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Giving his CES 2009 keynote speech, Sony CEO Howard Stringer today spoke about the battles Sony faces in 2009. He stressed that through innovation and going green, the company would fare well in the year ahead and offer the ultimate entertainment ...

Ok, so it’s not often you get to go to BBC’s Television House and see the return of one of the country’s most-loved TV shows but that’s exactly what we did recently.What are we talking about? The return of Top of The Pops, of course! It’s back ...

During our recent trip to Sony Japan, we were shown all manner of wonderful gadgets and the kit that you'll be buying next year. Taking a toilet break between presentations to manage our excitement, we stumbled across the Walkman Room at Sony HQ ...

 We're still deep in the development belly of Sony Tokyo, and have had a hands-on play with a couple of new products that you'll all be interested in... First up is the BDV IT1000 home theatre system with Blu-ray ...

Samsung today unveiled its latest attempt to take on the iPod (and the new Sony Walkman). The venue for the launch event was the London Eye and, get this, the band (or man) doing an acoustic was Get Cape,Wear Cape, Fly (pictured below). See what ...

Following a brief residency at London’s ICA gallery last year with iTunes performances from everyone from Paul McCartney to Kasabian, Apple has set up shop in Camden this month. Every day during July, Camden’s Koko plays host to a mix of artists ...

 After a slow start, sales of PlayStation 3 have finally reached the numbers that Sony would like. In Japan last week, sales of PS3 overtook those of Nintendo’s Wii for the first time due in no small part to the arrival of Metal Gear Solid 4 ...

Panasonic showed its new Blu-ray range at Abbey Road studios last night, alongside a full range of Freesat TVs, a new AV amp and a preview of the first ever Disney Blu-ray release with BD Live functions. Introducing the new range of ...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced plans to release two debut BD-Live discs on 8th April following the release of Saw IV and War by Lionsgate films. BD-live discs, which feature online and downloadable content, will need to be used ...