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HIGHLIGHTS Sony allegedly misrepresented water-resistance capabilities The company will need to settle with court again on December 1 The lawsuit seeks extension of warranty A US federal court in New York on Friday preliminarily approved a nationwide class action settlement against Sony regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain Xperia smartphones and tablets. The class action lawsuit against the Japanese company alleges that it sold ... Read More »

Over-ear Bluetooth headphones are a dime a dozen these days, but great ones that also offer noise canceling and high-quality audio are few and far between. Sony’s MDR-1000X is one of these but its $399.99 price is enough to give anyone pause. However, it’s now being discounted $102 thus making it $298, its lowest price yet. The MDR-1000X is often ... Read More »

The social media accounts of Sony PlayStation were reportedly hacked by a notorious hacking group. OurMine, a hacking group hacked the Facebook and Twitter accounts of PlayStation. The hackers also posted messages asking the company to seek help from the group in order to ensure security in the future.“PlayStation Network Databases leaked #OurMine,” the tweet read. This is not the ... Read More »

Photo Credit: Angela Weiss/ AFP No, Britney Spears is not dead. Yet her fans’ hearts may have skipped a beat today when tweets purportedly from Sony Music Entertainment said “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016” and “Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney.” The real Sony Music Entertainment quickly deleted those tweets and issued a terse ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The RX100 V has 315 PDAF points and new LSI chip for faster readouts The A6500 gets 5-axis stabilisation, touchscreen and faster processing The RX100 V costs $1,000 while the A6500 costs $1,400 Sony has just updated two of its most popular camera series with new models – the A6500 and the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V aka the RX100 V. ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony commands about 40 percent of the market for CMOS image sensors The sensors were central to Sony’s recovery from years of losses Sony’s clients include Apple and Samsung. Sony Corp’s image sensor production will return to full capacity in the October-March half-year due to a pickup in smartphone demand, having spent part of the past year running just ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony to concentrate on videogames, entertainment and camera sensors Expects JPY 270 billion in operating profit for year ending in March Sony to sell its battery business for about JPY 17.5 billion Sony Corp cut its annual profit outlook due to losses related to the sale of its battery business – disappointing a market that had been hoping for ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony had a JPY 26 billion net profit in the six months through September Revenue during the period fell more than 10 percent to JPY 3.3 trillion Strong demand for games for its hugely popular PlayStation 4 game console Sony said Tuesday its fiscal first half net profit dived owing to a sharp rally in the yen and losses ... Read More »

Sony announced Tuesday it is moving its PlayStation business to Silicon Valley and consolidating its game console offerings under one roof. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant said that as of April, its PlayStation hardware, software and online businesses will be unified in a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment. The freshly formed company will bring together Sony Computer ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony Mobile expects less growth in markets such as China and India Sony to focus in East Asia (including Japan), Europe and the Middle East The company will focus in the high value-added segment Sony Mobile at a recent investor meet has reportedly confirmed that it will focus less on select markets like China, India, and the US where ... Read More »