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1. Apple laptops less reliable than Asus, Toshiba, Sony

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   Price no guarantee of quality A report from computer warranty firm Square Trade shows that Apple could only manage fourth place, behind Asus, Toshiba and Sony, in terms of laptop reliability. The research ...

2. Nook put into shade by delays

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   ... Google Android technology and has a wi-fi function. But Barnes & Noble is being coy about sales of the Nook, that competes with Amazon's Kindle and the Sony reader. Analysts have predicted that sales ...

3. Apple sued over camera patent by litigant with a past

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   ... example, it sued Sony in 2001 and picked up $25,000,000 plus an agreement for the Japanese giant to license the patents. In 2003 it filed suit against Canon, Casio, Seiko, Epson, Fuji Photo, Fujifilm, ...

4. Sony, Philips get wrists slapped very lightly over storage monopoly

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   Sony, Philips and a third firm, Taiyo Yuden, have received a not very severe ticking off for behaving monopolistically in the recordable media market.Sony, Philips and a third firm, Taiyo Yuden, have received ...

5. Sony Vaio AC adapters recalled in shock scare

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   Sony has issued a safety recall for AC adapters for its Vaio desktops and docking stations. Around 69,000 of the faulty units are believed to be in use. Sony has issued a safety recall for AC adapters ...

6. iPhone is rubbish - give me POTS or die

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 14 October 2009

   They say that the iPhone is fantastic. They say the applications are great. They say all sorts of stuff about the iPhone. But give me the Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) any time.They say that the iPhone ...

7. Sony promises motion controller next spring as Nintendo cuts price of Wii

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 23 September 2009

   Sony's become the latest console manufacturer to launch a motion-sensitive controller for its PlayStation 3, following Microsoft's formal announcement of Project Natal earlier this week. Sony's become ...

8. Playstation ad offends Nigeria

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 21 September 2009

   Playstation maker Sony has pulled an advertisement which has offended the Nigerian government. Playstation maker Sony has pulled an advertisement which has offended the Nigerian government. The advert, ...

9. Sony marketing campaign plumbs new depths

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 10 September 2009

   Consumer electronics giant Sony can surely afford to hire the sharpest brains around. How, then, do we explain the sheer Jeffdamned awfulness of its new online marketing campaign? Consumer electronics ...

10. Open source group buys up Microsoft patents

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 07 September 2009

    ... IBM, Red Hat and Sony, told the Wall Street Journal that it plans to acquire 22 patents that Microsoft sold to Allied Security Trust (AST) earlier this year. AST aims to protect companies from patent ...

11. Asus to make bid for ebook crown

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 07 September 2009

    ... are to be believed. UK newspaper the Sunday Times said yesterday that Asus is toying with an ebook that will go head on against Sony and Kindle while the device will be available in full color. Other ...

12. IFA and 3D Wars: Blu-Ray is Once Again Obsolete

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    ... immediately jumped out at me was that Panasonic and Sony were effectively announcing both the obsolescence of existing Blu-Ray and HD TV products but a new format war this time for 3D.   The ...

13. SiPix promises color e-paper next year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    ... such as Prime View International - which supplies Amazon and Sony - isn't expected to have products available for another three years. Prime View uses technology from E Ink, which it plans to acquire by ...

14. Sony sells US TV factory to Hon Hai

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    A Sony factory that assembles and ships Bravia LCD TVs to North America has been snapped up by Taiwanese megamanufacturer Hon Hai.A Sony factory that assembles and ships Bravia LCD TVs to North America ...

15. TVs set to go 3D this year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

      Three-D televisions could be about to take off, following the announcement that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is to support the format. Meanwhile, Sony is expected to announce a range of ...

16. Microsoft hits 'sweet spot' with new Xbox 360 prices

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 27 August 2009

    ... industry can expand at a comfortable rate, while still delivering profitability for console manufacturers."The truth about consumer goods, something Sony and Microsoft have finally realized, is that you ...

17. Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google others sued over patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    ... Quicklogic, Freescale, Texas Instruments, Google, T Mobile, HTC, Apple, Sony, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Philips, LG Electronics, Research in Motion, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Nvidia, AMD, Dell, AT&T, Verizon, ...

18. Sony adds speakers to new Walkman range

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    Sony has launched the S Series Walkman Video MP3 player, with built-in stereo speakers to allow users to inflict their taste on those around them. San Diego, CA - Sony has launched the S Series Walkman ...

19. Games market goes into freefall

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 13 August 2009

    ...  The Wii remained the top-selling console, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. But only around 250,000 Wii consoles were sold - less than half the figure for last July. Nintendo's ...

20. RealNetworks defeated over DVD copying

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    ... Picture Association of America (MPAA) - representing Walt Disney, Sony, Universal and others - alleged that it was an illegal pirating tool. RealNetworks argued that RealDVD simply represented a way ...

21. Semi market stutters all the way through this year

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 11 August 2009

    ...  Richard Templeton 5 ST Microelectronics Carlo Bozotti 6 Renesas Technology Katsuhiro Tsukamoto 7 Sony Howard Stringer 8 Qualcomm Paul Jacobs 9 Hynix Kim Jong-cap ...

22. Apple mixes cocktail to boost music album sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 27 July 2009

    ... be able to click into music directly from the digital booklet, without using iTunes, the Financial Times (FT) wrote.     It appears that Apple is working with EMI, Sony Music, Warner ...

23. Peter Jackson reveals District 9, Hobbit details

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 24 July 2009

    ... by Sony," Jackson told MTV. We were able to have total freedom. We had this tiny little film in a year when 'Transformers 2' and 'GI Joe' were coming out so we figured we can be grungy, because they can't." ...

24. Teen tells Morgan Stanley the obvious

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    ... the only two regular applications for these are SMS and voice calls. Sony Ericsson is the brand of choice. FaceBook is the clear winner for social networking, with Robson reckoning that nearly everyone ...

25. Dozens of companies sued over packet radio patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    ... Option Wireless, Palm, Panasonic, Seiko, Sharp, Sierra Wireless, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, UTstarcom, Xerox and ZTE Corporation. The patents in question are US 6,480,497 and 5,400,338 called Method ...

26. How my Blackberry isn't crackberrying me up

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

      My mobile phone tariff allows for a free upgrade every 18 months or so and this time I traded in my dodgy Sony-Ericcson brick for a Blackberry Curve 8900. My mobile phone tariff allows for a free ...

27. There's a big hole in China's Green Dam

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 02 July 2009

    ... available for Windows PCs. There is no Linux or Mac version and no sign of one on the horizon. While Sony rather cravenly folded earlier this week and announced it would ship the software, the Apple ...

28. China's still got Green Dam on its mind

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 02 July 2009

    ... in Green Dam row Chinese Prime Minister gets PC letter Sony first major vendor to follow Chinese censorware ruling  China backs down over Green Dam  Green Dam faces legal challenge Tiny firewall ...

29. PS3 slim and price cut rumors surface again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... this month, along with a long expected price cut. Both rumors seem very credible, especially since Sony has to cut the PS3’s price and since it can shrink the size of the PS3 box due to a much less ...

30. China admits defeat in Green Dam row

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    ... as the deadline and some computer manufacturers including Sony and Acer have already agreed to comply. Sony today announced its intention to ship PCs with Green Dam, albeit accompanied with a disclaimer ...

31. Sony first major vendor to follow China’s censorware rules

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    As we are hearing more and more stories about flaws in “Green Dam” censorware, a software that is required to be installed on all computers sold in China beginning July 1, it is reported that Sony is already ...

32. Sony rumoured to be planning phone/PS3 hybrid

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    Sony is believed to be developing a new phone which would compete with the iPhone while offering gaming on the move. Tokyo, Japan - Sony is believed to be developing a new phone which would compete ...

