Oct 24th, 2008 · With companies warning of lower sales and smaller profits, stock investors around the world are fleeing for the exits. Gloomy forecasts from big Japanese exporters like Toyota, Sony and Canon sent the Nikkei index plunging 10 percent. South Korean electronics giant Samsung posted a 44 percent drop in quarterly profit, and that country's index fell 11 percent. In Great Britain, data released Friday shows economic output shrank for the first time in 16 years. All the European stock markets are plummeting, with Russia down 14 percent.
Keywords: European · world · country · Investor · economic · global · companies · Russia · Toyota · electronics · Japan · nikkei
Jul 4th, 2008 · When Carole King's album Tapestry came out in 1971, it became one of the best-selling albums of all time and marked her as one of pop's most talented songwriters. King's masterpiece has been reissued as a 2-disc Legacy Edition by Sony. Music historian Milo Miles takes a look at the landmark work.
Keywords: Kings · historian · music · landmark · songwriter · album · talented · masterpieces · Sony · Tapestry · 1971 · Carole King
Feb 19th, 2008 · Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers.
Keywords: players · Consumers · DVD · Hi · Sony · HD DVD · Def · Toshiba · Blu
Feb 19th, 2008 · Toshiba announces on Tuesday that is abandoning its HD DVD format. The capitulation comes after a protracted and costly battle with rival Sony, developer of the Blu-Ray DVD format.
Keywords: DVD · Sony · HD DVD · Toshiba · HD · abandon · Protracted · capitulating · Blu Ray DVD
Jan 25th, 2008 · Each year battalions of studio executives descend on the Sundance Film Festival, looking for the next indie hit. Sony Pictures is also using college students to gauge how a movie will play in the real world -- in exchange for party invites and goodie bags.
Keywords: world · executives · students · Colleges · indie · descendants · movies · studio · Sundance Film Festival · Sundance · Sony · battalion
Aug 27th, 2007 · Halo 3 is one of the most-anticipated video games of the year. It's exclusively for Microsoft's XBOX 360 console, and it's aimed squarely at hardcore gamers, but Microsoft and its competitors -- Sony and Nintendo -- are also trying to appeal to younger kids and families.
Keywords: video · families · Competitors · Microsoft · Sony · hardcore · Xbox · Gamer · Console · Nintendo
Aug 17th, 2007 · Sony has announced a plan to offer free recycling of its products in the United States. Special recycling centers will be set up for customers to drop off their Sony equipment such as laptops, TVs and stereos.
Keywords: products · United States · TV · Marketplace · customer · Sony · Recycled · Laptops · stereos
Jul 16th, 2007 · Electronic Entertainment Expo is the big annual event for the video game industry. Announcements at the conference included a fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, a redesign for the Sony handheld, and a few leaked details about the upcoming Steven Spielberg video games.
Keywords: industry · video · electronics · Steven Spielberg · Sony · spielberg · handhelds · Redesigning · Expo · Electronic Entertainment Expo · Nintendo Wii
