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Sony buys out Ericsson

Oct 27, 2011
You know all those Sony-Ericsson handset phones that have been kicking around for a while? Forget Ericsson. Sony paid 1.05 billion Euros (that's a...

You'll never believe what happened: a hacking attempt on PlayStation Network

Oct 12, 2011
I'm being facetious, of course. You would totally believe that this happened because of the numerous times it's happened in the recent past. In...

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Oh, and also: Sony's TVs might sometimes burst into flames

Oct 12, 2011
Yeah, not a great week to be working at Sony. Sony is recalling 1.6 million Bravia TVs sold since 2007 because a component on the sets can...

Sony and Disney films being pulled from Netflix in 2012

Sep 2, 2011
Starz Entertainment is the pay-TV/online distributor for many Sony and Disney films. Sony has a contract clause with Starz that lets it ask for...