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Security experts have uncovered flaws in Apple Inc's iPhone that they said hackers can exploit to take control of the popular device, using the tactic for identity theft and other crimes.

Sony and Sharp's third straight quarters of losses underscore the challenges they face in flat TV market as they struggle to compete with Samsung Electronics and other South Korean rivals benefiting from a weaker won.

Sony Corp posted a quarterly operating loss as a stronger yen and weakness in its TV business countered the impact of cost cuts and the company retained its outlook for an annual loss.

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Sony Corporation on Wednesday said it has expanded its eBookstore with1 million plug-ins of free books in public domain through a partnership with Google, which already had 500,000 free books in public domain in March.

Sony Corp said on Wednesday it has made available over 1 million public domain books on its electronic readers via Google Inc's Books project, which digitizes classic titles not protected by copyright.

Japan's Canon Inc posted a 72 percent fall in quarterly profit, hit by sluggish demand for office copiers, but nudged its full-year forecast higher on a firmer than expected yen and more aggressive cost cuts.

Sony Corp will likely invest more than 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in a planned liquid crystal display TV panel venture with Sharp Corp, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.

Sony Corp will likely invest more than 100 billion yen ($1.05 billion) in a liquid crystal display TV panel joint venture to be formed with Sharp Corp, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.

Japanese electronics makers Sharp Corp and Sony Corp will likely finalize a deal by July-end to form a television LCD panel joint venture in Sakai, Mie Prefecture, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources.

Warner Music Group, the world's third largest music company, is still in talks with video sharing site YouTube to license its artists' music videos even after all its major rivals have renewed their deals.

The Sony Pictures is close to make a deal with an offer of over $50 million to buy the rights of Michael Jackson's final rehearsals footage from AEG and made it into a feature film, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

For nearly a decade, the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has been the recording industry's ultimate evergreen release, certified by the RIAA as the all-time best-selling album in the United States. But thanks to continued robust demand for Michael Jackson's catalog since his June 25 death, Thriller appears on the verge of matching Their Greatest Hits, at least in the eyes of the industry trade group.

Google Inc.'s second-quarter earnings were up 19 percent, but revenue slowed as advertising sales were down from the previous quarter. The search engine giant posted a profit of $1.48 billion, or $4.66 a share, compared with $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, in the same quarter last year.

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia cut on Thursday its forecast for second half profitability and 2009 market share at its key phone unit, sending its shares sharply lower. Nokia said its second-half underlying operating profit margin at its key phone unit would be at the first-half level of 11.3 percent. It had earlier forecast a second-half margin of 13-19 percent.

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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson braced for a tough second half of 2009 after losing market share in the second quarter as its mid-range products found little favor among a declining customer base.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted a second-quarter pretax loss in line with expectations on Thursday and repeated its forecast for the global handset market to contract at least 10 percent this year.

Sony Corp has no plans to buy out Ericsson's stake in their loss-making mobile joint venture Sony Ericsson, said Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer on Thursday.

Netflix Inc and Sony Electronics are now co-working to delivers Movies right at BRAVIA TVs.

Sony Corp Chief Executive Howard Stringer brushed off concerns that the PlayStation 3 video game console is too expensive, and said the company is unlikely to sell parts of its business amid the recession.

Sony Corporation on Tuesday unveils its new line of HD Handycam camcorders, HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V with advanced new optics technology, built-in GPS and NAVTEQ digital maps.

Sony and Samsung Corp on Tuesday introduced new series of ultra-portable mini notebooks designed for casual computing, web surfing with eco-certified for mercury free LED backlit.

Sony Corp said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new Vaio laptop that will sell for around 60,000 yen ($629) in Japan in August, making an entry into the fast-growing netbook market.

Sony Corp said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new Vaio laptop that will sell for around 60,000 yen ($629) in Japan in August, making an entry into the fast-growing netbook market.

A Los Angeles judge handed temporary control of Michael Jackson's multimillion dollar estate on Monday to a lawyer and music industry executive named as co-executors in his 2002 will.

Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment, the second largest music company in world, said on Wednesday it made a strategic investment in IODA, a digital distributor of independent music.

Sony is once again considering combining a cell phone with its Playstation PSP portable gaming console which could compete with Apple's iPod and iPhone, according to a report in Japan's Nikkei Business Daily.

Sony Corp is considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple Inc's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.The Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate launched its first Walkman three decades ago, dominating the portable music player market, but it has been running far behind the iPod and iPhone in recent yea...