Sony acquires KinaTrax, Inc. to expand its sports data business into player performance
Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announced that Sony welcomed KinaTrax, Inc. (“KinaTrax”), a leader in research-grade markerless motion capture technology for sports that collects in-game biomechanical performance data on athletes, into Sony‘s…
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Raspberry Pi
Atsugi, Japan and Cambridge, UK — Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) and Raspberry Pi Ltd announced that they are launching a jointly developed AI camera. The Raspberry Pi AI Camera,…
Sony restructures leadership of key games business
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony announced two company executives would take new leadership roles at its games unit with responsibility for the technology and content sides of the…
Sony highlights PS5 momentum as hardware sales top 50 million
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony is seeing strong momentum for its PlayStation 5 console, a senior games executive said, with lifetime sales exceeding 50 million units and the…
French antitrust body fines Sony 13.5 million euros
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – France’s antitrust body on Wednesday fined Japanese company Sony 13.5 million euros ($14.8 million) for what it said was Sony’s abuse of its dominant…
Sony facing $7.9 billion mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Sony must face a mass lawsuit worth up to 6.3 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) over claims the PlayStation maker abused its dominant position leading…
Sony Honda Mobility could procure EV batteries from US, president says
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony and Honda’s automotive joint venture could procure batteries for its new Afeela electric vehicle from the United States where Honda is building a…
Sony shares slide after earnings highlight concern about games, sensors
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares in Japan’s Sony fell 6% in Tokyo trade after first-quarter profit tumbled, with the entertainment conglomerate reporting lacklustre performances by its movie and…
Sony will continue to make smartphones, but it must change strategy
Sony will continue to produce smartphones. The confirmation came from Qualcomm, which has signed a multi-year partnership with the Japanese company to bring Snapdragon processors to upcoming models. Both high-end, mid-range and low-end models.…
Sony shares tumble on weaker-than-expected annual outlook
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Group Corp’s shares fell as much as 4.8% on Monday after the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate’s annual profit outlook fell short of…