Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 sales ‘fantastic’ in Japan so far, but new computers are key

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Sony reports quarterly red ink, trims full-year loss forecast amid gradual recovery from slump

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Japan’s Toshiba ekes out small profit in 2nd quarter on cost-cutting, higher memory chip sales

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Nintendo’s profit falls 52 percent as global Wii saturates market, demand fizzles

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Twitter launches Japanese mobile site in major push to crack finicky market

Twitter launches Japanese mobile site

TOKYO — Twitter Inc. now speaks Japanese — and it plans to be multilingual within months.

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Video game makers gather in Tokyo to gear up for holiday push

Tokyo Game Show kicks off with turnaround hopes

TOKYO — The Tokyo Game Show, billed as the world's largest computer entertainment fest, kicked off Thursday with hopes that depressed sales of game consoles will enjoy a holiday resurrection.

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Sony selling Vaio PCs in US, Europe with Google Web browser Chrome installed

Sony sells PCs with Google Web browser installed

TOKYO — Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledging Chrome browser a boost by installing it as the primary browser on Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States and Europe.

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Toshiba to join once-rival Blu-ray disc camp, plans Blu-ray products like players, computers

Toshiba to join rival Blu-ray camp, plans products

TOKYO —Having lost the video format war, Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will make Blu-ray disc products and plans to join the once-rival camp, the Blu-ray Disc Association.

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Nintendo profit tumbles 61 percent in April-June on fewer hit game titles, stronger yen

Nintendo profit tumbles as game hits dwindle

TOKYO — Boredom, not the recession, may be Nintendo's biggest villain.

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Nintendo profit tumbles 61 percent in April-June on fewer hit gaming titles, stronger yen

Nintendo profit tumbles as gaming hits dwindle

TOKYO — Nintendo's quarterly profit tumbled 61 percent, hurt by a stronger yen and fewer blockbuster games for its popular Wii gaming console and DS handheld device.

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