The Walkman became one of the most successful audio products of the postwar period, and like the Victrola before it, any personal portable cassette player was called a "walkman," regardless of manufacturer. The portable personal stereo...

When audiocassette s replaced eight-track tapes as the preferred tape format of consumers in the 1970s, small cassette recorders with built-in speakers (and poor monophonic audio quality) were already on the market. However, high-quality mobile stereo...

Walkman is a popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio and video players. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits, allowing people to carry their own choice of music with them. The original Walkman was released in...

Acknowledging its proprietary audio technology was a marketplace flop, Sony Corp. is shuttering its Connect digital music store and will open its portable media players to other formats.The moves were announced Thursday at a Berlin consumer electronics trade fair as the Japanese electronics pioneer unveiled...

Sony Ericsson unveiled eight phones Tuesday aimed at helping the world's fourth-biggest mobile phone maker boost its market share in emerging and developed markets.The company, a joint venture between Stockholm-based LM Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp., is already well known for its high-end line of...

Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker, saw growing profits and market share in the second quarter but said the average selling price of its handsets continued to fall.The joint venture between Sweden's LM Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp. said net profit rose 54...

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB said Thursday that its third-quarter profit slipped as it sold more lower-priced phones.The company, a joint venture founded in 2001 by Telefon AB LM Ericsson and Sony Corp., earned 267 million euros ($377.7 million) in the July-September...