Sony has just informed Euroland that its Qriocity on-demand ecosystem will be showing up in the continent’s wealthier regions this fall. France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK will get a chance to savor the Video On Demand option, which will form the vanguard of a wideranging content streaming service, available on Sony networked devices — yes, that includes the do-it-all PlayStation 3.
Many Android devices ship with a default home screen launcher that, frankly, kind of sucks. The good news?
Sony has officially expanded its Online Services platform Qriocity to the UK – with a Video on Demand service unveiled, music on demand arriving by year’s end and more services like gaming, applications and ebooks all to follow ‘over time’. Qriocity aims to bring the company’s connected devices together and “allow consumers to enjoy high quality entertainment across multiple devices”. Sony is showing its Video On Demand powered by Qriocity at IFA, as the first part of the platform and it will be available in the UK along with other key European countries
We weren’t particularly impressed with the IdeaPad U160 when we recently reviewed it , giving it a score of five out of 10 thanks to disappointing battery life and a high price. Lenovo, it seems, looking to bridge that gap to a perfect score has announced the U165, which is apparently five more.
Windows: If you’re sporting an HTC phone with the HTC user interface you may have grown fond of the combination clock and weather forecasting widget. HTC Home ports the HTC interface from your phone to your Windows desktop, complete with animations. More
RadioTime , a Dallas, Texas-based provider of applications for finding and listening to online radio stations, has acquired the TuneIn Radio iPhone app, one of the best-selling and highest rated Internet radio applications for iOS devices. Terms of the acquisitions have not been disclosed, but I’m told the deal was part cash, part equity. The developer of the TuneIn Radio app, Ben Alexander, was hired by RadioTime to oversee the development of the company’s iPhone and future iPad applications.
Kenexa Corporation , which provides business solutions for human resources, has agreed to acquire compensation and talent management solutions provider Salary.com . The NASDAQ-listed company has made an all-cash tender offer and merger for $4.07 per share, or approximately $80 million . The agreement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies.
Be clear on this, Canon’s XF105 and XF100 camcorders are for professional videographers. Sure, they’re compact enough to temp any new father… just as long as he’s interested in recording his princess’ first steps to hot-swappable Compact Flash cards in either 1080/60i/30p/24p or 720/60p/30p/24p using Canon’s MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps XF codec
Microsoft has confirmed that a new Xbox 360 controller will be released this coming November. The new pad, pictured here, will be out on November 9 in the US, where it will cost $64.99 (£42.25).
Sony is reported to be readying a launch announcement for a new music and video service set to take on the might of Apple’s iTunes. Sony is set to make the announcement at this year’s IFA event in Berlin, according to ’sources in the media industry’ cited by The Financial Times this week. PS3 and PSP to lead The Financial Times claims that the new service from Sony will use the PlayStation 3 and PSP consoles as a launch point.