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2025.10.25

16:34

The National Hurricane Center: The tropical depression has strengthened into Tropical Storm Sonia.

2025.09.29

07:55

Sony (SONY.N): The spin-off of Sony Financial Group will take effect as planned on Wednesday.

2025.09.18

20:01

Sony Music Group and Spotify (SPOT.N) have announced an expansion of their multi-year global partnership.

2025.09.08

10:17

Ming-Chi Kuo: Samsung's supply of iPhone camera image sensors may be delayed until 2027

Previous reports have suggested that Samsung plans to supply image sensors for Apple's iPhone 18 series in 2026, challenging Sony's long-held monopoly in the field. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo noted that plans have shifted, and that the sensors, originally slated for mass production in 2026, may now be delayed until 2027. He did not disclose the reason for the delay. While Samsung has accumulated years of experience supplying components such as displays, DRAM, and NAND, it still needs to demonstrate its technological prowess to Apple when it comes to camera image sensors. Furthermore, Kuo noted that Samsung's ultra-wide-angle image sensors are expected to be introduced first in mid-range and low-end iPhone models.

2025.08.08

16:54

Sony Group CFO: Sony will not shut down its smartphone business.

2025.08.07

12:34

Sony Group's first-quarter net profit was 259 billion yen, up 23% year-on-year

Sony Group released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (April 1 to June 30). Revenue for the quarter reached 2.62 trillion yen, a 2% year-on-year increase; operating profit reached 340 billion yen, a 36% year-on-year increase; and net profit reached 259 billion yen, a 23% year-on-year increase. The company maintained its full-year revenue forecast for fiscal year 2025 at 11.7 trillion yen, but raised its operating profit forecast to 1.4 trillion yen and its net profit forecast to 970 billion yen.

11:42

Sony PS5 console sales reached 2.5 million units in the first fiscal quarter

On August 7, Sony Group disclosed in its financial report that the sales volume of PlayStation 5 consoles in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (April-June) was 2.5 million units, compared with 2.4 million units in the same period last year.

11:36

Sony expects operating profit of 360 billion yen from its music business this fiscal year, compared with its previous forecast of 355 billion yen.

11:32

Sony expects operating profit of 500 billion yen from its gaming business this fiscal year, compared with its previous forecast of 480 billion yen.

2025.08.01

14:22

Is Shadow Blade Zero the next "Black Myth"? Long lines formed at the Sony booth.

The 22nd ChinaJoy was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Sina Technology visited the Sony booth in Hall N1 and found that it showcased several domestic AAA games, including Shadow Blade Zero, Black Myth: Wukong, and Lost Soul. Shadow Blade Zero attracted significant attention, with a large number of players queuing to try it out. Reportedly, due to limited availability, Shadow Blade Zero only offered a few boss levels and a few maps. The combat, drawing inspiration from various traditional martial arts styles, features high-speed action, with subtle adjustments to smoother combat, camera movement, perspective, and feel.

2025.07.24

00:49

Sony reportedly considering selling its mobile chipset business

Sony is said to be considering selling its mobile chipset business.

00:25

Sources: Sony is considering selling its mobile chipset business.

2025.07.23

22:45

Agency: Nintendo Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in the United States in its first month, becoming the fastest-selling game console in the country's history

On July 23, data from research firm Circana showed that Nintendo sold 1.6 million Switch 2 consoles in the United States in June, setting a record for first-month sales of game consoles in the United States. The previous record was 1.1 million units sold by Sony PlayStation 4 in 2013.

2025.07.15

07:05

U.S. Supreme Court gives Trump green light to dismantle Education Department

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an injunction issued by a federal district judge on the 14th, giving the green light to the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the Department of Education. Among the nine justices of the Supreme Court, three liberal justices opposed the rejection of the injunction. Among them, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissenting legal opinion: "When the executive branch publicly announces its intention to violate the law and puts it into practice, the responsibility of the judiciary is to stop, not accelerate, such illegal behavior." On May 22 this year, a federal district judge in Boston, Massachusetts, issued an injunction requiring the Trump administration to stop implementing plans to lay off about 1,300 people in the Department of Education and not to transfer the functions of the Department of Education to other departments. On June 4, the Federal First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston rejected the Trump administration's request to suspend the injunction. The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, saying that federal district judges "have no right to interfere with administrative decisions."

2025.06.13

14:18

Sony (SONY.N): Uncertainty about the outlook for its chip business is increasing.

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