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Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:07:08 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai smile as they show the company's latest products, digital still camera DSC-TX1, e-book 'Reader,' and a new remote controller for PlayStation 3, respectively, during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:10 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied by Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A man walks past logos of Sony Corp at an electronics shop in ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:36:58 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past logos of Sony Corp at an electronics shop in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Shares of Sony Corp fell to their lowest in nearly four months on Friday after the electronics maker's new business strategy failed to convince investors it could deliver strong profit growth. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Men stand behind a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics shop ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:34:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Men stand behind a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics shop in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Shares of Sony Corp fell to their lowest in nearly four months on Friday after the electronics maker's new business strategy failed to convince investors it could deliver strong profit growth. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

A man looks at Sony Corp products at an electronics shop in ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:33:38 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks at Sony Corp products at an electronics shop in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Shares of Sony Corp fell to their lowest in nearly four months on Friday after the electronics maker's new business strategy failed to convince investors it could deliver strong profit growth. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

A man is reflected in a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A man is reflected in a logo of Sony Corp at an electronics shop in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Shares of Sony Corp fell to their lowest in nearly four months on Friday after the electronics maker's new business strategy failed to convince investors it could deliver strong profit growth. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer speaks at a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:28:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer speaks at a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Sony Corp aims to earn a 5 percent operating profit margin in three years by turning its struggling LCD TV and game operations profitable next year and launching 3D TVs and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:08:44 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press conference, outlining Sony's turnaround strategy at the electronics giant's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. 'Our work is already bearing fruit,' Stringer said. 'We still have more work to do.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer shows an e-book 'Reader' ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:42 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer shows an e-book 'Reader' during a press conference, outlining Sony's turnaround strategy at the electronics giant's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. 'Our work is already bearing fruit,' Stringer said. 'We still have more work to do.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:05 GMT

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:59:13 GMT

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:58:22 GMT

Sony Corp. Chief Execuitive Howard Stringer shows an e-book ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:21 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Execuitive Howard Stringer shows an e-book 'Reader' during a press conference, outlining Sony's turnaround strategy at the electronics giant's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. 'Our work is already bearing fruit,' Stringer said. 'We still have more work to do.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Sony Corp. Chief Execuitive Howard Stringer speaks during a ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:32 GMT

(AP) - Sony Corp. Chief Execuitive Howard Stringer speaks during a press conference, outlining Sony's turnaround strategy at the electronics giant's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. 'Our work is already bearing fruit,' Stringer said. 'We still have more work to do.' (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Sony Corporation President of Consumer Products & Device Group ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Corporation President of Consumer Products & Device Group Kazuo Hirai pose with a new motion controller for the Playstation 3 at a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Sony Corp aims to earn a 5 percent operating profit margin in three years by turning its struggling LCD TV and game operations profitable next year and launching 3D TVs and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:17:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka (L) and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer laugh as they pose with their new products after a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Sony Corp aims to earn a 5 percent operating profit margin in three years by turning its struggling LCD TV and game operations profitable next year and launching 3D TVs and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer and President of Consumer Products & Device Group Kazuo Hirai (L to R) laugh as they pose with their new products after a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Sony Corp aims to earn a 5 percent operating profit margin in three years by turning its struggling LCD TV and game operations profitable next year and launching 3D TVs and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:05:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks at a news conference in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Sony Corp aims to earn a 5 percent operating profit margin in three years by turning its struggling LCD TV and game operations profitable next year and launching 3D TVs and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:59:48 GMT

Cast member John Cusack (R) and Sony Corporation Chairman, Chief ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Cast member John Cusack (R) and Sony Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Howard Stringer (C) interact with others at the premiere of the film "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA Live in downtown Los Angeles November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

The new Sony Ericsson X10 mobile phone, its first to run on ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:58 GMT

(Reuters) - The new Sony Ericsson X10 mobile phone, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, is seen in a handout photo released November 3, 2009. The X10 will have a 4-inch-wide touch screen, come with an 8.1 megapixel camera and will go on sale early in 2010. REUTERS/Sony Ericcson/Handout (FINLAND BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

The headquarters of Sony Corp is seen in Tokyo December 10, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:43 GMT

(Reuters) - The headquarters of Sony Corp is seen in Tokyo December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer

Japanese electronics giant Sony displays a 3D television at ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - Japanese electronics giant Sony displays a 3D television at Asia's largest electronics trade show Ceatec in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on October 6. Sony Corp. has announced a quarterly loss of 290 million dollars, hit by weak demand for televisions, cameras and other electronic goods, but it upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

A visitor plays the "Socom - Fireteam Bravo 3" computer ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:15 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor plays the "Socom - Fireteam Bravo 3" computer game on a Sony Playstation at the "Gamescom" fair for computer games and entertainment play games in August in the western German city of Cologne. Sony Corp. has said it is still losing money, hit by weak demand for televisions, cameras, and other gadgets, but it has upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year.(AFP/DDP/File/Lennart Preiss)

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Sony Computer Entertainment ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:55:49 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Shawn Layden speaks on a new PlayStation 3 during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. Sony reported Friday Oct. 30, 2009 a better-than-expected 26.3 billion yen loss ($289 million) for the July-September quarter as healthy sales of its PlayStation 3 game consoles and Michael Jackson catalog recordings helped along a gradual recovery. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, FILE)

A boy plays Sony's playstation 3 at an electronic store ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:22:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy plays Sony's playstation 3 at an electronic store in Tokyo October 30, 2009. Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp signalled the worst may be over for the world's two largest consumer electronics makers as they raised their full year outlooks, helped by cost cuts. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)

A man tests a Sony laptop at an electronics store in Tokyo October ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:16:37 GMT

(Reuters) - A man tests a Sony laptop at an electronics store in Tokyo October 30, 2009. Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp signalled the worst may be over for the world's two largest consumer electronics makers as they raised their full year outlooks, helped by cost cuts. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS)

A man looks at Sony's digital cameras at an electronic store ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:12:22 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks at Sony's digital cameras at an electronic store in Tokyo October 30, 2009. Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp signalled the worst may be over for the world's two largest consumer electronics makers as they raised their full year outlooks, helped by cost cuts. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS)

A man looks at Sony's PlayStation 3 game consoles at an ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks at Sony's PlayStation 3 game consoles at an electronic store in Tokyo October 30, 2009. Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp signalled the worst may be over for the world's two largest consumer electronics makers as they raised their full year outlooks, helped by cost cuts. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS)

U.S. singer Lionel Richie, left, is greeted by Howard Stringer ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:34:25 GMT

(AP) - U.S. singer Lionel Richie, left, is greeted by Howard Stringer Sony Corporation Chief Executive Officer and President at Japan premiere of 'This is it' in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Jackson, 50 when he died last June, kept pace with backup dancers half his age during rehearsals for such hits as 'Thriller,' 'Billie Jean,' 'Beat It' and 'Human Nature.' The film was shot as Jackson prepared for a marathon concert stand in London that never happened. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

This image provided by DreamWorks shows a scene from the animated ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:39:02 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by DreamWorks shows a scene from the animated feature, 'Monsters vs Aliens.' While 3-D movies played the hero at the box office this summer, the format hasn't helped a slumping home video market — mainly because most people still can't watch 3-D movies in their living rooms. That will start to change next year when major electronics manufacturers such as Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. introduce 3-D capable high-definition televisions for the mass market. (AP Photo/DreamWorks)