PS4 boosts Sony to first full-year profit in three years | Ars Technica

PS4 boosts Sony to first full-year profit in three years | Ars TechnicaSony shipped 17.7 million PlayStation 4 consoles over the fiscal year ended March 31, bringing the total number of consoles shipped to an impressive 40 million. The strength of the PS4 helped Sony to reach its first full-year profit in three years, bringing in ¥ 147.8 billion (£936 million, $1.36 billion).

Their entertainment division, which is actually quite frugal, is also profitable. May they live on to make more top notch television! Nothing worse than big networks that make crappy content.

Sony’s new 4K Android TVs now available to preorder starting at $2500 | 9to5Google

Sony’s new 4K Android TVs now available to preorder starting at $2500 | 9to5Google: "The new Sony 4K Android TV (X900C) set for release on July 19 is available to preorder today for $2,500 for the 55-inch model and $3,999 for the 65-inch model."

Pretty cool to say the least.

The future of Silicon Valley may lie in the mountains of Afghanistan | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Richard Byrne Reilly

The future of Silicon Valley may lie in the mountains of Afghanistan | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Richard Byrne Reilly - Sony Energy Devices Corp. invented the lithium-ion battery in 1994. It was hailed as a breakthrough, providing longer battery life and without the “memory effect” that gradually reduced the effective capacity of previous types of batteries.

You don't hear Sony blabbing about how they invented the lithium battery without getting due accolades from the fan-boys.

Sony Plans a 4K Fest for CES - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD

Sony Plans a 4K Fest for CES - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD - Sony may not use the term “4K” 4,000 times during its CES press conference and keynote. But it will surely come close. The electronics giant is betting heavily on the next big-screen technology to help reestablish Sony’s name as the kind of brand that consumers aspire to buy.

This is super cool. I saw a screening of Beowulf special effects in 4K. Amazing!

Apple's 'iPad 5' and 'iPad mini 2' to sport iPhone-quality 8MP cameras, Sony to supply sensors

Apple's 'iPad 5' and 'iPad mini 2' to sport iPhone-quality 8MP cameras, Sony to supply sensors - With the new Sony sensors, Apple will bump resolution to 8MP, up from 5MP in the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini.

Sony iPad?

Sony releases Sound Forge Pro audio editor for Mac

Sony releases Sound Forge Pro audio editor for Mac
Sound Forge Pro Mac is a multichannel audio recording and editing application that was developed from the ground up on a clean slate for OS X. It ships with a full suite of audio mastering and repair plug-ins, which Sony said makes it a comprehensive solution for audio professionals who work on the Mac platform."

This is a really good sign for audio and video professionals.