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Article | 27/04/2007 Kutaragi to step down as Sony game unit CEO

Ken Kutaragi, the man who led Sony into the game console business, will step down as chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), the ...

Article | 27/04/2007 Nintendo sales surge, but Wii misses target by a hair

Nintendo reported a big increase in sales and profit for its financial year just ended, although sales of its smash-hit Wii console missed their targe...

Article | 13/04/2007 Sony plans OLED TV launch this year

Sony is hoping to steal a lead on rivals this year by launching televisions that use OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays, it said Thursday.

Article | 13/04/2007 Samsung to launch dual Blu-ray HD DVD player

One of the main backers of the Blu-ray Disc format, South Korea's Samsung Electronics, plans to release an optical disc player this year that will pla...

Article | 11/04/2007 LG, Volkswagen tie on Beetle MP3 player

LG Electronics is teaming up with car-maker Volkswagen on a digital media player styled along the lines of the New Beetle car.

Article | 30/03/2007 Sony planning 80GB version of PlayStation 3

Sony Computer Entertainment is planning a new version of the PlayStation 3 game console with a higher-capacity hard-disk drive, according to a U.S. re...

Article | 28/03/2007 Microsoft to launch higher-spec Xbox 360

Microsoft will begin selling in April an upgraded version of its Xbox 360 console that packs a higher capacity disk drive and high-definition video in...

Article | 19/03/2007 CEBIT - Cebit reports a strong first half

The organizers of Cebit sought on Sunday to quash talk of an downturn in the fortunes of the world's largest IT fair, saying attendance was stronger t...

Article | 16/03/2007 CEBIT - Commodore's back with gaming PCs

One of the best known computer brands of the 1980s, Commodore, is back at Cebit 2007.

Article | 7/03/2007 Finally from Sony, a video Walkman

Eighteen months after rival Apple raised the bar in the music player market with its video iPod, Sony will launch its first digital video Walkman.

Article | 2/03/2007 Toshiba says 51GB HD DVD still under development

A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn't been submitted for approva...

Article | 1/03/2007 Sony adds HDTV output to digital cameras

Sony is aggressively promoting high-definition televisions (HDTVs) to consumers and soon it will have a range of digital still cameras to match.

Article | 27/02/2007 Sony plans cheaper Blu-ray Disc player

Sony is planning to launch a Blu-ray Disc player in the middle of this year that's significantly cheaper than many current models on the market.

Article | 27/02/2007 Apple, Samsung, Sandisk sued over MP3

Little-known Texas MP3 Technologies is taking on Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk with a patent-infringement lawsuit.

Article | 22/02/2007 Details of new Sony digital cameras hit the Web

They're not due to be officially announced until next week, but details of Sony's new line-up of digital still cameras hit numerous Web sites Tuesday.