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Sony closing Optiarc optical drive division after losing price war

By Aaron Souppouris on August 27, 2012 06:27 am + 15 comments

Sony is reportedly planning to close Sony Optiarc, a wholly-owned subsidiary responsible for the Continue reading…
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Sony Mobile moving headquarters to Japan, cutting a thousand jobs

By Vlad Savov on August 23, 2012 03:40 am + 38 comments

Sony Mobile, the entity that resulted from Sony's buyout of Ericsson from the famed Sony Ericsson Continue reading…
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Google's Motorola laying off 20 percent of its workforce as it focuses on a few good phones

By Jeff Blagdon on August 13, 2012 12:57 am + 145 comments

Just months after Google completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, major restructuring is Continue reading…
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Best Buy to cut an additional 2,400 jobs

By Dieter Bohn on July 7, 2012 10:28 am + 83 comments

The bad news for electronics retail Best Buy continues today with news that it will be cutting 2,400 Continue reading…
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Nokia shakes up leadership, announces 10,000 job cuts, and lowers outlook

By Tom Warren on June 14, 2012 02:44 am + 339 comments

Nokia announced today that it plans to shed 10,000 positions globally by the end of 2013, as a Continue reading…
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Olympus confirms 2,700 layoffs, plans to focus on mirrorless and high-end compact cameras

By Sam Byford on June 8, 2012 03:54 am + 14 comments

We heard last week that Olympus was planning to cut 2,500 jobs, but the truth is a little worse — Continue reading…
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Olympus to cut 2,500 jobs, consolidate overseas plants, sell 10 percent stake to Sony or Panasonic

By Aaron Souppouris on May 30, 2012 05:53 am + 1 comments

Japanese newspapers are reporting that Olympus will cut around 2,500 jobs — over seven percent of Continue reading…
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Panasonic halving HQ workforce, says Nikkei

By Jeff Blagdon on May 29, 2012 03:03 am + 5 comments

Panasonic is cutting the workforce of its Osaka head office by between 3,000 and 4,000 workers, Continue reading…
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Sony cutting 10,000 jobs, might request return of executive bonuses, says Nikkei

By Jeff Blagdon on April 9, 2012 01:07 am + 46 comments

The Japanese Nikkei business daily is reporting that Sony is planning to cut its global workforce by Continue reading…
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HP lays off 275 employees from webOS division

By Joshua Topolsky on February 28, 2012 06:17 pm + 56 comments

We've just received word that HP has laid off more than 270 employees from its webOS division as it Continue reading…