http://www.agoraquest.com/rssfeed.php Sony/Industry RSS en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:51 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:51 EDT http://www.agoraquest.com http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=645 Sony Corp (6758.T) will likely approve a plan this week to invest 50 billion yen ($642 million) in cash-strapped Olympus Corp (7733.T), becoming its biggest shareholder with around a 10 percent stake, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.Sony will set up a joint business with Olympus to develop new medical equipment, and next year will send an executive to join its board of directors, Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:31:00 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=645 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=644 Sony Corp. (6758) earnings are moving in the right direction as Japans biggest exporter of consumer electronics accelerates a plan to turn around its unprofitable TV business, Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said.Sony also is mindful of our cash position as it makes deals such as its Sept. 28 agreement to invest 50 billion yen ($639 million) in Olympus Corp. (7733), Hirai said at an industry e Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:17:44 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=644 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=643 2012 has marked a spectacular return to form for Sony as far as its Bravia HDTV lineup is concerned, with the flagship HX853 series scooping up awards after awards in various publications and industry events the 55-inch KDL-55HX853 we reviewed back in June remains the best LED LCD TV weve seen this year. Not content to rest on its laurels however, the Japanese brand is seeking to establish itself Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:15:44 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=643 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=642 PlayStation UKs Fergal Gara says that Sonys studios are having trouble balancing support of PS3, PS Vita, and the upcoming Playstation 4.Sony is working on a new video game console to succeed the swiftly maturing PlayStation 3. Codenamed Orbis, the PlayStation 4 will do a number of things according to various sources within and without Sony. The PlayStation 4 will support 4K playback. Following it Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:12:35 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=642 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=641 Sony said Monday it will sell a projector that displays and saves notes scribbled onto the images it projects.The projector comes with two battery-powered infrared pens, which it uses to track what is being written on the screen. Both pens can be tracked at the same time, and each can also be used as a standard computer mouse during presentations.The company said the projector can be used in class Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:13:03 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=641 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=640 Nokia and Sony remain two of the most powerful brands in Asia despite high profile problems affecting both companies which have sent their market share, revenues and global reputation plummeting in recent months, according to a new piece of research.Market consultancy Nikkei BP Consulting evaluated 60 global brands in eight countries across Asia in order to compile its annual Brand Asia report for Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:06:55 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=640 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=639 Sonys slow but sure descent is also about Japans obsession with doing things the Japanese way, even if its the wrong way.I lived in Japan during the peak of its technological and manufacturing heyday -- from 1983 till 1993. The final eight years in Tokyo. Not only did I visit scores of Japanese electronics and computer companies as a journalist (and analyst) but I was also irresistibly drawn to (r Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:05:03 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=639 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=638 Sonys new handheld hasnt been off to a great start here or in Japan.PlayStation Vita has now been available for two months in North America and Europe, and twice as long in Japan. In that time its failed to make any sort of significant splash as far as sales go -- in Japan, where we receive weekly updates courtesy of Media Create, the system sold less than 9,000 units in each of the first two week Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:54:41 -0400 http://www.agoraquest.com/article.php?sid=638