It would appear that according to an Interpret report that gamers are increasingly giving play time to their phones while their portable gaming units gather dust. The report titled, “The Phone Gaming Revolution: Do the DS and PSP Stand a Chance?,” shows us what might be obvious to many: gamers have phones and have realized more »

Rumors have been circulating for what seems like forever that Sony Ericsson was working on a PlayStation-branded phone. Now, thanks to Engadget, we have what appears to be proof that such a phone does exist. The photos look like a PSP Go that hooked up with the Xperia X10, but with a stock Android build. more »

Amidst the Circuit City bankruptcy and Microsoft layoffs, not to mention poor sales numbers for both the PS3 and PSP, Sony has found the need to reform. And with two warnings about falling profits coming less than three months apart it’s not a moment too soon.

Projecting a potential annual loss of $2.9 billion, their numbers are a far cry from the average $2.2 billion they usually record for annual profits. Sony CEO Howard Stringer blames a variety of things for the steep decline. Largely, the issues seem due to a falling Japanese Yen, department rivalries, and out-of-control costs, but the fact that Sony has yet to hit the software market certainly has some impact.

Think of how many people have become very used to the ease of having TiVo. And now, it’s going to be available for your computer as well. Nero and TiVo are working together to launch LiquidTV, which basically is TiVo, just for a computer.

You’ll still get many of the same basic functions you know and love on regular TiVo. You can watch live or recorded TV. You are able to burn videos to DVD if your PC has a DVD burner. As long as your LiquidTV is networked with other TiVo boxes you have in your house, it even plays nice with those.

Sony Japan has introduced two new Blu-ray recorders, the Sony BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90. You got to give it to Sony for coming out with something new for every consumer product that they release. In the case of these two Blu-ray recorders, Sony has made their hard-drives compatible with Sony’s own portable devices, the Walkman and more »

Sony has long been claiming that all its consoles have a 10-year life cycle. Its claims of console longevity seemed inflated at first, but once you take into account the life cycles of its past consoles, those claims hold some merit. In North America the PSP reached its third anniversary on March 24, 2008, and more »

All the major players in the tech industry are starting to get really serious about touch screens, if they haven’t been already in the past year. One such company is Sony Ericsson, one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers in the world. A newly discovered patent application it’s filed back in 2006 reveals that it has plans of making a similar device to the Apple iPhone, blending the features of a cellphone, music player, mobile computer, and even that of a Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) into one awesome handheld multimedia device.

Sonys CES site has got the rumors up and running with mention of “a Skype client for the handheld console” which translated could mean Skype on your PSP. With the UK about to see a partnership between BT and Sony regarding VoIP it would sort of make sense for the US to follow suite, and more »

Note: If you’re at work, turn down your speakers (or put on headphones). If you’re down with voiding the warrenty on your Sony PSP (or just looking for some entertainment), this video is pretty sweet. The video is a demonstration of how to install a PSP-to-TV mod chip – and seems like a rather stupid more »