hand set shipments fell year upon year, and joint venture with sony eric son due to end, so sony can focus on integrating electronics, laptops, tablets. we will focus on sony related stocks because of the slightly weaker yen and see how things open monday with developments in europe and the u.s. back to you, ai. >> ramin, thanks for that update. ramin mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange. i will be back exclusive interview featuring a best selling author on the japanese economy. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan, post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings insight and information on the fukushima daiichi process. and "the road ahead". >>> the first camera to be inserted into one of the nuclear reactors yielded disappointment on thursday with visibility marred by steam and radiation. plant operator tepco used an industrial endoscope to peer in the number two reactor where nuclear fuel has melted down. the radiation resistant endoscope was inserted about two

sony somehow nailed it. no matter where -- within limits, but no matter where you stood you had eye popping visuals like fish swimming in an aquarium that looked like they were in front of the tv. still a few years from mainstream. i still don't think it's quite ready for prime time, but getting much closer. >> okay. let's talk about ultra books. a major trend at the show. what is an ultra book first of all? and what's this lenova ipad, yoeg gae and np 14 specter. >> those are two examples -- these names they're like tongue twisters. two of my favorite ultra books at the show. a relatively new family of laptops, ultra thin yet powerful. much like a macbook air and a lot of people are copying apple. they're only a couple millimeters thin. about a half inch to an inch yet they deliver past performance and fast boos-up times, eight to ten-hour battery life. what i picked up was the len nova idea pad yoga which can convert into a tablet. depending on how you swivel the hinge design and fold it down, it turns int

one of the reasons this came up is early this year, sony was hacked and 77 million, sorry, 77 million people's personal information was essentially compromised by hackers. part of the reason for that was some -- sony had outdated servers and the reason for that was because there were no rules or regulations has said that they had to. so there was no slap on the wrist, there was no, no one got in any kind of trouble and sony got essentially could happen with any company. part of the reason for this was because there is no legislation and this is a real problem. this is a tectonic shift that happened on line where people's privacy is no longer owned by the currency we use to get access to facebook for free or gmail and i think it's a real problems that we are going to see the effect of over the next few years as more and more people's content and information and personal information is taken at adage of. >> host: but aren't most people nick bilton aware but they are providing to these companies in doing so willingly and aren't silicon valley companies reluctant, or pushing back against

it's from sony. an immersive games screen. touch screen on the front, touch panels on the back. it's connected. they call it console-like gaming. even though it's a portable device because you can play with other people, via wi-fi or over connected cellar networks. it plays movies. it has a camera. it will have netflix movies available in february. starting at about $250. another cool toy. you put this little guy here, app gear, on to your ipod touch, your iphone, your android device, and the camera lets you play. i'll show you on an ipad. it's so much more visual. i can see, the enemy is approaching. right over the sony booth. >>> now let's get to the tools. we have to do some work around here. a big category coming out, ultra books. this is from vizio. you know them. they make tvs. they're entering the fray also. the whole ultra book concept is thin and light.the fae, thinner than the face of a dime. battery life, five to nine hours. somewhere between 30 and 50 ultra books coming out. at this show. >>> finally, a camera. everybody wants to have a good one. this is from polaroi

and so there was no slap on the wrist, there was no, no one got in any kind of trouble, um, and sony -- that could essentially happen again with any company. and part of the reason for this is because there's no legislation. and this is a real problem. um, there's this tectonic shift that essentially happened online where people's privacy is not, no longer owned by them. it's essentially a currency that we use to get access to facebook for free or g mail. and i think it's a real problem that we're going to see the effects of over the next few years as more and more people's content and information and personal information is taken advantage of. >> host: but aren't most people, nick bilton, aware of what they're providing to these companies and doing so willingingly, and aren't silicon valley companies reluctant or pushing back against any legislative everetts? >> guest: well, so i don't think people are aware. if you go into google and you type a search for, um, something personal, let's just say prostate cancer, google stores that search unless you tell them otherwise not to, right?

