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Monday, January 21, 2013

Sony's Xperia Tablet Z announced: 1.5GHz quad-core, 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen and 6.9mm thickness

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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z announced: 1.5GHz quad-core, 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen and 6.9mm thickness

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Sony's Xperia Tablet Z announced: 1.5GHz quad-core, 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen and 6.9mm thickness

Announced bright and early in Japan today is the Sony Xperia Tablet Z that we've been hearing about. As you'd expect, this 10.1-inch Android 4.1 tablet features the same design language as its smartphone counterpart, but it's what's inside that really sells this device: a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen (with Mobile Bravia Engine 2), an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE (MDM9215M radio), microSD expansion and Sony's very own "S-Force" virtual surround sound technology. Amazingly, these are all packed tightly into a 6.9mm-thick, 495g-heavy body which not only takes a huge leap from the retiring Xperia Tablet S, but it also beats the Toshiba Excite 10 LE that was once the champion in both fields. That's right, Sony now has the world's thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablet! Oh, and did we mention that the Tablet Z is both waterproof and dustproof as well? We'll update you guys once we get hold of info on pricing and availability.
Update: For those wondering, Blog of Mobile says this new tablet packs a 6,000mAh battery, which is actually a tad smaller than the Excite 10 LE's 6,690mAh cell. Hopefully Sony's power management will bring its tablet up to about the same mobility performance.





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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Playstation 42. PlayStation 4

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Playstation 42. PlayStation 4

Playstation 42. PlayStation 4The history of video game consoles is marked by generations. As these things go, this has been a long generation. Nintendo got out ahead with this year’s release of the Wii U, but it’s still unclear how their machine will stack up against the next generation of consoles coming from Sony and Microsoft.
Sony is known for standing behind its consoles – you can still buy a Playstation 2 off the shelf today and that thing is over a decade old.
They’re not saying much about the next console, but speculation is understandably rampant. Industry analyst Michael Pachter said he doubts Sony wants to launch behind Microsoft again, which supports the theory of a 2013 launch for Sony’s next console. If the PlayStation 2 is any indication, the PlayStation 3 will likely remain a hit for the company for years after their new console is released.

ReportTT: Prices for the Xbox 720, PlayStation 4 to be roughly $400 at launch, and use standard hardware

By: (more) | Gaming News | Posted: 4 days, 19 hours ago
Colin Sebastian, an analyst for Baird Equity Research, has made a prediction that the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 will launch for a price of around $400. Along with a prediction of price, the company is also providing a prediction that the new consoles will use high-end computer hardware that is readily available from the likes of Intel and others.

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This isn't the first time we've heard the second prediction. In fact, it's been a common occurrence for rumors to say that this is the case. There are several benefits to using standard PC hardware, the main of which is that programmers don't have to learn a new technology or architecture. It would also allow game developers to program only once for one architecture.

If standard components are used, it also leaves the door open to the possibility of upgrading the components at a later time. Sony and Microsoft should also be able to keep updating the console with refreshes that use Intel's, AMD's or NVIDIA's latest and greatest parts.

It's good to keep in mind that this is just a prediction and that there is no promise that anything this analyst is predicting will come true.

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Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners

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Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners
Sony selling NY HQ
 Sony selling NY headquarters for $1.1 billion, will rent space from new owners
Despite losing a little less each quarter since Kazuo Hirai took over as CEO, Sony still appears to be looking for ways to cut the fat. Its latest move? Sell the house. Taking a page from Nokia's book, Sony has announced that it has agreed to sell its New York headquarters building to a consortium led by The Chetrit Group. After settling its debts on the building, the $1.1 billion sale will net Sony about $685 million in operating income, potentially giving it the extra cashflow it needs to avoid a negative Q3 earnings report. According to Reuters, the firm may be planning a similar move in Tokyo, which could score Sony another $1.14 billion to balance its budget. Check out the company's official announcement after the break.



