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Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 11:19am
New iPad to Put Sony Out of Business
Will the new iPad spell the end for Sony and the PlayStation brand? That depends on who you talk to. Not surprisingly, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) enthusiasts are already calling the new iPad the greatest portable game system ever created – even though it's not a game system, doesn't contain any buttons...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 8:54am
Can Sony Save PS Vita, Persevere With PlayStation 4?
PS Vita made its North American debut this week and nobody cares. The device is getting a lot of media attention as an expensive (some would say overpriced) machine that is attempting to compete against the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Of course, PS Vita isn't a phone, and it's a bit too expensive...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 4:47pm
Five Reasons PS Vita Will Flop
Sony has designed a beautiful handheld. It's too bad no one is going to play it. Ten years ago, I would have played it. In fact, I'd be playing with a PlayStation Vita right now. I wouldn't have cared about all of the red flags that warned me not to buy it. I would have spent $250 on a Wi-Fi model...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 9:30am
PlayStation 4 to be Cancelled?
As Sony denies the unveiling of its next game console, consumers are faced with the grim reality that one might not actually exist. Two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sony (NYSE: SNE) does not have any plans to unveil a new game console at this year's Electronic Entertainment...
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Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:02am
Five Predictions for 2012
What can we expect from Apple, Zynga, and insider trading reform in the coming year? It's almost hard to believe that we are less than 30 days away from 2012. But after the confetti has settled and people drag their drunken bodies back to their homes and apartments, we will be faced with another...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:28am
This Week in Tech Stupidity: Nintendo Drops Backwards Compatibility in Wii after PSP Drops Wi-Fi
Has every publisher in the game industry lost their minds? Yesterday Benzinga learned that Sony (NYSE: SNE) will release a new version of the old PSP in Europe for 99 euro. It has since come to our attention that the device may lack Wi-Fi support, which is about the dumbest move Sony could have...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 2:26pm
Sony's Secret Strategy: Milk the Old, Kill the New
It looks like Sony had a very specific reason for holding the PS Vita until 2012. And that reason is: another rehash of the original PlayStation Portable is headed to retailers. The news came just moments ago during Sony's (NYSE: SNE) live press conference at Gamescom, Europe's biggest video game...
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Monday, August 15, 2011 - 6:15pm
Sony's "Oh, Crap!" Moment: Nobody Wants a PS Vita
And all this time I thought that a delay was the worst thing that could happen to Sony's (NYSE: SNE) next-gen handheld. It turns out that there was something far worse brewing: the simple fact that people don't care about PS Vita. At all! That's according to Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour at Heavy...
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Monday, August 8, 2011 - 3:37pm
Tech Stocks Tank on Economic Crisis, S&P Downgrade
I'll bet Facebook and Zynga are glad they haven't gone public yet. LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) is among the many tech companies taking significant losses following today's unparalleled crisis. As of this writing, the popular social networking has been hit by an 18% decline. Granted, LinkedIn was...
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Friday, August 5, 2011 - 12:45pm
If the "A" in Apple stands for "Awesome," What does the "S" in Sony stand for?
I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with cupid. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has not been having a good year. From quarterly losses to major hackings, the once-powerful electronics manufacturer is taking a beating in virtually every area in which it conducts business. Now, several months after toying with the...
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