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MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more: I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Sony Reader PRS-505 gets a major firmware upgrade: My Sony Reader is an excellent piece of hardware that I thoroughly enjoy using during my daily commute. I skipped the Amazon Kindle and bought the Sony Reader and have not been one bit sorry about this purchase I made last fall. I just saw on my favorite eBook site,...; Tags: Sony Corp., Firmware, Sony Reader, Firmware Upgrade, Sony Reader PRS-505, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-24
LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands: LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brandsPlasma and LCD can fight it out all they want...I still think the best value in HD TV's is DLP.There's no other way you can get a huge 61" 1080P set with ports galore, a gorgeous picture,...; Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., DLP, lamp, plasma TV, LCD TV, Sony Corp., brand; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
News to know: Apple, Crapware; Icahn and Yahoo; Brocade: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple reports record Q3 08 Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan? Dennis Howlett: Apple chaos theory Jason O'Grady: Apple Q3 2008...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Mice, Utility Computing, 3G, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-22
LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands: At a rate of more than three to one, retail electronics salespersons are recommending liquid crystal display LCD flat screen TVs instead of sets using plasma technology to shoppers who are seeking to purchase big screen televisions (sets with screens measuring 40 inches or larger), according to the J.D.Power and...; Tags: Sony Corp., Brand, LCD TV, Plasma TV, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Salesperson, LCD, Branding, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM; Blog posts 2008-07-21

Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere: Ed Bott is the picture of PC bliss. He got a crapware free Sony laptop and you'd think the guy is in heaven. Ed writes: For the past two months, I've been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of...; Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., PC, PC Company, Manufacturer, Ed, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Sony's amazing crapware-free PC: Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Sony's amazing crapware-free PC: Sony is finally taking on its crapware problem. For the past two months, I've been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of it. The best part of all was that this machine was absolutely, completely, unequivocally crapware-free, which meant I was able to...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Option, Fresh Start Program, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Sony unveils 'world's first 16.4-inch notebook': Sony unveils 'world's first 16.4-inch notebook'Sony First to Market... MaybeMaybe we should consider that Acer already sells a 16" screen in laptops (some models such as AS6920-6508) at Office Depot. Acer appears to do 720p.I question whether this 16.4" screen from Sony does any better, since the article says...; Tags: Notebooks, Sony Corp., notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Sony brings better pricing and more digital content from E3 2008: Sony announces a new price for the 80GB Core Pack PS3 for September. The PlayStation store will now deliver TV shows and movies--in standard or high definition--that you can watch on your PS3 or your PSP. 'Gran Turismo' gets its own TV channel, and we get sneak peeks at 'DC...; Tags: Sony Corp., Pricing Strategy, Digital Content, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Game Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, News, E3, Sony, Gaming; Videos 2008-07-16
Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup: Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupSony Lap topsSo where are the Tablet PCs?RE: Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupHow is the switchable graphics thing any different from the implementation that's been around for >2 years in the Sony Vaio sz series. Is it hot swappable or something?For only 90 bucks I can...; Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sony Corp., Centrino 2 laptop lineup, laptop lineup, Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup: Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...; Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Sony unveils 'world's first 16.4-inch notebook': Sony unveiled what they're calling "the world's first 16.4-inch wide multimedia notebook" yesterday, a laptop packed with the promise to allow users to view HD movies "the way they were meant to be seen" -- which is a subtle hint that yes, this notebook comes with Blu-ray tech: Part...; Tags: Sony Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Sony VAIO VGN-FW140: Sony's new VAIO FW140 covers a few firsts for us. It's the first 16-inch laptop we've gotten our hands on--and the display's movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio will become more popular in the next year or two (we've already seen it in the excellent 18-inch Acer Aspire 8920). It's also the...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Sony Vaio Laptop, keyboard tray, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo, keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Sony VAIO NR430E/L: Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.When we made our sweep of back-to-school laptops this summer, we were surprised to see a Sony VAIO among the entry-level models. (Perhaps Sony's declining laptop market share...; Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-14
Sony releases PlayStation 3 firmware update v2.41: Following problems with v2.40 firmware update which Sony had released last week and had to pull after being available for an hour, Sony has today released v2.41. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Firmware Update, Sony Playstation, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Sony pulls problematic PS3 software update after 1 hour: Sony pulls problematic PS3 software update after 1 hourWell, I missed the update by sheer luck.However a friend of mine updated his without problems. Bummer. I was looking forward to this one.Mine works fineI ran the update, and all seems to be fine right now...and I hope it...; Tags: PS3 software update, software update, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Sony pulls problematic PS3 software update after 1 hour: Sony has been forced to pull the 2.40 version of the PlayStation 3 from download servers because of complaints that the new update was causing problems for the owners of the console. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Software Update, Public Relations, Games, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software: Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security softwarenot suprisedI ran across this also during our research, can only imagine how many browsers visited Sony's site and became infected...If Sony or anyone else running old ASP websites read this, please inspect your code with the tool MS released: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954476Thanks...; Tags: Game players, Programming languages, Sony Corp., SQL Injected, Sony Playstation, SQL, security; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software: The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent post at SophosLabs's blog : "Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of...; Tags: Sony Corp., Domain, SQL, Sony Playstation, SQL Injection, Hacker, Programming Languages, Game Players, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-02