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Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki Gaisha?) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion (as of 2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound.

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LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 07: A pair of Amazon Kindles are seen inside M-Edge Accessories Guardian cases immersed in water at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 7, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The molded plastic Guardian case floats and safeguards Kindles in water up to one meter deep for those wanting to use them in the bath or pool. The case allows the Kindle navigation buttons and keyboards to be used fully through flexible sealed button cutouts. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology tradeshow, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 2,500 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 110,000 attendees. Amazon Kindle
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, looks over his papers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Microsoft Corporation
COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 19: The newly presented Sony Playstation PS3 'Slim' is seen during the 'gamescom', Europe's biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment on August 19, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. The inaugural gamescom in Cologne is a five-day games expo for consumers and trade. PS3
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Prince William plays a Nintendo Wii ten-pin bowling game with children at the Redfern Community centre on January 19, 2010 just outside Sydney in Australia. Prince William flew in from New Zealand for an unofficial three day visit, this is the second visit by the second-in-line to the throne, having been here at the age of 9 months with his parents in 1983. Wii
An Indian woman labourer carries stones on a construction site at a railway station in New Delhi, 18 February 2007. Whilst India's economy has undergone a substantial transformation since independence in 1947, women still suffer high levels of wage discrimination in the Indian urban labour market India
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Xbox 360, Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS awards Maurice Jones-Drew after winning the Madden Bowl Cup on Xbox 360 during Super Bowl week on February 4, 2010 in Miami, FL. Xbox 360
SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 27: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs discuss the pricing structure for the new Apple iPad during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts January 27, 2010 in San Francisco, California. CEO Steve Jobs and Apple Inc. introduced its latest creation, the iPad, a mobile tablet browsing device that is a cross between the iPhone and a MacBook laptop. iPad
Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks during a financial results briefing for the nine-month period ended December, 2009 at a Tokyo hotel, Japan, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Iwata shrugged off the just unveiled iPad tablet computer from Apple as delivering "no surprises," and displayed as little enthusiasm for 3-D technology and high-definition upgrades for games. Nintendo
Miss New Mexico Nicole Miner, left and Miss Hawaii Raeceen Anuenue Woolford, right, watch as Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron reacts after being named Miss America Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Hawaii
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 17: Actor Reggie Austin visits the Activision display during the HBO Luxury Lounge in honor of the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on January 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. Activision, Inc.
PlayStation and Wii versions of Madden NFL 10, an Electronic Arts game, are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Electronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in its last quarter even though its video game sales declined. Electronic Arts Inc.
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Ubisoft, Dana Pauley and Poppi Monroe attends Ubisoft's Just Dance at the Lounge XLIV during Super Bowl week on February 4,2010 in Miami, FL. Ubisoft
LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 07: Dan Arey (L) creative director of Naughty Dog Studios and David Jaffe of Eat Sleep Play Studios present an award during the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Red Rock Casino February 7, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards honor people and products in the video game industry. Naughty Dog
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband checks his cellphone as he stands in the hallway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank. Cellular Phones
VIZIO's XVTPRO720SV 72" 480Hz SPS TruLED Full HD3D HDTV with 480 zones of Smart Dimming Technology, built in wireless HDMI and VIZIO INTERNET APPS (VIA) with High Definition wireless networking is VIZIO's largest HDTV in 2010 Collection. High-Definition Television
Jake Gyllenhaal, right, presents the game of the year award to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves at Spike TV's Video Game Awards on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Los Angeles. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Boise State's Daequon Montreal dunks the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against Fresno State on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 in Boise, Idaho. Montreal
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Kevin McKidd attends the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game at the Vue Cinema on November 9, 2009 in London, England. Call of Duty: World at War

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Shoppers pass by Sony advertisements as they ride on escalators at a store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, said Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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Shoppers pass by Sony advertisements as they ride on escalators at a store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, said Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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In this Jan. 28, 2010 photo, shoppers check Sony products at a store in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, said its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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In this Jan. 28, 2010 photo, shoppers check Sony products at a store in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, said its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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This product image provided by Sony shows the Sony Reader Daily Edition.

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This product image provided by Sony shows the Sony Reader Daily Edition.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Wolfgang Niersbach, general secretary of German football association, Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede, Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler and Team manager Oliver Bierhoff of German football association are posing with a DFB jersey during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Wolfgang Niersbach, general secretary of German football association, Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede, Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler and Team manager Oliver Bierhoff of German football association are posing with a DFB jersey during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Ronaldo, Zidane & Friends' player Kaka from Brazil salutes Jean Sony from Haiti, right, with Thierry Henry from France at left, at the match with Benfica All Stars' in a UNDP's VII Match Against Poverty friendly soccer match at Benfica's Luz Stadium in Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Forty international football stars from teams across the world join UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in support of Haiti, in the seventh annual Match Against Poverty, held this year in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Ronaldo, Zidane & Friends' player Kaka from Brazil salutes Jean Sony from Haiti, right, with Thierry Henry from France at left, at the match with Benfica All Stars' in a UNDP's VII Match Against Poverty friendly soccer match at Benfica's Luz Stadium in Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Forty international football stars from teams across the world join UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in support of Haiti, in the seventh annual Match Against Poverty, held this year in Lisbon, Portugal.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Remi Bizouard looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Remi Bizouard looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jostein Stenberg of Norway performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jostein Stenberg of Norway performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol (L) and Remi Bizouard (R) perform at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol (L) and Remi Bizouard (R) perform at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jostein Stenberg looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jostein Stenberg looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol (L) and Remi Bizouard (R) perform at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Libor Podmol (L) and Remi Bizouard (R) perform at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Remi Bizouard looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Remi Bizouard looks on at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - JANUARY 23: Jose Miralles performs at the Sony Ericsson Freestyle Motocross at Steel Arena on January 23, 2010 in Kosice, Slovakia.

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Shoppers pass by Sony advertisements as they ride on escalators at a store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, said Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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Shoppers pass by Sony advertisements as they ride on escalators at a store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, said Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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In this Jan. 28, 2010 photo, shoppers check Sony products at a store in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, said its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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In this Jan. 28, 2010 photo, shoppers check Sony products at a store in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese manufacturing icon, known for products like the PlayStation 3 game console, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, said its net profit for the October-December quarter jumped to 79.2 billion yen ($861 million) from 10.4 billion yen a year earlier.

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This product image provided by Sony shows the Sony Reader Daily Edition.

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This product image provided by Sony shows the Sony Reader Daily Edition.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Commercial Director Consumer Business, Martin Winkler speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Sony Germany's Managing Director, Jeffry van Ede speaks to the media during a DFB press conference at the Le Meridien Hotel on January 26, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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