Back in the first half of 2011, Sony ran into a lot of troubles when the PlayStation network was hacked and a bulk of user details were compromised by the hackers. Although Sony has ramped up its security features since, the regulators in U.K. have no intentions of letting this slide and have fined Sony £250,000.
Earlier this month at CES 2013, Sony unveiled its Xperia series flagship smartphone Xperia Z. But seems like Sony has not only Xperia series smartphone to unveil, but also Xperia series tablets to unveil. Sony announced on Monday (Jan 21) that it is going to bring a 10.1-inch Xperia series tablet named Xperia Tablet Z. The tablet is set to arrive in Japan this spring. Details inside.
Sony has long been in financial trouble given the dwindling electronics sales of the company. In fact, the company has been registering net losses rather than any profits for many years now. The company has now sold its New York headquarters in a deal raking in a whopping $1.1 billion, evidently to bring more cash in and improve profits.
Back in 2000 when Sony launched PlayStation 2, the console was a wild success. Avid gamers were blown away by its design, by the fact that it packed a DVD player and because it had a huge repository of excellent games. However, flash forward 12 years and PS2 has finally come to the end. Sony has announced that it has stopped worldwide production of the console.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the largest showcases of new technology in the world. We already know that the CES 2013 is going to be held from Jan 8 to Jan 11. Many people are eagerly waiting to see what new things will be unveiled at CES 2013? Recently Chinese-language site ePrice has reported that a quad-core Sony Xperia Z phone may debut at CES 2013.
Sony Entertainment has launched a completely new and heavily modified PlayStation store for the PS3 game lovers. Currently the new store is available in the U.S. only.
Analyzing complex human body structures can be very cumbersome and usually requires a whole lot of computational power. Sony launched ‘Folding@home’, a venture which aimed to utilize the processing power of idle PlayStation 3 devices. The company has now announced that it is shelving the project.
Sony recently has announced that it will release Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for several Xperia smartphones. The confirmation has come from the company’s mobile blog. It ensures that the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V will get Jelly Bean in the first quarter of 2013.