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Gamers spend more money on iOS than dedicated handhelds

Gamers spend more money on iOS than dedicated handhelds
  • Posted May 17, 2013, 10:45 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Gaming, Apple
  • For a long time we've heard chatter suggesting that smartphone gaming could pose a serious threat to dedicated handheld devices like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita. A new report from App Annie shows that these claims might be…

Sony offers a free PS3 or Vita with back-to-school PC

Sony offers a free PS3 or Vita with back-to-school PC
  • Posted June 13, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Shopping for a back-to-school computer? Spend your money with Sony and you could walk away with a free gaming console. On the heels of Microsoft's promotion, the Japanese manufacturer has announced that students and faculty who purchase an eligible VAIO…

The PlayStation Vita ships worldwide, reviewed

The PlayStation Vita ships worldwide, reviewed
  • Posted February 22, 2012, 1:28 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • If you're in a hurry, you simply need to know that the PlayStation Vita is a very good portable video game machine that excels in ways that Sony hasn't bothered to hype.

    The PlayStation Vita is Sony's second portable gaming system and easily its better one. It arrives in North America as well as Europe and Australia on something of a timer, as the rise of gaming on iOS and Android devices threatens the relevance of dedicated handhelds much the way Sony itself threatened the dominance of Nintendo's near-monopoly on dedicated handhelds more than half a decade ago.

PlayStation Vita gets dissected, is unusually easy to disassemble

PlayStation Vita gets dissected, is unusually easy to disassemble
  • Posted February 16, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • In their usual fashion, the folks over at iFixit have greeted Sony's new portable console with a scalpel, revealing some interesting tidbits about the device. Among the more surprising details is the simplicity in which the PlayStation Vita can be…

Sony PSN service renamed Sony Entertainment Network

Sony PSN service renamed Sony Entertainment Network
  • Posted February 6, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Gaming, Industry News
  • Sony has announced that the accounts of PlayStation Network (PSN) users will be rebranded Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) on February 8 as part of scheduled software and firmware updates PlayStation 3 and PlayStation...

Sony details PlayStation Vita battery life

Sony details PlayStation Vita battery life
  • Posted September 16, 2011, 12:52 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • Sony has announced the estimated battery life for their next-generation handheld entertainment device at the Tokyo Game Show. Known as PlayStation Vita, the portable is capable of three to five hours of gaming, five hours of video playback and nine…

Video: PlayStation Vita's facial recognition software

Video: PlayStation Vita
  • Posted July 1, 2011, 12:30 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Last week, Sony held a presentation for game developers in Tokyo to show off the facial recognition technology that will ship with the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita). Now, a user who goes by the name of ishaan has posted a…

Sony NGP officially named PlayStation Vita, pricing unveiled

Sony NGP officially named PlayStation Vita, pricing unveiled
  • Posted June 7, 2011, 7:00 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • Sony has announced the name for its PSP successor, codenamed Next Generation Portable (NGP), and the rumors were indeed spot on. The NGP will be dubbed the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) – for those wondering, Vita means Life…

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