http://www.newsvine.com/sonyNewsvine - sonyen-usCopyright 2013Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:31:47 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 03:04:04 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17253271-stringer-leaving-sony-in-june-hands-over-to-hiraihttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17253271-stringer-leaving-sony-in-june-hands-over-to-hiraijapansonyworld-newsasSun, 10 Mar 2013 03:46:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press conference, in Tokyo, Japan. Stringer, who fought to bring a divided and struggling Sony Corp. together as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company's first foreign president, announced Friday, March 8, 2013, he is retiring as chairman in June. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034311-sony-playstation-4-with-social-remote-featureshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034311-sony-playstation-4-with-social-remote-featurestechnologyusnew-yorkrunningsonyplaystationtecWed, 20 Feb 2013 23:05:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 photo, Sony signs hang from a store in Tokyo. Sony is expected to unveil its next-generation gaming system at a New York event Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013, a development that would give the struggling electronics company a head start over Microsoft and an Xbox 360 successor. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4 speaks during an event to announce the new video game console, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4 speaks during an event to announce the new video game console Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Andrew House speaks at an event to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033612-sony-shows-playstation-4-capabilities-but-no-boxhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033612-sony-shows-playstation-4-capabilities-but-no-boxtechnologyusnew-yorksonyplaystationtecWed, 20 Feb 2013 21:17:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 photo, Sony signs hang from a store in Tokyo. Sony is expected to unveil its next-generation gaming system at a New York event Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013, a development that would give the struggling electronics company a head start over Microsoft and an Xbox 360 successor. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4 speaks during an event to announce the new video game console, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4 speaks during an event to announce the new video game console Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Andrew House speaks at an event to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>David Perry, CEO of Gaikai, speaks during a news conference to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Yoshinori Ono, of Capcom, speaks during a news conference to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>David Perry, CEO of Gaikai, left, speaks as Mark Cerny, demonstrates remote game play on the PSVita during a news conference to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p><p>Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4, speaks during a news conference to announce the new video game console, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16927358-starz-renews-deal-to-get-sony-movies-through-2021http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16927358-starz-renews-deal-to-get-sony-movies-through-2021technologyussonystarzsony-picturesMon, 11 Feb 2013 17:49:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16879181-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115-millionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16879181-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115-milliontechnologybusinessjapanearnssonyasThu, 7 Feb 2013 06:30:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sony's logo is seen outside the company's head office in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company aims for a comeback from record yearly losses. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>People walk outside Sony head office in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company aims for a comeback from record yearly losses. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808023-sony-likely-to-unveil-next-playstation-on-feb-20http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16808023-sony-likely-to-unveil-next-playstation-on-feb-20technologyussonynew-york-cityplaystationtecFri, 1 Feb 2013 16:51:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16674096-sony-fined-in-uk-over-playstation-cyberattackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16674096-sony-fined-in-uk-over-playstation-cyberattacktechnologyeubritainsonyhackplaystation-networkbritain-data-regulatorThu, 24 Jan 2013 09:04:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden displays a new PlayStation 3 during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. Britain’s Data Regulator fined Sony 250,000 pounds ($396,100) on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 for having insufficient security measures to prevent a 2011 cyberattack on its PlayStation Network. The attack in April 2011 targeted credit card information through Sony’s PlayStation Network and put millions of users’ personal information - including names, addresses, birth dates and account passwords - at risk. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16557757-ceo-says-sony-is-on-track-for-comebackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16557757-ceo-says-sony-is-on-track-for-comebacktechnologyjapansonyasThu, 17 Jan 2013 07:12:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai speaks during a news conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Sony Corp., the struggling Japanese electronics and entertainment company, is headed in the right direction although its comeback is not yet complete, Hirai said Thursday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)</p><p>Sony Corp. chief executive Kazuo Hirai speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 17, 2012. Sony, the struggling Japanese electronics and entertainment company, is headed in the right direction although its comeback is not yet complete, Hirai said Thursday. Hirai told reporters that Sony is now more nimble and focused under his leadership which began nine months ago. Sony has lost money for the past four years, and has fallen behind powerful rivals such as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in profitability and innovation. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16402903-sony-uses-movie-studio-to-press-ultra-hd-advantagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16402903-sony-uses-movie-studio-to-press-ultra-hd-advantagetechnologyusshowsonygadgetgadget-showtecsony-ceo-kazuo-hiraiTue, 8 Jan 2013 03:49:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai speaks during a news conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The 2013 International CES gadget show, the biggest trade show in the Americas, is taking place in Las Vegas this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14845899-sony-reduces-loss-on-sales-recovery-restructuringhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14845899-sony-reduces-loss-on-sales-recovery-restructuringtechnologyjapanearnssonyasThu, 1 Nov 2012 06:22:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man looks at Sony's Bravia flat panel TV sets on display at a Tokyo electronics store Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company history the previous year. