Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Sony will be launching streaming services


Sony will be launching a new music and video streaming service that will work on Internet-connected Bravia TV’s, Blu-ray disc players and computers. Its new music service, called Music Unlimited, it will let consumers stream from millions of songs over the Website. This is different from Apple, which sells music by album, which is based Sony's "Qriocity" platform. It is also said that the company will also be able to deliver digital content such as games and e-books. This seems like an effort to popularity over Apple, which dominates the digital music industry with its line of iPod and iPhone products as well as its iTunes store. In May, Sony has joined with Google and Intel to bring Internet-connected televisions to the market