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Sony and Samsung enforcing minimum pricing on TVs

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Samsung and Sony have both started restricting retailers from offering discounts on TVs. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move is designed to protect both the manufacturers’ margins and the retailers’ profits by preventing “showrooming,” where customers check out models in person before buying them for less online. Showrooming was reportedly behind Target’s recent decision to stop carrying Kindle hardware, with a source citing a “conflict of interest” in promoting Amazon’s products.

Last month we saw hikes of over $ 1000 on Sony sets

Apple has similarly strict policies, and Sony itself already controls the retail price of certain products such as game consoles. However, there is concern that the enforcement of minimum TV prices…

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May 23, 2012 0 comments Read More

Woz hired by Sony as technical ‘tutor’ for Steve Jobs film

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Earlier this week Sony announced that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin would be adapting Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs into a feature film, and the scribe has already revealed additional details about the project — including the involvement of Steve Wozniak. During a recent news conference Sorkin told Reuters that Woz — who co-founded Apple with Jobs in 1976 — had been hired by the studio to serve as a “tutor” on the project, providing technical insight as well as consulting on Jobs himself. Sorkin also stated that he hadn’t yet figured out just how he was going to tackle the project. “I know so little about what I am going to write,” Sorkin reportedly said. “It can’t be a straight-ahead biography because it’s very difficult to…

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May 17, 2012 0 comments Read More

Sony Alpha SLT-A37 preview: beginner-friendly SLT camera with tilting LCD for $599.99

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Sony is introducing a new entry level camera to its SLT (single lens translucent) Alpha line, packing many of the bells and whistles of its beefier cameras into a lighter shell. The Sony Alpha SLT-A37 packs a 16.1 megapixel APS-C sensor, a 15-point AF system and the same Bionz processor as its bigger sibling, the Sony Alpha A77. We had an opportunity to take the camera for a spin recently, testing it with an 18-135mm zoom lens.

The A37 is relatively light, weighing about a pound (sans lens, of course). That telephoto zoom lens adds a bit of heft, but it never felt unwieldy or cumbersome. The body feels sturdy, albeit a bit small for larger hands — it measures in at 4.9 inches wide by 3.6 inches tall and 3.3 inches deep. Rubberized…

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May 17, 2012 0 comments Read More

Sony NEX-F3 preview: entry-level APS-C shooter adds pop-up flash, comfy grip, and 1080p video for $599.99

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Last month, we heard that Sony had a redesigned entry-level NEX camera on the way, and the leak was spot-on: today, the company’s introducing the NEX-F3, a $ 599.99 interchangable lens shooter with a 16.1 megapixel APS-C sensor, the pop-up flash previously only available on the pricy NEX-7, a brand-new 180-degree tilting LCD screen for self-portraits, 1080p24 video recording, and plenty of internal upgrades. In other words, it’s a feature-packed replacement for the NEX-C3, which Sony is phasing out immediately.

We spent an afternoon shooting with the camera, and we discovered it’s actually far more akin to the excellent NEX-5N than its forebear, right down to the power switch and sizable new grip. It doesn’t come with an external…

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May 16, 2012 0 comments Read More

Sony and Panasonic in talks to make OLED TVs

Sony and Panasonic are reportedly in talks to develop the technology needed to mass produce next-generation OLED televisions, according to Reuters. The two companies would be playing catch up to their South Korean rivals, Samsung and LG, both of which plan to market 55-inch OLED TVs later this year. “Overseas competitors have gotten a head start in this area and I feel like they’re stepping into this too late,” said Masayuki Otani, chief market analyst at Securities Japan. “There’s no question OLED TVs are going to be the mainstream. The issue is price and size of the displays.” OLED panel technology, which Sony pioneered in 2007, provides users with improved picture quality, deeper color saturation with high contrast, and allows vendors to make TVs as slim as 4 millimeters that consume less power than traditional LCD sets. There is a barrier, however: current OLED TVs are very expensive — Samsung’s upcoming 55-inch OLED TV will cost $ 9,000 when it launches in South Korea in the coming months.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini E10i Unlocked Smartphone with 5 MP Camera, Android OS, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth–International Version with Warranty (Black/Red)

