Qualcomm launches chips aimed at mobile gaming
The Snapdragon G series of SoCs is aimed at dedicated handheld gaming devices, with an eye on the growing cloud gaming market.
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CES 2023 showcases a bunch of fancy new smart cars
They can change colour, turn the AC on for you when they sense you are approaching, and ‘fade out reality’ altogether – behold the latest teched up motors being shown off at CES 2023.
For some applications, one network slice is never enough
Japan’s KDDI and Sony have demonstrated how a single application can make use of more than one network slice.
Sony buys Savage Game Studios to beef up new mobile gaming division
SIE, the video gaming wing of tech giant Sony, has agreed a purchase of Finland and Germany based mobile studio Savage Game Studios, which will be absorbed into its new mobile game division.
Sony and KIRKBI invest $2 billion in Epic Games to build the kids metaverse
Following the news that toy firm Lego and Epic Games are teaming up to build a metaverse for children, Sony and Lego owner KIRKBi have ploughed $1 billion each into the games publisher.
Gaming shopping spree continues as Sony swoops for Bungie
Japanese tech giant and owner of PlayStation, Sony, has bid $3.6 billion for games developer Bungie, which appears to nod towards future metaverse plays.
Connected cars drive the agenda at CES 2022
Car manufacturers and tech firms rolled out new smart motors and integrated connectivity software at the CES tech show, showing ever more convergence between the two industries.
Nokia and others join the MWC 2021 exodus
The sense of déjà vu is growing as, once more, Ericsson’s decision to pull out of Mobile World Congress seems to have encouraged others to do the same.
MediaTek defends itself after benchmark cheating accusations
After reports emerged suggesting MediaTek has been cheating the benchmarking system, the chipset manufacturer has vehemently defending its position.
MWC cancellations snowball as show implements strict coronavirus precautions
At least four more major participants pulled out of MWC 2020 over the weekend, while restrictions on visitors from China have been tightened.
Sony puts smartphones on the back burner as it doubles down on music
Japanese technology and media conglomerate Sony has announced its latest cunning plan and it involved focusing on content and content creators.
Sony says don’t forget about us
Sony has reported positive first quarter at 15% year-on-year growth, with the majority of business units pitching in to the party.
EE, Qualcomm and Sony make a play for ‘Gigabit LTE’
At an event in Wembley stadium EE used its live network to demonstrate LTE on steroids using a Sony Xperia XZ Premium smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip.
Sony ditches ‘premium standard’ smartphone category
Sony’s orderly retreat from the smartphone market continues with the discontinuation of the entire sub-flagship product category.
Yen screws Sony apparently
Sony has reported its financial results for the first half of 2016 which saw revenues drop 10.8% apparently due to a strong Yen and nothing to do with a collapsing smartphone division.
Sony backs off smartphones and posts a profit
Sony has released its quarterly results reporting a profit of $205 million on revenues of $15.6 billion, in a quarter which proved to be of mixed fortunes.
E3 launches show virtual reality is becoming actual reality
Facebook, Bethesda Softworks and Sony are among the names to have announced new made-for-VR games at E3.
Microsoft and Sony continue their retreat from smartphones
Q4 earnings season has revealed a global smartphone market approaching a plateau and a couple more of its major players seem to be positioning themselves for an exit.
Sony acquires Altair in major LTE and IoT move
Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has made a major move to boost its LTE capability and position itself strongly in the IoT market with the acquisition of Israeli chip-maker Altair Semiconductor.
Huawei and Sony strive for smartphone innovation ahead of iPhone launch
Huawei and Sony have both chosen to launch new flagship smartphones at the IFA consumer electronics show and have focused on screen innovations in a bid to differentiate them.
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