Sony ready to pull the plug on TV, smartphone divisions - The Globe and Mail�Anyone can make TVs these days,� Tsuga said after browsing rival booths at CES. �But you see this in smartphones too, not just TV.�
Indeed, Sony expects a 180 billion yen impairment charge for its mobile phone business after struggling to compete with cut-price Asian rivals and failing to close the gap with Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co in high-end smartphones.