... planning for it aren’t and we should expect it sometime in 2010. But what does “Sony Online Service” really mean? Is it just the infrastructure of the Playstation Network with a new name ... networked Sony products? Hard to tell, but 2010 seems to be the year. “(We’d like to) at least get the service up and running within the next calendar year…earlier in the year ...

... system (a temporary name that stands for “Sony Online Service) is the PlayStation Network itself. Sony intends ... device you are using is compatible with that content. To understand how uniform this service will actually be, Sony has already revealed that a single user ID ... backbone, Kaz Hirai explained, “The service will be launched economically and quickly by leveraging the PlayStation ...

... president of Sony and head of its Networked Products & Service Group, in an interview at the company's Tokyo headquarters. & ... is uniquely Sony to the experience." Hirai said Sony Online Service will increase the value of its hardware, while also raising its brand awareness. Sony forecasts sales from the new service will generate Y300 billion by 2013, but the company will also ...

... hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's ... you'll mostly access directly through devices? Both? Neither? From what I can see, the Sony Online Service is being hyped as an ambitious plan to turn the ... I care? It's just a matter of branding. And when it comes to brands of online media stores, iTunes is a juggernaut. The cold ...

... In Japan, Sony has outlined basic plans for a new online store that, if the plans pan out, will manage to rival iTunes ... , YouTube and Flickr - at least for Sony customers. Sony Online Service, as it's been dubbed at this early stage, ... "other digital content " to their personal online accounts. We will keep you posted on this one. ? Read Tags: ...

... service called ‘Sony Online Service’ that will compete with Apple iTunes and offer customers music, movies and books. As reported from Apple Insider, the new service was announced yesterday during a management strategy meeting in ... . Sounds adventurous for Sony, so it will be interesting to hear more on the service when they decide to announce full details. What are your thoughts on ...

... these plans, leveraging the PSN infrastructure to create an online service for all Sony hardware. The PlayStation Network has ... PlayStation Network ID would also be your Sony Online Service ID as well. The network would also be used for devices like digital cameras, ... requiring the use of a computer or memory card. A unified service would further strengthen Sony as a brand, while giving users a ...

... , Hirai told Business Week that Sony hopes to get the service into other devices next year and, "Earlier in the year would be ... lot more preferable." In the interview, Hirai said that the Sony Online Service would take the iTunes-like approach of registering users as ... on" about how many devices will be able to share content.Sony Online Service aims to achieve brand loyalty originally ...

... had a brainwave though – announcing its (very vague) plans to turn the PSN into an online service that’ll benefit a much bigger range of Sony devices. - Xbox 360 gets Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm - PS3 gets Facebook The Sony Online Service (SOS?), as it’s being called, will be an online centre akin to iTunes that’ll gladly shift e-books to your Sony Reader, ...

... like iTunes to be used in all Sony products. Service-named Sony Online Service (SOS) This is the beginning of an ambitious step ... more Hirai, an important asset to create a network service management system, payment systems, and content distribution ... very dependent once with this PSN. Even they expressed, on 16 November, this service has been able to attract approximately 33 million participants who ...

... extremely vague plans for what's initially being called the Sony Online Service -- a new "iTunes-like" service built on the PlayStation Network that will sell books, music, and movies. ... running PSN and vast array of products it could tie into the service, like the Reader e-book line, the PSP, ... .Sony to expand PlayStation Network into Sony Online Service, sell music, books, videos ...

Sony announced last week that there are plans for a new online store for music, film, books and other digital content, set to be released next year. The announcement came at a management strategy meeting in Tokyo on 19th November and the new service, temporarily dubbed “Sony Online Service” is planning to take on Apple’s

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... Tech (CLICK to read more) "Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content ... . Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai said the service, set for launch next year, highlights an advantage that ... competence lies, and that's a differentiator for Sony.' The online service will include games, movie downloads and other interactive entertainment, ...

Palm recently had a problem with online profiles, and following on the infamous Sidekick failure, it becomes yet another cautionary tale and reminder for us ... Time Machine), along with MobileMe, Google, or a dedicated online backup service, good on ya. You’re doing it right. If you don’t, ... by The iPhone Blog Store. Busted Palm Online Service Reminds Us Again to Backup, Backup, Backup