Sony terminates $10 bln Zee India merger
Japan’s Sony Group said on Monday it has terminated the Zee Entertainment merger worth $10 billion, due to an…
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Sony reports 24% operating profit growth beats estimates
Japan's Sony Corp reported on Tuesday a 23.7 percent jump in first-quarter operating profit, far above analyst…
Sony cuts annual profit outlook on movie business writedown
Sony Corp has cut on Thursday its full-year outlook for operating profit after the Japanese TV-to-gaming group took…
Sony to unveil six mobile phone games next year
Sony Corp will release as many as six smartphone games in the financial year starting April in the hope of…
Sony’s quarterly profit drops as quake impact lingers
Japan's Sony Corp on Tuesday reported a 48 percent drop in operating profit for the July-September quarter as…
Sony revises down fiscal-year earnings forcast
Sony Corp revised down its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year Monday, citing a one-time cost related to…
Sony joins virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset
Sony Corp will join the race for virtual reality (VR) dominance on Thursday with the $399 PlayStation VR, a headset…
Sony says aims to extend VR content to films, no plans for smartphone-based headset
Sony Corp aims to extend content for its dedicated virtual-reality (VR) headset into non-gaming areas such as TV…
Sony keeps profit outlook as PlayStation 4 software sales surge
Japan's Sony Corp said a strong yen and slower smartphone sales would weigh on its cash-generating image sensor…
Nikkei hits near 1-month high on weaker yen; Sony soars on outlook
Japanese stocks rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday as exporters received a boost from a stronger dollar…
Sony to include AI as key business pillar, invests in U.S. start-up
Japan's Sony Corp said it plans to build up its artificial intelligence (AI) business and eventually turn it into a…
Sony says Kumamoto is not main site for image sensors production
Sony Corp said on Monday that its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, which has been shut since earthquakes hit…
Sony PlayStation VR in the market globally in October, cost $399
Sony Corp announced on Tuesday that its virtual reality headset for PlayStation will launch globally in October…
Sony to buy Israel’s Altair Semiconductor for $212mn
Sony Corp (6758.T) said it will buy Israeli chipmaker Altair Semiconductor for $212 million, stepping up its…
Sony to split off fast-growing image sensor business
Sony Corp said it will split off its semiconductors operations in a bid to bolster growth in devices such as image…
Sony expects Operating Profit to Surge This Year
Sony Corp. on Thursday predicted a surge in operating profit for the current fiscal year, with its entertainment…
Sony raises Profit View as Higher Sensors, Videogame Sales herald turnaround
Japanese consumer electronics firm Sony Corp (6758.T) on Wednesday raised its earnings estimates for the second…
Sony unveils its New Xperia Z4
Sony Corp on Monday unveiled a new high-end Xperia handset featuring an aluminium frame and a 5.2-inch screen,…
Exclusive: Cyber IPO Pipeline grows as Data Breaches Boost Security Spending
Rapid7, LogRhythm and Mimecast are joining a growing list of cybersecurity firms planning to go public in 2015 to…
Sony Forecasts Surge in Operating Profit on Games, Sensors
Sony Corp. forecast a surge in operating earnings by fiscal 2017 as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai drives the…
Japanese Stocks Close Lower after Ebola Reports
Japan stocks reversed gains and ended modestly lower on Monday, following reports that a Japanese man may have been…
Sony Restores PS4 Service on PlayStation Game Network
Sony Corp. (6758) restored service for the PS4 game console on its PlayStation Network, according to a company…
Sony Exploring Sale of Music Publishing Unit
Sony Corp. has been exploring the sale of its Sony/ATV Music Publishing unit, the company’s recently leaked…
Sony Xperia E3 Dual Rolls out in Egypt
Sony’s newest Xperia E3 Dual is now available in Egyptian market. According to Sony Corp., Xperia E3 Dual is a…
Sony Employees Receive Email Threat Claiming to Be From Hackers
Employees at Sony Pictures Entertainment received threatening emails on Friday that claimed to be from the group…
Sony Pictures Struggles to Recover Eight Days after Cyber Attack
Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling…
Sony Eyes Strong PlayStation4 Sales Gains
Sony Corp. on Tuesday predicted strong sales gains in its PlayStation4 and image sensor divisions, aiming to…
Samsung Moving Phone Engineers a Lesson in Speed for Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) is giving Sony Corp. (6758) a lesson in quick decision-making by moving engineers…
Sony Changes Head of Troubled Mobile Division
Sony Corp said on Thursday it would appoint senior vice president Hiroki Totoki as the new president of Sony Mobile…
Sony Tumbles as $2.1 Billion Loss Limits Hirai’s Options
Sony Corp. (6758) plunged the most in more than three years in Tokyo trading after the consumer-electronics maker…
Sony Says Has Sold 6 Million Playstation 4s As of March 2
Sony Corp said on Tuesday that it has sold 6 million PlayStation 4 game consoles as of March 2, well ahead of its…
Toyota Raises Profit Forecast After Abe Helps Weaken Yen
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), the world’s largest automaker, raised its full-year profit forecast by 13 percent as the…
Sony to Charge Monthly Fee for Multiplayer Games on PS4: Nikkei
Sony Corp plans to charge a monthly fee of $9.99 in the United States and 6.99 euros ($9.40) in Europe for playing…
Sony Said to Plan Flagship Xperia Introduction Next Month
Sony Corp. (6758) will introduce a flagship Xperia smartphone next month featuring imaging technology developed…
Japan Stocks Slammed by Firm Yen As Asia Retreats
Asian stock markets ended lower Wednesday after overnight losses in the U.S. on monetary-policy concerns, with…
Asian Stocks Advance on China PMI, Fed as Yen Weakens
Stocks in Asia and Europe jumped as U.S. stock-index futures climbed after China’s manufacturing…
Sony Profit Beats Estimates as Weaker Yen Boosts Overseas Sales
Sony Corp. (6758), considering Daniel Loeb’s push for a partial sale of its entertainment assets, posted…
Sony Adds Former Apple Executives As Hirai Targets Mobile
Sony Corp. (6758) Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai is trying to win back customers from Apple Inc. (AAPL) with…
Sony To Assess Spin-Off Plan; Cuts Targets For Cameras, Smartphones
Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to…
Japan, Hong Kong Stocks Lead Asia Gains
Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan jumped to lead Asian markets higher Monday, tracking a positive global lead after key…