By Sean Buckley posted Jan 17th, 2013 at 10:58 PM 

Sony’s NYC Tower Draws ‘Aggressive’ $1.1 Billion Price

By David M. Levitt & Hui-yong Yu - 2013-01-18T21:25:45Z
Sony Corp.’s deal to sell its U.S. headquarters for $1.1 billion is an aggressive price for a tower in need of renovations, according to Real Capital Analytics Inc.
The planned purchase of the Sony Building at 550 Madison Ave. in midtown Manhattan by investors led by the Chetrit Group values the 28-year-old building at $1,287 a square foot, data from the New York-based research firm show. By comparison, 510 Madison Ave., two blocks to the south, was sold new and empty to Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) in August 2010 for about $800 a square foot, said Dan Fasulo, Real Capital managing director.
“It certainly is the most aggressive pricing we’ve seen for a transitional asset since 2007,” he said in a telephone interview. “This is going to be an empty building that needs tens of millions of dollars in capital improvements, and then needs a redevelopment program.”
Sony said it expects the sale of the 855,000-square-foot (79,000-square-meter), Philip Johnson-designed tower to generate an operating-income gain of about $685 million. The company and other units of the Japanese parent, including Sony Music Entertainment, will remain in the building for up to three years, the Tokyo-based electronics maker said in a statement released in New York.
Sony expects the deal to be completed by March 15.

Multiple Bidders

More than 20 investor groups submitted bids for the tower, a person with knowledge of the offering said.
Bidders included Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities LLC, Macklowe Properties Inc. and Japanese real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Ltd., said two other people with knowledge of the negotiations. The three people asked not to be named because the matter was private.
Wendi Kopsick, a Vornado spokeswoman, and Montieth Illingworth, representing Mitsui Fudosan, declined to comment. Calls to Stefan Friedman, a spokesman for Thor, and Richard Dubrow, a Macklowe spokesman, weren’t immediately returned.
The sale “demonstrated the depth of worldwide capital available for the best assets in Manhattan,” said Doug Harmon, senior managing director at Eastdil Secured LLC, who represented Sony. “The fact that we had, at the end of our process, four diverse groups poised to pay $1.1 billion, some with leases and contracts already negotiated, is a true testament to the hunger for prized properties.”
Chetrit Group is headed by Joseph Chetrit, 56, a Moroccan- born investor who was described in a 2011 article in the New York Observer as “the most mysterious big shot in New York real estate.” Chetrit, who rarely grants interviews, didn’t return a phone call to his New York office.

Master Syndicator

He is “one of the master real estate syndicators out there,” someone capable of raising large sums of money from a network of partners and co-investors, said Fasulo of Real Capital.
“He creates partnerships on an asset by asset basis,” said Fasulo, whose firm tracks commercial real estate sales worldwide.
In 2004, Chetrit led a group that bought Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly the Sears Tower, North America’s tallest building. In August 2011, he purchased Manhattan’s Chelsea Hotel, the one-time residence of artist Andy Warhol.
Sony is selling assets and cutting jobs to end four straight years of losses amid falling demand for televisions, competition from Samsung Electronics Co. and a strong yen. The company has predicted a 20 billion-yen ($223 million) profit for the year ending March 31, following a record 457 billion-yen loss a year earlier. Sony said it’s reevaluating its forecast of consolidated results for the year to reflect the building sale.

‘Strategic Move’

“It makes sense for Sony, as it’s no longer a cash-rich company,” said Keita Wakabayashi, an analyst at Mito Securities Co. in Tokyo. “What matters is whether the company can use these proceeds to develop more attractive products.”
Sony shares surged 12 percent to 1,149 yen at the close of trading in Tokyo, the biggest gain since October 2008.
“Given the opportunities and challenges in the current economic and real estate landscape, selling 550 Madison now is a timely and logical strategic move,” Nicole Seligman, president of Sony Corp. (6758) of America, said in the statement. “Regarding our new headquarters, we continue to look at a number of spaces in Manhattan but have not yet made a decision about where to lease.”
Two other bidders said the building probably would be more profitable if converted to a mix of hotel and residences, with a renovation of its ground-floor retail space. They asked not to be named because their offers were private.

