Sony stopped making personal computers last year, and spun off its VAIO brand as a separate company which started to produce high-end computers for the Japanese market, as well as smartphones. Now the new VAIO is getting ready to take its act international. The Wall Street Journal reports that VAIO will begin selling devices in […]
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Lilbits 303: The Moto G (2015) cometh
Motorola is holding an event on July 28th, where the company’s expected to unveil some new… stuff. We could see a new Moto 360 smartwatch. Maybe there will be an updated Moto X smartphone. One thing we’ll almost certainly see? A new Moto G mid-range phone. Details about the upcoming phone have been leaking for […]
VAIO Z Canvas hits Japan, coming to the US this fall
The VAIO Z Canvas is a 2-in-1 tablet with a detachable keyboard, a high-resolution display, and an active digitizer and pen for writing and drawing. VAIO, which is also known as the company that used to be Sony’s PC division, unveiled the Vaio Z Canvas in February. Now it’s about to go on sale in […]
VAIO launches its first smartphone in Japan (and it looks familiar)
VAIO is launching its first smartphone since the company spun off from Sony last year. The new VAIO Phone is a mid-range handset that will be available to customers of Japanese MVNO (budget wireless carrier) b-mobile. It sports a 5 inch, 720p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and a familiar design that suggests VAIO […]
VAIO’s first smartphones launching in Japan on March 12th
Sony spun off its PC division in 2014, creating a new company called VAIO which sells computers exclusively in Japan. Now VAIO is getting ready to launch its first smartphones, which is kind of funny, since Sony is considering spinning off its own PC business. VAIO and wireless carrier Japan Communications plan to introduce the […]
Out from under the wing of Sony, VAIO returns with two new hybrid laptops
Now that VAIO is no longer part of Sony’s PC business, the company has been working hard on rebooting its independent computer business. The company recently announced two new computers in Tokyo. The VAIO Z and VAIO Z Canvas at the company’s new touch screen laptop hybrids. The former is intended for use in enterprise […]
Vaio to begin offering smartphones in Japan
Japanese laptop maker Vaio used to be a division of Sony before it was spun off, leaving Sony to focus on smartphones, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles and other devices. But now Vaio is getting ready to expand beyond personal computers. The company plans to launch its first smartphones in early 2015. Like Vaio laptops, they’ll […]
Vaio unveils a premium tablet prototype… for Japan
Sony may have sold off it Vaio PC business, but that doesn’t mean the Vaio brand is dead. The new Vaio corporation started selling its own laptops this summer. Now the company is showing off a prototype of a premium Windows tablet which looks like it could be an alternative to the Microsoft Surface Pro […]
VAIO is back in the PC game, this time without Sony (or international sales)
Now that Sony has spun off its VAIO PC business as a separate company, the new VAIO is back in business. The company unveiled its first new laptops at an event in Tokyo… and they look just like the old Sony VAIO line of laptops. The difference is they don’t have the Sony name on them… […]
VAIO Corporation will finish separating from Sony in July
Sony announced plans in February to sell its VAIO PC business to Japan Industrial Partners. Now it looks like the transition should be complete by July 1st. That’s when a new entity called VAIO Corporation is expected to launch… and when Sony will officially be out of the PC business. The Japanese electronics manufacturer has […]