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Google is at Cebit for the first time and it's trying to sell an idea to a skeptikal German public: that its Street View service isn't something to be feared.
The Byte, Feb. 3, 2012 Today on The Byte: Sony CEO Howard Stringer said that Sony's losses aren't his fault. Google has to pay a fine to a French mapping company for undercutting competitors. RIM cuts the price of its Playbook again, hoping to clear out inventory. Android Market malware is reduced by 40 percent by an application scanner called Bounce.
The Byte, Feb. 7, 2012 Sony will merge its PlayStation platform into its broader services and products. Lenovos ThinkPad tablet will get upgraded to Android 4.0 in May Google is ready to lay fiber cables in its pilot for super fast internet in Kansas City, Kansas.
Microsoft released the technical design details for Windows on ARM. Apple will intro the iPad 3 in early March and it will have a number of upgrades. NTT DoCoMo is preparing an elaborate Android test center to help developers cope with the multitude of devices and range of software versions avaialble. A father disgruntled over his daughter's Facebook post pumped nine rounds of lead into her laptop.
A series of solar flares are erupting on the sun's surface and can interfere with satellite and radio signals. Microsoft will soon shut down the app store for Windows Mobile, the OS that it is phasing out. Apple's new A5X chip may not make it into iPhones, according to analysts.