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• Sony, B&N's Kindle-Challengers Could Be Scarce Come Christmas

  PaidContent - 2009-11-20

  Sony and Barnes & Noble may be launching two of the most high-profile challengers to Amazon’s Kindle, but supply chain challenges could keep both companies from denting Kindle’s popularity this holiday season. (Then again, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has had its own problems shipping Kindles over the holidays last year).Sony...

  Tags: Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon.com, Kindle, Sony, Tameka Kee

• Sony's Day-And-Date Strategy Is Expensive

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-10

  Dan Rayburn submits: Starting on December 8, Sony plans to make the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs available for streaming, at 720p, a month ahead of the retail release, to those who have broadband-enabled Sony SNE TVs and Blu-ray players. The catch? It will cost users $24.95...

  Tags: Software, Gadgets, Dan Rayburn, Apple Inc., Sony Corp.

• Linux backers near patent deal in bid to protect OS

  Strategy Eye - 2009-09-07

  A group of Linux backers which includes IBM and Sony is seeking to avert any legal threat from Microsoft that might discourage the adoption of the Linux operating system by acquiring a set of patents formerly owned by the software giant. The Open Invention Network OIN says that the...

  Tags: Patent, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Open Invention Network, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, The Linux Foundation, Allied Security Trust, Sarah Vizard, IBM Corp., NEC Corp., Philips Electronics N.V., Red Hat Inc., Sony Corp.

• Google Ropes In Sony

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-01

  Zacks.com submits: Google (GOOG - Snapshot Report) recently struck a deal with Sony Corp. (SNE - Analyst Report), according to which the latter will ship the Chrome browser pre-installed on some of its PC models. The financial or other details of the transaction were not disclosed. A Google...

  Tags: Software, Zacks.com, Google Inc., Sony Corp.

• Sony Makes Google?s Chrome Its Default Browser; Is Chrome OS Next?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-01

  Andy Beal submits: Sony SNE and Google GOOG would like to confirm that, “it’s not what you know, but who you know” is alive and well. At least, that’s the official basis for Sony agreeing to make Google’s Chrome the default browser in all Vaio notebooks sold in the...

  Tags: Internet, Hardware, Software, Andy Beal, Google Inc., Sony Corp.

• Expect Semi-Open Platforms to Remain the Norm for Tech

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-03

  Joel West submits: Howard Stringer of Sony SNE claims a deathbed conversion to open standards. In his interview with Nikkei Electronics Asia last month, he was quoted as saying: Customers will refuse to accept it unless the technology is open. Youth in particular really dislikes closed technologies,...

  Tags: Software, Gadgets, Joel West, Apple Inc., Sony Corp.

• Nintendo Is a Game Winner - Barron's

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-18

  Nintendo's (NTDOY.PK) shares have taken a beating over the past year, but the drop seems overdone, writes Barron's Jay Palmer. The stock now looks like a bargain, especially considering profits could jump 40% this year. by SA Editor Rachael Granby

  Tags: Seeking Alpha, US Market, Software, Gadgets, SA Editor Rachael Granby, Sony Corp.

• In-Game Video Ads May Be More Effective than TV Ads

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-24

  TechCrunch submits: By Robin Wauters A study commissioned by NeoEdge Networks, a Mountain View, CA-based casual gaming advertising network, says (surprise, surprise) that video advertising within online games is more effective than TV advertising. Preliminary results of the study, which will conclude at the end of...

  Tags: Software, TechCrunch, Google Inc., Sony Corp.

• Sony and Nintendo to Benefit from New National Geographic Video Games

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-18

  Julia Boorstin submits: National Geographic is a 120-year old brand, famous for its articles and photos examining and unearthing every corner of the globe, from endangered animals, to indigenous people. Now the old school magazine and documentary company is making a big commitment to the very contemporary business of...

  Tags: Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Benefit, National Geographic, Video Game, Seeking Alpha, Julia Boorstin, Games, Personal Technology, Software

• Media by the Numbers: Smartphones, DVDs and Video Games

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-17

  Seth Gilbert submits: Are video games the MTV of a new generation? Are DVDs really on the road to becoming obsolete? Are smartphones being accepted as fast as the hype suggests? New research from NPD Group and the Pew Foundation sheds a little light on each of these questions. This...

  Tags: Media, Software, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Microsoft Corp., NetFlix Inc., Palm Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Sony Corp.