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Sony Playstation Vita Gets Skype
Sony is hoping its Playstation Vita can regain ground lost to mobile phones, which have eaten away at video gaming, by becoming more like a phone. Microsoft’s Skype is now available for download on the...
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Sony May Announce a PS3 Cloud Partnership at E3
E3 is just around the corner but this year we doubt that either Sony or Microsoft will lift the lid on a new gaming console. That doesn’t mean you won’t hear anything from them, though. One rumor...
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Is Sony’s Gaikai Acquisition a Winning Strategy?
Sony’s $380 million acquisition of streaming game company Gaikai holds the promise of creating the iTunes of the gaming world – and to speed up the demise of the gaming console. “By combining Gaikai’s...
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Sony Eyes Compact Full-Frame Camera
Sony is preparing to lift the lid on a new compact camera that features a full-frame sensor, rumors say. Up until now, full-frame sensors, which are traditionally the domain of higher-end DSLRs have...
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Sony’s New PlayStation 3 Will Be a Tough Sell
Sony has lifted the lid on what might be its least exciting console-related grand unveiling to date – the redesigned PlayStation 3. Give credit where credit is due: The updated PlayStation is 25...
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Has Sony’s PlayStation 3 Finally Been Hacked For Good?
Sony’s PlayStation 3 has had its share of security meltdowns, of course, but a recent development might mean that the aging console is hacked for good. In the past, PS3 security has been something of a...
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Technology to Watch for in 2013
What’s coming to technology next year? Despite what consultants tell, predicting the future is all about educated guessing as opposed to science. Still, guessing can be fun. So let’s see… Apple Just...
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Is Sony’s New Xperia Z Worth Waiting For?
Sony’s Xperia Z phone, which the Japanese company unveiled at CES, looks like it will stand up to the competition. But by the time it becomes available around the end of the first quarter, Sony’s...
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Why Sony’s PlayStation 4 Could Change the Game
With Sony’s PlayStation 4 set to launch some time around “Holiday 2013,” let’s take a look at what to expect from the long-awaited console. The PS4 is one of two, possibly three, next-generation...
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Will 2013 Be AMD’s Time to Shine?
With CPU sales down 30 percent, it would be easy to dismiss 2013 as yet another annus horribilus for AMD. But the next few years present some interesting opportunities for the chipmaker’s floundering...
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Sony Online Entertainment Cuts 70 Jobs in San Diego
Multiplayer online game producer Sony Online Entertainment has cut 70 jobs from its San Diego headquarters. Although in August it announced plans to streamline its workforce there and in Austin to cut...
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Next Gen. Console Game Lineups Hint at Future Directions
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Microsoft and Sony’s next generation console game lists is that there were so few surprises. By December 31, Microsoft and Sony plan to release at least 23 and...
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PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One: The Battle is Joined
Next-generation games such as “Titanfall” (shown here) will help determine whether the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 is a hit. The next-generation console wars are officially on. On one side of the virtual...
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Sony, Microsoft Claim Strong First-Day Console Sales
A shot from Microsoft’s “Halo” game for the Xbox One. The Sony vs. Microsoft console wars are the equivalent of a fighting game (Mortal Kombat, say, or Street Fighter II) played by two evenly matched...
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The Quest to Build Xbox One and PS4 Emulators
A new generation of developers could make games for the Xbox One and PS4 available beyond the console. Emulators have long been popular among gamers looking to relive the classic titles they enjoyed in...
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Why Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Holiday Sales Don’t Matter
“Call of Duty: Ghosts.” Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 are officially in a dead heat: both consoles have sold 2 million units since their respective release dates, and consumers...
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Sony Launching PlayStation Now Streaming Platform
The success of games such as “Destiny” will ultimately determine whether Sony’s latest PlayStation platform is a success. Sony is using the mega-platform of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
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Amazon’s Double Helix Acquisition Hints at Gaming Console
“Killer Instinct” Amazon is a tech giant with diverse interests: e-commerce, tablets, digital publishing, streaming media, television-show production, and—pending FAA approval—small drones. Such a...
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Sony Selling PC Unit and Cutting 5,000 Workers
Sony is selling its PC business to Tokyo-based investment fund Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and plans to lay off 5,000 workers by the end of fiscal year 2014, marking the latest PC maker to rethink...
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Sony Claims 5.3 Million PlayStation 4 Units Sold
The console wars are getting rougher than a sci-fi shoot ‘em up. Sony claims it sold 5.3 million PlayStation 4 units worldwide by the beginning of February. The game console, which launched in North...
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