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Japanese earthquake hits the technology industry

Published on: 16th March, 2011

The recent 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan could have had, in addition to the important loss of life and property, a major impact on the technology industry. Sony declared that it had stopped its production in six of the company’s northeastern factories (these produced Blu-ray discs, batteries and magnetic heads for hard drives). Sony didn’t [...]

Sony’s new VAIO S finally arriving in the US

Published on: 10th March, 2011

After the recent European launch, on March 7, 2011, Sony has released its VAIO S in the USA. This variant shares the same full flat design, keeping 0.94 inches thick; it benefits from an optional sheet battery, which keeps it running much longer (apparently for 15 hours). Exclusively for the American version, the manufacturer has [...]

Sony confirms PS3s seized by custom officers in Europe following LG patent fight

Published on: 8th March, 2011

Sony confirmed a few days ago that shipments of PlayStation 3 game consoles had been seized in the Netherlands by custom officers, following a court injunction. As a consequence of LG winning the case, which said the console had violated patents held by the electronics maker from South Korea with its Blu-ray drive, a Dutch [...]

Sony may bring the 4K video camera prototype to the upcoming NAB show

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Sony seems to intend to bring the 4K video camera prototype to the NAB show, which will take place in April. The still unnamed camera will most probably benefit from an 8K, 20.4-megapixel single CMOS sensor (8768×2324 pixels) and will use a PL lens mount and will output in 16-bit RAW. The camera may be [...]

Sony’s PlayStation 3 banned in Europe because of LG

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Sony has recently faced a major problem as LG landed a preliminary restriction, banning the PlayStation 3 from being sold in Europe. Moreover, a civil court in The Hague decided that and PlayStation 3s imported in Europe will be confiscated by government officials for a minimum of the next ten days. The Guardian declared that [...]

Sony began shipping the Vaio YB notebook in the United States

Published on: 12th February, 2011

Sony is already shipping the VAIO YB netbooks in the United States. The computer has an 11.6-inch, 720-pixel display and is equipped with a 1.6GHz AMD Fusion processor giving it 1,080-pixel video and significantly faster 3D than have Intel CULV notebooks in the same class. Standard configuration comes with a 500GB hard drive and 4GB [...]

Mac software added by Sony to Bloggie Touch HD camera

Published on: 7th February, 2011

Sony has released a software update for the Bloggie Touch HD camera, which would finally allow users to manage easily and upload their videos and photos. The updated software can be downloaded from the support site of Sony and allows users to upload content to certain sites like Picasa, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and Personal Space [...]

Sony wants to be the second largest tablet producer

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Sony already has an ambitious goal, as it wants to become the second largest producer of tablet devices by next year, according to some comments made by Kunisama Suzuki, deputy president at SCE. The official conceded the top position to Apple, since he had admitted that the iPad had no serious rivals for the moment. [...]

New Cyber-shot cameras from Sony with 3D and HD video

Published on: 11th January, 2011

Sony has presented a new collection of Cyber-shot cameras at CES. Five of them are 16.2-megapixel models able to capture 3D stills, which include panoramas, using a single imager and lens. The five cameras are the HX7V, TX10, TX100V, WX9 and WX10. Among them, the TX100V is said to be a first compact camera which [...]

Sony hints at PlayStation phone, possible tablet

Published on: 8th November, 2010

During a call discussing the latest results, Sony seriously hinted that it was developing a PlayStation phone. The company did not mention the device itself, but said that the Network Services group, which handles computers as well as the PlayStation brand, would deliver the hardware. The PlayStation division, Sony Computer Entertainment, would be moved into [...]

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