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company recorded a 15.5 billion yen ($193 million yen) loss for the July-September period, much better than the 27 billion yen loss racked up the same period the previous year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Packs of Sony's dry-cell batteries are placed for sale at a Tokyo electronics store Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company history the previous year. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company recorded a 15.5 billion yen ($193 million yen) loss for the July-September period, much better than the 27 billion yen loss racked up the same period the previous year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14553078-sony-to-close-factory-cut-workforce-by-2000http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14553078-sony-to-close-factory-cut-workforce-by-2000businessjapansonyasFri, 19 Oct 2012 09:40:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14518266-sony-redo-of-playstation-store-links-games-movieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14518266-sony-redo-of-playstation-store-links-games-moviestechnologyussonystoreplaystation-storeThu, 18 Oct 2012 00:38:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image provided by Sony Corp. shows a screen shot displaying Sony's new PlayStation Store. Sony Corp. is preparing a common storefront across devices from its game console to its Web-connected TVs, Blu-ray players and phones. The store puts related game and movie franchises together on one page. That will allow fans of video games like “Resident Evil” or “Lego Harry Potter” to buy or rent movies from the same series more easily. (AP Photo/Sony Corp.)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14134939-sony-olympus-alliance-aims-for-high-tech-surgeryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14134939-sony-olympus-alliance-aims-for-high-tech-surgerytechnologyjapansonyasolympusFri, 28 Sep 2012 08:46:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2012 file photo, newly-appointed President of Olympus Corp. Hiroyuki Sasa, left, speaks as his predecessor Shuichi Takayama, second left, and two outside directors of the company, Hiroshi Kuruma, second right, and Yasuo Hayashida, attend a press conference in Tokyo when the entire board of scandal-tainted Olympus resigned and the new president was tapped to lead a turnaround at the Japanese medical equipment maker. Sony and Olympus have agreed on a business alliance that will see Sony Corp. invest 50 billion yen ($640 million) for an 11 percent stake in the embattled medical equipment and camera company. Olympus has been on shaky ground after its British chief executive turned whistleblower and helped unearth a scandal involving a systematic cover-up of massive losses. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, office workers leave the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo. Sony and Olympus have agreed on a business alliance that will see Sony invest 50 billion yen ($640 million) for an 11 percent stake in the embattled medical equipment and camera company. The deal, announced Friday, Sept. 28, was widely expected as Sony president Kazuo Hirai had expressed interest in such a move as part of a turnaround at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, left, and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa bow together at the end of a joint press conference on their business deal in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Japan Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, left, shakes hands with President of Olympus Corp. Hiroyuki Sasa, during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, left, and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa stand together for a photo session during a joint press conference on their business deal in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Japan Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, second left, and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa, second right, attend a joint press conference on their business deal in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Japan Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, left, speaks during a press conference with President of Olympus Corp. Hiroyuki Sasa, right, in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai, left, and Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa take seats at the start of a joint press conference on their business deal in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Japan Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will produce endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronics and entertainment maker's three-dimensional imagery and super-clear display technology called 4K. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13953308-sony-plans-slimmer-playstation-3-before-year-endhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13953308-sony-plans-slimmer-playstation-3-before-year-endtechnologyjapansonyasplaystationWed, 19 Sep 2012 06:22:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO, Andrew House, right, and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kawano show the new PlayStation 3 and PS VITA during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and CEO, Andrew House introduces the new PlayStation 3 during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones. The global rollout starts Sept. 25 in North America, where the 250 gigabyte version will sell for $269. The other version sells for $299 from Oct. 30. In Japan, the models go on sale Oct. 4 for 29,980 yen ($380) and 24,980 yen ($316). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550217-sony-to-sell-ultra-hd-4k-tv-set-in-us-storeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550217-sony-to-sell-ultra-hd-4k-tv-set-in-us-storestechnologyussonyhdtvhigh-definition-tvstecbeyondWed, 29 Aug 2012 17:18:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated image provided by Sony shows an ultra-HD ‘4K’ TV set. High-definition TVs roughly quadrupled the resolution of the sets that came before them. Now, the industry is poised to do it again as Sony says its U.S. stores will, by December, sell a TV set with four tims the resolution of today's best HDTVs. (AP Photo/Sony)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13081106-sonys-loss-grows-cuts-earnings-forecasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13081106-sonys-loss-grows-cuts-earnings-forecasttechnologyjapanearnssonyasThu, 2 Aug 2012 06:56:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A shopper passes by an advertisement poster of Sony at a store in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Sony is reporting a bigger loss for the April-June quarter at 24.6 billion yen ($316 million) despite a sales recovery from a disaster-struck previous year. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Thursday its income was hurt by a surging yen, which erases overseas earnings, and by declining sales of liquid-crystal display TVs and video game machines. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A shopper tries a Sony's product at a store in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Sony is reporting a bigger loss for the April-June quarter at 24.6 billion yen ($316 million) despite a sales recovery from a disaster-struck previous year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A shopper stands in front of Sony's productions at a store in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Sony is reporting a bigger loss for the April-June quarter at 24.6 billion yen ($316 million) despite a sales recovery from a disaster-struck previous year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12526251-sony-to-buy-game-streaming-company-gaikaihttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12526251-sony-to-buy-game-streaming-company-gaikaitechnologyussonygaikaiMon, 2 Jul 2012 16:47:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12485832-emi-half-sold-as-sony-closes-22b-publishing-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12485832-emi-half-sold-as-sony-closes-22b-publishing-dealtechnologyussonyeminorah-jonesemi-music-publishingFri, 29 Jun 2012 20:48:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12479945-sony-group-closes-on-22b-emi-publishing-purchasehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12479945-sony-group-closes-on-22b-emi-publishing-purchasetechnologyusftcsonyemifederal-trade-commissionemi-group-ltdemi-music-publishingFri, 29 Jun 2012 13:43:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12450582-fears-hopes-grow-for-sony-under-new-presidenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12450582-fears-hopes-grow-for-sony-under-new-presidenttechnologyjapansonystrugglingasThu, 28 Jun 2012 06:27:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer to be Kazuo Hirai, left, and outgoing CEO Howard Stringer have a light moment following their press conference in Tokyo. Sony now has a new president - Hirai, the former head of its game division. But shareholders are already raising doubts about his ability to revive the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 10, 2012 file photo, the main lobby of the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo is hung with a large sign reading: Sony make.believe. Sony now has a new president - Kazuo Hirai, the former head of its game division. But shareholders are already raising doubts about his ability to revive the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)</p><p>In this March 2, 2012 photo, a visitor inspects Sony's flat panel TVs at a retail store in Tokyo. Sony Corp. now has a new president - Kazuo Hirai, the former head of its game division. But shareholders are already raising doubts about his ability to revive the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12428920-new-sony-president-gets-shareholder-approvalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12428920-new-sony-president-gets-shareholder-approvaltechnologyjapansonyasWed, 27 Jun 2012 05:13:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai poses for photographers after a press conference at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo. Hirai, the former head of Sony's game division, will steer the struggling Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate's turnaround as the company's new president and chief executive. Shareholders approved Hirai after a grilling by frustrated investors at an annual meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday. Shareholders demanded to know how the company's past glory was going to be retrieved. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12395068-sony-panasonic-tying-up-in-advanced-tv-displayshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12395068-sony-panasonic-tying-up-in-advanced-tv-displaystechnologyjapansonysouth-koreasamsung-electronicsaspanasoniclong-time-japanesesony-panasonicMon, 25 Jun 2012 09:59:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, a model poses with a 55-inch Samsung OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, TV during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. Long-time Japanese rivals Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's Samsung Electronics. The companies said in a joint statement Monday, June 25, they will share core technologies to develop OLED panels. They are aiming for low-cost mass production by 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 15, 2009 file photo, a photographer takes a photo of a clear image of flowers on a Sony Corp.'s 21-inch OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, display model shown for the first time in Japan at the 5th International Flat Panel Display Expo 'Display 2009' in Tokyo. Long-time Japanese rivals Sony and Panasonic Corp. are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's Samsung Electronics. The companies said in a joint statement Monday, June 25, 2012, they will share core technologies to develop OLED panels. They are aiming for low-cost mass production by 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12169723-sony-triples-down-on-hasbro-plan-with-tonkahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12169723-sony-triples-down-on-hasbro-plan-with-tonkatechnologyussonytonkaMon, 11 Jun 2012 19:43:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12058408-sony-pumps-life-into-ps-vita-move-controllerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12058408-sony-pumps-life-into-ps-vita-move-controllertechnologyusgamesharry-pottersonyTue, 5 Jun 2012 04:18:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, introduces "Book of Spells" at the Sony Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)</p><p>COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this image provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, David Cage, founder of Quantic Dream studio, unveils details and collaboration with Ellen Paige in his new game Beyond for PlayStation 3 during the Sony Playstation press conference at E3 on Monday, June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Chris Week/AP Images for Sony Computer Entertainment America)</p><p>Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Corporation, is introduced at the Sony Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)</p><p>Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, applauds during the Sony Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)</p><p>COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this image provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony Global, addresses the crowd during the Sony Playstation press conference at E3 on Monday, June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Chris Week/AP Images for Sony Computer Entertainment America)</p><p>COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this image provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Todd Papy, Game Director, God of War Ascension, reveals the release date of the next iteration of the acclaimed God of War franchise during the Sony Playstation press conference at E3 on Monday, June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Chris Week/AP Images for Sony Computer Entertainment America)</p><p>COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this image provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO, announces Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified is coming this holiday to Sony's PS Vita during the Sony PlayStation press conference at E3 on Monday, June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Chris Week/AP Images for Sony Computer Entertainment America)</p><p>Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, speaks during the Sony Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12057623-harry-potter-author-helps-conjure-wonderbookhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12057623-harry-potter-author-helps-conjure-wonderbookpottersonyrowlingaugmentedcollaboratingonly-on-msnbc-comquotbookpotterquotquotharryTue, 5 Jun 2012 03:14:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Famed "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is collaborating with Sony to create an augmented reality "Book of Spells" for something called the "Wonderbook."</p>