he has moved out of sony. he does an eye upon with him wearing the ipod had. it helps them more than it helps the ipod. for the first time in 20 years he appeared with an album of the top of the billboard charts because itunes and ipod had such a cachet that hen just doing that at introduced into a new generation. you look skeptical. >> i'm not skeptical. these are actually a lot of interesting questions. where do i start? the let me just ask you one other question. which is about the final chapter. if reality does not comport with his will he would ignore it as he had done with the birth of his daughter and would do years later. i think when i talk to people about the questions that most wanted me to ask you tonight, easily in the top three was why would he was first diagnosed it he undertake all of these other natural nonmedical solutions. >> the two sides to steve jobs at all times, whether his personal life, cancer, professional life, or the products that he made. the counterculture, alternative romantic sensibility, and it is the hard core is a very scien

this is called the sony nex-5n. so what's cool about this is it has interchangeable lenses. >> jimmy: oh, everyone's talking about this. >> yeah, it's really nice. it's got a touch screen that flips out here. you can look at it in different angles, you can attach a viewfinder, a flash, it does all kinds of stuff. >> jimmy: i got a sony alpha. it was one of the best cameras i ever had. >> yeah, sony makes a great camera. and this was really nice because it was super small. this is $750 with the lens. so it's not cheap. >> jimmy: again, my dad is not getting that, either. [ laughter ] more likely to get the boom box. >> this is a new phone that i really like. it's called the galaxy nexus. it's on verizon. it has a 720-p display, so it's pretty much the highest resolution display on the market. what's cool about it is that it's brand new, all-new android software. it's a brand new version of it. they added a bunch of stuff. but one of the cooler things they added is this mode, which is, you can do realtime -- [ laughte

sony is cutting $100 of the price of their tablet, a 16-gig model. $399 at sony's online store. the prices have been dropping. the producers have a few tricks up their sleeves to keep you interested in buying more of them. >> nearly everybody has upgraded to at least one flat screen. prices are as cheap as and ipad. tv makers need people to come back for more and i will tell you what they are doing. >> 5:22. 28 degrees on tv hill. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. will the iowa caucuses have any impact on your vote in the 2012 presidential election? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> there were quite a few head turns. look at this. like a fax snowstorms is producing a high winds and cold temperatures in the 20's. according to the attempt, it is 127 degrees. storm is expected to last throughout tonight. >> twin pull bear cubs -- polar bear cubs made their debut over the weekend. people snapped pictures of the precious pair. people got to interact w

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he also said and he and sony corp purses america universal city studios in ninety four the court this court the supreme court speaking of both copyrights and patents points out that the monopoly privileges that congress be authorized are not primarily designed to provide a special private benefit rather the limited grant is a means by which aren't are important public purpose may be achieved finally in the supreme court decision again the supreme court writing about copyrights they said congress has expressed similar views in congressional reports on copyright legislation does for example in one thousand nine hundred two a house report says copyrights are to promote the progress of science in the useful arts the clause says nothing about any desire or purpose to secure to the author earn venturi is natural right to his property similarly they wrote the congressional authors of the landmark in one thousand zero nine copyright act this is the first major copyright law in its wrote the constitution provides that congress shall have the power to grant copyrights not primarily for the bene

at the sony booth, techies were treated to an afternoon counsel ertl by earth, wind and fire and then got back to the issue at hand. namely handheld devices, like the newest sony play station portable, with dual facing cameras so you can get social. social also the name of the game at nokia, making a splash for the first time in a while with the new soon to be released 900. >> i think it's a big comeback story for us, nokia in the u.s. this year. >> reporter: the phone is powered by windows operating system. >> if you look around ces, everyone has a booth you can check in on four square. i posted a video just yesterday, and i had people i work with, and people from high school and college. and it's just -- we're keeping in touch today in more ways and more frequently than we ever used to. >> reporter: also creating handheld buzz this portable gaming tablet from razr. they make powerful hardware that will let you play games or take your computer with you on the go. >> it's a full fledged windows pc. you can do your work on it, run e-mail off it. anything a pc can do, can you do with it

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max possibly sony playstation three your portable consoles. the launch of the perspective audience the possibilities on the coasts are not as high as they used to be. so with companies like around it's safe to say that sites like this are only going to become more common but it's no longer just teenagers and twenty somethings from middle age to retirees nearly everyone is getting in on the casual game bandwagon despite all the. devices it's important to put. the real world around us but in ways that. technology will do next time. wealthy british style. markets. can't. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. latest news and the week's top stories on our t.v. arab league on ice with syria in fact finding mission is frozen up through violence as it's triggering pressure from the e.u. and tough talks at the u.n. security council. u.s. police take the gloves off approach against occupy protesters in oakland firing tear gas a

max possibly sony playstation three your portable consoles. the launch of the perspective audience the possibilities on the coasts are not as high as they used to be. so with companies like it's safe to say that sites like this are only going to become more common but it's no longer just teenagers and twenty somethings from middle age to retirees nearly everyone is getting in on the casual game bandwagon despite all that. it's important to put. the real world around us but in ways. technology will do next time. on the money with the business over russia this. i. mean opposition fighters tighten control on the outskirts of damascus while opinions clash at the u.n. on how to as the blood shed new motion under discussion of the security council. crowds take their anger to the top in poland and gather outside the presidential palace to protest the online anti piracy act which threatens the regular internet. and libya's new leaders face accusations of torture as might sound some from pull out of a key city saying people are being injured repeatedly

