Japanese internet firm Rakuten to double its tech headcount in IndiaThe India arm serves as a research and development centre for the Japanese company and is crucial to several of its strategic initiatives.
India figures as a very important market: Kazuo Hirai, Global CEO, SonyThe brand presence that we have in India is very strong not just in terms of electronics business but also in terms of gaming and entertain...
Sony Mobile set to turn profitable from next year: CEO Kazuo HiraiSony has been trying to re-invent itself in an era where smartphones define top-line & some of its core businesses like televisions face st...
Sony's walkman makes a comeback in high resolutionSony is bringing back the walkman, with a new model of the music player pioneer that comes with highresolution playback and Bluetooth-conne...
Sony working on e-paper watch, expected to release next yearThe watch’s face and wristband will be made from a patented material that allows the entire surface area to function as a display and chang...
Not thinking of selling or quitting TV business: Kazuo Hirai, Sony CEOKazuo Hirai added that the company was not operating under the assumption that it would forge an equity alliance for its struggling TV divi...
Sony shares drop steeply on loss warningSony announced that costs tied to its exit from the personal computer business were largely to blame for its woeful bottom line.
Sony executives lose bonuses again after another bad yearThe move means that President Kazuo Hirai will not have received any bonuses since he became chief executive officer in 2012, a Sony spokes...
Japan Inc faces the challenge of modernizing economy with a corporate sector anchored in pastSony’s curt dismissal of a foreigner’s advice last week didn’t shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corp.
Not afraid of Apple or Samsung, worried about slow execution: Kazuo Hirai, President & CEO, Sony CorpIn an interview, Kazuo Hirai told ET the firm's e-business will be profitable by March 2013 & that India is crucial for Sony's turnaround.
Sony maps out revival plan, says to cut 10,000 jobsSony said it would cut about 10K jobs worldwide this year as it aims to come out of its deep losses, dragged down by its ailing TV unit.
- Sony replaces Howard Stringer, appoints Kazuo Hirai as CEO; predicts a fourth straight year of loss in FY12
Sony, predicting a fourth consecutive year of losses, named Hirai as CEO, replacing Stringer after falling behind Apple and Samsung.
- Sony plans to resume PlayStation network fully by month-end
Sony Corp, facing regulatory backlash over delays in warning 77 million users about possible data theft by a hacker, said it plans to resum...
- Sony to release new PlayStation Portable this year
Sony said Thursday the successor to its PlayStation Portable machine will go on sale late this year, offering the quality of a home console...
- PlayStation 3 videogames go 3-D in a big way
Sony is adding another dimension to PlayStation 3 videogames, promising players will be fighting, firing, driving and more in 3-D by the en...
- Sony unveils new PSP Go
Sony on Tuesday unveiled a sleek next-generation PSP Go handheld videogame, movie and music gadget in a direct challenge to Nintendo's fres...
- Sony delays PS3 'Home' launch
Sony is putting off the start of its 'Home' virtual world services for the PlayStation3 until next spring.