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1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... 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 ...

5. Sony camera decides when to take snaps

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Sony's new Party-shot cameras can now do everything automatically - including deciding when to take pictures. San Diego (CA) - Sony's new Party-shot cameras can now do everything automatically - including ...

6. PS3 slim and price cut rumors surface again

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... 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 ...

7. Sony Ericsson intros two "green" phones

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Because green is the new black, Sony Ericsson has joined the bandwagon and has introduced two phones which it claims are greener than the average phone today.Because green is the new black, Sony Ericsson ...

8. Sony showcases PS3 synching phone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Sony Ericsson has unveiled the Aino - a mobile phone that allows users to remotely access media content on PS3 consoles. The Aino also features Media Home, an application that transfers media to the ...

9. HP notebook batteries recalled

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... 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  ...

10. Video-on-Demand available in HD via Amazon

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Amazon expanded its Video on Demand service on Tuesday to include more than  500 HD television shows and movies from Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Universal ...

11. Sony films heading to YouTube?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    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 ...

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

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... 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 ...

14. Nokia's iPhone beater has rocky U.S. launch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Challenging the iPhone is apparently easier said than done. RIM’s Blackberry Storm has plenty of software and interface issues, SonyEricsson’s Xperia X1 is way too expensive and those who ...

15. Google Mobile App hits Windows Mobile, lacks voice search

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... with deep integration at the system level with Google services. Nokia's S60 platform, and other proprietary operating system platforms from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung and Palm, also lack Google ...

16. Nintendo races toward 50% share in game console shipments

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... market. According to NPD, the company shipped 679,000 Wiis in January, while Microsoft sold 309,000 Xbox 360 units and Sony 203,000 PS3s. While Nintendo claimed a 57% market share last month, it may be ...

17. Sony's quarterly revenues down 25%, income down 95%

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

      Sony today reported quarterly earnings for the period ending December 31, 2008. Their annual revenues were down 24.6% to 2155 billion yen ($23.8B) from 2859 billion yen ($31.6B) a year ago. Net income ...

18. Rolando rolls into the App Store

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... model, Rolando also demonstrates the advantages of Apple's platform. The fact that gaming content on the App Store is becoming a big business should get Sony’s and Nintendo’s attention. EXTRA: SLIDESHOW ...

19. Nintendo shatters game console shipment records

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... U.S. sales record of 981,000 sold Wiis, but it we were stunned to see that the company was apparently able move more than 2 million consoles last months. Microsoft also had an excellent month, but Sony’s PS3 ...

20. Playstation Home open beta now live

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 have been dominating game console headlines lately and there was not really a whole lot positive to say about the Playstation 3 lately. Sony’s game console ...

21. Playstation Home beta to launch tomorrow

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      Sony today announced that Playstation Home will finally launch as an open beta tomorrow. Designed as a virtual world and social networking platform for Playstation 3 owners, it  has been ...

22. Nokia’s N97 puts Apple iPhone on the defense

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... devices that happen to include phone capability. Apple is expected to respond to the wave of new smartphones, which include the SonyEricsson Xperia X1, the Blackberry Storm, T-Mobile G1 and Nokia’s phones ...

23. Another iPhone challenger: HTC Touch HD

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... which matches the SonyEricsson's Xperia X1, packing two and a half times more pixels than the iPhone's 320 x 480 pixel 3.5” display. There is also a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus that lets users shoot ...

24. Xbox 360 and Wii show sharp sales gains, PS3 may be in trouble

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      Microsoft and Nintendo saw substantial upticks in their console shipments in October, while Sony experienced another drop and the lowest results since April of this year, according to market estimates released ...

25. SonyEricsson to launch $800 iPhone beater on Nov 28

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

      SonyEricsson has pulled in the launch date for its Xperia X1 cellphone, which will compete with Apple’s iPhone. The device will be available for pre-order on tomorrow and go on sale on November ...

26. BlackBerry Bold now available, gets free AT&T Wi-Fi

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... heard that SonyEricsson’s Xperia X1 as well as Nokia’s 5800 will slip into Q1 2009; Garmin’s nuvifone is even further out and will not arrive before Q3 2009.   As a result, all eyes are now on RIM ...

27. Best Buy drops Blu-ray player price below $100, sorta

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... the prices on three other Blu-ray players this weekend. The Samsung BD-P2550 now sells for $399.99, the BD-P1500 for $299.99 and the Sony BDP-S350 for $299.99. All Blu-ray players are offered with additional ...

28. G1 & Co.: Top 10 cellphones for your Christmas shopping list

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... gestures. Expect a price tag of about $400, excluding carrier subsidies. 2. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1: The Xperia X1 is late, but it may be worth the wait. The X1 is wrapped in a metal casing with a curved ...

29. Wii, Xbox 360 leave the PS3 behind

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... to NPD. The Wii climbed from a weak 453,000 units in August to 687,000 units on strong sales of its Wii Fit game and accessory, which sold 518,000 times during the month. Slowly but surely, Sony may ...

