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Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp signaled the worst may be over for the world's two largest consumer electronics makers as they raised their full year outlooks, helped by cost cuts.

Sony Corp posted a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter, hit by sluggish cellphone sales and as it cut prices of its PlayStation 3 game gear, but trimmed its full year loss forecast close to market expectations.

U.S. digital media company RealNetworks Inc swung back into the black in the third quarter as cost-cutting offset sliding revenue from music and games.

Motorola has been generating a lot of buzz with its Motorola Droid which is all set to beat the iPhone. After the entire sneak peak on the pictures and specs, it has finally been given a test run and the reviews are out.

Motorola Inc forecast a higher-than-expected profit for the current quarter, when it will start selling two new Google Android phones in hopes of regaining ground lost to iPhone.

The National Basketball Association will give its digital offering the full court press, introducing complete live games on mobile phones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, for $40 a year.

Nintendo Co Ltd reported a 52 percent slide in quarterly profit on Thursday and slashed its full-year earnings forecast, as its Wii console loses its place as the videogame platform to beat.

Google Inc said on Wednesday it restricts calls to less than 100 U.S. telephone numbers with its Google Voice service, responding to a query from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

After weeks of buzz, Verizon Wireless today officially took the wraps off the Droid, a smartphone built by Motorola and powered by Google's Android 2.0 operating system, by confirming the new phone will hit stores on November 6

After weeks of buzz, Verizon Wireless today officially took the wraps off the Droid, a smartphone built by Motorola and powered by Google's Android 2.0 operating system, by confirming the new phone will hit stores on November 6.

Motorola Inc's new Droid phone will be the first to use navigation software from Google Inc, in a direct challenge to GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom.

Google has publicly dished on its new turn-by-direction service, Google Navigation, which will be available on Android 2.0 mobile devices.

Google Inc is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software.

Walt Disney Co is launching free iPhone and iPod touch applications, giving fans access to Disney content and interactive features anywhere.

Google announced new software tools for its Android operating system for smartphones on Tuesday, just ahead of Motorola's Droid cell phone for Verizon Wireless.

A legal battle between Apple Inc and Nokia over patent infringement is likely to last for more than a year, said Bill Merritt, the head of mobile licensing firm InterDigital.

China Unicom said on Monday it will limit the sales for the long-awaited iPhone on October 30, the first day the eagerly sought Apple handset is due to go on sale nationwide in China.

Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service.

Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, raising the prospect of increasing demand for battered telecom equipment makers.

Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, Internet browser firm Opera said on Tuesday.

Nintendo Co plans to launch a new version of its DSi hand-held videogame player with a larger screen in Japan as early as this year to kick-start sluggish demand, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.