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1. 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 ...

2. Qore leaks new PSP details before E3 debut

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Sunday, 31 May 2009

   GamersConsoleNetwork has managed to snag the first official images of the PSP Go from Qore. Qore, a subscription-based interactive online magazine for the North American PlayStation Network, apparently ...

3. Sony to showcase new PSP at E3

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 29 April 2009

   Sony will reportedly showcase a new version of its popular PSP at the E3 conference in June. According to 1UP.com, the upgraded device is expected to be named PSP GO! Chicago (IL) - Sony will reportedly ...

4. VIDEO – HD camcorder shootout: Can you tell the difference? Part II

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Wednesday, 05 March 2008

   ... Vimeo. Video #1 - Sony DCR-HC28 Ok video #1 was probably the easiest one to figure out as the standard definition Sony DCR-HC28. Most people recognized the standard definiton aspect ratio along with ...

5. Sony partners with MTV to bring out fresh UMD content

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 24 January 2008

   In one of the most unexpected PSP announcements to date, Sony has created a partnership with MTV to create new UMD video discs, a format that has been considered dead for well over a year. Foster City ...

6. Resident Evil Blu-ray to have Resident Evil PS3 demo

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 19 November 2007

   ... it will be Sony's first title to be compatible with the new standard for BD films.  This means it will include things like picture-in-picture commentary, memory of previously watched scenes, and ...

7. PSP goes all out with messenger, GPS, and video download functionality

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 23 August 2007

   ... this week with announcements of three major new features heading to the portable system in the coming months. At the Leipzig Games Convention in Gemrnay, Sony unveiled a handful of new applications for ...

8. Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray, DVD and UMD in October

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   Friday, 03 August 2007

   Sony today said that it will be releasing Spider-Man 3, which is estimated to have raked in $888 million so far, on Blu-ray, DVD and UMD on October 30. Besides the standard versions of the movie, Sony ...

9. Sony: Target says yes to Blu-ray, no to HD DVD

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 26 July 2007

   ... video rental chain Blockbuster, Target has decided to only stock Blu-ray Disc players, passing on rival format HD DVD.   HD DVD players for 2007 ... Blu-ray players for 2007 ... Sony issued a statement ...

10. E3 media briefing: Sony goes for the overkill

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Wednesday, 11 July 2007

    Opinion - Sony had something new to say about the PSP, PS3, and Playstation Network, but instead of being blown away by all the stuff that was shown, it felt like a bunch of mildly upgraded content ...

11. Midway working on first Blu-ray movie/PS3 game combo disc

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 18 May 2007

    ... fill up an entire disc. This same idea appeared very briefly in Sony's proprietary PSP format, UMD (Universal Media Disc).  A couple movie studios partnered with game developers to offer playable ...

12. Sony reveals digital camera for the PSP

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 01 May 2007

    Sony announced details today about its first-party digital camera for the portable PSP system. London (England) - Sony announced details today about its first-party digital camera for the portable PSP ...

13. Opinion: Blu-ray not even close to winning format war

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Friday, 20 April 2007

    ... consumers to believe Sony has already beaten HD DVD, but nothing could be further from the truth.   HD DVD players for 2007 ... Blu-ray players for 2007 ... When I first heard about Blu-ray and ...

14. PSP price gets cut to $170

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 03 April 2007

    As the first official price cut for Sony's handheld device, the core PSP package has been slashed by $30 to an MSRP of $169.99. Foster City (CA) - As the first official price cut for Sony's handheld ...

15. UMD movies near extinction as retailers close out stock

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 15 March 2007

    Although Sony Pictures studios are still actively releasing movies on the PSP's proprietary format, they're running out of places to sell them. Although Sony Pictures studios are still actively ...

16. Sony settles with 40 more states in rootkit debacle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 29 December 2006

    Nearing the end of a year full of lawsuits, product recalls, and production problems for Sony, the electronics manufacturer has now settled with 40 states, nearing an end to the legal battles as a result ...