he is also an entertainer who says he had a contract with sony to record his music. right as he was about to get into that contract he had an accident, he fell during a basketball game and broke his neck, he's no longer able to perform. right now he's waiting for sheriff's deputies to come out with an he shun notice as his home is foreclose -- eviction notice as his home is foreclosed on. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:06. teenaged hockey fan who suffered a concussion at a sharks game says all she wants is an apology from the woman she claims hit her. maggie was rooting for the canucks, maggie says she and her sister were being harassed by people sitting around them. she said she was hit in the back of the head by a fellow fan. -- she underwent four years ago to remove a benign brain tumor. police questioned the woman who hit her, she says it was an accident. hp pavillion has offered maggie free tickets to future games. >> 49er playoff tickets go on sale 10:00 this morning. there aren't many seats left after season ticket holders got their share last week. in you

the battle is on between samsung and sony to be the biggest players. they believe connecting year set to the net will come naturally. >> when they get a pc, they don't think twice about connecting to the network. when you go buy a tv, you should connected right to the internet because of the wealth of services and content. >> the screens get bigger and summer, the pictures ever sharper. >> back to presidential politics, a hopeful candidate whose prowess on the pitch and credentials have people buzzing. it's the bid of former manchester united footballer into french politics. his quest to run against sarkozy is not what it seems. there is flash photography. >> the mercurial talent. the mezsmerizing feet. the kung-fu kicking in 1995 followed by the no less eccentric, much-derided philosophy. >> [unintelligible] >> the move from football to acting was an obvious transition and popular. >> [unintelligible] >> just the kind of profile you would need to become the president of france. he needs the backing of 500 elected officials by the end of may. it is les

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sony increasing its tablet by $100. the 16 gigabyte will sell for $400. it is the latest indication that sown it is having a tough time -- that sony is having a tough time competing with apple. >>> many open carry advocates are upset at a new law which they believes takes away the right to bear arms. you can no longer legally display and you loaded handgun in public in california. open carry advocates like these in sacramento yesterday say this is another example of the state chipping away at their constitution at rights. >> it is the only right that i know of that i need a permit to practice. i need a background check, fingerprinting. 10 day waiting period, okay. >> ban supporters insist the new law will make streets safer. californians can still apply for concealed weapons permit. >>> 5:14. sunny and mild in california winter is kicking in from the great lakes to the east coast. after a relatively warm start to the season, a blast of frigid air is sweeping through and it has people shivering in florida, imagine that tahmon bradley has latest. >> reporte

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sony wants to buy out ericsson's shares and focus more on smart phones. the debt crisis has hit french hypermarket giant carrefour. reduced fourth quarter sales, especially in spain, italy, and greece. and in their home markets of france. the company blamed weaker discretionary spending and promotion costs. the forecast for tehran -- for 2012 is challenging and uncertain. they're reviewing plans for new branches country-by-country. it operates in some 9500 stores in 32 countries. you have got a new development and an interesting story. >> yes, new developments surrounding the affairs surrounding german president christian wulff. on thursday, police in lower saxony raided the home of his former top aide. olaf glaeseker resigned as the spokesmen in december without giving any reason. state prosecutors say they are investigating bribery allegations against olaf glaeseker, who took vacation paid for by a wealthy businessman. president christian wulff faces similar accusations of improperly benefiting from public office. to the united states now, and there hav

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the jason wu collection will be available february 6th and like target's recent moss sony collection, demand is expected to be fierce. >> wu designed michelle obama's inaugural gown. today, wu previewed his new designs this morning the "today" show. >> so jason what does all of this buzz, all of this sort of excitement say to you about what american women want from fashion? >> i think it's -- i think american women, they are telling us that they want beautiful clothes and they want something that is versatile, something that is quite timeless and something that they can enjoy for more than just one season, for a long time. >> and afford. jason is not the first top designer to do this. no, a lot of these collaboration. for my money, one of the best fashion inventions the last decade, fashion democrat circumstance luxury designers doing affordable collections for mass retailers. karl lagerfeld did one for h & m in 2004 but several, as you mentioned, huge ones this year, including mass sony for target, crashed their website, so popular. >> i find out about it my girlfriends find out afte

he had been fascinated by the sony style. when they moved out of the garage they were in the little office and next door is a sony show room and he would fondle the brochures and he went to aspen design company and having grown up in the joseph eichler house and joseph eichler average citizen and the books with kepler but those homes were sort of mass marketed frank lloyd wright style homes for the everyman but it was simplicity. that style. make it simple but the simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. so clean, what, simple become the style for apple. >> it is about this time as apple grows as the company and the apple ii takes off and selling hundreds of thousands of units, the phrase in the book surfaces temperamental and brady and it seems at this point there is an almost -- there's a kind of break out, very particular kind of breakout where that side of steve jobs is very petulant and temperamental and brassy is out. it starts to rain on people. >> it was temperamental. that is why he was on the night shift at atari.

