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e-reading devices most popular gifts for Christmas
e-readers have exploded into the market in 2010
Imax shares jump on report of possible Sony bid
Shares of Imax Corp jumped as much as 20 percent on Friday after a media report suggested Sony Corp may be readying a bid for the big-screen movie company at more than $40 per share.
Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers and Losers
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: IMAX, BSQUARE, Corinthian Colleges, and XOMA. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Dell, YRC Worldwide, ARM Holdings, and DryShips.
Connected TVs On The Rise
More than one in five TVs shipped this year were in some way connected.
Sony Sues LG Over Phone Patents
Sony Corp. has filed a patent suit against LG Electronics, seeking to stop its import of mobile phones to the US. It is the latest in a series of patent complaints that have plagued the technology industry.
Nintendo advises parents not to buy 3DS for children below 6
Warning seems redundant when the 3DS is supposed to broaden the gaming market and is positioned at 7 to 77-years old.
Sony sues to block LG from shipping phones to U.S.
Sony Corp has filed a patent infringement complaint seeking to block LG Electronics Inc from shipping smartphones such as its Rumor 2 model to the United States.
Sony Playstation Phone Rumors Heat Up
A Japanese newspaper says the Sony Playstation Phone will hit North American and European markets in the spring.
LG Could Unveil Mobile 3D TV
The tech blogosphere has been rife with rumors that LG Electronics plans to unveil a portable 3D television at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Motorola to Launch Android 3.0 Tablet in January; May Run on Verizon's LTE Network
Motorola is expected to launch the new Android 3.0 based Tablet at Consumer Electronics Show in early January and will probably be the first Tablet to run on Verizon's LTE (4G) network.
Sony to spend $1.2 billion to double image sensor output
Sony Corp will invest $1.2 billion in the next financial year to double its output of image sensors, taking advantage of brisk demand for digital cameras and smartphones.
Toshiba overhauls chip ops with Samsung, Sony deals
Toshiba Corp will overhaul its chip operations, outsourcing output of some system chips to Samsung Electronics and selling a production line to Sony Corp, as it reduces its non-memory chip exposure.
Toshiba overhauls chip operations with Samsung, Sony deals
Toshiba Corp will overhaul its chip operations, outsourcing output of some system chips to Samsung Electronics and selling a production line to Sony Corp, as it reduces its non-memory chip exposure.
Toshiba overhauls chip operations with Samsung and Sony deals
Toshiba Corp will overhaul its chip operations, outsourcing output of some system chips to Samsung Electronics and selling a production line to Sony Corp, as it reduces its non-memory chip exposure.
Connected TVs: Apple, Roku Thrive, Google Hits Snag
Apple TV and Roku looking at a million connected TV devices sold; Google TV not looking as promising.
Sony Debuts iTunes Competitor
Sony announced its monthly subscription based streaming music service, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, has made its official debut in the United Kingdom.
Christian Bale to act in Chinese movie
Christian will play an American priest who saves many Chinese during the Nanjing massacre
MGM averts bankruptcy, gets $500 million finance bail out
The new structure gives debt-holders a stake and JP Morgan arranges $500 million
Sony in talks to buy back Toshiba chip line: source
Sony Corp is in talks to buy a Japanese microchip production line from Toshiba Corp for an estimated 50 billion yen ($598 million) to boost its output of chips for cameras and mobile phones, an industry source said on Thursday.
Sony launches online streaming-music service
In what appears to be Sony's success in its efforts to link its hardware with online content-delivery services, the Japanese electronics behemoth said on Wednesday it has launched an online streaming-music service, the Wall Street journal reported.
Sony to buy back chip plant from Toshiba: report
Sony Corp plans to buy back a Nagasaki semiconductor plant from Toshiba Corp for about 50 billion yen ($597.2 million) to double output capacity for image sensors used in smartphones and other devices, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Sony on track to sell 15 million PS3s in 2010/11: exec
Sony Corp is on target to sell 15 million PlayStation 3 game consoles in the business year to March 31, 2011, a company executive said on Wednesday.
Call of Money; Black Ops Hits $1 Billion In Sales
Call of Duty: Black Ops is the quickest video game ever to reach the $1 billion mark.
Sony warns may fall short of LCD TV sales target
Sony Corp's LCD TV sales will likely fall slightly short of a targeted 60 percent rise in unit terms this financial year, a senior executive said, with new 3D TVs unable to resuscitate soft sales in mature markets.
Google stumbles in TV playground
Google Inc., the company known for innovation, has stumbled in what was to be its main offering this holiday season. It has asked several of its partners to delay their rollouts of Google TV so that the company can further refine it.
Sony likely to miss 2010/11 TV sales target: exec
Sony Corp said it was likely to fall slightly short of its ambitious 25 million unit LCD TV sales target for the year to March 2011, with sales in developed markets seen flat from last year in the key year-end shopping season.
Prelude to PlayStation phone: Sony announces PlayStation apps for iPhone and Android
Sony has announced that it is bringing its PlayStation platform experience on iPhone and Android via apps.
Consoles: No Longer Just For Gaming
A recent report from Nielsen says gaming consoles are taking over the living room as people use them for a wide range of tasks.
Playstation Playing Defense For The Air Force
A new supercomputer from the Air Force is built out of 1,716 Playstation 3 consoles.
Best Buy results sink electronics shares
A weaker-than-expected quarterly profit from electronics bellwether Best Buy Co Inc led to a decline in shares across multiple platforms.