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1. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... 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 ...

2. Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... 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 ...

3. Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   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 ...

4. Mobile phone market shows signs of recovery

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

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

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

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... 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 ...

6. Sony Ericsson touts sleek and sexy Aino phone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   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 ...

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

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... 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, ...

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

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   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 ...

9. Sony Vaio AC adapters recalled in shock scare

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   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 ...

10. Universal phone chargers won't save the planet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 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 ...

11. Netflix to stream movies over Sony PS3

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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 ...

12. Internet behemoths fight hard for net neutrality

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... 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 ...

13. Sony announces 250GB PS3 Slim for $350

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    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 ...

14. iPhone is rubbish - give me POTS or die

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

16. Sony debuts ultra-thin Vaio X notebook

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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 ...

17. Startup goes head on against Kindle, Sony

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 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 ...

18. Sony's PSP Go is go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    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 ...

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

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    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 ...

21. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ...  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 ...

22. Playstation ad offends Nigeria

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    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, ...

23. SuperSpeed controller to boost adoption of USB 3.0

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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 ...

24. Point Grey debuts USB 3.0 digital video camera

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

26. USB 3.0 gets public viewing

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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 ...

27. August game sales caught in downward spiral

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

28. Sony marketing campaign plumbs new depths

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    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 ...

29. Exclusive content boosts game sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

30. Open source group buys up Microsoft patents

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 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 ...

31. Asus to make bid for ebook crown

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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 ...

33. Mac clone war sparks fierce debate over Apple tax

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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) ...

35. SiPix promises color e-paper next year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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 ...

36. Sony sells US TV factory to Hon Hai

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    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 ...

37. TVs set to go 3D this year

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      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 ...

38. Sony gets Google Chrome plated

    (Software/Software Features)

    All Sony Vaio PCs sold in the USA will come pre-installed with Google Chrome, the company said today.All Sony Vaio PCs sold in the USA will come pre-installed with Google Chrome, the company said today. ...

39. Donald Duck ensnares Spiderman

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... how Disney will sort out existing deals Marvel has with competitors such as News Corp or Sony Entertainment. The CEO of Marvel believes Disney is a perfect spot for its gallery of heroes and superheros ...

40. Google backs EPUB, kindles Amazon fight

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    Search colossus Google said that it will begin to offer downloads in the EPUB electronic book standard, backed by Sony and a number of other players.Search colossus Google said that it will begin to ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

42. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 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, ...

44. Sony fights Kindle with $400 high end wireless reader

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    Electronics giant Sony took on Kindle today by revealing a wireless e-reader it will release later this year.Electronics giant Sony took on Kindle today by revealing a wireless e-reader it will release ...

45. Sony adds speakers to new Walkman range

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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 ...

46. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

47. Yahoo need not pay webcast royalties, rules court

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sony has lost its copyright case against Yahoo, with a court ruling that Yahoo's Launchcast internet radio service shouldn't have to pay royalties for the songs it plays. New York - Sony has lost its ...

48. Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... owners?! Yeah like as if the viral Sony gang didn't corrupt that with their fanboy stink. Get real." Another reader named PMB opined that the failure rate was likely higher than the reported 54.2 percent. ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    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) ...