30. Blu-ray prices in free fall: Get a player for under $200

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... listing Blu-ray players such as Sony’s BDP-S300 for less than $200 and you may be able to live without BonusView in exchange for the lower price. Players with BonusView support typically start above $350. ...

31. Hot Import Nights – the ultimate photographer’s battleground Part I: Gear

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... my total time to post (the time to transfer, edit, render and upload) it might actually come out even.  With the Canon HV20, I have to rewind the tape, fire up Sony Vegas and then capture in real-time ...

32. Kindle 2 pictures leaked: Same size, redesigned package

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... by Sony and if we recall Plastic Logic’s fantastic reader, one clearly has to wonder whether the updates for Kindle 2 will be enough. Especially a touchscreen feature would have been nice. However, as ...

33. Sony announces pricey e-book reader

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      There has been lots of activity in the ebook reader segment lately. Following Amazon’s Kindle, we recently saw the Plastic Logic’s stunning device and it appears that Sony will also try to take ...

34. Outmaneuvered: Real Networks hits Hollywood with preemptive suit

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the DVD Copy Control Association's license agreement.” The suit was filed against the DVD Copy Control Association, Disney Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century ...

35. HTC Dream + Android 1.0 = High expectations

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... first phones in the market. And by then, we should also have a better idea how good Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1. And don’t forget Garmin’s Nuvifone, which is also expected in H1 2009. There is lots of hype ...

36. $1000 will buy you a Kodak OLED wireless picture frame

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

      With the likes of Sony continuing to push the production of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), it is no wonder we are seeing this display technology push into related consumer electronics categories. ...

37. Sony, Amazon kick off VOD service to Sony TVs

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      Sony and Amazon, which a few months back announced plans to carry Amazon's Video on Demand service on Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link module, said today this service is now live. It promises ...

38. CEDIA show wows attendees with 400-disc Blu-ray changers and 4K projectors

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... Blu-ray changer from Sony and a JVC 4K projector that pumps out 3500 lumens worth of video.  As usual, no prices were announced, but for these things if you have to ask, then you probably can’t ...

39. Blu-ray has only five years left – Samsung

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... HD-DVD) overtaking VHS tape sales back in the first half of 2007. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Asia Pacific vice president Tim Meade recently predicted Blu-ray sales would pass DVD in 2011.  ...

40. Overclocking Nehalem “almost as good as having a second graphics card” - Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Intel loaded up Sony Vegas 8 with a 1 GB video file in less than five seconds.  They also demoed a picture and video viewer that organizes photos/videos based on calendar date.  You can zoom ...

41. Blu-ray movie discs may outsell DVDs in 2011, Sony believes

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... in 2011, according to Asia Pacific vice president Tim Meade for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE). The global sales value of BD movie discs as a percentage of all types will increase from 9% at the ...

42. New York’s new video game labeling law has no teeth

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... systems like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are exempt from this. The law also establishes a 16 member panel that will study the connection between violent games and criminal behavior.  The panel will ...

43. U-Tech hopes to benefit from Wal-Mart sales promotion of BD movies

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... of BD title discs in the US, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Although top Hollywood movie studios have their own production capacity for producing movie discs, such as Sony Digital Audio Disc ...

44. Sony and Amazon team up to deliver video everywhere

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      As part of its "video everywhere" strategy, Sony plans to marry Internet-equipped Bravia HDTVs with Amazon's new video-on-demand service to fight off increasing pressure from set-top box vendors. ...

45. Playstation 3 to get movie downloads this summer

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      Sony will is ready to expand the content for its Playstation 3 (PS3) game console with a movie download service, the company said earlier today. Tokyo (Japan) – Sony will is ready to expand the ...

46. The five big technology trends of 2008

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... direction to all-in-one computers seems to be clear at HP, Dell, Sony, and Gateway. They all have been launching products; though Gateway’s offering didn’t does that well.  The most interesting is ...

47. Intel shows off insanely overclocked and aircooled Nehalem – but we can’t tell you how fast

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and Excel.  He then loaded Sony Vegas 8 in about two seconds- as users of Sony Vegas ourselves this was quite impressive!  Piednoel then started fast forwarding through a large video file and ...

48. Safari for Windows up, Mac down, iPhone rocks at Flickr

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... other devices. Data that supports this claim is derived from Flickr’s own usage statistics that has the iPhone overtaking Sony Ericsson and Nokia handsets. The iPhone is the clear front runner at this ...

49. DVDs come under pressure from the-same-day iTunes digital releases

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... both new releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, ...

50. AT&T mobile TV service turns on next week

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... NBC 2 Go, and MTV.  However, it also has two exclusive channels - CNN Mobile Live and "Pix," a movie preview channel featuring Sony Pictures content. Another player in the mobile TV market is Sprint.  ...