PS4 unlocks the Seventh Core
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 11:05

PS4 unlocks the Seventh Core


Pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Microsoft's move to open the seventh core on its X-Box has apparently been followed by Sony on its Playstation 4.

Nintendo NX has a 60 per cent chance
Published in Gaming
Monday, 30 November 2015 11:29

Nintendo NX has a 60 per cent chance


Now it has lost its toilet naming obsession

An analyst has given Nintendo’s new NX gaming console a 60 per cent chance of success.

PlayStation 4 sales surpass 30.2 million
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 26 November 2015 08:59

PlayStation 4 sales surpass 30.2 million


Worldwide numbers

Sony has confirmed that it has sold more than sold more than 30.2 million PlayStation 4  consoles

Sony denies working on its own chips
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 24 November 2015 11:04

Sony denies working on its own chips


And we are not selling our mobile division either

Sony has been at the centre of a few rumours lately and it appears that Sony Corporation President and CEO Kazuo Hirai has had to go on record with a fairly big list of denials.

Sony finally gives up on BetaMax
Published in News
Tuesday, 10 November 2015 12:36

Sony finally gives up on BetaMax


You have to admire its stubbornness

Sony has finally pulled the plug on the BetaMax decades after the standard was kicked to the curb by the technically inferior VHS.

Sony buying Toshiba's imaging business
Published in News
Monday, 26 October 2015 17:50

Sony buying Toshiba's imaging business


$165 million on the table

Most of the high end phones today use a Sony imaging sensor. Now it looks like Sony now wants to buy Toshiba's image sensor business to expand its dominance.

EU fines Quanta for cartel involvement
Published in News
Monday, 26 October 2015 11:16

EU fines Quanta for cartel involvement


$7.93 million fine

The European Union has fined optical maker Quanta Storage $7.93 million for participating in a cartel of eight ODD vendors, ODMs and OEMs.

Sony releases Android 5.1.1 for TVs
Published in News
Thursday, 15 October 2015 11:01

Sony releases Android 5.1.1 for TVs


MediaTek SoC pushes HDR picture

We spent some time with Sony X9005C TV which is the first TV to be powered with the Android 5.0. The latest updated version was released yesterday and upgraded this model and a few other Android TV's from Sony to Android 5.1.1

Sony gives smartphones a year
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 08 October 2015 10:02

Sony gives smartphones a year


CEO threatens to pack it in

Sony is going to give its smartphone division a year to make money or it will shut it down.

Sony's Morpheus is now PlayStation VR
Published in News
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 12:01

Sony's Morpheus is now PlayStation VR


Overdose in creativity at Sony marketing

Sony's Project Morpheus VR system is now being called by its new name – PlayStation VR.