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1. Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   ... also featured in the RSX – or Reality Synthesizer – GPU co-developed by Nvidia for the Sony PlayStation 3. See Also Nvidia auctions "ultimate" gaming system on eBay 
Nvidia remains "committed" to gaming ...

2. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... intensive applications, including ray tracing, 3D cloud computing, video encoding and computer-aided engineering. Apple laptops less reliable than Asus, Toshiba, Sony 

A report from computer warranty ...

3. B&N's Nook is the victim of its own success

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... competes against Amazon's Kindle and Sony's e-reader, just a few weeks ago. And Sony is short of its own devices too - testifying that the future of the electronic book reader is probably assured. Barnes ...

4. Sony takes on Apple's iTunes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Confirms plans to launch online app and music store Sony has confirmed plans to launch an online store that will sell music, movies, books and applications. 
The virtual marketplace will also allow users ...

5. Rumor: Sony planning Firefox PS3 port

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   May replace integrated browser Playstation Insider has reported that Sony may be planning a port of Mozilla's Firefox for the Playstation 3 console. "We recently received a tip from a source very close ...

6. 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 ...

7. ARM accelerates Android mobile development

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ...  Midnight shoppers queue for Droid Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view Motorola and Verizon trundle out Droid smartphone Google intros Android ...

8. Dell touts Mini 3 Android smartphone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 13 November 2009

   ... at iPhone's market share Midnight shoppers queue for Droid Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view Motorola and Verizon trundle out Droid smartphone Google intros Android 2.0 Eclair SDK for Droid smartphones ...

9. Wii regains top hardware spot as PS3 sales slip

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   ... units in the US, followed by 321,000 for Sony's PS3 and only 250,000 for Microsoft's Xbox 360. 
 Meanwhile, US retail console games sales plummeted 18 percent year-on-year.  Nevertheless, Naughty Dog ...

10. Google preps Mac Chrome beta for holiday launch

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ... soon Sony gets Google Chrome plated  ...

11. E-readers are way too expensive

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... the entry of new players, such as Barnes and Noble, into the e-reader market and an increase in models from Amazon and Sony, consumer gegan to have choices. Among the product differentiation points are ...

12. Nintendo poised to "regain control" of console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... of a strong lineup of exclusive titles for Sony with God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, and MAG all expected to be released before the first half of 2010." See Also Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels ...

13. Motorola Droid snipes at iPhone's market share

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... AutoFocus and image stabilization. 

See Also Motorola and Verizon trundle out Droid smartphone Midnight shoppers queue for Droid Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow Sony Ericsson ...

14. Best Buy sells Acer notebook for $250

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... give away six months of AV protection through the holiday season. It will offer over 30 laptops from Acer, Apple, Asus, Dell, Gateway, Sony, Toshiba and Lenovo in prices that range from $250 to $2,000. ...

15. 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 ...

16. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... significant' given Microsoft and Sony's disparate console install bases (Microsoft leads Sony roughly two-to-one in the US)?" asked Peckham. "Does the study refer only to gamers who already own both an ...

17. Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... the release of Android based handsets from several different OEMs, most recently Motorola, but also Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson, the buzz surrounding Android OS is reaching critical mass,” said William ...

18. Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    Sony Ericsson has debuted the Xperia X10 Android phone. Sony Ericsson has debuted the Xperia X10 Android phone. The device, previously codenamed "Rachel," is capable of automatically recognizing connections ...

19. Mobile phone market shows signs of recovery

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ...  Sony Eric. 14.1 4.9% 25.7 8.4% -45.2% Motorola 13.6 ...

20. Microsoft: Xbox 360 has the "best" FPS games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 29 October 2009

    ... the Xbox 360 hasn't had a lot of hot exclusive action lately," opined Sterling. "This year, Sony has had Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, Critter Crunch, inFAMOUS, Demon's Souls, all sorts of exclusives that ...

21. Sony Ericsson touts sleek and sexy Aino phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 29 October 2009

    Sony Ericsson has launched its sleek and sexy Aino mobile phone. The device - which allows users to remotely access media content on PS3 consoles - is also capable of transferring PC media via a standard ...

22. 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, ...

23. 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 ...

24. 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 ...

