Bits: Sonyâs Chief Says It Wonât Be Late Again
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Howard Stringer is willing to admit that Sony got some things wrong, but he says it wonât happen with OLED technology.
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TORONTO (CP) -- Blockbuster Inc., the world&#39;s biggest video rental company, has presented a promise to eliminate late fees on movies and games in the new year.
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TOKYO, Sep 22, 2004 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- The dispute over next-generation DVD formats will continue for some time, Kunitake Ando, chairman of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and president of Sony Corp, said in
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(InfoWorld) - SonyÂ is reshuffling responsibilities in its key electronics group, allowing the head of the division to play a bigger role in Sony's research and development actvities. The company, which is still investigating the cause of laptop PC fires caused byÂ faulty Lithium Ion batteriesÂ it produced, will shift day-to-day control of all its major consumer and industrial products to Katsumi Ihara, Sony said on Monday. Ihara currently heads Sony's TV and video business. His new responsibilities will include Sony's Vaio computers, digital still cameras, digital video cameras, and Walkman audio products. Sony's semiconductor and component business will be put under the day-to-day control of Yutaka Nakagawa, who currently heads the digital imaging and audio business. Nakagawa will also be promoted from executive vice president to executive deputy president. Putting the running of the product and component businesses under Ihara and Nakagawa will mean that Ryoji Chubachi, president and CEO of the electronics business, will be free to take direct control of Sony's research and development activities.
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Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Friday that  losses at its games division in the July-September quarter may  be bigger than its losses for the quarter ended in June due to  a possible increase in valuation losses on PlayStation 3  microchips.
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Sony Corp. is likely  to cut its PlayStation 3 price again by year-end following this  week&#39;s $100 cut, a senior executive at Japanese game software  maker Capcom Co. Ltd. said.
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Tycho:  In a conference call earlier this week about the Activision/Blizzard/Merger/thing, Activision CEO Robert Kotick dropped the quote from the first panel of the strip completely without irony.  No doubt a phrase like that is "hot talk" for the financial set, but when they're speaking within earshot of the community, they might want to be more choosy.
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Sony Corp.&#39;s (6758.T) $100 price  cut for the PlayStation 3 is not enough to turn the fortunes of  the game console, which has suffered a slow start, an executive  of game software maker Konami Corp. (9766.T) said.
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Sony has been demoing its 3D online user community Home a lot recently, ramping up excitement surrounding its release, initially planned for later this year. Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show, and in his first public appearance as CEO of SCEI, Kazuo Hirai announced that Home would be delayed until next spring.
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TOKYO -- The recent management changes in Sony Corp.'s video game division were needed to ensure the success of the new PlayStation 3 console, Sony President Ryoji Chubachi told a newspaper Friday.
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Reported layoffs at Sony may serve as another wake-up call to the company's current struggles in today's gaming market, but an executive denies that PS3 sales are to blame.
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In this 2.5-minute exclusive video, outspoken Seagate CEO Bill Watkins tackles Blu-ray versus HD-DVD; Apple's integration of hardware, software and content; and Americans' willingness to watch bad video. Plus, he offers his predictions on the likelihood of recession in 2008.
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Hurry up, Howard The chairman and chief executive of Sony, Sir Howard Stringer, has said the company was attempting to "refine" how much it could afford to reduce the price of the PS3 console by, and has been quoted as saying there was "no question" consumers wanted the price to be lower. Duh.â¦
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Gabe: I've gotten some mail about the Sony Defense Force site we mentioned in the strip today. Most people seem to want to know if it's a joke or not. I am of the opinion that it is. I'm not sure about Tycho but I think it's 100% fake. Stuff like the Lair review and their spin on the video of Halo 3 running on a PS3 demo station just can't be real. I think the guy running the site and making the articles is a genius. He's pulling in all kinds of traffic with an incredible parody and best of all, he even has people in his forums who think the whole thing is real. My guess is, in a couple weeks or maybe a month he'll drop the charade and reveal the whole thing was a gag. Maybe he can keep it going longer than that but I doubt it. I hope he can though because honestly it's fucking hilarious.   128016001920  Also Kiko made you this cool wallpaper based on one of his PAX photos. He has also posted two more sets including the final round of the Omegathon and general PAX culture.  -Gabe out
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It&#39;s another black eye for Sony. After closing its online music store in August, news comes that the entertainment giant is delaying the opening of its online community for  the PlayStation 3.
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Microsoft Corp's  Xbox video  gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) HD-DVD  high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting Sony  Corp's (6758.T) rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want  it, an executive said on Tuesday.
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirms that the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed.