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Vue Cinemas to Upgrade to Sony 3D

by Super User

Vue Entertainment International is upgrading around 400 of its Sony 4k projection systems across Europe to Sony Digital Cinema 3D. The conversion process is expected to take three to four years and will be …

Sony’s Professional OLED Supports Rec.2020

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Sony’s professional OLED monitor that we saw at IBC last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38) – the BVM-X300 – has been confirmed for a February 2015 availability date. As well as high …

Rumour: Sony Developing Metal-Body Smartphones

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Sources in the Taiwan supply chain claim that Sony is developing smartphones (plural) with a metal-alloy chassis. These phones will be produced by Foxconn, with the chassis likely to be supplied by Foxconn Technology. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 35

WSJ: Sony to Cut Smartphone Targets

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According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition in emerging markets. The current target of 43 million units sold between April …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Sony Joins Allseen

by Super User

Sony has joined the Internet of Things standards body, the Allseen Alliance. Current ‘Premier’ members now include Panasonic, Sharp, Haier, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Microsoft and LG. The Alliance aims to promote interoperability between connected …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Large Tablet Rumour Mill Points to Sony

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A 12″ tablet will be launched by Sony in Q1’15, say Taiwanese vendors. The sources said that the tablet will be supplied with a stylus and will have ‘high-end’ specifications, targeting graphics-intensive applications.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’

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Kaz Hirai, president of Sony, kicked off the Sony press event. After the usual corporate ‘gush’, he talked about the concept of ‘kando’ – or ‘Wow experiences’. Looking back to Hirai’s keynote at CES …

Rumour: Sony Changes Flagship Introduction

by Super User

Recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), it was said that Sony Mobile was looking to withdraw from the smartphone business in emerging markets. Now sources in the Taiwan supply chain say that the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Sony Issues Another Profit Warning

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Sony has issued its third profit warning in six months and the sixth since Kazuo Hirai was appointed CEO in 2012. The company said that it now expects to record a full year net …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sony and Samsung Pricing

by Super User

I was thinking about the TV market and it seems to me that we are at something of a turning point for the entire industry. We had a period of good growth, with the …

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Sony’s CrystalLED and Alien Technology

by Bob Raikes

While going around ISE earlier this year and looking at the latest innovations, I got to thinking about the Sony inorganic LED TV shown at CES (but not at ISE). For those that missed …

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Small LCDs, Panel Pricing and PC Demand

by Bob Raikes

One of the stories which caught my eye recently is the possible merger of Sony and Toshiba’s small panel business to create what would be the largest player in that space in the market. …

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