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Articles tagged with: Sony
Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan
Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. more
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Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
Sony plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books. That adopts a key feature of the Kindle from Amazon.com and enhances the competition in a small but fast-growing market. more
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US trade agency opens flash memory chip inquiry
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into certain types of flash memory chips that a Pennsylvania company claims violates its patents. more
Related Tags: itc, international-trade-commission, samsung, flash-memory, apple, asustek, dell, lenovo-group, pny-technologies, research-in-motion, transcent-information, USA
Sony Develops New High Power Rechargeable Battery
sony says that it has launched a new type of lithium ion secondary battery that combines high-power and long-life performance, using olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. The Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate used in this new battery is suited for use as a cathode material due to its robust crystal structure and stable performance, even at high temperatures. more
Consumers are Drawn to E-Reader Convenience but Seek Tactile Experience
E-reader adoption has piqued some interest among consumers, but according to a new report from market research company The NPD Group there is still some consumer convincing to be done. While 37 percent of consumers surveyed expressed interest in purchasing an e-reader, more than 40 percent of consumers said they were "somewhat uninterested" or "not interested at all." more
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New Sony e-book reader $100 cheaper than Kindle
Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com's Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony is determined to recapture consumers' attention with a smaller reader that's also $100 cheaper. more
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Sony quarterly loss $391 mln, expects more red ink
Sony, maker of the hit PlayStation game console, ran up less red ink than expected last quarter but maintained its forecast for full year losses, underscoring the risk consumer spending will remain slack even as other parts of the global economy recover. more
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Sony belatedly to join `netbook' market in August
Sony said Tuesday it will launch a tiny new laptop starting in August, the company's belated entry into the growing but cutthroat "netbook" PC market. more
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Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979. more
Sony Reported to be Working on Playstation Mobile Phone
sony is again rumoured to be considering a game station/cell phone combo thought to be based on the sony Playstation platform, reports Reuters, citing the Japanese Nikkei newspaper. sony is expected to set up a dedicated project team to develop the new product, which combines sony Ericsson phones with sony games technology within the next couple of months, the newspaper added. more
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