E3 2012: Sony partnering with HTC for 'PlayStation Mobile' Android gaming

Sony revealed on Monday at E3 that it is partnering up with Taiwanese handset maker HTC for the first non-Sony devices to feature its newly-renamed "PlayStation Mobile" Android gaming platform.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 12

Samsung, Sony begin enforcing minimum prices on HDTVs to grow margins

Sony and Samsung, two of the world's largest TV makers, have begun enforcing minimum prices on their sets, in an effort to aid brick-and-mortar retailers and improve margins in the cutthroat HDTV business.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 47

Apple remains most valuable global brand with 19% growth to $183 billion

A new survey again placed Apple as the world's most valuable brand, even as nearly half of the top 100 global brands, including rivals Google and Microsoft, lost value over the past year.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 13

Apple grows to 7.9% of all mobile phones sold worldwide

Though it only sells smartphones, Apple represents nearly 8 percent of all worldwide mobile phone sales, making it the third-largest handset maker.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 13

'Social Network' scribe signs on to adapt official Steve Jobs biography

Aaron Sorkin, the award-winning writer who wrote the screenplay for The Social Network, has agreed to adapt Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 22

Sony shedding 10,000 jobs as new CEO promises change

Sony's new CEO Kazuo Hirai announced on Thursday an aggressive plan to turn around the ailing electronics titan that will result in 10,000 job cuts.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 38

Sony takes full control of mobile business to better compete with Apple

After paying $1.4 billion to take sole control of its mobile business, Sony has named a new head of its smartphone division, as the company hopes to better compete with rivals like Apple and Samsung.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 40

Apple, Sony sued over data vending patent infringement

An inventor is suing Apple and Sony claiming that the two companies' respective online media distribution systems infringe on a data vending patent issued in 2004.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 19

Apple, Samsung & Sony sued over graphics processing patent

A patent holder has taken aim at Apple — along with Samsung, Sony and others — for allegedly infringing upon inventions related to graphics processing.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 27

First wave of Windows 8 tablets rumored to arrive in October

On the heels of a report that Microsoft is aiming to release Windows 8 in September or October, a new rumor claims first-tier tablet vendors will launch their first Windows 8 devices in October.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 78

New Sony CEO looking to shift to Apple-like integration of hardware, software [u]

Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down decision-making on products and a focus on software and service combined with hardware.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 49

Sony's next-gen camera sensor could allow Apple to make thinner iPhones

Sony, which builds the camera modules used by Apple in the iPhone 4S, has announced a smaller next-generation CMOS image sensor that could allow for even thinner iPhone models in the future.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 70

Smartphone makers plan to mirror Apple's approach with fewer models each year

Four major smartphone makers are reportedly planning to reduce the number of new handsets they produce, in an attempt to capture the success Apple has had in releasing just one iPhone model each year.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 65

Apple's rumored television is 'the elephant in the room' at CES 2012

HDTV makers have shown increased innovation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, spurred in part by fears that Apple is planning an entrance into the market with its own television set.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 83

Briefly: Sony iOS music service, Tim Cook, Adobe CS6

Sony will be offering an iOS version of its "Music Unlimited" service for iPhones and iPods, while Tim Cook claims "money is not a motivator" and Adobe offers a discounted CS6 upgrade for current CS3 and CS4 users.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 33

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