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Sony hits back at Apple with Ping rival

Sony hits back at Apple with Ping rival

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Hot on the heels of Apple's newly-launched music social network, Ping, Sony has announced it will bring its video and music streaming service, Qriocity, to Europe by the end of the year. With all eyes on the Apple's man in the black turtleneck, Steve Jobs, the Sony announcement slipped out with a good deal less ceremony at the IFA consumer electronics conference in Berlin. Qriocity (pronounced "curiosity") has had a limited launch in the US since February. By the end...



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PlayStation 3 Hacker Case Delayed

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Sony's court case against PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz is facing delays as confusion reigns over what state the case should be held in. The company argues that because the information about the hack was shared via...


News@5: Facebook Used To Bully Teachers, Government Aim To Save Money With Cloud & PlayStation 3

News@5: Facebook Used To Bully Teachers, Government Aim To Save Money With Cloud & PlayStation 3

News Web

Facebook and other social networks are being used by parents and children to launch hate campaigns against school teachers, The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) has warned. Cloud computing and business outsourcing...


PlayStation 3 Root Key Made Public

PlayStation 3 Root Key Made Public

News Consumer

A hacker has finally managed to completely crack Sony's PlayStation 3 console, allowing users to run custom firmware and pirated games without restrictions.Hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz, who is famous for jailbreaking Apple's iOS,...


 News@5: Apple To Launch Mac App Store, Microsoft Bing Gains On Rivals & Sony PlayStation iPhone App

News@5: Apple To Launch Mac App Store, Microsoft Bing Gains On Rivals & Sony PlayStation iPhone App

News Web

Apple is gearing up to launch the Mac exclusive App Store on 6 January. The new portal will allow Mac users to download paid and free apps via a platform similar to the iOS App Store. According to the company, the Mac App Store...


News@10: Sony PlayStation 3 Sales, 20 Billion Tweets & Apple's Covent Garden Store

News@10: Sony PlayStation 3 Sales, 20 Billion Tweets & Apple's Covent Garden Store

News Consumer

Troops in the British Army are using a special application designed for the iPad to train for fire missions. The application, which is being trialled at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire, allows the troops to learn the...


News@5: Apple Recall Faulty Time Capsules, WikiLeaks Denies Closure & PS3 3D Blu-Ray Update

News@5: Apple Recall Faulty Time Capsules, WikiLeaks Denies Closure & PS3 3D Blu-Ray Update

News Entertainment

Apple has announced it will either replace or repair faulty Time capsule storage drives sold between February and June 2008 with serial numbers that start XX807XXXXXX or XX814XXXXXX.More than 70 per cent people in the world...


Apple TV To Launch One-Dollar Video Streams

Apple TV To Launch One-Dollar Video Streams

News Mobile & Telco

Apple's Apple TV product will be offering $1 video streams instead of downloads, if the latest rumours are to be believed.According to an article posted on tech blog NewTeeVee, the move will be the next step in Apple's...


News@5: Apple and AT&T Buckle, PSN Plus and Valve At E3 & The iPad And iPhone Can't Share

News@5: Apple and AT&T Buckle, PSN Plus and Valve At E3 & The iPad And iPhone Can't Share

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Apple and AT&T's e-commerce support systems have buckled under the strain of iPhone 4 pre-orders the companies have received. So many requests were received after pre-registration began that both companies support web sites...


News@5: Apple's Rise, Microsoft Hohm & the iPad

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News Consumer

At the close of trading yesterday, Apple had pushed past rivals Microsoft to become the world's largest technology firm. Apple are also now the second most valuable US company after Exxon Mobil.Microsoft has released a new online...


Sony Loses $18 On Each PS3 Console Sold

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News Security

Sony apparently continues to lose money on each Playstation 3 console it sells, although, it seems that has managed to narrow the lost from $37 to $18 thanks to lower manufacturing costs and Bill of Materials (BoM). Sony Chief...


iPhone Hacker Jailbreaks Sony Playstation 3 Gaming Console

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The hacker, who jailbroke Apple’s blockbuster iPhone, has reportedly achieved another modding feat, this time with the hack of the erstwhile impermeable Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming console.  The 20-year-old...


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Microsoft Corp. is using the example of Apple’s case against the Mac clone maker Psystar to proceed with a ban over the third-party memory cards, plug-ins, and other accessories for its signature gaming console Xbox...


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News Storage

US Owners of Sony Playstation 3 gaming console, rejoice as Netflix has announced earlier today that it will add the popular gaming platform to the list of official devices that the video on demand service supports. The full...


Sony Turns PSP Go Into Portable Media Center

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Sony is quietly positioning its new Playstation Portable Go (or PSP Go) as a more expensive but infinitely more capable proposition than the DS Lite or even Apple's iPod Touch as the Japanese firm officially launches it in the UK...


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Sony is not looking to rival Apple's lucrative App Store with its newly launched Mini download PSP store, according to the head of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment of America, John Koller. That is what you would expect...

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