Sony has announced plans to get out of the personal computer business. The company wants to sell its VAIO PC division to investment firm Japanese Industrial Partners (JIP) this year, which will make the spring 2014 product launch the last line of VAIO computers to wear the Sony name. The company says it will continue […]
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Sony Vaio Duo 11 convertible tablet hits the FCC
An unannounced Sony showed up at the FCC today. It’s described as a Sony personal computer and it looks like a laptop with a very widescreen display. — although it’s not clear if we’re looking at a next-gen Sony Vaio P that’s small enough to slide into a pocket or a larger laptop like the Toshiba Satellite […]
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Sony to layoff 10,000 people, merge PC, tablet, phone divisions
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, […]
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Sony introduces Vaio tablet concept with slide-out keyboard
Sony is showing off a concept design for an ultrabook which can be used as a notebook or a tablet. The touchscreen display covers the keyboard when you want to use the device as a tablet. But you can slide out the keyboard and prop up the display for use in tablet mode. The design […]
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Sony Vaio W knockoff designed to fool casual observers
Here’s what I love about Chinese electronics knockoff artists: They’ll try things that no Western company would ever even dream of. Case in point: a Sony Vaio W knockoff from China which doesn’t just look a bit like Sony’s 10 inch netbook — it even has the Sony Vaio brand name plastered all over it. […]
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Sony netbook with 3G capabilities passes through the FCC
The folks at Wireless Goodness spotted FCC listings for two new Sony netbooks last night. There’s not much information about the PCG-51311L or PCG-51411L at this point, but the drawing of the laptop’s underside makes it look an awful lot lke a netbook — or a notebook with an enormous battery. Wireless Goodness also notes […]
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AVIA netbook steals Sony style… for the lid only
Now that Sony has actually entered the netbook game with the Vaio Mini W, it’s a lot harder for Chinese companies to pump out Sonyesque netbooks. Once upon a time, all you had to do was slap a VAIO label on any old netbook. Now, people will probably point out that these Sony clones lack […]
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Sony teaser shows subnotebook with tracking nub
I’m 90% certain that when Sony’s new P-series subnotebook is released it will cost far too much to be considered a netbook. But from the glimpses we’ve seen so far, it’s still a pretty nifty looking ultraportable laptop. Now Sony has posted a new teaser animation on its Japanese site that briefly shows the keyboard […]
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Sony’s latest ultraportable unveiled (partially)
Sony has been teasing us with hints of a new ultraportable in the VAIO laptop line for the last few days. The company may not be ready to reveal the new machine until January 9th (at least in New Zealand, but it also sounds to me like we could see this little guy show up […]