February video game retail sales drop 20 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games tumbled 20 percent in February as people cut spending on video games and systems in a month without big new game launches.
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Mar 9, 2012
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Sony says it has sold 1.2M of the PlayStation Vita
Sony says it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide, exceeding the company's expectations amid stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo.
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Feb 28, 2012
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PlayStation Vita's rear pad a touchy subject
(AP) -- There's a suspicious knock on the wall. A dimwitted henchman working for an evil mastermind named Bakuki goes over to investigate the strange noise and then - WOOSH! - his blotchy body splatters across the room after ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 21, 2012
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Hit by yen, Thai floods, Sony sees wider net loss
(AP) -- Battered by weak TV sales, a strong yen and production disruptions from flooding in Thailand, Sony Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of 159 billion yen ($2.1 billion) for the October-December quarter and projected ...
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Feb 2, 2012
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Sony's Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO in April
(AP) -- Sony Corp. announced Wednesday that Kazuo Hirai, who leads the company's core consumer products business, will replace Howard Stringer as CEO and president effective April 1, as the electronics and entertainment ...
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Feb 1, 2012
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US video game sales drop 21 percent in December
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in December from a year ago to $3.99 billion as players bought fewer games for their aging consoles, according to market researcher ...
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Jan 13, 2012
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Gadget Watch: 55-inch OLED TVs from Samsung and LG
(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showing off 55-inch TV sets that use organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, instead of plasma or liquid crystals.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2012
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Apple's TV presence is strong at CES, though it's not there
At the Consumer Electronics Show, models walked around with large, lightweight flat-screen televisions showing vivid nature scenes, executives waved next-generation "magic" remote controls and audiences were treated to demonstrations ...
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Jan 10, 2012
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Sony quits organic-screen TV business
Sony Corp. has discontinued production of TV sets with organic electroluminescence (EL) display panels, widely seen as the mainstream panel to be used in next-generation flat-screen TVs, it was learned Saturday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2012
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Roku expands beyond Internet video-streaming boxes
Roku is thinking outside its set-top box in an attempt to bring more Internet video to flat-panel televisions.
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Jan 4, 2012
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