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Sony sees clear as it gears up to strategize growth in the Middle East
Competition is stiff in the Middle East, and powerhouse Sony knows it all too well. Although Sony has a strong presence in different countries, the Middle East is of strategic importance to the Japanese powerhouse. With the purchasing capacity of buyers in Arab countries exceedingly higher than most other countries, strategizing its sales and marketing in the Arab world is of essential importance....
Sony to manufacture only smartphones without Ericsson backing
Following the buyout of Ericsson shares, Sony will be setting out on its own to manufacture only smartphones. Sony Ericsson which till date manufactures PlayStation video game consoles and Bravia TV sets will now be parting ways and Sony will be branching off only into the Smartphone segment which will be sold under the Sony Brand alone.
Mr. Kristian Tear, Executive Vice President and head of Sales...
Microsoft-Sony dot com and Sony-Microsoft dot com not explained by either company yet
This may surprise many but earlier this month, Microsoft registered two domain names, namely Microsoft-Sony.com and Sony-Microsoft.com, which points to the possibility of some sort of alliance between both bigwigs. What’s to be kept in mind is that both Sony and Microsoft are rivals when it comes to gaming consoles. So far, there’s been no official statement by any of them.
There’s a whole lot...
Sony Playstation and iPhone 3 hacker George Hotz – GeoHot hired by Facebook for undisclosed amount
Facebook has confirmed reports about them hiring famous hacker George Hotz, popularly known as GeoHot. 21 year old George shot to fame when he successfully hacked iPhone 3 and Sony Playstaion. GeoHot even faced legal action as he was sued by Sony Corp for hacking into their Playstation 3 console.
When asked what his role would be at Facebook, the spokeswoman did not reveal any details. Hotz is also...
Sony unveils all new 3D display, 3D glasses and PS3 accessories
At E3, Sony unveiled their all new 3D Display, 3D Glasses and PS3 accessories which will make your gaming experience even more exciting. Earlier this month, Sony also announced to launch their next gen gaming console, the PlayStaiton Vita. These new accessories from Sony will take the gaming experience of users to a new level, says Sony.
The new Sony 3D display consists of a 24” 1080p Full HD LCD...
Sony Qriocity online music service to be restored today
Earlier today, Sony Corporation, announced that they will finally be able to restore their Qriocity online music service today in different parts of the world except in Japan. Due to the cyber attacks which killed the network of Sony PlayStation and Qriocity, Sony was forced to shut down these services. Sony will take some more time to restore the same in Japan and will announce as and when the services...
Sony next-gen portable device PlayStation Vita unveiled
Sony Corp. has now unveiled their next gen portable gaming device, PlayStation Vita. Well, now the PSP could very well be a wonder from the past with the PlayStation Vita being a handheld touch-interface and motion-sensitive device with back and front cameras, and the good news is, it’ll be on sale before this year’s winter holidays. Those with the company are in fact terming the PlayStation Vita...
Sony Ericsson reports online safety violation in Canada
Sony Ericsson has once again recorded a security violation which has affected over 2000 of their customers in Canada. Though no damage has been reported, Sony’s representative, Mr. Atsuo Omagari stated that some names and email addresses, and even passwords have been hacked into and stolen from the company’s website.
The big positive here is that no credit card information was hacked into. As a...
Sony website attacks effect Greek users
Hackers seemed to have upped the ante this past month, and there seems to be no respite for Sony yet. Sony said it doesn’t believe that credit card data has been stolen but 8,500 Greek users’ accounts have been compromised. After detection this Sunday, the Greek Sony Music Entertainment website has been shut down.
Sony also confirmed that a page on their Indonesian website has been messed around...
Sony might resume online games services to US this Tuesday
Earlier today, Sony Corporation, announced that their engineers have almost finished working on the recently hacked PlayStation network and it was once again safe for users to play on their PlayStaition Network. It might be possible for Sony to resume services of PNC to US customers by this Tuesday.
Approximately a month ago, Sony Corp. was forced to shut down their PlayStation Network as it was hacked...