by Rafael Hernandez on March 26, 2004
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1up.com has got some footage of the first game for Sony’s upcoming gaming portable, the PSP, as well as coverage of other Sony related stuff at this year’s Gaming Developers Conference. The game is probably being emulated as there was…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2004
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MobileMag has details and a photo of Sony’s LIBRIe, the first consumer E-Ink e-Book to be released. After so many years of hype it’s good to see the technology finally hitting the stores. You’ve gotta wonder if this will save…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 18, 2004
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CNET News has info on Sony’s upcoming DVD RW+- drives which will be able to burn to DVDs that contain two layers effectively doubling storage capacity in discs. The usual +- format debate is thrown in but no mention of…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2004
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AnandTech has taken a different path in measuring system performance, they’ve picked up a Sony PlayStation emulator and ran it on various video card and CPU platforms. An unorthodox test but interesting results none-the-less….
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2004
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PC World has some news on the continuing high capacity DVD format wars. The DVD Forum has approved the HD-DVD which is backed by the likes of Toshiba and NEC. Competing formats, such as Sony backed Blu-Ray, can still launch…
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 25, 2004
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CNNMoney brings news on Sony’s delay of its mobile gaming system the PSP. It isn’t a total push-back since it will be shipping on time in Japan, it will only be delayed in North America and Europe which seems to…
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2004
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DesignTechnica recently put together a review of Sony’s DRU-530A DVD±RW burner. The drive is quite fast at burning to most of the formats in fact the major down side is its looks, which will probably be too sleek looking for…
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 4, 2004
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Both IBM and Sony are preparing to launch slimmed down versions of some of their notebooks, allowing for considerable weight savings. While they won’t break any speed records they’re sure to lessen the burden on user’s arms. CNET News has…
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 2, 2004
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While it’s not uncommon for tech companies to put up impressive sums of money for their microchip development projects, Sony’s “Cell” is getting a staggering $1.14 billion in funding. NewsFactor has the details….
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 31, 2004
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The short of it: Sony launched their high end Playstation 2 called the PSX a few months ago claiming that they had merged their CPU and graphics core into one chip using an advanced 90-nanometer process . Along comes Semiconductor…
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by Rafael Hernandez on January 23, 2004
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Nintendo had been in a bit of a funk the past few years with lagging sales placing it behind Microsoft and Sony in the home console market but this past holiday season has turned it around and investors are taking…
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