The struggling electronics and entertainment giant said that Kazuo Hirai, who led a turnaround at its PlayStation business, would become president and chief executive.

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The Consumer Electronics Show is winding down now, after two (well, three, if you include the media day) days of frenzied discussion over what’s next in the technology world. On Thursday, the keynote speaker of the day comes not from a hardware company, but from YouTube: Robert Kyncl, who heads up its Global Content Partnerships program. The theme of the keynote is in keeping with a theme we’ve been seeing throughout the show: the move toward a central platform for entertainment. Read full article > >

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LAS VEGAS — The thousands of devices debuting Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show here demonstrate how tech companies are poised to gather unprecedented insights into consumers’ lives — how much they eat, whether they exercise, when they are home and who they count as friends. Read full article > >

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Privacy rights activists worry about potential abuse of high-tech devices featured at CES event

Cars are among the final frontiers for consumer technology. While there are several models with built-in GPS and other features, the idea of the truly connected car still eludes automakers. Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mercedes-Benz was pushing its connected car software, the mbrace 2, which brings apps, cloud computing and Web browsing right into its vehicles. Read full article > >

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CES 2012: Mercedes-Benz’s connected cars

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft opened the International Consumer Electronics Show by introducing much-awaited Windows Phone devices that will struggle to close a canyon-like gap established by leaders Apple and Google. In a keynote speech, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer announced that Nokia’s Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II phones using Windows Phones software will be offered later this year on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. Nokia’s Lumia 710, using the Windows Phones software, will be available Wednesday to T-Mobile USA customers. Read full article > >

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Even though the Consumer Electronics Show is the world’s biggest technology convention, companies are seeking ways to introduce their products on their own.

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Consumer Electronics Show Loses Clout as Industry Shifts

Next week is a pretty significant time for journalists working in the technology sector. Why, you ask? Well it’s the one week out of the year that we all get on planes, from every corner of the globe, and head to Las Vegas for CES. That’s the Consumer Electronics Show, where just about every possible gadget or technology you can think of will be teased, announced or put out on a show floor to be manhandled by people. Lots of people. About 140,000 to be exact. Read full article > >

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At CES 2012, the worlds of tablets and super-thin laptops will start to blur

Constant interaction with electronics deprives us of the daydreaming time necessary to solve problems.

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Disruptions: Resolved in 2012: To Enjoy the View Without Help From an iPhone

Samsung Electronics agrees to buy out Sony’s entire stake in their liquid crystal display joint venture for $938m (£600m).

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The Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t allow Kindles and iPads to be on during takeoffs and landings over the issue of possible interference with aircraft navigation or communication systems. A visit to a testing lab shed light on whether a hazard really exists.

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Ed Crawford wants to unscrew 130 years’ worth of the light bulb’s history. But how many MBAs, engineers and lobbyists will it take to help him do that? As retailers and governments begin phasing out incandescent light bulbs, lighting companies are scrambling to introduce products and change public mind-sets about how much a light bulb should cost. Crawford has a big challenge ahead of him: He’s chief executive of the North American lighting division of the world’s largest lighting company, Philips Electronics. Read full article > >

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Companies strive to build a better (more expensive) light bulb

In the consumerization of I.T., fewer companies are dictating which smartphones, tablets and other electronics must be used by their employees.

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Workers’ Own Cellphones and iPads Find a Role at the Office

Electronics workers in Fife land a £20m order to help build one of the most advanced radar systems in the world.

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Pope’s weekly audience, German chancellor’s state visit, solar flares, Electronics Entertainment Expo and more from around the world. Read full article > >

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Soyuz rocket launch, Rhode Island mill fire, Haiti landslide and more in the day in photosHu

Hackers on Monday claimed to have compromised Sony once again, this time targeting Sony BMG-but the electronics company also had a shiny new thing to show off. At the E3 gaming expo, Sony unveiled the PlayStation Vita, which comes with two cameras, a…

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