Sony’s backside-illuminated CMOS image sensors, newly out of the development stage, may further improve the quality of images and videos captured through smartphone cameras, and also help shrink the size of the camera module as a whole, leading to thinner devices.
This image sensor layers the pixel section containing formations of back-illuminated structure pixels onto chips containing the circuit section for signal processing, which is in place (more…)

Hitachi and Sony are rumored to have begun shipments of 4-inch displays for an unspecified iOS device.
In addition, there’s also some news about the
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 has the scoop from a Japanese blog, Macotakara, who in turn has sources in Apple ‘s supply chain. Macotakara claims that both companies have teamed up to supply Apple for an “unspecified device due next year”. The two companies will later be merging with Toshiba Mobile Display Co Ltd. to form (more…)

Sony is rumored to be looking at a web-based TV service that bypasses cable providers, the
reports.
If successful, this would directly compete with the
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Sony has been steadily working on ways to improve consumers’ TV experience. Now, they are rumored to be looking for a way to bypass the market power of cable companies. Sony is reportedly looking into using a web-based content delivery system in conjunction with PlayStation 3s and Blu-ray (more…)

If we had told you that Apple and Google will account for almost two thirds of portable gaming revenue in the United States few years back then some of you would have probably said that we have lost it.
Fast forward to 2011, Apple ‘s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating system have grabed 58% of the portable gaming revenue in the United States according to the results compiled by mobile analytics firm Flurry from NPD market research and Flurry’s (more…)

sports a vastly improved 8-megapixel camera.
,
got to work and found out something new: the 8MP image sensor was manufactured by Sony.
ChipWorks tore down the iPhone 4S to find out who made the 8-megapixel CMOS image sensor in their unit. Instead of using the normal method of using fuming sulfuric acid, they used an infrared microscope to take this picture:
In the past, OmniVision has been Apple ‘s chosen manufacturer for their image sensors, (more…)

The Sony XDP-PK1000 is a 5-piece kit consisting of an iPod cradle, a DSP unit, a subwoofer, an amp, and a wireless remote.

(Credit:
Sony)

Hot on the heels of its freshly updated lines of CD car audio receivers and mechless decks, Sony has just unveiled an iPod /iPhone integration kit for those who want to keep their car’s stock head unit in place. More accurately, the Digital Link Sound System is a collection (more…)

Last night, New York Times had reported that Apple had started rejecting
including Sony’s Reader app since it allowed users to access content that is purchased outside the App Store.
for iOS devices as users have to purchase content from their respective websites to view content using the apps.
The company has told some applications developers, including Sony, that they can no longer sell content, like e-books, within their apps, or let customers (more…)

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It looks like the application will be initially available only in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands.
According to the blog post, the Sony Playstation app will come with the following features:
Check out your PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with your friends’ games and online status.
Discover all the latest games, news and hardware for your PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation 2.
Read all the announcements (more…)

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This smartphone, rumored to roll out early next year, is expected to integrate an Android phone with the gaming capabilities of a PSP – including the trademark gaming controls.
had recently managed to get hold of a video demo of the PlayStation phone in action. Internally codenamed Zeus Z1, the PlayStation phone will include an app that would offer all the popular PlayStation games on an Android platform. Check out the
video embedded below.
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It's interesting: the PSP is basically setting itself up as an alternative to iPhone games, which is the opposite of how that argument usually plays out. Sony is also promoting inexpensive, older games as a reason to enjoy the PSP instead of looking ahead to big-name upcoming titles.
By trying to take a dig at a smartphone to promote a mobile gaming device like the PSP, Sony has probably highlighted it’s desperation.Ars Technica rightly point (more…)