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 Gamers, Beware 
 This Skin Disorder 

Console controller linked to painful hand sores

Feb 24, 09 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Dedicated gamers beware—researchers have identified a skin disorder just for you, the BBC reports. “PlayStation palmar hidradenitis” is characterized by painful lumpy sores on the palms. British researchers think it's caused by gripping the controller tightly with sweaty hands for extended periods. Good news, though: Symptoms appear to... More »

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video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • PlayStation • video games • skin disorder

PRODUCT REVIEW

 'Gorgeous' Vaio P Frustrates 

Sony's tiny new laptop is slow and has woeful battery life

Feb 12, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Sony’s new netbook, the Vaio P, is about the size of "one of those plastic folders waiters use to bring you the check at a restaurant," but the pricey gadget is "very slow and has poor battery life," writes Wall Street Journal tech maven Walter... More »

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Apple • Sony • Microsoft Vista • Netbooks • Vaio

 Panasonic Cuts 15,000 Jobs 

Company cuts 15,000 jobs, closes 27 plants as it restructures

Feb 4, 09 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - A strong yen and softening consumer demand is prompting Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs, close 27 plants, and restructure as it struggles to withstand burgeoning losses, reports the Wall Street Journal. The electronics company last quarter posted a $707.2 million net loss, and experts expect the downward trend... More »

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layoffs • Sony • yen • Panasonic • Hitachi • Sanyo

Sony's Profit
Off 95% in Q4

Company blames slow economy, strong yen for 25% sales slump across the board

Jan 29, 09 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumping demand, a strong yen, and increased competition knocked Sony’s third-quarter profits off 95% from a year ago, reports CNN. Sony reported profits of $110 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $2.2 billion a year ago. Sony’s gaming segment was hit especially hard, with... More »

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earnings reports • Sony • corporate earnings • yen • consumer electronics • Sony Playstation • financial crisis

Sony Swings to First
Annual Loss in 14 Years

Global downturn, strong yen reverse earlier expectations

Jan 22, 09 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Sony announced today that it would go down to its first annual loss in 14 years, after having forecast just months ago that it would turn a profit. The Japanese electronics giant said it expected to lose $1.7 billion, the result of declining demand from the global recession. The... More »

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Japan • profits • Sony • exports • yen • consumer electronics • Sony Electronics • recession depression

Slump in TV Sales May Push Smaller Makers Out

Likes of Hitachi, Pioneer don't have staying power of Sony and other giants

Jan 20, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A steep decline in demand for flat-panel TVs could push smaller manufacturers out of the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. As the economy sours and larger makers achieve economies of scale, the price gap between top brands and cheaper rivals has shrunken dramatically. The top five makers accounted for... More »

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television • Sony • consumer spending • retail sales • flat screen TVs • holiday shopping • Panasonic • discounts • financial crisis • Vizio • Pioneer

YouTube Comes to TV— Through PlayStation 3, Wii

Game consoles—though not Xbox—are new distribution platform for clip site

Jan 16, 09 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - YouTube has come to the boob tube—clips from the video website can be watched on a conventional TV using either Sony or Nintendo’s current video-game consoles, PC World reports. Using the web browser built into the PlayStation 3 or Wii consoles, viewers can access a streamlined version of... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • video • PlayStation 3

 Hollywood Reeling 
 From DVD Slump 

Disappearing profits threaten movies, star deals

Jan 16, 09 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood studios are faced with huge losses because of a 21% slump in DVD sales and the fallout from the crisis on Wall Street, reports the Financial Times. Studio heads have been forced to cut back on the number of new movies in production and are preparing to trim the... More »

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Hollywood • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • NBC Universal • DVD • Sony • Paramount • studios • News Corp • Blu-ray • recession depression

 Burn Your Kindle, 
 Readers Need iPhone 

Consumers jilt e-book readers, download titles to smartphones

Dec 31, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - They’ve only been around for a few years, but digital book readers may already be going the way of the Walkman. In increasing numbers, tech savvy bookworms are downloading their favorite titles onto smartphones like the iPhone for a fraction of the cost, BusinessWeek reports. For travelers, “bringing... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Sony • Kindle • iPhone applications • Amazon • ebooks • publishing industry

