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CEO Kazuo Hirai's entertainment industry background powers the turnaround
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The increasing number of PlayStation 4 owners is driving sales of software and online services, while smartphone makers adopt more camera chips per device and more people pay to stream music.
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SONY Corp seems to be grooving to an upbeat tempo as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company posted quarterly profit that topped analyst estimates, thanks to demand for smartphone camera chips, a healthy music business and brisk sales of PlayStation 4 consoles and games....

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