Sony’s Tablet S is an awkward device, but not because of its unusual wedge-shaped design. It is awkward because it catches Sony in the middle of a transition, from an iconic hardware maker to an Apple-like company that sells …
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Time to Cut the Cord? Sony Reported to Be Prepping Internet-Based Cable TV Replacement
Cable companies’ worst cord-cutting nightmares may be about to come true, with new rumors emerging that Sony is considering launching an online alternative to cable TV. It’d apparently offer a variety of live programming …
“I spent the last five years building a platform so I can compete with Steve Jobs. It’s finished, and it’s launching now.”
Sony’s PlayStation 3D TV: Gorgeous with One Glaring Problem
Imagine my surprise when, last week, the UPS guy dropped off a package from Sony containing a brand new flatscreen TV—not just any flatscreen, mind you, but Sony’s new PlayStation 3D TV! Remember when they announced it back in June at E3 2011? I’d forgotten all about it until it appeared on my doorstep, as if by subconscious …
Get Ready for Sony Smartphones
Goodbye Sony Ericsson, hello Sony smartphones. By purchasing the other half of its cell phone business from Ericsson, Sony hopes it can become a mobile powerhouse on its own.
Sony will pay 1.05 billion euros for Ericsson’s stake of the business, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Once the acquisition goes through, Sony will phase …
PlayStation Vita Finally Arriving in U.S. February 2012
Bumped from its original planned “holiday 2011” release window, Sony’s PlayStation Vita will finally hit the U.S. (and pretty much everywhere else, worldwide) on February 22, 2012, roughly two months after Sony’s powerhouse gaming portable goes on sale in Japan.
Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton broke the news at the Web 2.0 Summit …
1.6 Million Sony Bravia TVs Might Catch Fire, Free Inspection Offered
Sony Bravia TV feeling a little warm to the touch? Haven’t had to heat the home because the TV’s keeping things toasty all by itself? Maybe it’s because your flatscreen has a hidden feature you didn’t know about, say something called “yuppie campfire.”
No? Still, it turns out there is a global problem with Sony Bravia-brand TVs sold …
Sony Reports ‘Massive’ Hacking Attempt Against Networks
Sony has taken to its PlayStation blog, informing customers that “a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” have recently been tested against its PlayStation, Sony Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment networks.
The good news is that a) Sony appears to be pretty upfront about this, which is a nice change compared to how the …
Sony Refuses to Pay for 3D Glasses: Will You?
Sure, you’ll happily go and watch 3D movies in theaters now, but would you be as eager to do so if you had to pay for the special stereoscopic glasses each time you went? That’s now a possibility, following news that Sony will stop paying for the glasses, necessary to view their 3D releases, starting in May 2012.
Currently, studios …
PlayStation 3 Snatches ‘Battlefield 3’ Expansion Exclusives
If you want first dibs on Battlefield 3’s download expansion packs, it looks like you’ll need a PlayStation 3 to make it so. Sony’s secured timed-exclusive rights to not just the first expansion pack, but everything to come thereafter.
Developer DICE’s own Tommy Rydling took to Sony’s PlayStation Blog this morning to break that news, …
Sony Changes Contracts: No More Class Action Suits for PSN Users
Sony has a new message for its PlayStation users: If you try and take part in a class action lawsuit against us, you’re in violation of your contract.
The Sony Corporation, already dealing with one class action suit on behalf of the 70 million PlayStation users whose personal information was lost during April’s PSN security breach, …
Sony Unveils December 17 Release Date for PlayStation Vita… in Japan
The Tokyo Game Show is home turf for Sony and Nintendo, the Japanese companies still regarded as heavyweights in the video game business. While Nintendo held their own 3DS-centric event just preceding the annual game gathering, Sony’s press conference marked the official kick-off of TGS and details about the new Vita handheld took center …