Sony Announces Sony DSC-RX100 – 20-megapixel Compact Camera. (Image via Sony)

Sony will update soon its line of compact cameras with new models, including the DSC-RX100 – one of the first compacts to integrate a 20-megapixel sensor.
Designed for more demanding users in terms of quality who want a compact, Sony optimized the DSC-RX100 for images captured under any condition. The camera comes with an ISO range from 100 to 25,600 and a Bionz image processor. The lens used is Carl Zeiss Vario …

E3 2012: The New Xbox And PlayStation Consoles Are Still Far Away. (Image via E3)

The E3 2012 expo, probably the most important event in the gaming world is coming to an end, and it’s quite clear that both Sony and Microsoft are still far to launch next-generation consoles. What is strange is the fact that things seem to go on without them.
About a year ago, media was roaring with rumors, according to which E3 2012 will be the launch of the next-generation gaming consoles – PlayStation …

New Games from Sony: DanceStar Party Hits and Sports Champions 2 – Prepare Your Move Controller! (Image via Sony)

Sony announces new titles for the PlayStation 3 console, Sports Champions 2 and DanceStar Party Hits. The two games rely on the PlayStation Move control system, offering a plus of fun on the virtual dance floor or on the ski slope.
Champions Sports 2, the sequel to one of the most sold games ever for PlayStation Move, proposes new sports to try in the living room. Whether …

E3 2012: Sony Presents God of War Ascension, The Last of Us and Beyond. (Image via E3)

The press conference held by Sony at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 (E3 2012) managed to make waves among video games fans, with the event offering new details about a firsthand series of games such as Beyond: Two Souls, from the producers of Heavy Rain, the next God of War named Ascension, which will arrive in March 2013, and The Last of Us.
The portable gaming console PlayStation Vita was also in …

Google reveals that most of the requests for removal of links for copyright violations are those for Microsoft products (Image: DavidWees (CC) via Flickr)

A Google report reveals that most of the complaints about copyright infringements come from Microsoft. Even more than those from entertainment companies, who are mainly responsible for pushing piracy laws online like SOPA.
Google released this information last Thursday. All requests for removing content that violates copyright laws since …

The Sony Tablet P ICS Update (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) will be released by Sony on Thursday, the Japanese tech veteran has revealed.
The move from Sony comes after the ICS update for the Sony Tablet S was released last month bringing with it new features to the higher-end Tablet S like panoramic camera view, enhanced lock screen, a revamped home screen with new icons, an better Android internet browser, Face Unlock and the Chrome browser for Android.
The Sony Tablet P ICS update was …

Sony Says It Has Turnaround Plan But Admits $6.4B Annual Loss

Giant electronics manufacturer Sony admitted Wednesday that it lost $6.4 billion in 2011, double its earlier forecast, and the Japanese company’s fourth consecutive year of losses.
In a report from Tokyo, BBC News said new Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai declared that the company is readying a turnaround plan, even as he admits that the company stands to suffer another loss for the opening quarter of the current year worth …

Sony continues to restructure with its latest move being to divest of its interest in Sharp Display Products, which makes LCD displays. The company, under the leadership of new CEO Kazuo Hirai, said it was pulling out of the partnership with Sharp, in which it holds a 7% stake and is moving towards selling back the stake to Sharp.
Sony said in a statement that part of the agreement between Sharp and Sony was if any third party were to get involved in the deal – in this case, Foxconn, which …

Sony Wants To Be a Major Internet Player—Maybe

The once-upon-a-time and may-again-be electronics giant Sony of Japan is trying to keep away from the feared horror of another annual net loss report due this coming March 31 by getting married, sort of.
A Reuters report today said Sony, a household word for decades in the then hot color television industry, is trying to dust off its current image as a huge loser with the announcement of a new product that could continue its rise from the ashes …

Sony Says Next Smartphones May Soon Have Fingerprint-checking Feature

Your smartphone in the near future could make an identity check to see the user – who may access your mobile phone, that is – using an advanced fingerprint-scanning feature built on your device’s screen.
The Unwired View website today said Sony has filed a patent for the fingerprint-checking innovation with the US Patent and Trademark office.
The company however did not indicate when the feature would usher in, saying …