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  • September 2008

    • MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

      CNET  |  Sep 25, 08 3:50 AM CDT

      MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

      (Newser) - Apple’s iTunes meets its first serious challenge today with the launch of MySpace Music, CNET reports. The second-largest online social network has joined forces with Amazon and the world’s four biggest record labels to offer free streaming and paid downloads. The move also pitches media mogul and MySpace owner Rupert Murdoch against Apple CEO Steve Jobs. More »

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      Apple  • Rupert Murdoch  • MySpace  • music industry  • Steve Jobs  • Sony  • iTunes  • Amazon  • EMI  • MP3  • MySpace Music

    • Sony Recalls 440K Vaios

      Associated Press  |  Sep 4, 08 8:55 AM CDT

      Sony Recalls 440K Vaios

      (AP) - Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptops worldwide due to a wiring flaw that could cause overheating in 19 models of its TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The company said today that improperly placed wires near the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and its display could wear quickly, causing a short circuit and overheating. More »

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      Japan  • Sony  • recall  • laptop

    • With Eye on Xmas, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Sep 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT

      With Eye on Xmas, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price

      (Newser) - Microsoft appears to have fired the first shot in a new round of game-console price cuts, the Financial Times reports, trimming the cost of its Xbox 360 today in Japan. It plans to do likewise shortly in the US. In Japan, the Xbox now costs $184—less than half the price of rival Sony’s PlayStation 3—and Microsoft is primed for a Christmas bonanza unless Sony follows suit. More »

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      Microsoft  • Sony  • holiday shopping  • Xbox 360  • PlayStation 3

  • August 2008

    • Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 5, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

      (Newser) - Sony will buy out Bertelsmann AG’s half-share of the Sony BMG music venture for $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reports—a significant bet in an industry that has seen little good news recently. Though sales of recorded music are down, Sony’s other ventures—its own consumer-electronics franchises, mobile-phone partnership with Ericsson—could allow for new revenue streams going forward. More »

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      music industry  • Sony  • Sony BMG  • Bertelsmann AG

  • June 2008

    • Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      PC World  |  Jun 25, 08 4:44 PM CDT

      Sony Gets Green Thumbs-Up in Electronics Rankings

      (Newser) - Sony and Sony Ericsson are Greenpeace’s model tech citizens, topping a list of eco-friendly electronics companies. The environmental activists look at industry players’ use of hazardous chemicals, responsibility for obsolete products and—new this year—corporate policy toward climate change and other energy issues. Sony Ericsson was the first company to approach perfect on the chemical issue, PC World reports. More »

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      Sony  • Nokia  • recycling  • Greenpeace  • Nintendo  • Sony Ericsson  • hazardous chemicals

    • In-Game Ads Coming to PS3

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 3:14 PM CDT

      In-Game Ads Coming to PS3

      (Newser) - Sony has struck a deal to bring in-game advertising to its PlayStation 3 console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many games have already toyed with product placement and ads, but thanks to the deal with IGA Worldwide, those digital billboards can now be updated in real time. Electronic Arts will be the first game-maker to take advantage of the deal. More »

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      advertising  • Sony  • advertisements  • Electronic Arts  • video games  • Playstation 3

  • May 2008

    • Sony Deal Ends Cable Box Era

      Reuters  |  May 28, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Sony Deal Ends Cable Box Era

      (Newser) - The days of set-top cable boxes are surely numbered, thanks to Sony, the first consumer electronics company to close a deal to produce TVs that need no accessories to receive digital cable signals. The memorandum of understanding, signed by all the major cable companies, doesn’t just apply to Sony; other electronics companies have been invited on board too, Reuters reports. Sets should be available by Christmas. More »

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      television  • cable TV  • Sony  • consumer electronics  • cable industry  • cable box

    • Sony Aims to Power Up Online Gaming

      MSNBC  |  May 22, 08 10:38 AM CDT

      Sony Aims to Power Up Online Gaming

      (Newser) - Sony is seeking to boost online gaming to the next level with a pair of new adventures in the pipeline. The company's 1999 EverQuest was the first massive online game to rocket to popularity, but rivals like World of Warcraft have since taken the lead. With spy shooter game The Agency and the tweener-targeting Free Realms, Sony hopes to get back on top. More »

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      video game  • Sony  • gaming  • online gaming  • World of Warcraft  • multiplayer games  • MMORPG

    • PS3 Sales Help Sony Get Its Q4 Game On

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 15, 08 6:59 AM CDT

      PS3 Sales Help Sony Get Its Q4 Game On

      (Newser) - Sony reported fourth quarter profits of $277 million yesterday, driven largely by its once-sputtering PlayStation 3, which passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 and is nipping at the heels of Nintendo’s Wii . The results vastly improved on a loss of $643.6 million a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal .  More »

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      corporate earnings  • Nintendo Wii  • Sony  • Xbox 360  • Playstation 3  • Blu-Ray

  • February 2008

    • Warners Swallows New Line

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 29, 08 3:06 AM CST

      Warners Swallows New Line

      (Newser) - New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized by Disney. Founder Bob Shaye will leave the company. More »

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      Disney  • Sony  • Comcast  • Time Warner  • Viacom  • Warner Brothers  • DreamWorks  • New Line Cinema  • MGM  • Lord of the Rings  • Austin Powers  • Miramax

    • DreamWorks in Limbo over HD DVD Format

      Reuters  |  Feb 27, 08 12:34 PM CST

      DreamWorks in Limbo over HD DVD Format

      (Newser) - Despite the fact that Toshiba lost its war with Sony’s Blu-ray disc technology, DreamWorks Animation says it plans to release its upcoming movies in the HD DVD format, unless it hears otherwise from Toshiba, Reuters reports. DreamWorks’ “Bee Movie” is scheduled for release in March. The studio said it asked the Japanese manufacturer “What would you like us to do?” More »

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      movie  • Sony  • DreamWorks  • HD DVD  • Toshiba  • Blu-ray

    • Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 3:30 AM CST

      Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

      (Newser) - Toshiba is quitting the HD DVD player business after taking a licking in the protracted market competition, the company announced today. Toshiba's exit, which leaves Blu-ray's technology alone at the vanguard of digital video, comes after Warner Brothers joined the crowd of Blu-ray backers, leaving HD DVD in the cold, AP reports. More »

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      Sony  • Warner Brothers  • HD DVD  • Toshiba  • high definition  • Blu-ray

  • January 2008

    • Sony Profit Up, Forecast Down

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 31, 08 7:44 AM CST

      Sony Profit Up, Forecast Down

      (Newser) - Slowing US consumer spending and a strengthening yen are prompting Sony Corp to cut its profit forecast for the fiscal year that ends in March. Estimates released yesterday were cut nearly 8%, to $3.85 billion, despite its PlayStation division showing a profit for the first time in two years, reports Bloomberg. Earnings from sales of televisions were off  by some 70%. More »

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      Sony  • consumer spending  • electronics  • PlayStation 3

    • TV Makers Scoff at Your Puny Recession

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 29, 08 2:04 PM CST