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9 hrs ago | VentureBeat

Sonya s PlayStation visionary launches a new company

Ken Kutaragi, father of Sony's PlayStation business, has launched a new Japanese startup called Cyber Ai Entertainment .

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology

Tue Nov 10, 2009

New York Times

Sony to Offer Movie on Blu-ray Before DVD

In a nod to its vision of the future, Sony will make its animated hit "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" available to consumers directly through Internet-enabled televisions and Blu-ray players before the movie is released on DVD.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Audio and Video, Business News

Sun Nov 08, 2009

MarketWatch

Asia Markets: Japanese exporters suffer new hit from yen

Japanese exporter shares headed sharply lower Monday, as recent financial results from the likes of Sony Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Honda Motor Co

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Michael Jackson wins Halloween box office race, 'Saw VI' continues to suffer

Filed under: Viacom , Sony Corp ADR , Film , Lions Gate Entertainment It was a triumphant weekend for Michael Jackson.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Media

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Viacom does well in Q3, but there is still work to be done

Filed under: Earnings reports , General Electric , Time Warner , Walt Disney , Viacom , Sony Corp ADR , News Corp'B' , Hasbro Inc , Media World Viacom , a content player in competition with News Corp.

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Related Topix: Media, Viacom, Time Warner, Computers, General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, Walt Disney, Television

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hispanic Business

Can Nintendo Rebuild?

Over the past few years, when it was racking up record profits and crushing its rivals in the video game industry, Nintendo often drew comparisons to Apple .

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Related Topix: Video Games, Science / Technology, Apple, Gadgets, Nintendo Wii, Entertainment

Variety

Investment group buys Yoshimoto

Quantum Entertainment, an investment group led by former Sony chairman Nobuyuki Idei, has completed its takeover of Yoshimoto Kogyo, a leading talent shop with extensive media interests.

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Related Topix: Electronics, World News, Japan

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Eastman Kodak's Q3 continues to expose negatives

Filed under: Earnings reports , Sony Corp ADR , Eastman Kodak Eastman Kodak , which counts Sony and Canon as related companies, continues its slide into fundamental hell.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Eastman Kodak, Photography

Sun Nov 01, 2009

PSPworld

Sony Posts $239M Loss for Second Quarter

Kris Erickson Oct 30, 2009 Comments Things are still not rosy for Sony, as the corporation posted its fourth consecutive quarter of losses today.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Video Games, PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Sony Playstation 2

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Manila Bulletin

Make.Believe' spirit ups Sony VAIO line

Takao Kuroda, President of Sony Philippines and Horoyuki Oda, general manager of VAIO Asia Pacific, each proudly hold the newly launched VAIO X laptop, the first offer of Sony Electronics for the Sony Group's unified make.believe campaign.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Dance, Computers, PC

The Globe and Mail

Sony, Samsung signal tech industry upturn

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Marie-France Han TOKYO/SEOUL - Reuters Published on Friday, Oct.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, TV, Electronics, Cellphones, PlayStation 3, Video Games

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Bloomberg.com - Asia

Sony Narrows Loss Forecast to $1 Billion on Lower Costs, Sales of Assets

Sony Corp. narrowed its full-year loss forecast, as cost reductions more than offset a stronger yen and lower sales of televisions and cameras.

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Related Topix: Televisions, TV, Electronics, Cameras, Outsourcing, South Korea, World News

Bloomberg.com - Asia

Sony, Panasonic Project Narrower Losses After Cutting Jobs, Closing Plants

Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. , the worlda s two largest makers of consumer electronics, forecast narrower annual losses after cutting jobs and closing factories.

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Related Topix: Televisions, World News, Japan, TV, Electronics

MarketWatch

Sony posts smaller-than-expected quarterly loss

Japan's Sony Corp. on Friday posted a smaller-than-expected net loss for its second quarter even as revenue dropped 20% from a year ago, and also predicted a smaller loss for the full fiscal year.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Media Stock Blog

Netflix Lands Sony PS3 Distribution Deal, Bolstering Streaming Footprint

Netflix's streaming movie and TV service will be made available to Sony's 9 million PlayStation 3 customers under a distribution partnership announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, PlayStation 3, Video Games, Microsoft Xbox

Wed Oct 28, 2009

JAVA Developer's Journal

VIZIO Licenses Digital TV Patent Portfolio to SONY

VIZIO announced that Sony Corporation has become a licensee under VIZIO's patent portfolio.

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Related Topix: Televisions, TV, Electronics, Irvine, CA

The Motley Fool

Netflix Adds to Its Collection

"If you build it, they will come." That's why Netflix is building its online infrastructure around devices you may already have in your entertainment center, right next to that 52" LCD screen.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Xbox 360, Video Games, Computers, PlayStation 3

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Forbes Autos

Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Yves Saint Laurent bests Michael Jackson to top Forbes' ninth annual ranking of the highest-earning celebrity estates.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, 9, Autos

Light Reading

Netflix Grabs Another Gaming Console

Netflix Inc. is expanding availability of its "Watch Instantly" streaming video service to Sony Corp.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, TiVo

Domain-B

After Sony, Hitachi, Toshiba come under US anti-trust probe

The US Department of Justice yesterday sent subpoenas to Japanese technology giants Hitachi and Toshiba Corporation as part of an enquiry on whether their optical disc drive operations in the US with South Korean partners amounhted to antitrust violations.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, US News, Electronics, DVD Players

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