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Sony is a Japanese multinational based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Sony is one of the top manufacturers of electronics for both the professional and consumer markets. Over the years Sony has delivered a vast range of products to the electronics industry including televisions, Blu-ray players, cameras, camcorders and phones. These have been split up into various subsidiaries of the main Sony Corp. making Sony one of the major entertainment companies on the planet.

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Sony PlayStation Vita

REVIEW Curriculum Vita
Let’s not beat around the bush; we like the PlayStation Vita, we like it a lot. In fact, we’re happy to say that we have never fallen for a handheld games console as much as we have the PS Vita. It is to hardcore gamers what a Penny Black …
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  • 3G PlayStation Vita priced up by Vodafone. Gaming, PlayStation Vita, Sony, Vodafone, Sony PlayStation Vita 0

    3G PlayStation Vita priced up by Vodafone

    £279 with 4GB memory card 8 February 2012 10:57 GMT

    Vodafone has come clean with the price and bundle details for the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita, the next-gen handheld console from Sony that is landing in the UK later this month.

    The phone network, which is the "preferred provider" for...

  • Hottest PlayStation Vita games for launch and beyond

    Hottest PlayStation Vita games for launch and beyond

    FEATURE Hands-on with the forthcoming titles 8 February 2012 9:49 GMT

    Sony's latest entry into the handheld console market, the PlayStation Vita, arrives in the UK and the US on 22 February. And Sony has brought to the table a console capable of making some pretty big waves (check out our full review here).

    It...

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. Phones, Sony, Sony Ercisson, Sony Ericsson Xperia active 0

    Sony Ericsson Xperia Active review

    4.0 REVIEW Can take abuse 6 February 2012 15:58 GMT

    There aren't many people who would argue that staying in shape is important, and an increasingly popular pastime for many. So mobile phone companies are keen to appeal to active sorts with phones that can help them in their pursuits.

    Sony Ericsson...

  • PlayStation Network tweaks its accounts branding to Sony Entertainment Network

    PlayStation Network tweaks its accounts branding to Sony Entertainment Network

    Doesn't mean death of PSN name, though 6 February 2012 12:21 GMT

    Sony has decided to ditch the accounts part of its PlayStation Network, with all user data now part of the  renamed "Sony Entertainment Network accounts" or "SEN accounts" group.

    Contrary to reports elsewhere on the net however, the change...

  • PlayStation Vita video recording lands with 1.60 software update. Gaming, PlayStation Vita, Sony 0

    PlayStation Vita video recording lands with 1.60 software update

    With Maps and Mac Content Manager app 6 February 2012 10:00 GMT

    The PlayStation Vita has been received with much love here at Pocket-lint towers, with Sony's new handheld console being awarded the prestigious Hot Product tag. But even in our glowing review we noted that the lack of video recording on board was...

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong edition surfs in. Phones, Sony, Billabong, Sony Ericsson Xperia active, Sony Ericsson 0

    Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong edition surfs in

    Cowabunga dudes 2 February 2012 15:11 GMT

    Sony Ericsson has announced an expanded global strategic alliance with Billabong. Yep, Sony Ericsson - not Sony. And the first fruit of the new partnership will be....an Xperia active Billabong Edition. Now we see, the deal was obviously put in place...

  • Sony posts $2 billion net loss in quarter 3 2011 - Kaz Hirai has mammoth task on hands

    Sony posts $2 billion net loss in quarter 3 2011 - Kaz Hirai has mammoth task on hands

    New CEO and president to make cuts 2 February 2012 11:10 GMT

    Sony has posted its results for the third quarter fiscal year ended 31 December 2011 and has announced some shocking figures. The consumer electronics giant has revealed an operating loss of $1.176 billion for the quarter and a net loss of $2.038 billion...

  • Sony PlayStation Vita. Gaming, Sony, PlayStation, PlayStation Vita, Sony PlayStation Vita 0

    Sony PlayStation Vita review

    4.5 REVIEW Curriculum Vita 1 February 2012 17:01 GMT

    Let’s not beat around the bush; we like the PlayStation Vita, we like it a lot. In fact, we’re happy to say that we have never fallen for a handheld games console as much as we have the PS Vita. It is to hardcore gamers what a Penny Black...

  • Sony shake-up: Sir Howard Stringer resigns as president and CEO

    Sony shake-up: Sir Howard Stringer resigns as president and CEO

    Kazuo Hirai takes over 1 February 2012 10:40 GMT

    Sir Howard Stringer has stepped down from his roles as CEO and president of Sony. The British figurehead has called it a day after a series of scandals and misfortunes rocked the Japanese company in the last year, with Stringer himself claiming that...

  • Xbox 720 and PS4 not likely for 2012. Gaming, Xbox 720, PS4, PlayStation 4, Sony, Microsoft, Rumours 0

    Xbox 720 and PS4 not likely for 2012

    Euro boss-men dampen rumours 31 January 2012 10:38 GMT

    Sony and Microsoft were reportedly set to go head to head at the E3 games expo this June, with the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720 both purported to be given débuts at the LA based show, but a couple of French directors from the companies have dampened...

  • Sony Cyber-shot TX200V is slim, stylish and waterproof  . Cameras, Compact cameras, Sony, Sony Cyber-shot TX200V, 18 megapixels 0

    Sony Cyber-shot TX200V is slim, stylish and waterproof

    18-megapixel compact 30 January 2012 10:32 GMT

    Sony has announced an update to its TX line of compact cameras: the Sony Cyber-shot TX200V.

    The Cyber-shot TX200V replaces the TX100V, and is only 16mm thick, but still offers to be waterproof down to 5m and freezeproof down to -10 c, perfect...

  • Sony Cyber-shot WX70 and WX50 cameras coming March - WX70

    Sony Cyber-shot WX70 and WX50 cameras coming March

    Packing 16.2-megapixel sensors 30 January 2012 9:08 GMT

    Sony has announced two additions to its Cyber-shot camera range, both of which coming to Europe in March.

    The WX70 and WX50 superslim snappers share many features, including several of the colours they come in, although the former, slightly...

  • Sony Xperia S NFC Xperia SmartTags explained. Phones, Mobile phones, Sony, Sony Xperia S, NFC 0

    Sony Xperia S NFC Xperia SmartTags explained

    Automate your phone 26 January 2012 10:15 GMT

    One of the new features coming to the Sony Xperia S is NFC. NFC is great where you have an infrastructure that supports it, but what if you have no use for NFC?

    Well, Sony (née Sony Ericsson) have put NFC to use in automating tasks on your...

  • Sony NEX-7 18-55mm black kit coming at the end of February  . Cameras, Compact system cameras, Sony, Sony NEX-7, Lenses, Carl Zeiss 0

    Sony NEX-7 18-55mm black kit coming at the end of February

    New Zeiss lens also fondled 24 January 2012 12:50 GMT

    Sony have confirmed that the Sony NEX-7 kit, which includes the black 18-55mm lens, will become available towards the end of February. The lens was reportedly delayed due to flooding in Thailand in 2011.

    So far if you've wanted to buy an NEX-7...

  • Canon and Panasonic interested in XQD, says Sony. Cameras, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Memory cards 0

    Canon and Panasonic interested in XQD, says Sony

    New memory, new cameras? 24 January 2012 12:17 GMT

    Sony today told Pocket-lint that Canon and Panasonic have both expressed an interest in their latest format of memory card, the new XQD card that is compatible with the recently-launched Nikon D4. 

    The high-end card uses PCI Express as the...

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