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Samsung announces U.S. release of Galaxy S II

Aug 31, 2011
Carriers will be T Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, phones will be available in mid-September. Won't work on 4G LTE networks, which seems like a bit of...

Price wars for hand held game players

Aug 17, 2011
Sony has lowered the price of the PSP from $299 to $249, and it will introduce a stripped down version of the product, without Wi-Fi. The holiday...

Sony offers identity theft protection

Jul 11, 2011
In a related story: your dog offers to guard that pork chop. Sony's PlayStation Network have until July 31st to sign up for AllClear ID, a program...

Sony apologizes about the hacks, holds up new toy as a distraction

Jun 7, 2011
Sony pulled into E3 with its head hung low after weeks of hacks, the latest probably happening as I type this. And there's another one. And another...

Sony's swiss cheese security

Jun 7, 2011
The new hackers on the block, Lulz Security, said Monday they hacked Sony again. It reminds me of my junior high basketball game - the score was,...

Sony's descent into the abyss

Jun 3, 2011
Sony's become the tool of hackers all over the world. And you might be wondering why this is happening now? A lot of techies blame it on Sony's ...

Another Sony hack. Come on, you guys!

Jun 3, 2011
The beleaguered Sony had another security breach Thursday. The group that compromised Sony's network calls itself LulzSec. According to Reuters,...

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Sony and Epsilon to testify

May 31, 2011
The two companies will be on Capitol Hill on Thursday, testifying about the massive hacks to their databases of customer information. They'll be...

Call of Duty to launch monthly fee for expanded service

May 31, 2011
The incredibly popular and realistic war video game franchise is preparing to launch a new subscription option where players pay a monthly fee for...

Sony demos AR system

May 31, 2011
Augmented Reality has been the Next Big Thing for a while now, although it never manages to become the Actual Current Big Thing. Will Sony's new...