 Nintendo to Launch
Videos for Wii 

Service will begin in apan in 2009

Dec 26, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo plans to launch video programming for the blockbuster Wii game console, reports AFP. Players could access original programming online to watch on their TV sets. The service will  be aimed initially at the Japanese market and expand to markets worldwide. Rival Sony already uses its popular PlayStation for online... More »

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Nintendo • Sony • online shopping • videos • Sony Playstation • movies • Wii • Dentsu

MARKETS

 Dow Down 242 on Auto Doubts 

Uncertainty over bailout details gives rally a flat tire

Dec 9, 08 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday’s gains in the market, buoyed by the probable Detroit bailout, slipped away today as details remained uncertain, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though investors are still optimistic about the president-elect’s infrastructure initiative’s impact on raw goods and energy, that sector couldn’t carry the market. The... More »

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Wall Street • NASDAQ • Dow Jones • Sony • auto industry • S&P 500 • bailout • financial crisis • Treasury bills

MARKET Open

 Stocks Saunter Downward 

Mild drop as investors hold breath

Dec 9, 08 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks dipped at the open today, as investors digested downbeat corporate news while awaiting an auto bailout. The Dow fell as much as 145; the Nasdaq and S&P were off 1.3% and 1.4%, respectively. Auto shares retreated after yesterday’s gains, the Wall Street Journal reports, with... More »

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stock market • General Motors • Sony • Ford • Nasdaq • Texas Instruments • auto industry • FedEx • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial




 Sony Slashes 8,000 Jobs 


Dec 9, 08 6:25 AM CST
(AP) - Sony is slashing 8,000 jobs, or 4%of its global work force, aiming to cut costs by $1.1 billion a year as a global downturn and stronger yen batters profits at the Japanese electronics maker. Sony, which has 185,000 employees worldwide, said today it will complete the layoffs... More »

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Japan • layoffs • Sony • unemployment • yen • job cuts • financial crisis

(Newser) - Stories of angry and even injured customers have inspired companies to ditch sealed clamshell packaging for easy-to-open alternatives, the New York Times reports. Amazon leads the pack, working with suppliers to ship products in plain cardboard boxes ahead of the holidays. Even some offline companies, which rely on clamshells... More »

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Microsoft • plastic • waste • Sony • consumer products • Amazon • clamshell packaging

Sony Profits Plunge 72% on Strong Yen, Slow Exports

Japanese Electronics maker sees profits tumble 72% for quarter

Oct 29, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A strengthening yen and declining demand—especially from the US—for consumer electronics provided a one-two punch that knocked Sony profits down 72% for the third quarter, reports the New York Times. Sony shares slid to a 16-year low on Monday, and are down 67% for the year. More »

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earnings reports • Sony • yen • Canon • consumer electronics • financial crisis

 Sony Recalls Video 
 Game for 'Islam Insult' 

Koran quotes discovered in music track

Oct 20, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has held up distribution of a top video game after the discovery that it contains quotations from the Koran in a background music track, reports the BBC. Copies of Playstation 3 game LittleBigPlanet have been recalled and Sony has apologized. A modified version will be released next month. The... More »

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Islam • religion • Sony • Playstation 3 • Muslim • Koran • video games

ANALYSIS

After Beating Back HD DVD, Blu-Ray Hardly in Clear

Satellite, cable, internet offers enough HD options to keep buyers on fence

Oct 15, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blu-ray might have won the battle against Toshiba’s HD DVD, but it may still be losing the high-definition war as it is forced to compete with other sources of HD content, the Wall Street Journal reports. With cable and satellite TV providers offering more HD channels and video-on-demand services,... More »

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cable TV • Apple • video on demand • Sony • AppleTV • high definition • Samsung • Blu-Ray

 MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

Rival launches today

Sep 25, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Sony Recalls 440K Vaios 

The TZ model may have bad wiring at the hinge and could overheat and wear quickly

Sep 4, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Japan • Sony • recall • laptop • Vaio

With Eye on Xmas, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price

Maker of game console puts pressure on
rival Sony to go lower

Sep 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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