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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. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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. ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. 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 ...

11. 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 ...

12. 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, ...

13. 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 ...

14. 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 ...

15. 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 ...

16. 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 ...

17. 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 ...

18. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    ... however, have faced diminishing sales since February," explained Divnich. "Whilst the announcement from Sony, reducing the PS3 to $299, will have a greater impact on sales over Microsoft's expected price ...

19. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    ... are reminiscent of the Sony faithful in the 70s and 80s who bought only Sony TV and stereo components," explained Pachter. "These people would buy an Apple refrigerator, if one was offered, on the basis ...

20. Amazon limits pre-order sales of 120GB PS3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    ... consoles over the next year. "Both Sony and Microsoft are acting like 12th round boxers, so exhausted (in this case, financially exhausted) over the three year battle for next-generation supremacy, that ...

21. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    Sony has unveiled a slimmed down Playstation 3 at the Gamescom conference in Germany. The upgraded console will feature a 120GB HD and is expected to retail at $300 on September 1. San Francisco (CA) ...

22. PS3 Slim shows up in ads

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    Kmart and Sears are offering a Playstation 3 Slim priced at $300 and it looks like it's set for release on August 24. Kmart and Sears are offering a Playstation 3 Slim priced at $300 and it looks like ...

23. PC industry staggering back - reports

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... of HP notebook in 2010 and also has firm orders from Apple, Sony and Lenovo. Wistron will benefit from Acer outsourcing 10 million, while it will also produce a million notebooks for Toshiba. On the LCD ...

24. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 10 August 2009

    ... with the ultimate outcome potentially $50 higher for each. "We do not think that either Nintendo's or Sony's console hardware forecast figures are achievable without a price cut, and we expect one by ...

25. Sony to cut eBook and Reader prices

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

     Sony is set to announce two new eBook Readers tomorrow in an apparent move to compete more aggressively with Amazon. The company will also reduce prices for eBooks offered for the Reader devices, ...

26. Rumor: Sony prepping PS3 Slim for August 18 launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    Sony is reportedly preparing to launch a new version of its Playstation 3 console. According to RTL Info, the "PS3 Slim" will be unveiled in Germany on August 18 before the official opening of the Gamescom ...

27. Nintendo Wii sales plummet 57 percent

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    ... Sony reported a 37.4 percent year-on-year decrease of video game and computer sales, due to lower game console and VAIO PC sales. Indeed, the company sold 1.1 million Playstation 3 units and 1.3 million ...

28. Toshiba may surrender to Blu-ray, finally

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Sunday, 19 July 2009

    ... was clear that Toshiba is covering its bases just in case HD DVD would fail. By the way, Sony did the same through a joint venture with NEC, which guaranteed the company access to HD DVD manufacturing ...

29. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 July 2009

    ... ahead of both Sony and Nintendo in the online entertainment sector. According to Strategy Analytics games analyst Martin Olausson, the Xbox 360 is "ushering in in a new era of digital entertainment." ...

30. Sony Ericsson debuts "Walkman" mobile phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 15 July 2009

    Sony Ericsson has debuted a new mobile phone named after the ubiquitous Walkman of 1980's fame. Like other Walkman phones, the W518a features "advanced" shake control technology that allows users to ...

31. BioWare co-founder criticizes Activision's PS3 bashing

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has reportedly criticized Activision's threat to "stop supporting" Sony if the company did not implement an immediate PS3 price cut. San Francisco (CA) - BioWare co-founder ...

32. Sony chief downplays rift with Activision over PS3 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    Sony CEO Howard Stringer has downplayed a rift with Activision chief Bobby Kotick over the latter's demand for an immediate Playstation 3 price cut. According to Stringer, Kotick "likes to make a lot ...

33. Sony falls to Netbook fever

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

      While it has refused to get tangled up with Netbook PCs before, Sony has decided to bite the bullet and release one anyway. While it has refused to get tangled up with Netbook PCs before, Sony has ...

34. 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 ...

35. Wii expected to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    ... How Ancillary Revenues Can Extend The Console Cycle," also hypothesized that the PS3 is likely to capture significant market share - or second place - due to Sony's "victory" in the high definition DVD ...

36. IBM and Cray claim victory in battle for supercomputer supremacy

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    ... 102 systems utilize dual-core chips. In addition, four systems are currently powered by IBM's advanced Sony PlayStation 3 processor with 9 cores, while two Cray units are loaded with new six-core Shanghai ...

37. Rockstar Games preps PSP version of GTA: Chinatown Wars

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 22 June 2009

    Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available for the Sony PSP this fall. The latest version of the popular title is expected to feature "upscaled" widescreen ...

38. World gives Blu-ray the thumbs down

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 22 June 2009

    ... said. The results of the poll included owners of a Sony Playstation 3, which plays Blu-ray. Worse, from the point of view of Blu-Ray vendors, the poll of 2,401 US adults showed that given the choice ...

39. Activision demands immediate PS3 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has demanded that Sony implement an immediate Playstation 3 price cut. Kotick explained that the the PS3 has lost "momentum," while the Wii and Xbox "are just selling better." ...

40. Microsoft eyes major Xbox upgrade as Nintendo Wii sales plummet

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... million Wii units by March 31, 2010. Pachter proposed a new price tag of $200, which would allow the Wii to compete with Microsoft's least expensive Xbox 360 console. It should be noted that Sony has ...

41. Sony claims iPhone is just "a phone"

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    Sony has rebuffed claims that Apple's popular iPhone may negatively affect PSP-Go sales. "At the end of the day, the iPhone is a phone," Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of ...

42. 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 ...

43. Sony eyes massive PS3 price cut as EA preps Madden NFL 10

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 09 June 2009

    Sony is reportedly eyeing a $100 price cut for its high-end Playstation 3. According to Industy Gamers, the price cut could be timed to coincide with EA's (Electronic Arts) release of Madden NFL 10 ...

44. Sony’s new PSP is definitely a Go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ... Sony which analyzes an individual’s music library and delivers tastes which meet a user’s depicted mood. Developers are encouraged to create and design application for the device. Sony said it has reduced ...

45. Prices fall as Samsung leads the pack on LCD TVs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 20 May 2009

    ...  100% -25% -6% The top vendor in Q1 2009 was Samsung, followed by LGE, Sony, Sharp, and Panasonic. Sharp and Panasonic market shares fell by 12 percent and 22 percent, year on year.  ...

46. Nintendo scopes new gyros for Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 18 May 2009

    ... MotionPlus that will enhance the game platform's motion sensing capabilities at E3 next month, where competitors Microsoft and Sony are thought to be unveiling their own motion-control technologies for ...

47. Vizio takes back #1 spot in LCD TV sales

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... chart reveals that all top 5 brands gained market share year over year, at the expensive at smaller manufacturers. Samsung climbed from 13.7% to 19.9%, Sony from 13.5% to 16.6%, LG from 8.1% to 10.7% and ...

48. 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 ...

49. 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 ...

50. Xbox 360 sales remain strong

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 17 April 2009

    ... the segment, but showed some weakness, while Sony’s PS3 clearly needs more incentive to attract buyers.   Chicago (IL) – Microsoft’s Xbox 360 may be older than the Wii and PS3, but it is the ...