
EU fines Quanta for cartel involvement
$7.93 million fine
The European Union has fined optical maker Quanta Storage $7.93 million for participating in a cartel of eight ODD vendors, ODMs and OEMs.

Sony releases Android 5.1.1 for TVs
MediaTek SoC pushes HDR picture
We spent some time with Sony X9005C TV which is the first TV to be powered with the Android 5.0. The latest updated version was released yesterday and upgraded this model and a few other Android TV's from Sony to Android 5.1.1

Sony gives smartphones a year
CEO threatens to pack it in
Sony is going to give its smartphone division a year to make money or it will shut it down.

Sony's Morpheus is now PlayStation VR
Overdose in creativity at Sony marketing
Sony's Project Morpheus VR system is now being called by its new name – PlayStation VR.

Sony quietly announces Xperia M5 Dual
MediaTek Helio X10 inside
Sony has quietly released the Xperia M5 on its official global website. What makes this phone special is that this is one of the highest end phones powered by a MediaTek Helio X10 processor.

Sony is not waterproof
Will not guarantee you if you get it wet
All those adverts with pictures of a Sony in a glass of water might be a little misleading.

Sony fixes Snapdragon 810 overheating on Xperia Z5 Premium
Teardown reveals dual heatpipe
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 SoC will go down in history as a SoC that likes to overheat but it appears that Sony managed to solve that problem with its newest Xperia Z5 Premium and Xperia Z5 smartphones by using a dual heatpipe to cool it down.

Sony CEO says company to invest €1.5B in sensor business
Five times more than last year
Sony CEO spoke about the company's super successful digital sensor business and he mentioned that most of the images you see today on social networks and broader use Sony image sensors. Yes iPhone 6 uses one too.

Sony CEO talks extended HDR TV
Sensor and camera business is huge
Sony CEO was giving an update on his company at IFA 2015 trade show and he touched on eXtended Dynamic range, Sony cameras and his highly successful sensor business.

Sony Xperia Z5 brings 4K screen to phone
Three phones powered by Snapdragon 810
Sony has announced its Xperia Z5 family that has three phones, from compact to premium. They all have a Snapdragon 810 and some impressive screen choices.