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Sony launched its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab the second spot in the market more than a year after Apple's iPad revolutionized mobile computing.

Jefferies & Co. reiterated its hold rating on shares of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) ahead of first quarter earnings results, with a price target of $28.

Unveiling its first ever tablet PCs, S1 and S2; Sony has effectively launched a salvo into the ongoing tablet wars.

With the Playstation Network (PSN) that went down Wednesday continuing to remain out, Sony's vague and uncertain answers on the outage as come to spark rage in the users abandoned offline.

Japan's Canon Inc <7751.T> reported a 5 percent fall in quarterly operating profit and slashed its annual outlook to below market expectations as it tries to deal with a quake-hit supply chain that it said was months away from being fixed.

Canon Inc <7751.T> reported a 5 percent fall in quarterly operating profit and cut its annual outlook to below market expectations as it copes with the effects of Japan's earthquake, which has hit suppliers and hobbled production.

Canon Inc <7751.T> reported a 5 percent fall in quarterly operating profit and cut its annual outlook on Tuesday as it copes with the effects of Japan's earthquake, which halted some production and looks likely to hinder it further.

Sony, a laggard in the booming tablet market, unveiled its first tablet computers in an ambitious attempt to grab second place in the market created and still dominated by Apple's iPad.

Norio Ohga, inventor of the compact disc and one of the driving forces behind Sony during the 1980s and 1990s, recently passed away.

Speaking to Computer World, a Sony Spokesman confirmed that the Japanese company is still unsure of the scope of the attack that took down the PlayStation Network.

Sony Corporate Communications Director Patrick Seybold made the confirmation on Friday shortly before a second announcement that Sony is suspending access to its PlayStation Network Service.

Set for release by the end of 2012, a playable model of the new console will be presented at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, the company said.

S-LCD, a flat screen joint venture between Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics, said it would reduce capital by $555 million, as Sony struggles with perennial losses from its TV business and Samsung seeks to shift to a new type of display.

Former Sony President and Chairman Norio Ohga, who gave up a career as an opera singer to join the fledgling consumer electronics maker in the 1950s and later led its expansion into movies and video games, died on Saturday, the company said. He was 81.

Anonymous is finally speaking out against speculation that it was responsible for the recent issues facing Sony's Playstation Network.

Asian stock markets ended slightly lower in holiday-hit trading on Friday. Many markets including Australia, Hong Kong Jakarta, Singapore, Manila and India were closed for public holidays.

The latest official update on the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage has alerted the users that the Network is set to be down for a full day or two, even as several questions and raging conspiracy theories on the outside attack on Sony emerged online.

Amazon announced today that it will bring eBook lending to 11,00 U.S. libraries later this year.

Global makers of products from motorcycles to mobile phones are finding it harder to get the parts they need after Japan's earthquake and tsunami wrecked supply chains, and investors worry that the worst is yet to come for earnings.

Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson is suffering component shortages following the Japanese earthquake and has roped in its bigger parents to give it more muscle in the fight for supplies with bigger rivals.

According to a blog post from a Sony Store employee, Sony is discontinuing shipments of the PSP Go, released in 2009.

Booming smartphone demand and cost cuts kept cellphone venture Sony Ericsson in the black in the first quarter as it battled supply disruptions from Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Booming smartphone demand and cost cuts kept cellphone venture Sony Ericsson in the black in the first quarter, despite the drag of supply disruption from Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 0733 GMT.

Booming smartphone demand kept cellphone venture Sony Ericsson in the black in the first quarter, despite supply disruption following Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Cellphone venture Sony Ericsson is expected to shed light on the magnitude of the hit from Japan's earthquake on the cellphone industry when it unveils its January-March earnings on Tuesday.

Sony Corp has backed off on plans to boost its stake in its joint LCD production venture with Sharp Corp for now, the Nikkei business daily reported, citing company sources.

Lukewarm sales of the 3DS, released Feb. 26 in Japan, have fueled speculation that Nintendo's latest handheld may not see the success enjoyed by its predecessor.

Gleacher & Co. expects mobile chip maker Qualcomm to be a primary beneficiary in the 3G/4G growth and will remain the top supplier for integrated chips and extend its leadership position to LTE.