BOSSES for a huge tech brand have spoken out amid fears that its phone business could be winding down.

The firm has a long history of pioneering everything from TVs to game consoles, as well as 33 years making mobiles.

But shoppers grew suspicious after spotting that all of Sony's phones were mysteriously sold out last month.

And they remain that way today despite chiefs now insisting they're not giving up.

Lin Tao, Sony's chief financial officer, said its Xperia brand remains "an extremely important business for us".

But she also suggested that the division could go in another direction, saying that "communication technology is used in areas other than smartphones".

"Communication technology is a very important technology that Sony has cultivated for a long time," Tao said during

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