Postmodern Icon

The tower is required under zoning rules to maintain an atrium open to the public and a free museum, which now operates as the Sony Wonder technology lab.
The salmon granite tower is known for its sloping roofline with a circular notch in the center resembling a Chippendale sideboard. Johnson designed the postmodern icon, formerly AT&T Inc.’s headquarters, in 1984. Most skyscrapers at the time had flat roofs. It is also one of the last towers in New York to be built with cut stones set in place by hand, said Alan Ritchie, president of Johnson’s New York-based architecture firm.
To contact the reporters on this story: Hui-yong Yu in Seattle at hyu@bloomberg.net; David M. Levitt in New York at dlevitt@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Kara Wetzel at kwetzel@bloomberg.net
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The Sony store in New York City. Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Sony to Sell U.S. Headquarters to Chetrit Group for $1.1 Billion
Sony's headquarters in New York. Source: Sony Corp. via Bloomberg
Enlarge image Sony to Sell U.S. Headquarters to Chetrit Group for $1.1 Billion
A sign outside of Sony's New York headquarters is seen on April 10, 2012 in New York City. Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

 

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Sony Making PlayStation Mobile Games Available For Free For Next Six Weeks

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Sony Making PlayStation Mobile Games Available For Free For Next Six Weeks

By | January 17th, 2013
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Sony Entertainment has made a name for itself over the years for a lot of things, be it games (remember Twisted Metal, anyone?), gaming consoles, motion pictures, and lately, mobile phones. When the entertainment giant partnered with Ericsson to form Sony Ericsson, they introduced the world to a whole new dimension of feature phones with their Walkman lineup. Then, they were also the first ones to introduce a 12 megapixel shooter in a smartphone (if you can call Symbian that) with their Satio. Lately, since the company has become Sony Mobile, they’ve produced some top of the line devices with their Xperia series, and even took a bold attempt at merging smartphone with PlayStation gaming console with the Xperia Play.
Gaming consoles have been one thing that Sony has excelled at over the years. It’s hard to argue that PlayStation 3 is still one of the toughest gaming beasts out there, and despite Xbox’s popularity, the Japanese console holds its ground. Then, the handheld version in the shape of PlayStation Portable (PSP) has also seen its fair share of evolution, with the likes of PSP Go and Vita adding spice to the mix.
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Lately, Sony seems to have realized that mobile gaming has largely shifted to smartphones and tablets, and this is perhaps the area that they need to put more focus on. It’s also majorly true, because if we take the hardcore gamer out of the picture, the casual user prefers simpler, fun-oriented titles like Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds or Temple Run. What better platform to promote this genre through than Android and iOS? And Sony’s PlayStation Store has been actively bridging that gap.
In an attempt to promote PlayStation Mobile platform, Sony has just announce a new promotional offer, whereby they’ll be offering one game from their PlayStation Store for free, seven days a week, for the next six weeks!
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The promotion comes as a new year giveaway, and is definitely going to leave a lot of people interested in the titles on offer even after the free period is over (or, at least this is what Sony is hoping for). There are certain caveats to it, however. For one, the free game promo is available only for a select few countries – Japan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia, to be exact – and the games themselves will run only on PlayStation Certified smartphones or tablets, which, while including a good majority of the recent Xperia devices, contains very few smartphones from the likes of only HTC & Sharp. The choice of leaving out US-based customers is rather odd, but perhaps they have something else in store for that demographic.
PlayStation Mobile titles are not really aimed at hardcore gamers, since they’re mostly plain-looking titles, but they’re fun. The first one available for grabs is Samurai Beatdown, with more to follow during the upcoming six weeks.
(Source: SonyMobile)
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