33. Game sales fall sharply as recession bites

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    ... consumers are hoping for a price cut.  Xbox 360 sales dropped five percent, while Sony's (SNE) PS3 sales plummeted 37 percent. Games sales dropped to $448.9 million. One solid performer was UFC ...

34. Nintendo pours scorn on Sony, Microsoft controllers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 03 June 2009

    A senior developer at Nintendo has displayed total unconcern at Sony and Microsoft's attempts to catch up with its Wii controller system.A senior developer at Nintendo has displayed total unconcern at ...

35. Sony, Nvidia sued over graphics technology

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    Nvidia and Sony have received a writ alleging that they breach elements of graphics patents owned by another company.Nvidia and Sony have received a writ alleging that they breach elements of graphics ...

36. Game console sales hit hard in April

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 15 May 2009

    ... of market share. Nintendo stands 53.0%, Microsoft at 27.3% and Sony at 19.8%.  ...

37. HP notebook batteries recalled

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    ... came in 2006, when the Inquirer, a British web site, obtained pictures of a Sony laptop going up in flames. See AlsoThe Battery Recall: A win for the web  ...

38. Man claims he owns biggest US corporations

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 29 April 2009

    ... is suing - ready for this - Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Chase Bank, Cable TV Network, CNN, NBC, ABC. Food Network, Toon, AMC, General Electric, McDonalds, Starbucks, Subway, Yahoo, Google, Sony, Capital One, ...

39. Intel is the largest green power purchaser in the U.S.

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Monday, 27 April 2009

    ... million kWh), Dell (554 million kWh) and Whole Foods Market (527 million). Other IT companies in the ranking include Cisco (#9, 401 million kWh), Sprint Nextel (#38, 88 million kWh), Sony DADC  (#40, ...

40. Sony's PS3 price problem

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 22 April 2009

    A senior executive has admitted that problems at Sony have prevented the company from bundling games into a promotional package or cutting the price of the Playstation 3.Tokyo (Japan) - A senior executive ...

41. Microsoft on a roll: New Xbox 360 bundle announced

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 20 April 2009

    ... will be able to purchase a new high-end bundle in May. Sony, are you watching?Redmond (WA) – We have to give props to Microsoft. It has the oldest current-gen game console on the market, but the company ...

42. Microsoft releases third anti-Apple ad: It’s Blu-ray!

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 10 April 2009

    ... the end, the available Blu-ray drive on a 16.4” Sony notebook seals the deal. A convincing story? Let us know and leave a comment below.    ...

43. Nintendo not planning to cut Wii price

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 April 2009

    ... since it hit the Japanese market," Iwata said. "The current condition in the Japanese market is not the one we want." Sony’s Playstation 3 outsold the Wii in Japan for the first time in 16 months. Nintendo ...

44. Sony films heading to YouTube?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 07 April 2009

    Chicago (IL) – Rumor has it that YouTube and Sony Pictures are negotiating a content streaming deal. CNet is reporting that sources close to the discussion claim that an agreement between the two companies ...

45. PS3 outsells Wii in Japan 3:2, Wii sales down 63%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 07 April 2009

    Nintendo's dominance in game console sales has taken a back seat in Japan to Sony's PlayStation 3 this month. While Nintendo sold an impressive 99,335 units as of March 29, Sony was easily able to beat ...

46. Android G2 slips to May, Samsung plans three Android phones for 2009

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 06 April 2009

    ... market and leapfrog the capabilities of Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP in the mobile gaming arena. As of last month, the latter two consoles have sold a combined 150 million units to date, compared with ...

47. Sony announces $1000 HDR-TG5V camcorder with GPS

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 03 April 2009

    Sony announced an extremely sleek and small 1920 x 1080 HD camcorder with 4 megapixel photo resolution, 16 GB of internal flash memory, embedded GPS, minimal buttons and a touch-panel LCD display. The ...

48. Skype's mobile assault: iPhone client due tomorrow, Blackberry in May

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 30 March 2009

    ... available on a range of Nokia-branded devices. Java-based client works on more than 100 other Java-enabled mobile phones from Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG. by going to the Skype website ...