Sony posts record in sales, but profits down
Sony announced its group sales for the October-December quarter rose 0.7% from a year earlier to a record 2,323.4 billion yen on a quarterly basis,...
Sony to use IBM software in DVD recorders
Japan's Sony Corp will use image-reading software from IBM in its DVD recorders and flat-panel TVs to be launched in the next business year. Sony...
Sony announces portable hard disk player "USB Audio" under AIWA brand
Sony Corporation announced "USB Audio", a core product lineup which will newly define the AIWA brand. Sony will energetically promote these products which will be...
Sony adds 8x DVD-R 4X DVD-RW writing capabilities to 530 series with simple firmware upgrade
Sony Electronics is rewarding owners of its 530 series of dual format DVD/CD-recordable drives with a free firmware upgrade that will allow them to achieve...
Sony also demonstrates dual layer DVD+R recorder at CES
Visitors of the Sony booth at CES had the chance to see a prototype dual-layer DVD+R recorder. The prototype will record on DVD+R DL media...
Microsoft pushes for a million live users, Sony considers online video chat
Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach has announced that Microsoft hopes to have one million Xbox Live users by June this year - but new plans...
Sony launches 8x DVD-R and DVD+R
Sony announces the introduction of its first 8x DVD-R and DVD+R media for the consumer market. Like all Sony single-side recordable DVD discs, the 8x...
"Hi-MD" format established
Sony announced the development of "Hi-MD," marking an evolution of the music recording MD format into a versatile recording media that also delivers PC data...
Sony unveils line of dual RW home DVD recorders with hard disk
Sony unveiled a lineup of dual compatible +RW/- RW DVD home recorders. They're designed for both first time users as well as sophisticated time shifters...
Sony develops super-capacity MD format
Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has developed a new MiniDisc (MD) format with a massively expanded recording capacity. Sony Corp. will announce details of the...