25. Universal phone chargers won't save the planet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    ... the scheme isn't mandatory, although some manufacturers such as Sony Ericsson have already signed up. Indeed, the cynical might suggest that the whole scheme rather smacks of a desperate marketing scheme ...

26. Netflix to stream movies over Sony PS3

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    Sony and Netflix have signed a deal to allow the delivery of movies and TV shows to the Playstation 3.Sony and Netflix have signed a deal to allow the delivery of movies and TV shows to the Playstation ...

27. Internet behemoths fight hard for net neutrality

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    ... the interest of consumers, the letter continued. Other luminaries who have signed the letter include the CEO of eBay, the president of Sony Electronics, the CEO of Skype, and the founder of Flickr. This ...

28. Sony announces 250GB PS3 Slim for $350

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 console features a 250GB hard drive and will be available on November 3. Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 ...

29. 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 ...

30. PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    ... decrease by four percent over last year for the month of September - with all platforms except the Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP posting year-over-year gains. The PlayStation 3 is expected to claim the "top ...

31. Sony debuts ultra-thin Vaio X notebook

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    Sony has debuted its ultra-thin Vaio X notebook line. The X series - which is housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis - weighs 1.6 pounds and is just over a half-inch thin. Sony has debuted its ultra-thin ...

32. Startup goes head on against Kindle, Sony

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    ... in Paris: "We're not competing in an entrenched market. We think that Sony has recognized there are some opportunities in this market."He showed a prototype of the light slim reader and said txtr intended ...

33. Sony's PSP Go is go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Sony’s PSP Go has launched with new firmware that could be the way games machines are going - it can talk to a mobile phone via Bluetooth to establish a WiFi or 3G Internet connection. Sony’s PSP Go ...

34. Down in the Valley, the car lots are empty

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    ... to millionaire enclave Silver Creek, and all the way there was property to let and empty car lots.It’s depressed in San Francisco too – just down from the Marriott, the Sony shop has shuttered, to be replaced ...

35. 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 ...

36. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ...  by analysts after Microsoft and Sony lowered the prices of their respective consoles. Indeed, EEDAR's Jesse Divnich told TG Daily in August that Nintendo should decrease the price of its Wii console to ...

37. 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, ...

38. SuperSpeed controller to boost adoption of USB 3.0

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    ... camera equipped with a three megapixel Sony IMX036 CMOS image sensor. The camera is reportedly capable of outputting 1080p HD images at 60 frames per second. The Intel Developer Forum takes place between ...

39. Point Grey debuts USB 3.0 digital video camera

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    ... showcase the "world's first" SuperSpeed USB-enabled digital video camera at the 2009 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. The prototype camera utilizes a 3 megapixel (MP) Sony IMX036 CMOS image ...

40. Bethesda to disperse Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 on September 24

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    ... original game,"  Bethesda producer Ashley Cheng wrote in a July Sony PSN blog post. "Our DLC expands on the original game tremendously — each DLC offering 4-6 hours of additional content — and is ...

41. USB 3.0 gets public viewing

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    ... Grey Research Superspeed digital video camera, using a three megapixel Sony IMX036 CMOS image sensor to output 1080p HD images at 60 frames per second, will stream HD video to a notebook using a USB Express ...

42. August game sales caught in downward spiral

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 11 September 2009

    ... of the Xbox 360," opined Divnich. "I wouldn't be surprised if we begin to see Microsoft and Sony battle for exclusive content on future multiplatform releases as the results clearly indicate that exclusive ...

43. 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 ...

44. Exclusive content boosts game sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    ... of the Xbox 360, a large improvement for Sony over the average 66/34 split for multi-platform release titles in North America."Divnich also explained that sales of Madden NFL 10 were expected to decline ...

45. 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 ...

46. 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 ...

47. 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 ...

48. Mac clone war sparks fierce debate over Apple tax

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    ... similar sentiments. "Apple will always have the Apple faithful, who are reminiscent of the Sony faithful in the 70s and 80s who bought only Sony TV and stereo components," said Pachter. "These people ...

49. Analysis: Sony's 3D TV gambit likely to fail

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 02 September 2009

    Sony has pledged to lead the "commercialization" of 3D by introducing a 3D compatible BRAVIA LCD TV in 2010. Unfortunately, Sony's latest initiative is likely to fail spectacularly. San Francisco (CA) ...

50. 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 ...