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Sony enters virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset

TOKYO: Sony Corp will join the race for virtual reality (VR) dominance on Thursday with the $399 PlayStation VR, a headset the Japanese electronics...

Sony to return image sensors to full capacity on smartphone pickup

TOKYO: 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...

Sony closes on Michael Jackson’s stake in music publisher

NEW YORK: Sony said Friday that it had closed its $750 million purchase of Michael Jackson's stake in a music venture behind a vast...

PS4 sales hit 40 million as Sony console dominates

SAN FRANCISCO: Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Thursday that PlayStation 4 sales hit 40 million units, being snapped up at a record-setting pace.

Adele signs to Sony for £90 million

LONDON:British singer-songwriter Adele has signed a new contract with Sony worth up to £90 million (117 million euros, $131 million), in one of the biggest ever record deals, British media reported.

Sales of video game “Uncharted 4” hit record 2.7 mln worldwide in first week

SAN FRANCISCO: Sony announced Monday that sales of a much-awaited final installment to the hit video game series "Uncharted" topped 2.7 million copies worldwide in its opening week.

Animated ‘Spider-Man’ in 2018: Sony

LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures said Wednesday it is working on an animated "Spider-Man" film for 2018 which will be conceived by "The LEGO Movie"'s creators.

Sony unveils new Xperia phone

TOKYO: Sony Corp on Monday unveiled a new high-end Xperia handset featuring an aluminium frame and a 5.2-inch screen, showing it is still in the smartphone race even as it scales down its struggling mobile operations.

Sony sees 25-fold profit jump by 2018 through videogames, sensors

TOKYO: Sony Corp aims to boost its operating profit 25-fold within three years by focusing on its more profitable image sensors, videogame and entertainment businesses, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Sony shares jump 12% on earnings outlook to four-year high

TOKYO: Shares in Sony jumped almost 12 percent in early trade Thursday to its highest intraday level in nearly four years, after the struggling electronics giant hiked its earnings outlook.

Japan's Nintendo says Apr-Dec net profit surges six-fold to $504 mn

TOKYO: Japanese videogame giant Nintendo said Wednesday its April-December net profit soared six-fold to $504 million as a sharply weaker yen boosted its bottom line and helped offset slowing sales of its 3DS system.

TV of the future may not be a rectangle

LAS VEGAS: The TV of the future may not be a rectangle, but a sphere.

Sony chief thanks supporters after 'vicious' cyber attack

LAS VEGAS: Sony chief Kazuo Hirai on Monday spoke for the first time publicly about the cyber attack that derailed launch of controversial comedy "The Interview," calling the assault "vicious and malicious."

U.S. slaps more sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack

WASHINGTON: North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the U.S. financial system in the wake of a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, which the Obama Administration has said was supported by the reclusive country.

North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in recent days amid a confrontation between them over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures.

Sony Pictures 'The Interview' grosses more than $1 million

LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures comedy "The Interview" grossed more than $1 million in limited release at the U.S. box office on Dec. 25, the studio said on Friday.

Xbox Live back up, PlayStation Network still down

NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp's Xbox Live was back up on Friday while Sony Corp's PlayStation Network remained offline for a second day after a hacker group claimed responsibility for attacking the two Internet gaming services.

Madonna speaks of 'crazy times' after songs leaked

Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what the pop icon called "crazy times." "Shit, this is the...

Sony Pictures CEO says had no choice but to pull 'The Interview'

LOS ANGELES: Describing the lonely work of leading a company through a devastating cyberattack, Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive Michael Lynton on Friday said the Hollywood studio did not make a mistake in pulling satirical film "The Interview."

Attack could cost Sony half a billion dollars: experts

LOS ANGELES: The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs, experts say.
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