Sony

Newsmaker of the day: Spider-Man comes home

Newsmaker, Feb 10.: While many look at the Spidey-sharing deal as Sony’s failure, Marvel Studios had to make this deal just as badly

Oil gets back to the business of falling

Feb. 5: Plus, a tax crackdown in China, a $15 million bill for The Interview, and chewing up Wrigley’s profits

Hurray! The government just nixed end-use certificates on iPods

But Mike Moffatt still has a few unanswered questions

The iPod tax: The finance department responds

More on the portable music player tariff crisis

Microsoft cements games lead, Apple joins the race

Who will be first to unify an operating system for computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs?

Photo illustration showing a girl playing on an iPad rather than an XBOX.

Does Wii have a problem with U?

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are struggling to reinvent video games as touchscreens and tablets take over the living room

Two thumbs down

Consumers take a pass on Playstation VITA

Sony’s powerful mobile gaming machine has trouble competing with smartphones, tablets and an Italian plumber

Japan’s electronic market unplugged

Tough competition is driving the decline of the former tech giant

Orbis might kill used PlayStation games–how dumb

The move, if it materializes, could mean fewer new games on the market

Mobile games not a threat to Vita, Sony says

Peter Nowak talks video games with Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America

Sony’s visor and in-your-face 3D

You’ll look like Cyclops from the X-Men while wearing it, but it’s otherwise pretty cool