Sony may include a “hybrid separable motion controller” to its next-generation PlayStation 4 gaming console.
That is if the company will implement a technology it has just patented and will include the controller in the PlayStation 4 retail box.
The information comes from U.S. patent 20120302347A1 which comes to us via this report from Sixth Axis.
Filed for on May 25, 2011, it was just published on November 29 and is assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment America.
The abstract for the …

Sony is joining the ultra-high-priced phone fray with its gold Xperia P project.
In a post on the Sony Mobile Blog, the handsets maker updated the whole world about its limited edition gold Xperia P.
“We’re always looking at new ways of working with different materials – during a recent creative session, we were throwing ideas around at what we could do to highlight Xperia P’s sleek unibody design and aluminium back cover…And, what better than gold; 24k’s worth to be precise,” …

Sony is promising a new flagship smartphone – one that can compete with the likes of the new iPhone and the flagship Galaxy S III smartphone by Samsung.
That is according to Sony Mobile sales and marketing boss Dennis Van Schie in an interview (Google Translate) with The Financial Times Deutschland.
“We will create in the near future a flagship model that can compete with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III,” the executive is quoted as saying.
Furthermore, the …

Sony has revealed that Tim Schaaff, the president of Sony Network Entertainment International, has resigned.
According to the Japanese tech giant, Schaaff will effectively be leaving Sony by the end of this year on December 31, 2012.
Andrew House, Sony’s president and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, will be taking Schaaff’s responsibility during the transition period.
Sony did not say, however, if House will permanently be taking on the responsibilities left by Schaaff.
Schaaff …

The James Bond smartphone, otherwise known as the latest James Bond smartphone, will be arriving on AT&T on Friday, November 2.
The Xperia TL will be offered for a low price of $99 but that needs to come with a new two-year contract with the US wireless carrier.
Featured in the upcoming James Bond film “Skyfall”, the Xperia TL has had quite its fair share of buzz around it.
That doesn’t mean that the attention is not warranted though as the smartphone also offers a very respectable …

A US district judge has dismissed claims, many of which are key claims, of a class action lawsuit stemming from the massive hacking of the Sony PlayStation Network last year.
Judge Anthony Battaglia of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California has dismissed several claims of a lawsuit against Sony including claims such as negligence, unjust enrichment, bailment and violations of California consumer protection statutes, a report says.
According to Courthouse News, …

The Consumer Electronics Association may have officially branded 4K TV sets as Ultra HD but Sony is having none of it.
According to the consumer electronics giant, it plans to keep using the 4K name for its Ultra HD TV sets, a report says.
Sony told The Verge:
“Just a quick note to let you know that as a leader at the forefront of new display technology such as HD, 3D and beyond, Sony lauds the CEA’s efforts to come up with a common language to describe the next generation high-definition …

As part of its drive to restructure, Sony has announced that it will close a factory that makes lenses and will cut 2,000 jobs from various operations.
The workers who will be cut from their jobs will be included in an “early-retirement” scheme Sony has put in place.
According to Sony, the move is part of its plan to “revitalize and grow its electronics business.”
Sony expects to cut about 10,000 jobs from its operations, primarily in the electronics arm of the company as the 2012 …

Samsung Galaxy Nexus II, the device known under the code name GT-I9260, will have an 8-megapixel camera, or at least that guarantees AllAboutSamsung, a German forums about Samsung products.
They made the discovery through a photo on Picasa, which includes full details about the camera firmware. The photo was taken with the Galaxy Nexus II.
Samsung has posted this photo with a resolution of 2448 x 3264 and I9260XXALJ1 test firmware.

Rumors say that the new Galaxy Nexus II will be equipped with …

Sony has sued the actor who was previously named the “face of PlayStation” for appearing in an ad that also features the Nintendo Wii.
Fifty-five-year-old Jerry Lambert, who has appeared in promotional videos for Sony as Sony’s fictional “Vice President of everything” named Kevin Butler, appeared in an ad for Bridgestone in September.
As an actor, it would be considered normal for Lambert to appear in television ads.
The problem with the Bridgestone ad was that it was also effectively …