news.cnet.com - 1/22/2009
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Sony plans to close two television factories and shed 2,000 jobs in its home country of Japan, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday.
The report says CEO Sir Howard Stringer will make the announcement in a news conference but doesn't say when.
When asked for confirmation of the ...
photographybay.com - 1/22/2009
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photographybay.com —
Sony A800 rumors have picked up over the
past couple of days. And there appears to be...
a couple of different (yet similar) specification lists floating around. Sony A800 Rumored Specs (version 1) (via DPR ) Sony A800 Rumored Specs (version 2) (via ...
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Sony A800 » Photography Bay | Digital Camera ...
electronicsblog.sel.sony.com - 1/21/2009
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Sony Electronics Blog - T T T +
Change Text Size You Can't Tell a Netbook by...
its Cover author posted 1/20/2009 We had a lot of fun at CES telling people why the new VAIO P series lifestyle PC is not a so-called netbook computer. Although at first ...
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reuters.com - 1/22/2009
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reuters.com —
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp warned it would
post a record $2.9 billion annual operating loss due...
to sliding demand and a stronger yen, and unveiled fresh restructuring steps to revive its ailing electronics operations. The operating loss will be ...
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Sony warns of $2.9 billion loss
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Krunker —
... Sony will reportedly close two television factories and eliminate 2000 jobs in Japan – although when this will happen is unclear. This could be part of their previously announced job cuts or this could be something new. Nevertheless jobs are being eliminated. ...
Job cuts enroute for Microsoft, other tech industry giants
AppleInsider —
... affect "between 5,000 and 6,000" workers. As many as 1,000 of those workers could be offered positions at other facilities. About 400 employees in the San Francisco Bay Area will be affected as a result. Of Apple's current lineup, only the Apple TV and Mac mini use chips made on 65 nanometer or larger manufacturing processes; it's unknown whether any of these are affected by the cuts. Sony closes two factories, cuts 2,000 jobs Sony says it will close two television factories and cut 2,000 jobs in Japan based on both a poor economy and a very strong yen, which boosts the ...
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Consumer electronics giant Sony warned Thursday that it would record a $2.9 billion operating loss this year, its first annual loss in 14 years.
The company, which blamed the loss on sliding demand for its products and a stronger ...
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