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World No.4 mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it would add another smartphone to its offering in the fast growing sector as it looks to consolidate its recent return to profitability.

Electronics hardware makers on Tuesday showed off snazzy new devices enabling motion-sensing play and 3D effects, intensifying a battle to introduce video-gaming to a new generation of casual users.

Sony Corp will launch its motion-controlled gaming system on September 15, getting to market weeks ahead of a rival platform from Microsoft Corp as it makes the jump into one of the hottest trends in gaming.

Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader and online content distribution service in Japan by year-end, taking on rival Apple Inc whose iPad hits shelves in the country on Friday.

Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader in Japan by year-end, taking on rival Apple Inc just a day before its iPad hits shelves in the country.

Sony and Samsung Electronics discussed at a meeting on Monday further developing cooperation but not raising flat panel supplies to the Japanese firm as widely speculated, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday.

Just days after unveiling a Sony-branded Internet TV with Google, Sony's chief executive is set to meet rival Samsung Electronics, for possible alliances, as the Japanese consumer electronics maker aims to turn its TV business profitable with aggressive sales targets.

A meeting on Monday between the top brass of Samsung Electronics Co and Sony Corp will likely focus on further cooperation in LCD panels, with the Japanese electronics maker facing tight supplies in the sector.

Google Inc, Intel Corp and Sony Corp unveiled Google TV on Thursday in the latest effort to marry the Web to television and reach into the $70 billion TV advertising market.

Sony Corp shares fell nearly 7 percent in their biggest tumble in a year after the electronics maker disappointed investors with a cautious forecast and worries mounted the euro could dull the pace of its recovery.

Sony Corp shares tumbled 7 percent on Friday after its forecast for annual operating profit fell short of analysts' expectations amid unfavorable currency rates and tough competition.

Sony Corp shares tumbled 7 percent on Friday after its forecast for annual operating profit fell short of analysts' expectations amid unfavorable currency rates and tough competition.

Sony Corp's conservative profit estimate suggests the road to recovery for the Japanese electronics maker is bumpy as it braces for unfavorable currency rates and tough competition.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, reported record quarterly results, powered by robust demand for chips and flat-screen TVs.

Japan's Sharp Corp swung to a quarterly profit on robust sales of display and solar panels, and forecast more than a twofold jump in annual operating profit to its highest in three years, beating market expectations.

Japan's Sharp Corp swung to a profit in its financial year thanks to cost cuts and robust sales of solar panels, and forecast more than a twofold jump in operating profit this year, beating market expectations.

Japan's Canon Inc raised its annual outlook closer to market expectations on Monday after robust demand for digital cameras and printers powered up its quarterly profit by more than fourfold.

Japan's Canon Inc raised its annual outlook closer to market expectations on Monday after posting a more than fourfold jump in quarterly profit on brisk demand for digital cameras and printers.

Sony Corp is bringing baseball to America's living rooms on its PlayStation 3 video game console, ratcheting up the competition in the race to become the digital hub of the home.

The videoconferencing industry is getting a boost in demand from the disruption to business travel across Europe caused by a volcano in Iceland, Cisco Systems said.

A new publishing company is betting that readers will bypass electronic readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader in favor of reading bite-sized stories on mobile devices they already own.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson swung to a surprise first-quarter pretax profit on Friday as its push into the growing smartphone market and hefty cost cuts boosted margins.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson swung to a surprise first-quarter profit as its push into the growing smartphone market and hefty cost cuts boosted margins.

Japan's Sharp Corp said it would begin selling 3D TVs this summer, the latest consumer electronics maker to enter the market for what is expected to be the industry's next hit product.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd should beat its record first-quarter profit in the coming two periods as the world's largest semiconductor and flat-screen TV maker rides a broad global technology recovery.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it was on track to top market forecasts with a record quarterly profit thanks to a strong recovery in its flagship chip business, the world's largest.

Talks to license the North American rights for Terra Firma's EMI Music unit to either Universal Music Group or Sony have ended without agreement, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

LG Electronics, the world's No.2 TV brand, said on Thursday it was aiming to sell nearly 1 million 3D TVs this year to take one-fourth of the market, joining a growing number of global tech firms betting 3D will become the next hot product.

Technology powerhouses Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics reinforced market optimism that strong demand recovery is in place, while cautioning that competition from global rivals is heating up.