Still, some peace of mind is a heck of a lot better than none, so we think we might take Sony up on its offer and sign up by the June 18th deadline.
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Sony came up with a remote with a lighted ball at the end that no one can build anything for.
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Japanese exporters gained as the yen weakened, with Honda Motor rising 3.8%, Mazda Motor climbing 4.6%, and Sony zooming up 4.8%.
And with that, we wait for tomorrow, when the rumor-mongering ends and we get to see just what Sony has up its sleeve.
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You can disable it if you like, though Sony swears up and down that leaving it on won't have a negative impact on battery life or overall performance.
The question will be whether the Wii U can make itself necessary to enough of those audiences that it can fend off whatever Microsoft and Sony have up their sleeves.
Each has struggled recently, Sony breaking up from the SonyEricsson partnership, Blackberry (ex RIM) with its failed tablet launch and delays to its BB10 OS platform, LG with the disastrous flirtation with Windows OS, and HTC.
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But it's the live preview that will set this one apart (at least until Canon, Nikon or Sony catch up) -- and either make you rush out to buy it, or make you turn up your nose in disdain.
Sony offers up a couple of possible examples, including a crudely scribbled map, a basic math equation and a drawing of a cup of coffee, all of which ship with the device like those pictures of happy families that come with department store picture frames.
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Just one generation ago the closest thing to an iPod was a Sony Walkman hooked up to an IBM mainframe computer.
Over the years, Sony has bulked up its roster of exclusive titles to the point that it makes Microsoft look sheepish.
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Still, some analysts say catching up and selling assets isn't enough, and Sony needs to come up with a more unique product.
In the early nineties Sony was caught up in another format battle, this time about who would control what would become the DVD market.
Sony shares were up 8% in Tokyo trading, and have gained more than 100% so far this year, gaining 36% in the last 30 days.
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At its PS4 reveal, Sony set itself up as the anti-Microsoft.
Sony followed that up during the Olympics with a whiz bang trailer for the new movie that certainly made it look like Bond had gotten his mojo back.
But hey, if Panny doesn't mind giving up those LCD TV sales, we're sure plasma-free Sony would gladly pick up the lost business.
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Oddly enough, while Sony seems to be encouraging all OEMs to get going on a recall, we still haven't seen a recall for Sony's own laptops -- which seem to be just as defective as the rest of them, peep that picture above -- but hopefully Sony will be fessing up to those soon so we can all be one big, happy screwed-by-Sony family.
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Since then, rental services Blockbuster and NetFlix and retailer Target lined up behind Sony's format.
Sony is leaving it up to the game publishers to charge for online play.
We've followed up with Sony for more, but don't expect to hear much beyond a wink and a smile.
Some are worried Nintendo is just playing catch-up to Sony and Microsoft, and wonder what happens when their new consoles arrive.
That website was set up by Sony for religious leaders and scholars to participate in a so-called dialogue about the movie.
Graphically, this latest God of War title will join a really amazing line-up of Sony PS3 exclusives hitting shelves in 2013.
So we hit up that Sony Ericsson press event this morning and caught a gander at their new W600 Walkman cameraphone (among other things).
Nothing is official yet, but as mentioned, Nintendo and Sony stocks are already up in Japan just based on mere speculation the ban could be lifted.
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The dedicated mode dial is also more conspicuous -- there's no question that Sony wants to free up controls on the back for the future camera's more experienced target audience.
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After teaming up with Sony's Netservices division, Vodafone Group is launching an interactive radio service that allows 3G phone users to skip songs they don't like and download the ones they do.
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