17. HD DVD gets early lead over Blu-ray in online discussions

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 06 December 2006

    ... unfamiliar with the advantages of both formats, does underline one point that most critics are rightfully questioning: It harks on Sony's past. Sony has a history of starting media format wars that ultimately ...

18. Sony to release new PSP bundle

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Wednesday, 13 September 2006

      As the holiday season fast approaches, Sony is set to launch a new bundle pack for its PSP handheld. The pack will be released this month and is called the PSP Entertainment Bundle. As the holiday ...

19. Nintendo DS expected to outship Sony PSP by as much as 30% this year

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 07 September 2006

    Sony's Playstation Portable (PSP) was the best-selling portable game console in 2005, but the Nintendo DS has turned the tables this year: According to market research firm In-Stat, the Nintendo may ship ...

20. Sony's UMD format losing industry support

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 March 2006

    Sony had planned big things out of the small Universal Media Disc (UMD). Introduced in 2005, UMDs sold like hotcakes initially. Back then, Sony officials said that manufacturing lines were stretched to ...

21. Sony Pictures aims for $35 retail for Blu-ray movies

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 08 February 2006

    Officially drawing a line in the sand for HD DVD to follow, Sony Pictures' president today stated, in an interview for Video Business Online , that his studios are ready to set wholesale prices for Blu-ray ...

22. New Sony PSP adds RSS and Windows Media support

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 29 November 2005

    The newly released 2.6 firmware update to the Sony PSP adds a few interesting features. Podcast addicts can now access audio RSS feeds with their PSP. The new update also adds Windows Media support for ...

23. Warner Home Video to release action, family movie titles for Sony PSP

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 01 November 2005

      In an attempt to seize a chunk of what Sony hopes will be a quarter-billion dollar market in the US just before the end of this year alone, Warner Home Video will be releasing in December a selection ...

24. Sony releases PC multimedia transfer software for PSP

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 November 2005

      In a move that could transcend its immediate influence upon gamers' ability to store their high score tables, the Media Software division of Sony has released a new Media Manager application for ...

25. Apple announces two video iPods

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 12 October 2005

    ... parts of Patton. Availability and quantity of content - What is a consumer expected to play on this thing? Sony's PlayStation Portable introduced the UMD disc as a small, dense container for portable movie ...

26. Sony patches PSP 2.0 firmware as homebrewers fight their own malware

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 04 October 2005

      Homebrew PlayStation Portable developers find themselves the victims of an exploit; meanwhile, Sony posts an update to its PSP firmware to thwart a potential exploit. Los Angeles (CA) - Responding ...

27. UMD film sales top 100,000 - Sony

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Wednesday, 22 June 2005

      Sales of films distributed on Universal Media Disc (UMD), Sony's proprietary disc format for PlayStation Portable, have topped 100,000 according to the platform holder. Sales of films distributed ...

28. Sony unhappy over PSP porn

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 20 June 2005

      Sony has objected to the development of "undesirable" pornographic films targeting its Playstation Portable (PSP) handheld entertainment console, due for launch in Europe on 1 September. Sony ...

29. Hackers crack UMD format

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 09 May 2005

    ... actually play the "ripped" games. Copies of the Japanese versions of Capcom's Vampire Chronicle and Namco's Ridge Racers, and the US version of Sony's own Wipeout Pure, were released on peer to peer file ...

30. Sony movie unit to issue films for PSP

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 11 February 2005

      The home video unit of Sony said on Friday it will release four movies in April on a new disc format designed for Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld video game device. The home video unit of ...

31. Sony considers opening PSP

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Thursday, 20 January 2005

      Sony has taken the first step toward opening up the proprietary UMD (Universal Media Disc) optical disc system used in its PlayStation Portable (PSP) so that other companies can build products based ...

32. Epson's New Color LCD Controller for Mobile Phones

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 03 August 2001

    ... and codecs for inter-chip communication, three multi-channel buffered serial ports (McBSPs) for full-duplex communication, interfaces for Sony Memory Stick and MMC/SD, 64-bit device ID, and secure ROM ...