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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A 26-year-old member of the hacktivist group LulzSec has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking. Ryan Ackroyd from Mexborough, England, admitted to being part of LulzSec, and entered his plea at a hearing in London on Tuesday after having previously denied involvement in the cyberattacks against Sony Corp., Nintendo Co., News Corp and others. He will be sentenced on May 14 along with three other LulzSec members, but...
Best in Class awards won by projectors from Epson, Sharp and Sony. San Clemente, CA (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Each year, Projector Reviews, Inc. releases its Best Home Theater Projector Report, which compares the current 30+ home theater projectors they have reviewed. Projectors are organized into three price “Classes:” Under $2000, $2000 - $3500, and $3500 - $10,000+ projector models. The award winners, by class: Best In Class Under $2000: Sharp XV-Z30000 Best In Class $2000 - $3500...
NEW YORK and CULVER CITY, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Lynton, Chief Executive Officer of Sony Entertainment, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has renewed his contract, it was announced today by Kazuo Hirai, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/NY91459 ) Lynton joined Sony Pictures Entertainment in January 2004 and, with Co-Chairman Amy Pascal, they...
LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 2013 NAB Show -- LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the leader in portable live video-over-cellular solutions, today announced that LiveU is now compatible with Sony's professional PDW-700 camcorder for live video coverage. Supported by a LiveU dedicated bracket, Sony customers and LiveU customers can now use their respective products together and benefit from an improved workflow. This workflow offers customers an integrated video camera and live video...
Rebound seen in top-grossing movies from Warner Bros., Fox, Sony and others WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A year after the U.S. Surgeon General announced that watching movies with characters who smoke causes kids to start smoking, new data show that smoking imagery has markedly increased in the movies that kids see most. Tobacco incidents in youth-rated films doubled between 2010 and 2012, returning to levels of a decade ago. Because tobacco remains the leading...
Vegas(TM) Pro 12 and New Audio Editing Applications Make NAB Show Debut LAS VEGAS, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- [NAB Show - Booth #C11001] - Sony Creative Software announces its presence at the 2013 NAB tradeshow. Show attendees can make their way to the Sony Creative Software area of the Sony Electronics booth to view live presentations by award-winning artists, get the chance to win exciting prizes, and experience interactive demonstrations of the entire Sony Creative Software...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) announced today that, on March 22, 2013, its Board of Directors nominated Stan Glasgow, former Chairman of Sony Electronics Inc. for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held in July 2013. If elected, Mr. Glasgow is expected to serve on the Audit and Compensation committees. Mr. Glasgow has over 40 years of global consumer...
Growing the Lineup of Optical Disk Archive Solutions Tokyo, Apr 8, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony announces its strategic partnership with Dalet Digital Media Systems (based in France) as part of the ongoing mission to develop extensible high-capacity archiving solutions, named Optical Disc Archive for the video and broadcasting industries. Optical Disc Archive offers file-based solutions by storing data in a compact cartridge with 12...
Find My Price found and published the latest deals for Sony BRAVIA KDL46BX450 46-inch HD available at online retailers. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) April 07, 2013 Find My Price, new e-commerce service provider, performed a market analysis for Sony’s BRAVIA KDL46X450 model. The 46-inch TV set is sold at the major online retailers, but Amazon offers the best deals at present. The device may be purchased in exchange for $700 and buyers in America will benefit of the most accessible shipping...
4K Ultra High Definition Experience Extends into More Living Rooms Bringing Enhanced Video, Superior Sound and a Variety of Content Options to TV Fans LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics is announcing prices and availability for its new 4K Ultra High Definition TV sets unveiled at CES in January. The new XBR-55X900A (55-inch) and XBR-65X900A (65-inch) 4K Ultra HD LED TVs will cost $4,999 and $6,999 respectively and are available for order online and at retail...
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The Sony Tablet S is manufactured by Sony and released on September 16, 2011 as Sony’s first tablet. It uses Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 OS, with a dual core CPU. It has a 9.4-inch multi-touch display, a front and rear camera, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity. It has a unique tapering design enabling it to have stability as well as ease of grip. It has 1 GB RAM with either 16 or 32 GB of internal storage and a memory card slot for an extra 32 GB. The Tablet S also has a GPS, micro USB...
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a video game console released on March 4, 2000 in Japan, October 26, 2000 in North America, and November 24, 2000 in Europe by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI). Since its release over 150 million consoles and 1.52 billion PS2 titles have been sold. There are 3,857 available games and the PS2 continued to be produced with revisions released in 2006 and 2007. On January 4, 2013, Sony announced it would discontinue production of the PS2. One day after its...
The PlayStation is a game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) first sold on December 3, 1994 in Japan. It has sold over 100 million units worldwide since its release. Ken Kutaragi known as “The Father of the PlayStation” is the creator of the PlayStation game console and a Sony executive. In 1988, Sony and Nintendo formed a partnership to develop a CD-ROM for the Super Nintendo, but a day after the PlayStation’s official announcement at the Consumer...
The PSP is a handheld game console that is manufactured by Sony and was unveiled on May 11, 2004. It was released on December 12, 2004 in Japan, and March 24, 2005, in North America. In early September 2007 the slimmer and lighter PSP-2000 was released. It was replaced later with the PSP-3000, and then redesigned into the PSP Go, which sold along with the PSP-3000. In 2011 a low priced version was released the PSP-E1000. In December 2011 the PlayStation Vita was released in Japan and February...
A Compact Disc, or CD, is an optical disc used to store digital data although it was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively. Audio CDs have been available commercially since October 1982 and were popular until around 2010 when other digital forms took over. The standard CD can hold up to 80 minutes of uncompressed audio. There are also Mini CDs that hold up to 24 minutes of audio. Eventually the technology was expanded to include CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, video compact...
