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Samsung and Sony stand between us and the ugliest Android phones in history

Samsung and Sony stand between us and the ugliest Android phones in history

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There might be a lot of truth to that. People can be subjective when they judge what looks good and what doesn't. However, there are also rules to design and aesthetics. For example, it turns out that most people find symmetry attractive. So, when it […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 months ago
Samsung has a reason to be happy about iPhone 18

Samsung has a reason to be happy about iPhone 18

All iPhones currently use Sony camera sensors, but that could change in the next couple of years. According to a new report, Samsung will supply some camera sensors for the iPhone 18, which will be launched in 2026. This is great news for Samsung, as it aims to end Sony's dominance in the high-end smartphone […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 4 months ago
Sony Xperia flagship to have higher optical zoom than Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony Xperia flagship to have higher optical zoom than Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony’s current flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 V, has a telephoto camera with an optical zoom ranging from 3.5x to 5.2x, which is slightly higher than the 5x optical zoom of the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Well, the company’s upcoming flagship phone, the Xperia 1 VI, which the brand is going to launch on 15 May […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 6 months ago
Samsung’s QD-OLED panel is no longer used in Sony’s new flagship TV

Samsung’s QD-OLED panel is no longer used in Sony’s new flagship TV

Over the past couple of years, Sony has been using Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels in its flagship TV models. However, that isn't the case this year, and Sony has switched to a Mini LED panel for its flagship TV mode for 2024. While it still uses LG's WRGB OLED panel in this year's model, it […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 7 months ago
Sony copies brilliant features from Samsung soundbars and TVs

Sony copies brilliant features from Samsung soundbars and TVs

Samsung has been the world's biggest TV brand for 17 consecutive years and the biggest soundbar brand for ten years. It must be doing many things right to achieve such a huge feat, and Sony has taken a few leaves out of the South Korean firm's book for its new TVs and soundbars. Sony copies […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 7 months ago
Samsung’s first XR headset could use Sony’s micro-OLED display

Samsung’s first XR headset could use Sony’s micro-OLED display

In February 2023, Samsung Electronics announced that it was developing an extended reality (XR) headset in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Fast forward to January 2024, Samsung Display unveiled its first-ever micro-OLED display (also known as OLED microdisplay and OLEDoS). Since then, everyone has been expecting Samsung Electronics to use this display from Samsung Display […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 8 months ago
Samsung may start using more Sony cameras in its phones

Samsung may start using more Sony cameras in its phones

A camera sensor is among the most important components in a smartphone, and Sony is the world's number one camera sensor maker. Samsung's System LSI division also makes camera sensors under the ISOCELL branding, and it is the second-biggest camera maker globally. While Samsung largely uses its own camera sensors in its Galaxy phones, that […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Sony PS VR2 will soon work with PCs

Sony PS VR2 will soon work with PCs

Sony has designed the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2) to work with PlayStation 5 (PS5) and you can only use it with titles that support the virtual reality headset. However, the company has now announced that it is testing the ability for the PS VR2 to work with PCs, which will allow people to use the […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Sony adds support for passkeys to PlayStation account

Sony adds support for passkeys to PlayStation account

In a new post on X/Twitter, Sony has announced that people will be able to log into their PlayStation account using passkeys starting later today. On a support page, the company further reveals that the support for passkeys will be available on the PlayStation website, in PlayStation apps, and on PlayStation devices (via MacRumors). Once […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Sony PS5 Pro launching this year before GTA 6 launch

Sony PS5 Pro launching this year before GTA 6 launch

Since July 2023, there have been multiple reports claiming that Sony is developing an upgraded version of the PlayStation 5 (PS5), called the PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro). Today, we have another report about the company’s allegedly upcoming gaming console. This one comes from CNBC and reveals the launch timeline of the product. It says […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Sony won’t launch any new first-party PlayStation game till March 2025

Sony won’t launch any new first-party PlayStation game till March 2025

In the financial results for Q3 2023, Sony announced that it will not release a new game in any major existing series for PlayStation till March 2025. The latest news comes as a huge disappointment for PlayStation users as they won’t be able to play any new major first-party title for at least another year. […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Sony showcases 13 upcoming games for PS5, PS4, PSVR2

Sony showcases 13 upcoming games for PS5, PS4, PSVR2

Yesterday, Sony held the first PlayStation State of Play event of this year. At the 42-minute-long event, the company gave people a look at thirteen games coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation VR 2. Along with that, Sony also revealed the launch timeframe for some of those games. If you don’t want to […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 months ago
Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PC next month

Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PC next month

Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, is available exclusively on PlayStation, but that’s going to change very soon. Sony has announced that it will release Horizon Forbidden West on PC on 21 March 2024. The company will be releasing the Complete Edition of the game on PC, which includes the Burning Shores […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 months ago
Sony made more money than Samsung for the first time in 24 years

Sony made more money than Samsung for the first time in 24 years

Samsung's growth over the past decade, backed by the stellar performance of its chip division, has been nothing short of remarkable. The company made money hand over fist due to its dominance in the memory chip market, so much so that just over 14 years ago, the operating profit of nine biggest Japanese electronics companies […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 10 months ago
Sony hints at launching more PlayStation games on PC and cloud

Sony hints at launching more PlayStation games on PC and cloud

In an interview with the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Nicolai Tangem, the CEO of Sony, Kenichiro Yoshida, discussed a wide range of topics related to the businesses that the Japanese company operates. As a technology-focused publication, what drew our attention were the plans that Yoshida revealed for Sony’s gaming department, which includes PlayStation, […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 10 months ago
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