Daniel Loeb wants CEO Kazuo Hirai to sell a fifth of the Sony's money-making entertainment arm - movies, TV and music - to free up cash to revive an electronics business.

Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb last week called on Sony to spin off its lucrative entertainment arm.

Xbox One wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment.

Microsoft gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the newly named Xbox One will become a hub for living room entertainment.

Shares in Japan's troubled electronics maker Sharp surged 13.22 percent Tuesday morning on a reported plan for a hefty asset sale, the day after rocketing 17 percent.

An anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams.

The company will also showcase a 5-inch HD LCD panel for smartphones with 1.0mm bezel, as well as products boasting the "world's most narrow bezels".

"Angry Birds" movie could lead to Rovio setting up a movie studio that would compete with California-based Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Daniel Loeb says Sony reminds him of Yahoo before he waged a bitter proxy fight that triggered a boardroom shake-out at the Internet company last year.

Sony and domestic rivals Sharp and Panasonic have suffered in the low-margin television business against foreign rivals.