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Sony buys out Ericsson for $1.5 billion

In 2001, Sony joined forces with Ericsson, a Swedish mobile phone manufacturer, yielding a joint venture called Sony Ericsson. This week, Sony announced it would take full control of Ericsson, in a deal reportedly worth roughly $1.5 billi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Hands on: Sony Ericsson w995 review

Sony Ericsson's slump in market share may have been well-documented worldwide, but the manufacturer hasn't stopped pushing the envelope when it comes to high end phones, and the w995 is no exception. While it falls firmly into the category [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Sony introduces world's most expensive photo-frame

If you are in the market for a smart new telly (and money isn’t too tight) then you will be glad to hear that Sony has announced its new Sony Bravia W4000 series of LCD TVs today. Sony’s new W4000 series contains all the top- [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Sony's Bluetooth-enabled Walkman A820-series takes on the iP...

After the European PR agency seemingly jumped the gun, we finally get some actual hands-on shots of Sony's newest video Walkman. The NW-A820 series as it's known in Japan does everything its other NWZ-A820 brother can do in Europe (and pr [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Sony looks to grow OLED biz and display sizes

Possibly buoyed by margins produced by its $2500 XEL-1, Sony is pumping 22-billion yen ($203.5 million) into scaling OLED production technology up to medium and large panels. No word on what sort of sizes are meant by "medium" a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Sony's tiny XDV-D500 and XDV-G200 Bravia TVs

Let's break it down TV junkie. Sony's new ¥38,000 (about $355) XDV-D500 features a 3-inch, 432 x 240 pixel resolution display with 160-degree viewing angle, 500:1 contrast, and a battery capable of about 8-hours of TV reception. It ca [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Sony cuts PlayStation 3 production cost in half

In a piece primarily focused on Blu-ray over at Business Week, a bit of scrolling led to quite the interesting tidbit: Sony has apparently been able to slash the production cost of its PlayStation 3 in half. More specifically, it was note [...]