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Sony's Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy, be tough on costs

9 Feb 2012

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any ...

Sony's Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy

9 Feb 2012

TOKYO (Reuters) - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management. In the meantime, he said, he would focus on paring costs at its TV unit and look to squeeze expenses elsewhere to ...

Consumer Reports: Junk health insurance caution

9 Feb 2012

Health reform was supposed to make decent health care coverage available to everyone at a reasonable cost, but the law isn't fully implemented yet, and many people are unwittingly signing up for insurance that barely protects them. A Consumer Reports investigation calls out what they are calling "junk" health insurance and how to avoid it.