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MSNBC
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Sony Corp.'s first Blu-ray disc player that can download bonus materials like trailers and games from the Internet will debut this summer, the company announced Tuesday.
It will be the first new player from Sony, the inventor of Blu-ray, since the form..
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MSNBC
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The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wake for a rival movie disc technology pushed by Toshiba Corp.
Just two months ago, Sony CEO Howa..
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BBC News
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Greenpeace has called on gamers to persuade Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to make their consoles greener.
According to the environmental campaign group, game console makers have so far "failed to reduce the toxic burden of their products".
It accuses..
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BusinessWeek
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Will Europeans fall for the Apple phone's user-friendly flash, or stick with spec-heavy phones from Nokia and Sony Ericsson?
Apple's knack for generating fanatical customer loyalty was clearly on display in London Nov. 9, as a line of plucky fans brave..
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Ars Technica
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During an occasionally testy cross examination, a Sony executive said what many observers have suspected for a long time. The RIAA's four-year-old lawsuit campaign is costing the music industry millions of dollars and is a big money-loser for the record l..
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Ars Technica
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Duluth, Minnesota — During an occasionally testy cross examination, a Sony executive said what many observers have suspected for a long time. The RIAA's four-year-old lawsuit campaign is costing the music industry millions of dollars and is a big money-..
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Ars Technica
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Duluth, Minnesota — Testimony today in Capitol Records, et al v. Jammie Thomas quickly and inadvertently turned to the topic of fair use when Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, was called to the stand to testify. Pariser said that fi..
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Reuters
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Software included with high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security firms.
Sony's MicroVault USB memory stick and fingerprint reader i..
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Daily Mail
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In the race for ever thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all - a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-colour video.
Sony Corporation posted video of the new 2.5 inch d..
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MSNBC
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Sony Pictures studio unveiled plans on Wednesday for a new digital cinema unit to bring filmed presentations of Broadway shows, rock concerts and sports events to specially equipped movie theaters nationwide.
The new venture, dubbed the Hot Ticket, wil..
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MSNBC
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Sony BMG is joining Universal Music Group in allowing users of select Nokia mobile phones access to its entire music catalog later this year.
Nokia Corp.'s "Comes With Music" program will allow users who buy select cell phone models to download any son..
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BBC News
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PlayStation veteran Phil Harrison has resigned as president of Sony's game development arm, the company has said.
Mr Harrison, who joined the firm before the release of the original PlayStation will step down on 29 February after nearly 15 years of ser..
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BBC News
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Sony and Sharp have forged an alliance to help them meet the growing demand for liquid crystal display televisions.
Sony is to take a one-third stake in Sharp's $3.5bn (�1.8bn) LCD panel factory, which is due to be completed in March 2010.
Sony do..
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BusinessWeek
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After the consumer-electronics giant reported record earnings, BW asked analysts what Howard Stringer and Co. should focus on next
When Sony (SNE) released its third-quarter earnings Jan. 31, investors had plenty to be ecstatic about. Analysts had been..
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BBC News
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Fans of Beyonce, Britney Spears and the Foo Fighters will soon be able to download tracks from these artists that lack copy protection.
Sony has announced a deal to put its entire catalogue of tracks on the Amazon MP3 store by the end of January.
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BusinessWeek
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Sony's chairman hints he'll let other content providers and gadget makers piggyback on the PlayStation Network if they use Sony's DRM technology
Sony's (SNE) plan to take on the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) with a video-downloading servic..
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BBC News
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Sony has halved the price of a software development kit that designers need to make games for its PlayStation 3 (PS3).
The attempt to woo game designers follows last month's price cut on the PS3 itself.
Although its predecessor dominated the games c..
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BBC News
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Electronics giant Sony has confirmed a recently discovered security flaw in some of its products that could leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.
The firm said that the fault, which affected software packaged with memory sticks, was developed by a..
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BBC News
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Record company Sony BMG is suing a firm that designed controversial anti-piracy software used on CDs sold by the label.
Sony BMG filed papers in a New York state court seeking $12m in damages from the Arizona-based Amergence Group.
It says Amergence..
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BBC News
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Sony is not cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 in Europe, but will offer free games and accessories instead.
There is also no word of plans for an 80GB version of the console in Europe.
Last week Sony said it would drop the US price of the 60GB..
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