A source told Bloomberg that Sony's Head of Marketing for its film unit, Marc Weinstock, was removed from his role.
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Sony Corp mulls sale of Gracenote- sources
Sony Corp is thinking of selling its audio recognition software business Gracenote and has hired Qatalyst Partners of Frank Quattrone to explore the sale, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Google acquires robotics company Boston Dynamics
Google Inc. on Friday announced that it had completed the purchase of engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is the eight robotics firm that the Internet giant has acquired in the last half-year.
Sony and Renesas to start talks on chip plant acquisition
Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony Corp. may spend JPY10 billion on a chip plant it intends to buy from Renesas Electronics Corp. Sony is reportedly increasing its chip output to boost its profits.
Sony PlayStation 4 tops Black Friday wish lists
A new survey by Nielsen said 33% of active gamers intend to buy Sony's PlayStation 4, while 22% of those surveyed said that they will buy Microsoft's Xbox One. PS4 was released two weeks ago, while Xbox hit the stores last week.
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Samsung and Sony would introduce their new devices in September 2013, ahead of Apple's iPhone launch.
Samsung Electronics Co. would introduce a wristwatch-like gadget called Galaxy Gear on September 4, 2013.
Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC purchased a USD113.7 million stake in Walt Disney Co. The Third Point LLC of Daniel Loeb purchased a USD113.
A source said Sony Corp reached a preliminary agreement with Viacom Inc. for television streaming services.
Sony's Xperia A outsold Samsung's Galaxy S4, which led to DoCoMo's decision to exclude Samsung in its promotional line-up for the forthcoming winter.
Nintendo Co. won a 50% cutback of the USD30.2 million in damages awarded to Sony Corp's former worker Seijiro Tomita.
Shares of Sony Corp fell 3% after it said no to the proposal of Daniel Loeb to sell one-fifth of its entertainment business.
Sony Corp.'s hedge for its PlayStation game enterprise has backfired as dollar costs rise. The strategy of Sony Corp. that shielded its PlayStation game enterprise from a strengthening yen has backfired.
If Chris Brown is to be believed in his latest tweets, he has announced his retirement as a global music artist with 'X' as his last album, which is due for release by the end of this month.
