Sony Olympus Medical Solutions — a medical joint venture set up by Sony and Olympus in 2013 — says it has developed a new surgical microscope that could free doctors from the strains involved with operating older, unwieldy models over long periods of time. The ...
The National Museum of Nature and Science on Tuesday added Sony Corp.'s Trinitron color television and HRP-2 Promet, a humanoid robot made in 2003 to a list of important historical materials. The 36-inch model of the high-definition Trinitron TV, released in 1990, was among 15 ...
Music on vinyl is enjoying a renaissance, with digital streaming services generating interest in records once more. Japan's electronics and entertainment giant Sony is positioning itself to embrace this latest trend in the music industry, with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. recently announcing it will ...
Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things. There's the Aromastic, a digital smell dispenser, AeroSense self-flying drones and a collection of tech-infused accessories called "wena." These ...
Electronics and entertainment giant Sony said Tuesday its net profit nearly quadrupled in the three months to June, backed by brisk sales of smartphone components and cameras and solid revenue from its game business. The company posted a quarterly net profit of ¥80.87 billion ($730 ...
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will complete the sale of its battery business to electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing Co. on Sept. 1, having obtained the necessary approval from antitrust regulators. The deal values the battery business at roughly ¥17.5 billion ($156 million). It has ...
Proving that vinyl records are making a comeback, Sony announces it will resume production of the music format for the first time in three decades.
A very meta instant camera Japan's biggest toy fair, the International Tokyo Toy Show, is always a good place to discover new gadgets, even if they are originally designed for kids. This year it was held June 1-4 and one product proved particularly popular with ...
The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a rare alert squarely blaming the North Korean government for a raft of cyberattacks stretching back to 2009 and warning that more were likely. The joint alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of ...
Sony has introduced a rich array of action-packed PlayStation 4 video games, some for virtual reality, defending its crown as the top-selling new-generation console. The company focused on blockbuster games and new PS4 titles at a press event Monday on opening day eve of the ...
Microsoft on Sunday unveiled Xbox One X — billing it as the most powerful gaming console ever made, and escalating a battle with market leader PlayStation. The $499 (about ¥55,000) product was built with the muscle for seamless play on ultra-high definition 4K televisions and ...
Japanese businesses that have been snapping up everything from drugmakers to beer brands in their biggest overseas acquisition spree on record are beginning to feel the pain from some of the soured deals of the past. Companies booked at least ¥2 trillion in write-downs on ...
