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Sony Bring Cricket into the Modern Age

Hampshires Rose Bowl

It is not often that a story comes along which combines two of your favourite interests so the news that Sony are to be involved in the redevelopment of Hampshire’s cricket ground simply had to be reported. The redevelopment of the Rose Bowl in Hampshire is costing around £48 million and according to reports includes a technology deal with Sony.

Sony will be working closely with the redevelopment team to supply HD screens throughout the ground’s new stands as well as the additional business facilities and planned hotel. The system has the benefit of giving Hampshire video editors the power to create their very own content, from instant replays of wickets and boundaries to live statistics and umpiring decisions. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Step Up Apple Competition with iTunes Rival

Sony iTunes Rival incoming?

The rivalry between Sony and Apple is to be stepped up with reports that Sony is on the verge of releasing a range of smart phone devices, a multimedia tablet and now an online media store that will rival Apple’s iTunes. The Sony Online Services will directly compete with iTunes providing customers with music and video.

Additionally it is believed that Sony will integrate the Playstation Portable (PSP) into a new mobile phone, creating yet more competition for Apple’s iPhone. As a result, this new “gaming phone” has led to the inclusion of a back catalogue of PSP games within the Sony Online Service. The move will be welcomed by Sony Ericsson who like other mobile phone manufacturers has faced stiff competition from the iPhone since its release. Read the rest of this entry »

UK Can Haz Sony Dash Plz

Sony Dash, Alarm Clock 2.0 and so much more

The Sony Dash, introduced at the CES show, could be forgiven for being a glorified alarm clock – Alarm Clock 2.0 if you like.  That simply does not do the device justice, it really is so much more than that.  How many times have any of us fired up the laptop and sat there blindly watching YouTube videos, stealthily invading the privacy of our friends lives on Facebook or flicked through last nights pictures that you hope won’t invade your privacy on the aforementioned social network?  It seems a bit wasteful of a laptops function to perform relatively mundane tasks like these and Sony believe you needn’t harness the power of a modern laptop just to enjoy casual pass-times on the Internet.  Enter, Sony Dash. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Posts Third Quarterly Profit of 870 Million Dollars

Sony HQ, Japan

Sony has just announced that they have made a third quarter net profit of $870 million (£545 million) for the last three months of 2009 providing further evidence that the global economic recovery is starting to affect major corporations. The profit, whilst it “significantly exceeded expectations” is only likely to reduce the net loss for the entire financial year.

The Sony profits are believed to be an indicator that the global economy is experiencing a very gradual recovery, a belief supported by other technology companies such as Hitachi and Samsung posting profits for the last quarter. One of the major reasons behind the posted profit is believed to be due to Sony reducing the cost of its Playstation 3 console by around 25%, a price drop that according to reports resulted in an increase of 76% in sales for the PS3 during the Christmas period. Additionally, many market commentators believe that corporate restructuring and the streamlining of the supply chain are also major factors in the improved financial outlook. Read the rest of this entry »

Merry Christmas From Sony Insights

So it is Christmas Day and who is left to say happy Christmas to all of our loyal readers but me. This is our first Christmas here at Sony Insights and we certainly don’t want it to be the last. In the New Year we are going to take our reporting to the next level and bring you all the latest developments in the world of Sony.

Our hope is to provide our readers with a one stop shop for Sony news, product reviews and industry rumours. Whether this is in the realm of video gaming, movies, sport, televisions, photography or computing we will strive to sniff out breaking news stories about BRAVIA, Cyber-shot, Handycam, VAIO, Sony Ericsson or Playstation products and technologies.

For now however it is time to sit back, enjoy that turkey and relax in the company of friends and family. We hope our readers all enjoy their breaks and return regularly throughout 2010.