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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 [...]

Cassette Walkman players stopped from selling by Sony

Published on: 31st October, 2010

After thirty years of production, Sony announced the end of sales for its Walkman portable cassette players. The final batch was made in April in Japan and no other unit will come when the current stock is finished. Since its introduction in 1979, over 200 million cassette Walkman players were sold over years. Sony will [...]

TV studios blocked Google TV over piracy fears

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Google TV is partly blocked by TV studios over piracy concerns, according to some sources. CBS and Disney’s ABC have already confirmed that they would keep the TV OS from viewing their respective Flash video sites. The Wall Street Journal found out from leaks that NBC and Disney have considered Google was not doing enough [...]

Sony sells 2.5 million of its PlayStation Move monthly, near shortage

Published on: 26th October, 2010

Sony said to have shipped 2.5 million PlayStation Move controllers over a month. One million of them have arrived in the United States and 1.5 million have gone to Europe. A very high rate of the sales forced John Koller, the hardware marketing lead of the company, to say that the Move was many times [...]

Gun game attachment for PlayStation Move by Sony

Published on: 23rd October, 2010

Sony ships the gun game attachment for its PlayStation Move and brings out a new game of the shooting type for the peripheral. The Move Shooting Attachment launches together with the gun game The Shoot and represents only a holder for the Move controller. It points the controller horizontally at the TV set and lest [...]

Sony already takes developers for Google TV applications

Published on: 18th October, 2010

Sony has recently launched a registration page for development of Google TV. The page is meant to give support for developers who write Android-based applications for the Bravia GT1, which is a dedicated set-top box, and equally for other TV sets. There are not many details available for what this program entails, but it would [...]

HID and Sony try to unite NFC and FeliCa in phones and notebooks

Published on: 16th October, 2010

HID Global and Sony planned to unite FeliCa and NFC (near-field communication) in notebooks. The new technique is expected to work with both formats and give portables an alternative of paying for items. Signing in by only bringing a card up close, or another device, would also be possible, no matter if they were using [...]

Are Revue Google TV boxes of Logitech already shipping?

Published on: 5th October, 2010

It is said that Logitech has begun to ship its Revue set-top boxes to some retailers like Best Buy. Its total shipments are believed to go beyond 500,000 units by the end of 2010, according to DigiTimes sources. Other manufacturers in the industry are also expected to sell a similar amount of Google TV-enabled devices. [...]

Sony extends legal action against PS3 “jailbreak” modification distributors

Published on: 5th October, 2010

Sony has extended its legal action pointing to distributors of PS3 “jailbreak” modifications. The initial lawsuit of the company was directed against the owners of PS Jailbreak, but recent documents show that PSFreedom, PSGroove and OpenPSJailbreak are also targeted now. Motions permitting Sony to serve subpoenas and deposition notices were granted by US District Judge. [...]

Sony will unveil Google TV set on the 12th of October

Published on: 29th September, 2010

Sony has invited the press to the official unveiling of the Google TV-capable line named Bravia. The event will include just one model as being the first Internet Television. It will have a new look which combines a monolithic design present at existing sets with a new wireframe stand. Sony did not give details on [...]

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