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Price War Moves High Def DVD Players

Competing HD-DVD and Blu-Ray makers drop prices under $200

Nov 23, 07 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Sales of high-definition DVD players have been languishing because customers were unwilling to choose one of the two competing formats—Blu-ray or HD DVD. But this holiday season may change that, with retailers dropping prices from upward of $400 to under $200, reports the Wall Street Journal. And Wal-Mart fueld... More »

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Microsoft • Sony • HD DVD • Toshiba • Blu ray • Panasonic

Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

South Korean giant sees booming market for Huge TVs

Nov 23, 07 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Samsung Electronics will invest $2.2 billion next year in LCD panels to cash in on the growing market for bigger flat-screen TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's leading LCD producer aims to expand its eighth-generation line, which makes screens for TVs in the 46- to 52-inch range. More »

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South Korea • Texas • Sony • Samsung • flat screen TVs • LCD • NAND chips

Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

Console lags against rival Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 07 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - In its latest effort to revive lagging sales, Sony has halved the price of a software development kit for its PlayStation 3 video game console. Last month, the company slashed the price of the console itself to consumers, in response to fierce competition from the better-selling Nintendo Wii, reports the... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

Price Cut Lifts PlayStation Sales

Lower prices and a new low-cost model may help Sony to escape third place

Nov 15, 07 9:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Long lagging behind the Nintendo Wii and without a 'Halo 3' to rescue it, Sony's PlayStation 3 is finally seeing sales pick up in the weeks after a $100 price cut and introduction of a lower-end model. Sony said it sold 100,000 consoles last week, compared to sales of... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • game consoles • video games

Xbox 'Gamerscore' Reels 'Em In

Popular feature boosts sales, inspires cheaters

Nov 11, 07 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - “Gamerscore” could be Microsoft’s secret weapon in its bitter rivalry with Apple’s iPod, the Washington Post observes. The popular feature from the tech giant’s Xbox allows players to rack up points in the console’s social-networking world and flaunt their “achievements” for friends. The... More »

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Microsoft • iPod • Sony • Xbox 360 • Zune • 'CSI: Hard Evidence' • gamerscore • video games

No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

Music withheld over illegal download concerns

Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and... More »

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music downloads • Nokia • Sony • Universal Music Group • file sharing • EMI Music • Warner Music

Cash-Strapped Jacko Could Lose Neverland

King of Pop defaults
on $23M loan and has 90 days to pay—or else

Oct 26, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson has defaulted on a $23 million loan against his storied Neverland Ranch, and he’ll lose the Santa Barbara fortress if he doesn’t pay in 90 days. The King of Pop is in his worst financial situation ever, says Fox News, and speculation is mounting that he’... More »

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Sony • Santa Barbara • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • Elvis • Neverland • loan • default

On the Rebound, Sony Profits Soar

Despite Playstation 3 flop, technology giant prepares for recovery

Oct 25, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite big losses in Playstation 3 sales, Sony reported a slight quarterly profit jump, a signal that cost-cutting and downsizing have been effective economic spurs for the Japanese technology giant. Electronics profits increased 12-fold to $939 million, with sales, especially of digital cameras, up more than 20%, the New York ... More »

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electronics • Sony • corporate earnings • quarterly profits

Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

Electronic Arts wants 'open gaming platform'

Oct 20, 07 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Electronic Arts, a leading video game manufacturer, has called on the gaming industry to set aside the incompatible gaming platforms now competing for consumer loyalty. Instead of choosing among rivals like Wii, Playstation, and Xbox, players should be able to use an "open gaming platform" for all games, EA... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox • video games

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 08 • BioShock • video games

Sony Cuts PS3 Price For Xmas

Oct 18, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has slashed the price of PlayStation 3 by $100 in advance of holiday shopping; the cheapest console will now be a 40-gigabyte model for $399—down from $499 for a 60-gigger. PlayStation is the priciest of its rivals, and sales have lagged: Compared with 404,000 Nintendo Wiis and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • price cut

