Abu Dhabi’s Lunate Capital launches Japanese ETF
Abu Dhabi investor Lunate Capital is set to introduce an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks Japanese equities,…
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Sony plans financial unit IPO in ‘25
Sony Group Corp. announced that it will list its financial arm in October 2025, setting the stage for a significant…
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…
Microsoft signs 10-year Call of Duty deal with Sony
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony to keep video game, Call of Duty, on PlayStation, following the…
Sony hikes Playstation 5 console’s price on rising inflation
Sony hiked Playstation 5 console's price on rising inflation, citing the global economic environment.
Sony sees software subscription as future for data-analyzing image sensors
Sony Corp’s image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation’s success to address its reliance on a handful of…
Japanese Sony to take full control of listed financial arm for $3.72bn
Sony Corp will turn its financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc, into a wholly owned unit through a tender offer…
Japan’s Sony to make image sensors smarter to expand beyond smartphones
Japanese Sony Corp on Thursday said it would make its cash-cow image sensors smarter to broaden their application,…
Japan’s Sony posts 57% decline in fourth-quarter profit
Japan’s Sony Corp on Wednesday reported a 57 percent drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and refrained from…
Sony suspends PlayStation Store in mainland China to upgrade security
Sony has suspended its PlayStation Store in mainland China saying it wanted to improve the online store’s security,…
Cancellations over coronavirus outbreak concerns rock Mobile World Congress
Amid coronavirus outbreak concerns, Sony, NTT DoCoMo, Amazon, Amdocs, and CommScope became the latest companies to…
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 announces new additions to its Xperia range at MWC 2018
Sony Mobile Communications announced Monday that Xperia Ear Duo is rolling out from Spring 2018, with pre-order…
Sony announces new additions to its Xperia range at MWC 2018
Sony Mobile Communications announced Monday that Xperia Ear Duo is rolling out from Spring 2018, with pre-order…
Sony raises earnings outlook, expects best-ever annual profit
Japan’s Sony Corp lifted its full-year operating income forecast on Tuesday, expecting to book its highest-ever…
Sony PlayStation 4 sales surge to 60.4 mln as console wars with Microsoft’s Xbox…
Sony announced Tuesday it has sold 60.4 million PlayStation 4 games consoles since it launched just over three…
Sony unveils phone with world’s first 4K HDR screen, superfast download speeds
Sony has launched a smartphone with the world's first 4K high dynamic range (HDR) screen, improved camera, and the…
Sony rolls out $1,587 projector that turns any surface into a touchscreen
Sony unveiled last year a concept projector product that enabled users to interact with any surface as if it was a…
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 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 introduces its new Xperia x smartphone to Egypt market
Sony announced on Monday launching its new smartphone Sony Xperia X in Egypt. Sony Mobile confirmed in an official…
Sony Xperia x series to launch soon in Egypt
Japanese electronics manufacturer, Sony announced launching its new Xperia x smartphone series in Egypt. The X…
VR headset shipments expected ‘to boom’ in 2016
More than nine million virtual reality (VR) headsets will be shipped in 2016, suggests research by analyst firm…
PlayStation 4 sales help Sony swing to Q2 operating profit
Sony Corp swung to a second-quarter operating profit as strong PlayStation 4 videogame sales helped to offset a…
Toshiba to sell sensor business to Sony, overhaul chip unit
Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it will sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp and overhaul its…
Toshiba to sell sensor business to Sony for around $165 million
Toshiba Corp is set to sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp for around 20 billion yen ($164.68 million) as…
Sony rolls out Xperia M4 Aqua Dual in Egypt today
Sony’s new budget-friendly smartphone -- with a water- and dust-proof exterior – announced Sunday the Xperia M4…
Sony to raise up to $3.6 bln to boost Sensor Production
Sony Corp said it plans to raise up to 440 billion yen ($3.6 billion) by issuing new shares and convertible bonds…
Sony launches its New 4k Security Camera
Sony is adding 4K imaging to its line of security technologies, with the new SNC-VM772R camera. The new model…
Sony Raises FY 2015 Profit Forecast To $2.5 Billion: Nikkei
Japanese consumer electronics firm Sony Corp (6758.T) has raised its operating profit estimate for fiscal 2015 to…
WikiLeaks posts Sony emails, connections to White House
WikiLeaks on Thursday published more than 30,000 documents and 170,000 emails leaked from a cyberattack on Sony…
Assassin CreedII Onlive Streaming Game Ends at April-end-Sony
After Sony bought several of its patents, Video game streaming pioneer OnLive is to shut down. The California-based…
Sony And Marvel To Partner On Spider-Man Movie
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studies have reached a deal to partner on the next installment of the $4 billion…
Sony To Delay Official Submission Of Third Quarter Results After Hackinga
Sony Corp said it was delaying the official submission of its third-quarter results due to the massive cyberattack…
U.S. Slaps More Sanctions on North Korea after Sony Hack
North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the U.S. financial system in the…
Sony’s ‘Interview’ Generates $15 Million In Online Sales
“The Interview” earned more than $15 million in online sales in its first four days of distribution as Sony Corp.…
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…
George Clooney Criticizes Hollywood In Sony Cyber Attack
Oscar winner George Clooney slammed Hollywood power players for not supporting Sony Pictures following the cyber…
Sony Pictures Warns Staff On Fraudsters Misusing Stolen Data
Sony Pictures Entertainment advised its current and former employees to be on the alert for fraudsters looking to…