop on February 7, 2012 05:27 pm + 9 comments

Last month Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigned from the company, and today the shakeup continues Continue reading…
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Sony promotes Kazuo Hirai to President and CEO effective April 1st, Stringer to be Chairman of the Board

By Sam Byford on February 1, 2012 03:25 am + 56 comments

Sony has officially named Kazuo Hirai as President and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer in both roles. Continue reading…
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Canon's growth slower than expected, Uchida resigns as president

By Sam Byford on January 30, 2012 03:15 am + 16 comments

On the back of an unspectacular October-December earnings report, Canon has forecast slower growth Continue reading…
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Kazuo Hirai to be named President of Sony, Howard Stringer to remain CEO

By Sam Byford on January 6, 2012 12:42 pm + 25 comments

According to a report in Nikkei, Sony will soon name Kazuo Hirai as President. Howard Stringer will Continue reading…
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RIM replacing Balsillie and Lazaridis as chairmen of the board, Financial Post says

By Chris Ziegler on January 3, 2012 10:17 am + 90 comments

There's been no shortage of stockholder (and customer) discontent directed at RIM in the past year, Continue reading…
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Apple moves Arthur Levinson to Chairman, adds Bob Iger to the Board

By Paul Miller on November 15, 2011 04:52 pm + 19 comments

Apple is bumping up Arthur D. Levinson (pictured) to Chairman of the Board of Directors, the spot Continue reading…
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Lenovo improves quarterly profits by 88 percent, sets news sales record at $7.8 billion

By Vlad Savov on November 2, 2011 06:52 am + 24 comments

Lenovo's breaking with the recent trend of downbeat financial news by reporting an 88 percent Continue reading…