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Sony PlayStation TV to Hit Stores on October 14

Sony Corp said PlayStation TV set-top box, which allows users to access movies and TV episodes from the PlayStation store, will hit stores in the United States and Canada on…

Sony Sells More than 10 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles

Sony Corp said on Tuesday that sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console, launched in November, has surpassed 10 million units. In April, the Japanese company said it had…

Sony ‘Overtakes’ Rival Nintendo in Console Sales

The Wii U has failed to match Nintendo’s sales projections for the console Sony has overtaken Nintendo for the first time in eight years, based on the total number of…

Sony in China Joint Venture to Sell Playstations

Sony is joining forces with a state-owned Chinese company to make and sell PlayStations and games in China after the country dropped a longstanding ban on video game consoles. In…

Sony Needed to Act Sooner, But Will Reform

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said Thursday the company accumulated huge losses because it didn’t respond quickly enough to changing market conditions, but promised a return to profit next…

Sony Music Invests $3 Million in Shazam

Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp, has invested $3 million in music-recognition application maker Shazam Entertainment, a source familiar with the matter said. A Wall Street Journal blog…

Samsung, Sony to Open Home Entertainment Shops Inside Best Buy Stores

Samsung and Sony are going head to head with new in-store entertainment shops at hundreds of Best Buy locations nationwide. Samsung will launch 500 Samsung Entertainment Experience areas at Best Buy stores, while…

Christian Bale the Next Steve Jobs?

A second Steve Jobs biopic is set to begin filming at the end of this year and director David Fincher is reportedly seeking Oscar winner and Batman star Christian Bale for the role…

Sony Unveils Virtual Reality Headset for PS4

Sony is getting into the virtual reality business. The Japanese electronics and gaming giant unveiled a prototype virtual reality headset to be used in conjunction with its PlayStation 4 video…

High-End Smartphone Cameras

Expect sharper, clearer selfies this year. Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up the camera in its Galaxy S5 smartphone due for April release and added smarter camera software, following Sony…

The New Xperia Z2 with 4K Resolution Video Recording

Sony is borrowing innovations from its audio and camcorder businesses and incorporating its new Xperia Z2 smartphone with noise-cancelling technology and ultra-high-definition video recording. Noise cancellation works with an in-ear…

Beleaguered Sony Counting on New Game Machine

PlayStation stands out among the long list of famous Sony brands as one that hasn’t faded or succumbed to a nimbler competitor. Months after hitting global markets, the latest version…