iPhone 4S 8MP camera : It´s a SONY.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De  Jesús.

SONY the Japanese electronics maker scored big as tear-down analysis of the iPhone 4S showed that Apple chose to use the company for the 8-megapixel camera -- a touted advancement in the new phone.

An examination by research firm Chipworks, using an infrared microscope, revealed markings on the camera they believe to identify Sony as the manufacturer.

"What you see are the die markings on the base layer of the image sensor," the company said of an X-Ray image it produced of the chip. "The image isn't beautiful, but it's enough to tell us that Sony is in our particular iPhone 4S."

"Our checks indicate that Sony might have started with 60-80% of the volume and that Apple would eventually move to 60% Sony and 40% OVTI mix once OVTI gets its production an yields up," said Needham's Rajvindra Gill.

Apple has a history of sourcing multiple suppliers for key components, however, as to not affect the supply chain if something goes awry.

Source: ibtimes

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Sony Video Unlimited hits its Android Tablet S.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Sony launched its Video Unlimited movie and TV rental service on its Tablet S on Thursday.

Video Unlimited offers more than 6,500 films and over 40,000 TV episodes from just about all the major studios and networks and many indies, and can be found on Sony Ericsson phones, Sony Blu-ray players, PCs, TVs and the company's PlayStation gaming consoles.

"The goal and the strength of Sony is that our services are offered across our hardware, that we can bring together all we do and offer a consistent user experience and high level of quality," Aragon said. "So, obviously our highest priority is on the Tablet S at this point and other Android devices will come after that."

Sony plans to offer a Video Unlimited app for a number of non-Sony devices running Google's Android.

Source: latimes

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New Sony walkman B series models.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Simple music sync

Sync and manage your music is simple, and wire-free with the Walkman® B Series. Its direct USB design means you simply take the top off and plug in to a PC to access your entire music library. Then when you're out listening to it, ZAPPIN™ can help you find your favourite tracks in a flash to save endless searching.

Connect to your PC without wires

Ready to play

Don't want to wait? Put your Walkman® B Series on charge for 3 minutes and get up to 90 minutes listening time back. Fully charged, the B Series MP3 player provides up to 18 hours of music time to keep you entertained for even longer – whether you’re travelling to work or school, walking in the park or off on holiday.

3 minute charge: up to 90 minutes playback

Great sound, easy control

The B Series large jog dial is designed to make controlling your playlists easy on the move, plus 1-touch Bass Boost makes it possible to add thumping beats in a single push. Taking your Walkman® B Series wherever you go has never been so easy. Perfect for even the smallest pocket, this is an MP3 player that won’t weigh you down either.

Light, small and convenient

4GB, Bass Boost, Quick Charge, 18hr playback, ZAPPIN™, Direct USB, Power Illuminator

2GB, Bass Boost, Quick Charge, 18hr playback, ZAPPIN™, Direct USB, Power Illuminator

Source: Sony

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Sony, Samsung and Motorola might watch HP webOS as a Premium Alternative to Android.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.


Sony, Samsung and Motorola might watch HP webOS as a Premium Alternative to Android.

Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker says licensing webOS to third-party handset manufacturers is something the company would certainly entertain.

One conditions was said by Jon Rubinstein: “We might eye a company who wants  to license webOS as unique platform for all their devices. We will not license a partner who launch its devices with Android, Microsoft (Windows Phone) and webOS. 

 We want a partner who really wants to delivery a very unique ecosystem.”

In a client note this week, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry makes the case that HP  should license webOS, and comes up with some interesting scenarios to support that argument.

 He says that Sony, Motorola and Samsung are growing disillusioned with Google’s Android OS.

They feel there’s too much fragmentation and too little differentiation among Android devices and that companies producing low-end handsets are collapsing the premium market they’d most like to play in.

“They’re starting to realize that their Android devices are no different in the eyes of the customer than a $20 Android Phone from Huawei,” Chowdhry says.

“They’re worried that Android may dilute their global brand as customers put them in the same bucket with Acer, Asus, ZTE, Huawei, and MediaTek.”

And if that’s the case, Sony, Motorola and Samsung might be interested in another mobile OS, one that would preserve their premium brand.

Right time for license  HP webOS ?

It’s a widely acclaimed platform and it’s not fragmented at all.

 If the company were to license it to a few select partners, under the right conditions it could extend the operating system’s reach and bolster HP’s revenues.

 HP could also define a handful of well-conceived reference designs to which OEM partners must adhere and charge them $50 to $75 per device.

By doing that, HP could keep hardware quality high and position webOS as a premium alternative to Android.

Which may be just what companies like Sony, Motorola and Samsung are looking for.

Edited by Francisco De Jesús. WorldWide Tech & Science.

Original post made by:allthingsdigital

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