Labels Team Up to Bruise iTunes

Universal leads effort against Apple's
control of prices;
new store part of plan

Oct 12, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Universal Music is acting on industry-wide anger toward iTunes’ policies, teaming with Sony and potentially Warner on a new subscription service that could make music essentially free. Still a prototype, Total Music would charge makers of music players $5 a month, PC World reports; they would then offer unlimited downloads... More »

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music • iTunes • Apple • Sony • Vivendi • Universal Music Group • Zune • Warner • Total Music

'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Microsoft hoping franchise will help it win the console wars

Oct 4, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously had been flagging in competition... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live • video games

Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

Former trailblazer's ‘Home’ won’t drop
now until spring

Sep 20, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adding to a string of setbacks, Sony today delayed the release of its competitor for virtual world touchstone "Second Life," until next spring. The interactive world "Home"—made for PlayStation 3—has been demonstrated several times, the AP reports, and was to land before year’s... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • homes • Second Life • PlayStation 3 • Ken Kutaragi • video games

Format Wars Rage in High Definition

Blu-ray and HD DVD
slug it out to become next-gen movie media

Sep 9, 07 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Meet the new VHS and Betamax. It’s unclear who’s winning consumer tech’s latest format wars, the Economist explains, but both Blu-ray and HD DVD claim to be the high-def successor to the DVD. The cheaper HD DVD sells more stand-alone players, but Blu-ray sells more disks and... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • high definition • Toshiba • Blu ray • movies

Sony Goes After Apple With TV, Film Downloads

Video downloading may turn out to be even bigger than music

Sep 4, 07 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPod may have displaced the Walkman, but Sony is fighting back: The Japanese company with the Welsh CEO plans to roll out new video-downloading services for its high-def TVs and PlayStation devices, the Journal reports. Insiders at Sony suggest Howard Stringer will bet big on the video-downloading market, which... More »

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Apple • iPod • Sony • digital video • PlayStation • Howard Stringer

Wii Are the Champions

Nintendo game console outsells Sony and Microsoft combined

Aug 24, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vdeo gamers were reaching for the Wii-mote in July after buying up an impressive 425,000 Nintendo Wii consoles—more than twice the sales of either X-Box 360 or Playstation 3.  It was a strong month for video games as a whole, with console sales more than doubling since... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • video games

Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD

High-definition format war takes a new turn
as player prices fall

Aug 21, 07 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The face-off between two standards for high-definition DVDs took a new turn yesterday as Paramount Pictures and its subsidiary DreamWorks dropped support of Sony's Blu-ray format. Starting this week, the studios will distribute new discs exclusively in the HD DVD format, which is supported by Toshiba and functions on less... More »

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film • DVD • Sony • HD DVD • Paramount Pictures • DreamWorks • Toshiba • Blu ray • movies

The CD Turns 25

Wired salutes the 'obsolete form of optical media,' which turns 25 today

Aug 17, 07 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The compact disc, which Wired calls an "obsolete form of optical media," has been spinning for 25 years today, according to a press release from Philips. The first disk, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” was produced in Hanover, Germany in 1982. A stunning 200... More »

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music • compact discs • Sony • CDs • Philips • digital music • data storage

Credit Fears Sink Asian Markets

Nikkei drops as subprime crisis
rocks world

Aug 15, 07 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Global credit turmoil rocked Asian markets today, pushing Japan’s Nikkei to 2007 lows, as US and Canadian firms struggled to meet payments and Wal-Mart and Swiss Bank UBS released disappointing forecasts. Through it all the Yen rose, as risk-averse investors turned to some safe havens in Japan, Reuters reports. More »

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Japan • Toyota • subprime mortgages • Sony • Nikkei • yen • Asian markets • credit market • Bank of Japan • Wal-Mart

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