in february the police station will bring out a new high and gaming device from sony. and as interesting game play with augmented reality and always connected. the kindle fire was a success for amazon. i think it will release a bigger tent introversion like the ipad. as these new gadgets are unveiled, i will keep you up-to-date. for >>kimberlee: today, google launched a new web site with the resources for the 2012 presidential elections. this is the first web site that has been dedicated exclusively to elections. the page includes news articles sorted by candidates and issues. there are also links to voter resources. there is also a trend section that allows users are trending. this is designed to be an easy way to use informational source for potential voters. to check out the new web page, visit kron4. more news straight ahead. east's costs costs >>catherine: friends and family of the five year-old boy shot and killed in oakland join together tonight for a vigil. a man and loss and was has been detained with a string of arsons in the l.a. area. he is being questioned

also, we're going to get earnings from key japanese companies such as sony and panasonic, nintendo, and also kddi, which along with soft bank, sells the iphone here in japan. now, let's have a look at the currency levels as well. we've seen the euro gaining for most of this week, currently trading around the upper 101 levels, 101.91 to 96, but look at the dollar yen as well following the fed's decision to keep interest rates very low, we did see buying of the yen, which pushed the dollar lower. as you can see there on your screens, ai? >> focusing on the u.s. economy, what else is expected for the remainder of the week? >> we have key weekly jobless claims numbers later today and as you were mentioning there, also tomorrow will be a key focus on fourth quarter gdp to see how fast the u.s. economy was growing late last year. >> still some key events for investors to watch out for. >> definitely, a lot of the asian indexes closed this week for chinese lunar new year, a lot of market direction has been coming from the u.s., not only from economic data but also from earnings. for now, the n

>> any type of sony change would have to come back to the board. "it's one thing that would make me more comfortable if another uses determined, for example market rate office, verses commercial space. if they came to the board for a change in use, we was to be able to share profits from that scenario as well. i very much appreciate the amendment on the proceeds of a land sale, if that were to happen in 40 years. >> this is a 70% discount. obviously, the boys and girls club will put tremendous investment on the land. i was wondering how this was calculated. >> we should go to the budget analyst report. i do have some questions of my own. >> madame chair and members of the committee, as was stated, the city would sell a parcel f to the boys and girls club to hit below market rate. this is 43% less than the estimated market sales rate. it could be developed on parcel and it has significant community service benefits and investment. the real estate division has provided no documentation with respect to quantify such a benefit. also there has been no r

this week, big names like sony and honda and some major banks. yesterday after the bell we had canon coming out saying they posted a net profit for the year, and also expecting net profit for the remainder of this year, even with the dollar yen around 75 yen and euro yen around 100 yen. we're going to keep tabs on that sector as well. fuji film said net profits fell by around 50% in the quarter ending december. however, it is also proposing a capital tie-up, pretty interesting, with olympus. we'll keep track of that development as well. let's look at some of the currency levels this tuesday morning. concerns about bond yields in eurozone countries especially portugal caused the euro to weaken against the dollar. you can see the euro yen 100.28-33. it was trading 101 yesterday. it has weakened against the yen. ai? >> you mentioned earnings that came out this week there. we still have key earnings due out here in japan, and not to mention economic data from the u.s. >> definitely still a lot on the plate. more i'd oh manufacturing, make the kpasors

also, sony will allow you to play games with a high-quality screen and graphics. interesting with augmented reality and it is always connected it, veal wifi org att cellphone as he could always be connected to online gaming. the opera or the wii from nintendo will be a huge release. we've been waiting a long time for this cannot come out soon enough. it could be out during the holiday shopping season for next summer. >> the amazon candl--kindle maye releasing a larger version. currently, it is 7 in., no, they're expected to release a 10-inch. >> marty: a live look. >>isabel: we will be back. (male announcer) live from the bay area news channel, this is the kron 4 news. ♪ >> marty: we begin with the developing story in the north bay with dozens of fires set. they are looking for suspected arsonists. they started as grass fires last night at 9:30 we are live in novato fire investigators are back on the scene, craig? >>craig: yes. they are on a that slope putting out smoldering of flames. let me show you what i saw, earlier. you can see flames of what they put out

