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Apple on the top in 2010 Loyalty Index for notebooks and smartphones

Published on: 14th March, 2010

Brand Keys’ 2010 Loyalty Index reveals two important victories for Apple. Thanks to the iPhone, Apple is first in the top of the researchers’ smartphone ranks, while unibody MacBooks helped it be first in the full-size notebook computer category, ahead of Dell and other Windows PC brands. Although Apple does not make a netbook effectively, [...]

Sony Dash available for pre-order

Published on: 6th March, 2010

Sony’s Dash Personal Internet Viewer can now be pre-ordered, with the shipping date starting on April 15th. The device seems to be a more functional variant of the Chumby and is able to show news, play media and Facebook updates. It benefits from a 7-inch touchscreen, with a resolution of 800×480. A rather unique feature [...]

PSP Go – a major Sony failure?

Published on: 2nd March, 2010

In a recent interview, Rob Dyer, SCEA Publisher Relations Senior, has confirmed that Sony has been resisting through great effort since the PSP Go’s release. He said that the company’s decision to make download-only games has partly confused gamers. Dyer has also mentioned that the company will have to improve the communication with the customers, [...]

Sigma plans a mirror-less camera with interchangeable lenses

Published on: 1st March, 2010

The camera and lens maker Sigma plans to produce a mirrorless camera provided with interchangeable lenses in the future. This information has been given by the Chief Operating Officer of the company, Kazuto Yamaky. He has revealed the new camera will be equipped with the home-made Foveon sensors. Sigma would consider producing lenses for the [...]

Sony’s XEL-1 is confronting slow demand

Published on: 18th February, 2010

Sony intends to gradually stop shipping the company’s first OLED TV, the XEL-1, in Japan, the home country. Since the late 2007 debut and because of the slow rates of the 11-inch TV set, which has a price of $2,200, this is the company’s first move in what OLED TVs are concerned. Sales for the [...]

Sony fighting against Apple by opening its own retail stores

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Sony has made a plan to fight against Apple by opening its own flagship retail stores. Starting with Sony Store Nagoya, these stores will follow the multi-floor design of Apple’s flagships, such as Ginza, and will use large display areas divided by categories. The first floor of the Nagoya store will be focused on portable [...]

VAIO M to reappear as a notebook?

Published on: 31st January, 2010

New rumours assert that a 6-year-old PC badge could be revived by Sony in a different form. The VAIO M, limited to a range of all-in-one desktops from 2004, should reappear in the form of a notebook. The VPC-M111AX/B and VPC-M111AX/W are the only two known models, but they are black and white looks of [...]

Sony’s new PS3 Motion Controller codenamed Arc?

Published on: 25th January, 2010

A source trying to remain anonymous reveals, in a VG247 report, that Sony’s motion controller could be named Arc. Officially known as the Motion Controller, the system was also believed to be named Gem, according to EA CEO John Riccittiello. Anyway, it will be launched later this year, a possible March date being claimed by [...]

Sony to present digital cameras with AVCHD 1,080 recording

Published on: 16th January, 2010

Among many product presentations at CES, Sony released the first two digital cameras capable of recording 1,920×1,080 video in the AVCHD format. Both the DSC-HX5V and DSC-TX7 feature a 10-megapixel sensor, have the same Backlight Correction High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature and use the same TransferJet wireless technology.
The HX5V sports the GPS + Compass geo-tagging [...]

Alpine releases its first receiver with Bluetooth support and adds Pandora

Published on: 16th January, 2010

Alpine has presented at CES its new products, some of them already released, and others being on the way.
Alpine’s first single –DIN car audio receiver featuring built-in Bluetooth support, the CDE-103BT, is powered by Parrot and users needed to previously use a $180 separate accessory to add Bluetooth support to their head units. A “Phone” [...]

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