Intel: Google TV due this month, can co-exist with Apple TV
Sep 9, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
Intel chief Paul Otellini in an interview today [sub. required] confirmed that the first Google TV devices should start shipping in September. He didn't say whether the Logitech Revue or Sony's Bravia TVs, though Logitech has been the furthest in development. There are "many, many" ot...Tags: Apple Tv, Bravia Tvs, Google, Google Search, Intel, Intel Chief, Logitech, Paul Otellini, Search Engines, Sony, Tv Devices
Amazon scores key deal to sell Kindle at Best Buy
Sep 9, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
Amazon landed a major retail deal today that will let it sell the third-generation Kindle at Best Buy stores sometime in the fall. Both the Wi-Fi only and 3G versions will arrive at the same $139 and $189 prices as on Amazon's own pages. The costlier and larger DX isn't part of the plans....Tags: Amazon Kindle, Barnes Noble, Best Buy, Best Buy Stores, Kindle Amazon, Sony, Third Generation, Wi Fi
Sanyo introduces new hand-friendly Xacti camcorder
Sep 9, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
Sony has introduced a new model in the Xacti video camera line, the VPC-GH4. The VPC-GH4 has a traditional minicam body and Sanyo's double-range zoom feature, which provides one button switching between wide-angle and telephoto. It can shoot full 1080 60i HD video with maximum optical zoom of 10...Tags: Camcorder Sony, Digital Photos, Faceboo, Gh4, Hd, High Speed, Minicam, New Model, Sanyo Camcorder, Shopping, Social Networks, Sony, Speed Mode, Universal Serial Bus, Video Camera, Vpc, Wide Angle, Xacti, Zoom
AAPL May Yield a Bumper Crop This Fall
Sep 8, 2010 Software
Though it may be some time before AAPL shares again reach the record-setting heights they saw last June, they appear to have made modest gains over the last week. Shares closed Tuesday at US$257.81, down 96 cents for the day...Tags: Android, Berlin, Bumper Crop, Consumer Electronics Show, Google, Lava, Operating System, Prototype, Scandinavian, Shares, Sony, Sony Tv, Tv Manufacturer, Tv Manufacturers, Tvs
PS3 3.42 software update reportedly patches jailbreak, hates fun
Sep 7, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
Sony just released its 3.42 software update for PlayStation 3 owners. As a mandatory update, PS3 jockeys must accept it if they want to continue accessing the PlayStation Network...Tags: Engadget, Fun, Hardware Security, Jockeys, Joystiq, Mouthpiece, Nbsp, Open Source, Playstation, Playstation 3, Playstation Japan, Security Issue, Software Patches, Software Update, Sony, Sony Japan
PS3 hack escapes court challenge
Sep 3, 2010 General
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.Tags: Australia, Court Challenge, Hack Code, Ps3, Sony
Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time
Sep 2, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets
In a rare victory for Sony over arch-rival Apple, the Walkman portable music player outsold the iPod in Japan in monthly sales for the first time in August, a survey showed Thursday.Tags: Apple Music, Arch Rival, Ipod, Japan, Music Player, Portable Music, Rare Victory, Sony, Survey, Walkman
Sony’s Shocking ‘Other OS’ Win and Suspect Distro Popularity Trends
Sep 2, 2010 General IT
You can't win them all, as the saying goes, and that apparently includes Linux fans. To wit: Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 ...Tags: Bad News, Bloggers, Linux, Linux Fans, Money, Popularity, Ps3, Sony, Suing Sony, Wit
Sony’s Shocking ‘Other OS’ Win and Suspect Distro Popularity Trends
Sep 2, 2010 Software
You can't win them all, as the saying goes, and that apparently includes Linux fans. To wit: Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 h...Tags: Bad News, Bloggers, Linux, Linux Fans, Money, Popularity, Ps3, Sony, Suing Sony, Wit
China market: Sony Ericsson unveils first TD-SCDMA smartphone
Sep 1, 2010 Telecoms
Sony Ericsson has unveiled its first TD-SCDMA smartphone, the A8i, in China. The handset vendor will start marketing the device in October in cooperation with carrier China Mobile. The A8i is based on the Ophone 2.0 platform and supports China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB), 3.5-inch touch...Tags: Carrier, China Market, China Mobile, Cmmb, Cooperation, Ericsson Sony, Mobile Multimedia, Multimedia Broadcasting, Scdma, Smartphone, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Touchscreen
