International Business News - Sony http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Threats of legal action to former "American Idol" contestant Josiah Leming won't stop from releasing his album in 2009, his representative said, according to the New York Post. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/josiah-leming-release-album-despite-label-disputes-source.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:18:11 EDT Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/164765-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/makers-recall-100-000-sony-laptop-battery-packs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/makers-recall-100-000-sony-laptop-battery-packs.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:03:02 EDT Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit plunged 72 percent as a surging yen wiped out the benefits of strong flat-panel TV and PlayStation 3 sales, as well as box office revenue from the movie "Hancock." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162063-japan-earns-sony.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/sony-reports-72-pct-plunge-in-quarterly-profit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/sony-reports-72-pct-plunge-in-quarterly-profit.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:40:49 EDT Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. reports second-quarter earnings Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/sony-expected-to-report-lower-earnings.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:54:06 EDT Shares of Sony Corp. plummeted 14 percent Friday after the Japanese electronics giant slashed its annual profit and sales forecasts due to poor demand amid a global slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/sony-stock-slides-14-percent-on-earnings-revision.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:07:07 EDT Sony Corp. drastically lowered profit and sales forecasts for the fiscal year Thursday, blaming deteriorating sales of flat-panel TVs and other gadgets battered by a global slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157892-germany-book-fair.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/sony-cuts-forecasts-on-currency-sales-decline.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/sony-cuts-forecasts-on-currency-sales-decline.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:44:29 EDT Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt mainly by weaker sales, continued price pressure on its handsets and negative effects from exchange rate fluctuations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/sony-ericsson-swings-to-quarterly-loss.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:31:14 EDT Here's a look at the top record labels, their artists and their U.S. market share as of Oct. 9:--UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: 35.12 percent market share in U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/top-record-labels-artists-market-share.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:55:15 EDT Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149378-sony-bertelsmann-glance.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/sony-seeks-to-harmonize-music-electronics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/sony-seeks-to-harmonize-music-electronics.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:57 EDT Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year. Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called "avatars," Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148072-japan-sony-microsoft.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/sony-microsoft-virtual-communities-to-start.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/sony-microsoft-virtual-communities-to-start.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:34:24 EDT Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/new-sony-reader-has-light-note-taking-stylus.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:22:46 EDT Nintendo announced this morning that it would be introducing a new upgraded Nintendo DS called Nintendo Dsi, a move some analysts believe is aimed at slowing the incursion of Apple's iPhone into its gaming space. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143974-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/nintendo-takes-aim-iphone-with-dsi-apple.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/nintendo-takes-aim-iphone-with-dsi-apple.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:14:50 EDT Bertelsmann AG said Thursday that it had completed the sale to Sony Corp. of its 50 percent stake in music venture Sony BMG in a $900 million deal. The transaction gives Sony Corp. full ownership of a roster of artists including Alicia Keys and an enhanced ability to sell music on an array of electronic devices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143702-people-springsteen-super-bowl.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/bertelsmann-wraps-sale-of-stake-in-sony-bmg.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/bertelsmann-wraps-sale-of-stake-in-sony-bmg.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:21:33 EDT Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Thursday it signed a deal to offer Sony Pictures Television's films and other programs through on demand and pay-per-view. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/dish-network-signs-deal-with-sony-pictures.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:22:10 EDT Sony Corp.'s U.S. video game division is adding a slick visual program to the PlayStation 3 game system that delivers news headlines, weather reports and webcam views from around the globe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/sony-brings-visual-add-on-to-playstation-3.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:32:33 EDT Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating. Sony said Thursday the recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sony-recalls-vaio-laptops-for-possible-overheating.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:51:41 EDT The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sony Corp. on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of about 73,000 Vaio notebook computers due to the possibility of overheating. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sony-recalls-73-000-vaio-notebook-computers.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:51:44 EDT Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/120923-japan-sony-playstation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sony-unveils-improved-playstation-portable.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sony-unveils-improved-playstation-portable.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:49:02 EDT Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi warned Thursday that stagflation--slowing economic growth and quickening inflation--in the U.S., Europe and Japan is beginning to undermine consumer demand in Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/sonys-chubachi-warns-stagflation-threatens-asia.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:02:49 EDT Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi warned Thursday that stagflation--slowing economic growth and quickening inflation--in the U.S., Europe and Japan is beginning to undermine consumer demand in Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/sonys-chubachi-warns-stagflation-threatens-asia.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:08:37 EDT