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Vaio Corp., the Sony Corp. computer spinoff, said Tuesday it will begin showing virtual reality movies in a theater in the capital's Shinjuku district on July 2. Vaio, which took over Sony's personal computer business, is hoping to expand the VR market by combining the ...
Cloud play on the horizon in changing video game world as companies tout new technologies at E3 expo
Console-makers long at the center of the video game universe are adapting to an exploding constellation of ways to play, with the cloud looming on the horizon. Rival giants Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony remained the stars, with their Xbox, PlayStation and Switch gaming hardware respectively, ...
Sony backs maker of instrument that RZA and Grimes can't live without
Sony Corp.'s venture capital arm is backing Roli, the maker of digital musical instruments like the Seaboard that have attracted stars including Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA and Canadian artist Grimes. CEO Roland Lamb described the funding from the Sony Innovation Fund as a "significant investment ...
Sony plans to launch 'Everybody's Taxi' dispatch service within fiscal year
Sony Corp. is moving forward with plans to introduce a taxi-hailing service in Japan, unveiling a joint venture with cab companies called "Everybody's Taxi." The electronics maker, which announced in February that it was forming the alliance, said on Thursday it will begin services within ...
A Sony Car? New CEO says he has always wanted to work on moving objects
Sony Corp.'s new chief executive officer is interested in taking the electronics maker in an entirely new direction: objects that move. Kenichiro Yoshida, who took over in April, said on Wednesday that he's always wanted to work on "moving objects," adding that it's far too ...
Sony's new PlayStation chief hints at return to portable gaming
Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation chief John Kodera said he sees a future in portable gaming, departing from his predecessor's view that there's a limited market for handheld games. Kodera, who replaced Andrew House as the head of the ¥1.84 trillion ($16.6 billion) games division in ...
Sony buys EMI Music Publishing in $1.9 billion deal to beef up music catalog
Sony announced it will acquire a majority stake in EMI, which holds rights to about 2.1 million songs, including from artists such as Pink and Kanye West.
Japan's earnings reports mostly disappoint, but analysts see hope ahead
With Japan's quarterly reporting period almost over, one analyst summed up the general feeling about companies' profit performance. "The results season was probably a disappointment," said Jonathan Allum, a strategist at SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd. in London. It's difficult to disagree. Most firms have posted ...
Japan shines at Salone del Mobile
This month, On: Design invites product designer and Japanologist Maurice E. Zacher to introduce his top Japanese design picks from the 2018 Salone del Mobile Milano interior and furniture fair, held in Italy on April 17-22. Nendo never fails For most regulars to the Salone del ...
Sony Bank, a unit of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., says it will introduce automated preliminary screening for housing loan applications using artificial intelligence technology. The system, use of which is scheduled to start Thursday, will shorten the preliminary screening process from the current two to ...
Sony posts record operating profit for 2017 on robust semiconductor business
Sony Corp. said Friday it set a record for group operating profit for the first time in 20 years in fiscal 2017, posting a ¥734.86 billion ($6.7 billion) figure — up 154.5 percent from the previous year — on the back of strong smartphone ...
Roughly 1 in 3 Indonesians in major cities has recently purchased products from Japanese brands such as Sony and Uniqlo, according to a Japan External Trade Organization survey. The survey, conducted via smartphone on 720 individuals in Jakarta, Surabaya and six other cities in Southeast ...