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini E10i Unlocked Smartphone with 5 MP Camera, Android OS, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth--International Version with Warranty (Black/Red)

GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 900/2100
Screen: 2.55 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Scratch-resistant surface, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Timescape UI
Camera: 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash. Video: VGA@30fps, video light
Platform: Android OS 1.6. CPU: Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz. Internal Memory: 128MB. External Memory: microSD, up to 16GB
MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Document viewer, TrackID music recognition, GPS with A-GPS support, Stereo FM radio with RDS, MMS, Email, Push email

Xperia X10 mini E10i offers an open and intuitive communication entertainment experience and build on the human curvature design philosophy debuted by the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Combining the Android platform with signature applications and a customisable UX platform, communication truly becomes entertainment with these new mobile phones. To enhance the experience, pick and choose from a multitude of applications at Android Market and co-create a mobile phone experience that is entirely uniqu

List Price: $ 499.99 Price: $ 132.38

May 15, 2012 3 comments Read More

Sony VAIO S upgraded with Intel’s Ivy Bridge CPUs and Nvidia’s Kepler GPUs

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Sony has announced a refresh of its VAIO S Series laptops, along with a pair of new E Series models. The S Series will come with a choice of 13.3- and 15.5-inch displays; the 15.5-inch model has a 1080p IPS screen, while the 13.3-incher doesn’t have its resolution specified — we’re going to go ahead and assume that, like the previous generation S Series, it’ll max out at 1600 x 900. The larger model will feature a 22nm Ivy Bridge Core i7-3612QM 2.1GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GT 640M LE discrete GPU, alongside Intel’s HD Graphics 4000 integrated chip. There’s a generous 1TB of storage on board, along with Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 3.0 ports, a single USB 2.0 port, and a 1.31-megapixel webcam. Both models will…

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Sony shares drop to 31-year low in Japan, 19-year low in US

Shares of Sony stock have dipped to their lowest number in 31 years in Japan and to a 19-year low in the US, following a dismal earnings report for the previous fiscal year. Sony shares dropped 7 percent in Japan, to 1,135 Yen ($ 14), and 2 percent in the US, closing at $ 15.37.

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai plans to lose 10,000 employees in a company-wide reorganization effort. Sony reported a net revenue loss of 9.6 percent for fiscal year 2012, dropping from $ 89 billion to $ 79.1 billion year-over-year.

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Sony reports record annual loss of $5.7 billion

Sony on Thursday reported a net loss of $ 3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011 to close its fourth straight year in the red. The electronics and entertainment giant struggled throughout the year, reporting an annual loss of $ 5.7 billion, the worst in the company’s 66-year history. Sony’s factories and supply chains were plagued by last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan as well as massive flooding in Thailand. The company’s annual sales plunged nearly 10% to $ 81 billion, with shipments of flat-panel TVs, video and digital cameras, game consoles and personal computers falling short of expectations. The Japanese manufacturer’s newly appointed president, Kazuo Hirai, said the company will return to profit in March 2013 thanks to to its growing smartphone and tablet business, as well as a recovery from last year’s natural disasters.

[Via The Associated Press]

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Sony E3 press conference will not be televised (but it will be streamed)

Sony will stream its E3 2012 press conference through the internets in a little under a month, having already established the obligatory site with a large countdown clock. Be sure to have a Big Gulp and popcorn ready on Monday, June 4, for all the highs and spectacularly awkward lows.

Nintendo has yet to announce its streaming plans for the show, but Microsoft will have its press conference broadcast on the Spike TV network in the States and distributed through Xbox Live streaming. So, watch along at home, and join us on here as we deliver the sights, sounds and smells not fit for screens.

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