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Sony Corp. has today announced several management changes at its highest levels, as it braces itself for a fourth straight year of losses. The company last turned a net profit in 2008, and has been struggling with several of its core businesses in recent years, as detailed by C|Net News .
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We must grow digital imaging business, says Sony’s new president
Sony has just confirmed Kazuo Hirai as its new CEO and President, validating rumors that have been swirling for a few weeks now. Outgoing CEO Howard Stringer, meanwhile, has been appointed Chairman of Sony’s Board of Directors
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Sony confirms Kazuo Hirai as new President and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer
Those gosh-darned hackers just refuse to get off Sony’s lawn, serving up yet another exploit for the outfit’s latest baby, the PlayStation Vita . Well, sort of — the Vita’s own code hasn’t been breached, but it sure plays nice with PlayStation 3 custom firmware 3.55 . The PS3 tweak apparently recognizes the Vita as a mobile phone, which somehow allows it to Remote Play a wider assortment of PS3 games than normal
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Living la vita hacker: PS3 firmware exploit expands Vita Remote Play options
It looks like Sony’s been reading our daily email missives, bemoaning the state of its PlayStation certified gaming selection. The message appears to be getting through, with several PSP titles getting spotted over at the Entertainment Software Rating Board with PlayStation certification . Ahead of any official fanfare, there’s no big hitters here just yet, but titles like Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Daxter are likely to be more resonant with gamers than the pitiful offering we’ve seen so far from its PS Store app
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PSP games get ESRB rating for PlayStation certified devices, coming soon to Sony phones and tablets?
When we reviewed Olympus’ SZ-30MR digital camera last year, we praised its handsome design aesthetic, and its swift performance. The followup Olympus SZ-31MR retains both features, and adds a touch-screen overlay on the LCD panel that aims to make it more intuitive to use
Late last year, DARPA launched UAVForge — a competition that invites contestants to create their very own unmanned aerial vehicles, and submit them for voter-based evaluation. The project is far from over, but competing teams have already started sending in their proof-of-flight videos, giving us a glimpse of what’s to come. So far, it looks like the GremLion UAV (pictured above) is the early favorite, after coming out victorious in the first round of voting
Late last year, we took a brief look at Olympus’ Tough TG-810, and came away unimpressed by its image quality.
Is your current wireless mouse not up to snuff? If that’s the case, you may want to take a gander at the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 that lets you do your navigating via a touch surface instead of those ol’ clicky buttons
