In a move that was much anticipated over the past few weeks in the tech industry, Sony (NYSE:SNE) has finally announced the appointment of Kazuo Hirai as president and CEO of the company. He replaces the outgoing CEO Howard Stringer, will continue as chairman until he moves on to become chairman of the board. It was just a few weeks ago that rumors of this appointment were swirling, prompting a company spokesperson to deny that the move had been made at that time. Hirai graduates from heading up the consumer ...
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Jan 20 2012
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Sony’s SmartWatch Supplements Your Smartphone
Earlier this week I had a chance to check out Sony’s (NYSE:SNE) new SmartWatch, the successor of the Live View accessory from Sony Ericsson back in 2010. And while I’ve never seen the latter, this new one looked very cool. It’s a sort of bluetooth command center for your smartphone, connecting to display many types of notifications on its full-color, touchscreen display. You can view information about email, text messages, social media updates, what music is playing, or just see who is calling. It also features an accelerometer, and can be ...
Jan 11 2012
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A Decade Later, Sony Playstation 2 Still Selling Well
Sony's (NYSE:SNE) Playstation 2 game console was launched in 2000. It went on to become the best-selling game console of all time. But all of man's works turn to ash, and in the console's main sales regions it has long since been eclipsed in popularity by next-generation consoles including Sony's own Playstation 3. But even now, as rumors begin to swirl Sony may be planning to unveil the Playstation 4, the Playstation 2 is still selling well. How well? 500,000 units sold in November and December of 2011. If your response ...
Jan 4 2012
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Is Sony Ericsson Hinting at a Windows Phone?
Sony Ericsson, which in 2011 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), just teased on their Facebook site that there will be “some interesting news next week.” The statement was accompanied by an unusual picture which could be a hint that a Windows phone is in the works. Over on WPcentral.com, they point out the tiled motif in the picture (see cup, chess board on table, and sofa cover), and guess that this could be a reference to Windows Phone’s tiled user interface. While this is qualified as ‘wild ...
Dec 19 2011
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PlayStation Vita Launches in Japan
This past Saturday Sony’s PlayStation Vita went on sale in Japan, as the company hopes to close what has been a very difficult year on a high note. Reportedly there were early morning line-ups at various locations around Japan, and in some places people even began queuing the night before. The Vita comes with a price tag of about 24,000 to 30,000 yen (or about $310 to $385), which is considerably higher than rival Nintendo’s 3DS after its 40 percent price cut, which has seen an improvement in sales thanks ...
Oct 27 2011
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Sony Acquires Ericsson’s Stake in Sony Ericsson
Today Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) and Ericsson have announced that their joint venture, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (aka Sony Ericsson), will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. According to the announcement, Ericsson will receive 1.05 billion euros ($1.47 billion) in cash. Sony also gets ownership of ‘five essential patent families’ as part of the transaction, which is expected to close in January 2012. Sony says that now its ‘four-screen strategy’ is in place, as CEO Howard Stringer explained: We can more rapidly and more widely offer consumers smartphones, laptops, tablets ...
Oct 12 2011
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Sony Detects Hacking Attempt, Temporarily Locks Tens of Thousands of Accounts
Sony said in a blog post today saying that it had detected attempts to test ‘a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords’ on its SEN, PSN, and SOE services. Philip Reitinger, the company’s chief security officer, pointed out that less that a tenth of a percent of users may have been affected. That number is still pretty high in our book, as approximately 93,000 attempted sign-ins were successful. Those accounts have been temporarily locked, and Sony is reviewing them for unauthorized access. It is also requiring secure password resets ...
Oct 3 2011
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CEATEC 2011 to Kick Off Tomorrow in Japan
CEATEC is all set to begin tomorrow in Tokyo. But as you may have noticed from many of our previous posts, many exhibitors have already tipped their hand to show what they have in store this year. Docomo held an event back on September 21st to give a preview of many of the things we can expect to see there, including an assortment of smartphone jackets (they had ones for detecting radiation ones UV light, for example). KDDI and Kyocera have their new speaker system to demo at the event as well. ...
Sep 22 2011
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Sony Launches Tablet S in China
We told you earlier today about Apple’s 3G iPad 2 going on sale to a lukewarm reception in China. But it’s not the only new arrival in the Middle Kingdom this week, and Sony’s Tablet S went on sale in the country today. We attended Sony’s recent press conference in Tokyo showing off the Tablet S, as well as its more portable sibling, the Tablet P. The Wi-Fi version of the Tablet S (formerly referred to as the S1 tablet) is now on sale in selected outlet stores and online. The ...
Sep 1 2011
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Sony’s Tablet S, Tablet P Available this Fall, on Docomo Network in Japan
This morning in Tokyo, I dropped in on Sony's press conference where it was showing off its upcoming pair of Android tablets. It was announced that the new tablets, which are both 3G and Wi-Fi capable, would run on the Docomo network. Previously referred to as the S1 and S2, the devices are dubbed the Tablet S and Tablet P. The larger, more conventional model is the 9.4-inch Tablet S, which from the front looks like a regular tablet, but when viewed from the side it reveals a unique tapered ...
Aug 26 2011
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Recording Industry Assoc. of Japan Seeking $3 Million From Youtube Download Site
This week one of the many web services that allows you to download YouTube videos has been shut down as a result of a lawsuit from copyright owners in Japan. 31 companies including members of The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) filed a class-action lawsuit against Tokyo-based TubeFire.com on August 19th claiming that the service violates copyright law by enabling its users to copy and convert YouTube videos. According to the RIAJ website, the companies filing the lawsuit are* table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;} .tableizer-table td ...
Jun 21 2011
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Sony Unveils Lighter, Greener PS3 for Japan
Finally some good news coming from Sony, as the company has announced a new PlayStation 3 model for the Japan market. This new version will be charcoal black with an upgraded 320 gigabyte capacity hard drive. The power consumption has also improved, with a 200W rating that’s 30W lower than previous models. The console has dropped a little weight in its old age too, slimming down to 2.6 kilograms from 3 kilograms. Pricing remains the same at 34,980 yen. The PS3 was first released back in November of 2006, which means it’s ...
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