Walkman

Apple Shares Down Nearly Eight Percent in Frankfurt on News of Jobs's Medical Leave

John Paczkowski in News on January 17, 2011 at 7:10 am PT

The knee-jerk reaction to news of Steve Jobs’s medical leave of absence from Apple was as expected, though somewhat muted by the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the States. U.S. markets are closed today, so Apple’s share price here remains at $348.48, its Friday close. But it’s already taking a beating abroad. As I write this, Apple’s stock is down nearly 8 percent in Frankfurt trading.

Don't Like to Listen to Music on the Go? Sony Has a Music Subscription Service for You

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2010 at 5:21 am PT

Sony’s “Music Unlimited” is like many other monthly subscription services, except you can’t take it with you. Oh dear.

Walkman (Temporarily) Outsells iPod (In Japan)

John Paczkowski in News on September 2, 2010 at 1:03 pm PT

Remember the Walkman? Evidently, Japan does, because Sony’s digital music player has outsold Apple’s iPod there for the first time in more than four years, according to research outfit BCN.

Oh, There’s a Market for Tablets All Right, Sony. Just as There Was a Market for, Ahem, iPods.

John Paczkowski in News on May 14, 2010 at 1:59 pm PT

Sony isn’t convinced there’s a market for tablet computers, though Apple has sold more than a million of them since April and Intel this week predicted that the tablet market will grow from 73 to 88 percent between now and 2014.

Voices

Happy Birthday, Sony Walkman

Andy Jordan, Editor and Producer, Tech Diary, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 2, 2009 at 8:27 am PT

Break out that mixtape. You know, the one with “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Thriller.” It’s the Sony Walkman’s 30th birthday. And it got a present. Kind of. The modern Sony Walkman digital music player beat out Apple’s iPod share of the portable music player market in Japan in the last week of August, according to a study by BCN, a Japanese electronics research firm.

Walkman Outsells iPod in Japan–Sort Of

John Paczkowski in News on September 3, 2009 at 11:07 am PT

Sony’s Walkman outsold Apple’s iPod in Japan for the first time in more than four years last week, according to a report from research outfit BCN, which doesn’t count the iPhone as a portable media player.

Walkman Outsells iPod in Japan–Sort Of

John Paczkowski in News on September 3, 2009 at 11:07 am PT

Sony’s Walkman outsold Apple’s iPod in Japan for the first time in more than four years last week, according to a report from research outfit BCN, which doesn’t count the iPhone as a portable media player.

Sony Hopes 3-D Pops TV (And Blu-ray and Vaio and PlayStation) Sales

Peter Kafka in Media on September 2, 2009 at 7:25 am PT

Big, beautiful high-def TVs are so plentiful and so cheap that nearly everyone who wants one has one. So what can TV manufacturers do to goose sales? Add new features and hope consumers clamor for them. Hence, Sony’s announcement that it’s making a big bet on…3-D TVs. CEO Howard Stringer is using the IFA Technology Show in Berlin to announce that Sony will make 3-D Bravia sets. And 3-D Vaio laptops. And 3-D PlayStation3s. And 3-D Blu-ray DVD players.