Sony has announced plans to roll out a software update for the Sony Tablet P starting May 24th. The update will bring Android 4.0 to the dual-screen tablet, as well as Sony’s “small apps” feature which lets you run a handful of apps in small windows without first minimizing the app you were using. The update will roll out to…
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Sony has announced plans to update its S Series line of notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge (3rd generation Core family) processors. Here’s why I find that interesting: While these aren’t technically part of Sony’s ultrabook lineup, the 13.3 inch S Series notebooks weigh less than 3.7 pounds, measure less than an inch thick, and currently have starting prices as low…
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The Sony Vaio T11 and T13 ultrabooks are expected to hit the streets this month with second-generation Intel Core series processors. But TechFokus spotted the thin and light laptops in the wild recently and received confirmation from a Sony official that models with Ivy Bridge third-generation Intel Core chips would also be available. Intel isn’t expected to ship its Ivy…
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Sony has is no stranger to the premium thin and light notebook space. But now the company is introducing its first ultraportable laptops designed to fit Intel’s “ultrabook” specifications. The Sony Vaio T11 is an ultrabook with an 11.6 inch display, while the Vaio T13 will have a 13.3 inch display. Both laptops are due out this month, but Sony…
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The Sony SmartWatch is a nifty $150 device that you can wear around your wrist and use as a companion for an Android smartphone. It pairs with your phone wirelessly and lets you access Twitter, email, music, weather, and other functions from your wrist. But when hacker Chris Wade took one apart he found it doesn’t actually run its own…
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It’s been years since I’ve worn a wristwatch. If I need to tell the time and a clock isn’t handy, I just pull my phone out of my pocket and glance at the screen. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has swapped a phone for a watch… but Sony is hoping that by adding some phone-like capabilities…
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Sony has announced a major restructuring effort which will involve eliminating 10,000 jobs, emphasizing its strongest products including gaming and digital imaging products such as cameras, and merging its PC, tablet, and phone departments. Right now Sony’s smartphones, Sony Tablet, and Sony VAIO PCs are housed in different departments. Under the new plan the research and development, design and engineering, and sales…
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The Google TV isn’t exactly a runaway success story in the US. While Google had high hopes for the platform which could bring internet video, search, and apps to television sets, only a handful of TVs and set-top-boxes with the software have hit the market. In fact, due to sluggish sales, Logitech killed off its Google TV box in November….
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Sony hasn’t officially announced plans to release a notebook running Google Chrome OS, but it sure looks like Sony is as least thinking about joining the Chromebook party. A Sony Vaio VCC111 Chromebook just showed up at the FCC website. Actually, the VCC111 showed up at the FCC way back in September, but the confidentiality agreement just lifted and photos…
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Sony plans to roll out software updates for the Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P in April, bringing Android 4.0 to its two unusually-shaped tablets. The Sony Tablet S is a tablet with a 9.4 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and a wedge-shaped design, while the Tablet P is a dual-screen device which can be folded up to…
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The two Sony tablets available today ship with NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processors. But it looks like Sony’s next tablet could have a Tegra 3 quad-core chip. The folks at Japanese site Ameblo spotted some online benchmark test results for an unannounced Sony device called the Sony V150. The tablet appears to have a 1.4 GHz Tegra 3 processor and…
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AT&T is offering $100 off the normal price when you pick up a Sony tablet and smartphone together… but there’s a catch. You’ll need to sign up for separate data plans for each device. The wireless carrier started offering the Sony Tablet P dual-screen Android tablet last week for $399.99 for customers that sign up for a new contract. The…
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