the battle is on between samsung and sony to be the biggest players. they believe connecting your set to the net will come naturally. >> when they get a pc, they don't think twice about connecting to the network. they always connect the pc to the network. when you go buy a tv, you should connect it right to the internet because of the wealth of services and content. >> the screens get bigger and on some the pictures ever sharper. now television is getting smarter and hoping that viewers will come along for the journey. >> amazing. back to presidential politics and a hopeful candidate whose prowess on the pitch has people buzzing. if you have not guest, we are not talking about the field here in new hampshire. instead, it is the former manchester united footballer entering french politics. his quest to run against nicolas sarkozy may not be what it seems. from paris, we report. >> the gallant shrub, the material talent, those mesmerizing feet. that come -- the kung fu kicking, followed by the much more eccentric, no less derided philosophy. the move fro

earnings is going to be a major focus in japan this week, sony, panasonic, sharp, hi tach ee, honda, to name a few blue chip japanese stocks to look for earnings. we had earnings from nintendo and nec last week, both posting losses and both ending the week sharply lower. so it is going to be a big focus earnings for japan. let's not forget in the u.s., earnings are going on and key data due out for the housing, manufacturing, and then that all important unemployment and jobs numbers friday. that's going to be a big focus. also, we may see the filing of an ipo, initial public offering for facebook this week, so we'll look for that as well. in europe, fitch rating agency downgraded the credit rating of spain, belgium and italy. that caused a little jit erin the currency markets. let's look at those. the euro fella touch after the news, but it has rebounded, currently 101.33-35 euro yen, and dollar yen holding at 76.73-76. ai? >> ramin, we have china's markets back after last week's lunar new year holidays. what should we be looking for this week. >> quite a lot of focus there. most of

you won't believe the quality of tomorrow's tvs, beginning with this sony one. this is unbelievable technology called the crystal l.e.d. display. this is the world's first 55-inch true h.d. display with 6 million l.e.d.s mounted to the front of the television. in plain english, that translates to outstanding contrast, a wider color gamut, and incredible motion -- much smoother than lcd tvs. it's a prototype, so don't look for it on store shelves soon, but a glimpse at what's to come. if you're a mobile gamer, well, next month, on february 22nd, the playstation vita is coming out. the p.s. vita can best be described as a handheld gaming system that delivers a console-like experience. it's not just the h.d. graphics on the five-inch oled touch screen, but it is amazing. take a look at these photo-realistic visuals with games like "uncharted" or "call of duty" or "assassin's creed." but it's also the control. you've got dual analog sticks, as you'll see there on each side of the screen. again, it's a touch screen, as well, touch panel on the back, wireless technolo

." >> reporter: in "tech bytes" -- sony unveils its latest music player the walkman z combines the most advanced audio technology with the fully featured android device. an ackerman got a first look in las vegas >> it has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, it will play music, check e-mail, go on-line and be the gingerbread version of android to download all these cool apps and games. >> reporter: the device is expected to go on sale in the first half of the year. also from the show samsung hoping to put an end to the tv remote. latest line can be done with voice and hand gestures. >>> mercedes benz showing its latest in-car technology system. later this year. those are your "tech bytes." >>> ok, so there are 500,000 apps available for the i-phone but they seem to always come back to the same one. angry birds was the number one app of last year. out of the top 10 the apps were games. nine were games. after angry birds, words with friends, that came second. fruit ninja was number three. players help an alligator in where's my water to find a shower. how many of those do you have? >> angry birds -- o

the maker of iphones and ipads listed several big names among its 156 suppliers including intel, sony corp and micron technology. but after years of criticism, apple issued an audit. >> reporter: meanwhile in china, violence broke out after hundreds of customers waiting for hours outside apple's flagship store in beijing were told there are no new iphones available. the release of the iphone 4s was delayed, and as seen in this video from russian television, customers were not pleased. they yelled at employees and threw eggs after police made the announcement. >> tom: forget about cautious optimism. tonight's "market monitor" is a bull, plain and simple. elaine garzarelli is president of garzarelli capital. elaine, nice to see you, and happy new year. >> same to you. >> tom: you use a set of indicators to discern your market outlook. why so optimistic? >> well, my indicators range from 0 to 100%. and currently they're at 80%. they include fundamental indicators such as monetary indicators, economic cycle sentiment and valuation. and anything below 30% would suggest a major bear market